Discrimination and Persecution in Ancient Iran
“How is it you can love the Creator but hate what He created?”
― Carlos Wallace
Once upon a time
In the land of Persia
(Now called Iran)
Lived the followers
Of Asho Zarathustra
They were a very
Hard working
Simple folk
Toiling from sunrise
To sunset
Whose needs
As well wants
Were very few
One morning
As the sun rose
Over the horizon
Birds chirping gaily
In the trees
Flowers swaying in the breeze
Out of nowhere
In the distance
One could hear the
Gathering of dust
Thundering sound of
the marauding hordes
As they rode through the streets
Putting our fellow Zoroastrians
To the sword
Swatting them like flies
Alas ! the land of Asho Zarathuhstra
From where we originated
Right and left
Were being decimated
There was raping pillaging
Raiding kidnapping
all around
All sorts of torture was
Was applied to strangle
These innocent people
What crime did they ever perpetuate?
The only sin they perpetuated
was being a Zoroastrian
The Zoroastrian community
Had lost of hope
In the darkness they did grope
Long last a saviour came along
His name Maneckji Limji Hataria
He was a social activist
Decided to ameliorate
The conditions of
Our fellow Zoroastrians
Free them from
The iron shackles
So that they could live
And breathe free!!
He toiled day and night
He left no stone unturned
Freeing every last Zoroastrian
He did not falter or cower
But had a spine and stood tall..
Cause in the end he knew
Ahura Mazda will be there
When the last tear drop falls
Choicest Happiness
Farida Bamji
June 27th 2021
Firstly,We can’t deny that there were many belief system had existed in Persia. We all have to see both side of a coin. It’s not a soap opera nor a fairy tale. Didn’t we aware of a famous phrase “You can’t handle the Truth” ( 1992 American legal drama film)?
Didn’t Cyrus the Great, king of the Persians, successfully conquer or COLONIZE the Medes? . Didn’t Cyrus continue to expand the Persian territory to the west and to gain control of vital trade routes?.Didn’t our Persian forefathers pay attention, whether or not the local tribes from Persian colonized area accept the Persian political control?.
Even If he did he didn’t abuse Human Rights!!!
Did he or not free the Jews from the clawsvof the Pharoahs
Forgot to mention it if Cyrus hadn’t been the champion of human rights, his Cylinder would not be adorning halls of the United Nations.
I understand that we should not forgotten our forefathers traces.However, at the same time, instead of mourning the past, should’t we all built for stronger Zoroastrianism existence?.
Why didn’t we expose of the same Iranian race of other belief system systematically persecuting fellow Zoroastrians or the same Persian race ,discriminating among the same race of fellow Zoroastrians?.Cheers.
If we want a stronger Zoroastrian religion then get rid of Discrimination hatred racism & bigotry
Exactly,I second it. Cheers,