“Dad, everyone’s wearing a mask!” exclaimed the son of Adi Sidhwa, a Zoroastrian priest, about the COVID mask requirement. “Is it different than yours?” The boy wasn’t referring to his father’s COVID ...

As perhaps the oldest, though smallest, monotheistic world religion, Zoroastrianism’s patriarchy also influenced Judaism, Christianity and Islam. Women were second-class citizens and frozen out of ...

TEHRAN, Iran -- Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran's minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the coldest winter ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) – Followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion gathered after sunset to mark Sadeh _ an ancient mid-winter feast dating to Iran’s pre-Islamic past that is also drawing new ...

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 ...

TEHRAN, IranTEHRAN, Iran — Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the ...

One of Zoroastrianism’s Gahambar celebrations is being observed through Monday. Zoroastrianism is an ancient religion that developed in the areas now called Iran and India. Zoroastrians believe their ...

RAMAPO, N.Y. — Drive along Pomona Road in Ramapo, and you'll find the new home for followers of one of the world's oldest religions. The gleaming square building with an impressive colonnaded portico ...

TEHRAN, Iran (AP) — Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion marked the Sadeh festival in several cities, celebrating the end of the coldest ...