Mullah see's Zoroastrian religion as "biggest threat of all" to the Islamic Republic.

[Arvin]

http://uk.youtube.com/v/XLAy4ruCVAI


extract from State Television in Iran showing a Mullah's frustration over how Iranian youths are converting out of Islam, back to Zoroastrianism. As you all know, these mullahs make the laws in the Islamic Republic of Iran. They are the politicians in Iran.

This very speech proves that the Islamic Republic is being obsessed by their citizen's dissatisfaction over Islamism. And it also proves how Iranians are converting back to their original Zoroastrian faith

Once again, the government of Iran do not represent Iranian people

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Dressed in white to symbolize purity, a Iranian priest recited from the Zoroastrian holy book at a shrine as members of this ancient pre-Islamic religion marked what they see as one of the most bitter events in Iran's history: the 7th century Arab conquest of Persia.
The Arab invasion changed history for Persia, the ancient name for non-Arab Iran: Islam was imposed as the new religion, replacing Zoroastrianism, whose followers were dispersed.

The legends regretting the invasion that brought Islam to this country highlight the unusual status of Zoroastrians in today's Iran ruled by an Islamic government headed by clerics.


Still, Zoroastrian traditions remain embedded in Iran, where the population of 70 million overwhelmingly Shiite Muslim take deep pride in their pre-Islamic civilization.

Every year, Iranians of all religions mark Chahar-Shanbe Suri, or the Wednesday feast, part of celebrations for the Persian New Year, in March. During the rites, Iranians light bonfires in the streets and jump over them and dance, hoping to put failures behind them and the rite has persisted despite attempts by the ruling clerics to discourage it as un-Islamic.
Zoroastrians are not a big population in Iran but our rituals remain widely respected not only in Iran but other parts of the world, said chief Zoroastrian priest Ardeshir Khorshidian.
At Chak Chak also known by the name Pir-e Sabz, 550 kilometers southeast of the capital Tehran the pilgrims crowded into pavilions set up at the base of the mountain, below the shrine in the cliff. Families sitting on rugs had picnics, while children danced and their parents attended prayers in the shrine.

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Maybe some young high class Tehranis will be "lost" to Zoroastrianism, but that’s just 1% of Iran, therefore it surely won't get a threat for the Mullahs. These are daydreams by ex-Muslim exil-Iranians, alone the funny music in the video tells how serious it is.

[Arvin]

Maybe some young high class Tehranis will be "lost" to Zoroastrianism, but that’s just 1% of Iran, therefore it surely won't get a threat for the Mullahs. These are daydreams by ex-Muslim exil-Iranians, alone the funny music in the video tells how serious it is.

Maybe you don't know what your talking about.They confess of being Muslims; yet, the overwhelming numbers Iranians have never read the Quran or understand its language. The events in history have toughened Iranians gravely. We have become great pretenders.As you can see above from STATE television.I think I will take his word over yours.Nice try.

[Adux]

They are more than welcome in india to join their clearly thriving community, Our current Air Chief is Zoroastrian

[Hollis]

Maybe you don't know what your talking about.They confess of being Muslims; yet, the overwhelming numbers Iranians have never read the Quran or understand its language. The events in history have toughened Iranians gravely. We have become great pretenders.As you can see above from STATE television.I think I will take his word over yours.Nice try.


Oppressive regimes causes people to live in two words.

[Telmar]

I am not sure that a large number of Iranians would go back to Zoroastriansim. In Yazd, a town with one of the larger Zoroastrian communities, we met some Muslim Iranians who had never been to take a close look at their former burial grounds even though visitors were welcome. We were the ones who pushed them to come with us. I am not sure contemporary Iranians feel that close to their former religion. Fear of being fingered at perhaps.

The community is small and extremely culturally isolated. I can only hope that they would not be harmed should the regime try to come down on them. I don't know that much about them but ther are many aspects that I found fascinating.

[Mr Gently Benevolent]

My sister in law is a Zoroastrian and hopes to visit Iran some time soon I hope the Mullahs don't get all tetchy about Zoroastrian tourists, I a know a Jewish Iranian and she never seems to have any problems coming and going from the country.

[Arvin]

Oppressive regimes causes people to live in two words.

Very true Hollis.

Secret Society in Iran Persian converting to Christianity.

http://uk.youtube.com/v/KAUaAf6ae60

[Arvin]

They are more than welcome in india to join their clearly thriving community, Our current Air Chief is Zoroastrian

An Indian on this board told me the Parsi community is dwindling in numbers and is considered a tribe by the Indian government.Parsis are descended from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to the Indian subcontinent during the invasion.

[Sabzweb]

My sister in law is a Zoroastrian and hopes to visit Iran some time soon I hope the Mullahs don't get all tetchy about Zoroastrian tourists, I a know a Jewish Iranian and she never seems to have any problems coming and going from the country.
Just because a paranoid low-ranking Mullah with no authority rants about Zoroastrians, does not mean that the government is going to get tetchy with Zoroastrians all of sudden, there are Zoroastrians in Iran's parliament.

The Mullah in the video is confused and paranoid, he thinks that just because Zoroastrian symbols are popular with the Iranian youth as a fashion statement, they're somehow all converting to Zoroastrianim. I am not a Zoroastrian, and I always wear a Zoroastrian symbols because they're also Iranian symbols.

[Adux]

An Indian on this board told me the Parsi community is dwindling in numbers and is considered a tribe by the Indian government.Parsis are descended from Persian Zoroastrians who emigrated to the Indian subcontinent during the invasion.

In numbers yes, but they are doing extremely well economically and professionally. As I said before, The Indian Airforce Chief currently is a Parsi.

[eugenlitwin]

Maybe some young high class Tehranis will be "lost" to Zoroastrianism, but that’s just 1% of Iran, therefore it surely won't get a threat for the Mullahs. These are daydreams by ex-Muslim exil-Iranians, alone the funny music in the video tells how serious it is.

+ Dr. Evil

The details of my life are quite inconsequential.... very well, where do i begin? My father was a relentlessly self-improving boulangerie owner from Belgium with low grade narcolepsy and a penchant for buggery. My mother was a fifteen year old French prostitute named Chloe with webbed feet. My father would womanize, he would drink. He would make outrageous claims like he invented the question mark. Sometimes he would accuse chestnuts of being lazy. The sort of general malaise that only the genius possess and the insane lament. My childhood was typical. Summers in Rangoon, luge lessons. In the spring we'd make meat helmets. When I was insolent I was placed in a burlap bag and beaten with reeds- pretty standard really. At the age of twelve I received my first scribe. At the age of fourteen a Zoroastrian named Vilma ritualistically shaved my ********s. There really is nothing like a shorn scrotum... it's breathtaking- I highly suggest you try it.

[Ordie]

The Mullahs might as well cancel Persian New Year and jumping over the fire. Both considered Zaorastrian customs and norms.