The tiny world wide communities of Zoroastrians are no doubt pleased to get any mention in Cif belief – even if it is only to provide alphabetical balance to a list starting with the Bahá'ís. Even ...

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SULAYMANIYAH, Iraq — One of the smallest and oldest religions in the world is experiencing a revival in the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. The religion has deep Kurdish roots—it was ...

This page provides an overview of the ancient history of Zoroastrianism. In 549 BCE, the Persians, led by Cyrus the Great of the Archaemenian family, overthrew the Median court of Western Iran. Cyrus ...

Iraqi Kurd Faiza Fouad takes part in a ritual ceremony in an ancient and ruined temple as she joins the millennia-old Zoroastrian religion AFP / SAFIN HAMED In a ceremony at an ancient, ruined temple ...

Zoroastrianism is one of the world's oldest living faiths. The ancient theology played a large role in the formation of Judaism, Christianity and Islam, and once had millions of followers. But now ...

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Recently, I've had the pleasure of building a friendship with Darius Jamshidian. Many of us know Darius by sight, but not necessarily by name. He is the owner of multiple local Subway franchises and ...

It has influenced Star Wars and Game of Thrones – and characters as diverse as Voltaire, Nietzsche and Freddie Mercury have cited it as an inspiration. So what is Zoroastrianism? Joobin Bekhrad finds ...

All perfect praise be to Allah, The Lord of the worlds. I testify that there is none worthy of worship except Allah and that Muhammad is His slave and Messenger. The prayer was enjoined on the Prophet ...