Zoroastrians believe in one God, called Ahura Mazda (meaning 'Wise Lord'). He is compassionate, just, and is the creator of the universe. God is worshiped as supreme. Zoroastrians believe that ...

Standing behind a makeshift table in the middle of the main hall of the Zoroastrian Center of Metropolitan Chicago, Kayomarsh Mehta finds himself in the uncomfortable position of having to tell 20 ...

This page looks at the ways in which Zoroastrians try to live their daily lives. Zoroastrian beliefs can best be summed up by the maxim: Good Thoughts, Good Words, Good Deeds Zoroastrians try to live ...

(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 ...

In the Oscar-winning film “Bohemian Rhapsody,” a biopic of Freddie Mercury, his father berates him: “So now the family name is not good enough for you?” “I changed it legally,” Mercury responds. “No ...

“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 ...

NEW YORK (AP) — Among the world’s present-day religions, Zoroastrianism, founded more than 3,000 years ago, is one of the most ancient and historically influential. Yet even though its adherents ...

Almost everyone knows about the magi, the "wise men from the East" who herald the birth of Jesus with gifts of gold, frankincense and myrrh. But few realize that these three kings of Orient are not ...

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 ...

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 ...