Part art, part archive, Parsi Gara embroidery is having a moment, thanks to the artisans keeping its legacy alive, one intricate nature motif at a time.by Ashdeen Lilaowala | Harper’s BazaarFew textile traditions carry stories of myths and provenance quite like the...
Dr. Feroze Sidhwa, an American trauma surgeon who has volunteered in Gaza, briefed the United Nations on the injuries he has seen in children and pregnant women and what he called the deliberate destruction of a health-care system. 'Rain of fire and death': Doctor...
In April and May 2025, members of the Zoroastrian Trust Funds of Europe (ZTFE) participated in two extraordinary events at the Vatican: the funeral of His Holiness Pope Francis and the Inauguration Mass of his successor, Pope Leo XIV. These milestones in the life of...
The April 2023 Ba Humata Lecture series shall be on the topic “ ME-NESS & WE-NESS IN CONSCIOUSNESS “Yasna Ha 51.22 & Yenghe-HatamSpeakers: Moobadyar Dr. Nooshin Jahangiri, MD (Iran &USA)Ervad Harvesp Madan (India)Ervad Frazan Kotwal (Germany)Fariborz...
Dear readers of Parsi KhabarWe wish you a very Happy Jamshedi Navroz. May this day and the new year usher in happiness, peace, health, and prosperity for all mankind. Below is the Haft Seen table laid out at the home of Mehernaaz, Shovir, Ava and Zal Irani. From our...
Dear readers, we’re approaching Navroze. And mitthu monu is a must, diabetes and sugar free diets can wait, jara please! Therefore, over the next week we will be presenting a few Zoroastrian bakers, confectioners, makers of heavenly bliss.Our first showcase is...
Chef Viraf Patel, chef at Neuma, follows classical techniques and places the focus squarely on the ingredients. Chef and restaurateur Viraf Patel. (Photo courtesy: Neuma) Article By Ruth Dsouza Prabhu | Live Mint It’s not often that a dish at a dining experience is so...
2023 NouRouz Transformational Special ASPIRE TO INSPIRE UNTIL WE EXPIRE With "I AM" ASK-FIRMATIONS with Dr. Firdos Shroff, India & Meher Amalsad, USA. Hosted by Yazdi Tantra and Moderated by Karishma Koka. Sunday, March 12, 2023 9:00 AM PST, ...
In his epic the Shahnamah (Book of Kings), the poet Firdawsi (940–1019 or 1025) vividly describes how Alexander (Iskandar/Sikandar) came upon the Persian emperor Darius (Dara) as he fled north after the battle of Gaugamela in 331 BC. Cradling the mortally wounded Dara...