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 ...

Organized by FEZANA’s Advocacy Committee, Zoroastrian Days will foster interfaith dialogue, build bridges and increase awareness for the many contributions of Zoroastrians in the Lone Star State ...

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 ...

CHAK CHAK, Iran — Adherents of the Zoroastrian religion from around the world gathered at a mountain shrine in central Iran last week to celebrate their Persian roots, praying in remembrance of a ...

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 ...

Lighting fires that brightened the night sky, followers of Iran’s minority Zoroastrian religion celebrated the Sadeh festival in several cities on Tuesday. Every year on Jan. 30, Zoroastrians gather ...

In a ceremony at an ancient, ruined temple in northern Iraq, Faiza Fuad joined a growing number of Kurds who are leaving Islam to embrace the faith of their ancestors -- Zoroastrianism. Years of ...

A newly documented Christian complex in Northern Iraq is forcing historians to rethink how faith communities shared sacred ground in late antiquity. The 1,500-year-old church, uncovered beside a ...