liberal religion on Facebook. She tracked down Kurdistan’s only official ‘Atashgah’ (the Zoroastrian centre of worship) in the city of Sulaymaniyah, 85 miles to the north. Once there ...

This irreverent, animated short film concludes the 'A to Z of Religion and Beliefs' series by taking a look at some lesser known faiths. In particular, Zoroastrianism, Jainism and the Baha’i ...

Which is perhaps surprising, because Zarathustra, or, as he is more widely known, Zoroaster, was the founder of one of the great religions of the world. For centuries, along with Judaism ...

Opposing Aspects of Female Power in Mythological Reflexes of Ancient Goddesses,” Iran and the Caucasus 20 (2016): 205-214 “Iranian Goddesses,” in Richard Foltz, Religions of Iran: From Prehistory to ...

According to Bahá’í writings, the “revealed religions” all ultimately lead toward the same deity. Divine “Educators” (Abraham, Krishna, Zoroaster, Buddha, Jesus, Muhammad, and so on ...

The festival finds its roots in the ancient religion of Zoroastrianism. It is usually celebrated by nearly 300 million people across Iran, Azerbaijan, Afghanistan and Central Asia and Parsi ...