Zoroastrianism
With bonfires and hope, Iran’s minority Zoroastrians celebrate Sadeh and the end of cold winter days
By Associated Press — January 31, 2024
TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Around the fire, people listened to bands playing music, theological lectures as they milled about eating and celebrating.
‘Am I going to feel anything?’: Young Zoroastrians reconnect with their faith
By Tori Luecking — October 3, 2023
(RNS) — Looking to ensure a future for the aging, mostly immigrant Zoroastrian community, the faith’s leaders in the United States are rallying young Zoroastrians to make friendships across demographic lines and rediscover their spiritual heritage.
Parliament of the World’s Religions hopes to harness faith to address world’s ills
By Bob Smietana — August 14, 2023
CHICAGO (RNS) — More than 6,500 religious leaders from 95 countries had registered for the gathering, which returns to Chicago for the first time since the 1990s.
How a mysterious Indian religious figure united Hindus and Muslims
By Murali Balaji — August 4, 2023
(RNS) — The life and words of Shirdi Sai Baba could prove to be an inspiration to those seeking to rebuild the bridges between followers of both faiths.
The story of the Iranian new year, Nowruz, and why its themes of renewal and healing matter
By Pardis Mahdavi — March 17, 2021
(The Conversation) — Nowruz, the Iranian new year, celebrated at the exact moment of the spring equinox, goes back 3,000 years.
‘Vacationing’ to reconnect with India’s Zoroastrian culture
By Bhavya Dore — January 7, 2019
MUMBAI, India (RNS) — Return to Roots, a organization inspired by Birthright Israel, is fostering connections among young Zoroastrians around the world to bolster the once-thriving religious minority centered in northwestern India.
Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism
By Vasudha Narayanan — November 5, 2018
(The Conversation) — Many fans of the rock band Queen are only now learning, via the new movie "Bohemian Rhapsody," that Freddie Mercury, the band's leader, was born Farrokh Bulsara was a Zoroastrian by faith.
Iran sentences American art dealer, wife to prison
By Jerome Socolovsky — January 31, 2018
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) — A New York-based rights group alleges their Zoroastrian faith and Western ties made them the target of hard-liners.
Ancient Zoroastrian faith gets new temple in New York region
By USA Today Network — April 4, 2016
Followers of a faith that pre-dates the Abrahamic religions now have a place, named for a gateway to peace and justice, for prayer and thanksgiving.
Experts say what governments won’t: ISIS atrocities are genocide
By Brian Pellot — August 7, 2015
(RNS) A growing number of advocates and experts are calling for President Obama and U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon to label ISIS’s actions against religious and ethnic minorities “genocide.” What’s holding them back?
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