XVI NORTH AMERICAN ZARATHUSHTI CONGRESS From Thursday, August 2 to Sunday, August 5, 2012, the XVIth North American Zarathushti Congress will bring together over 600 Zarathushtis (known more commonly as “Zoroastrians”) from across North America. The Congress will be held at the Rye Town Hilton in Rye Brook, New York. Since the first Zarathushtis came to North America from India
Read moreNewsletter # 17 Countdown to the Congress: 15 Days Register | Program and Speakers | Schedule | Venue | Local Attractions | Facebook| Twitter NAZC 2012 APP Launch In a first for a Zarathushti event anywhere in the world, ZAGNY and the hosts of the XVI NAZC 2012 are happy to announce the launch of their App. This app is free and is available for immediate download for both Apple iOS
Read moreDorab E Mistry elected Vice Chair of Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom Dear ZTFE Members & Well-wishers You will be glad to learn that Mr Dorab E Mistry, my colleague on the ZTFE Managing Committee and illustrious predecessor, was elected Vice Chair of the well known Inter Faith Network for the United Kingdom (IFN) at its AGM held
Read moreZOROASTRIAN CHILDREN’s FOUNDATION COMPLETES A DECADE A HISTORIC LANDMARK INDEED! The 10TH ZOCHILDAY will be celebrated on Sunday, 25th November 2012 for all Parsee / Irani children from Stds. III to XII from Mumbai & other parts of India at the prestigious Jamshed Bhabha Opera House, National Centre for the Performing Arts, Nariman Point, Mumbai. In this landmark year. Zochilday
Read moreAN APPEAL World Zoroastrian Organisation, India (WZO, India) has been gifted a building by the name of Bharda House in Udvada by Ms. Gool Bharda and her family. The building is in a dilapidated condition and the structure needs to be re-constructed from plinth level. WZO, India since past 11 years, runs Katila lodge which is a stop over point
Read moreSHARED BY: MEHER AMALSAD, WESTMINSTER, CALIFORNIA, USA WITH GRATITUDE TO: SENSEI MOBED ZARRIR BHANDARA AND HIS SON ZERKXIS BHANDARA THE HOLY DAYS OF MUKTAD Festival of all souls- muktad: astad roz, spendarmad mah (wednessday august 8th to friday august 17th), to the fifth gatha day. (the five gatha days are supplementary days and therefore no month is ascribed to
Read morehttp://www.zamwi.org/religion/EssentialTeachings.html We are pleased to announce the re-publication on our website, from the widely distributed HAMAZOR magazine of the World Zoroastrian Organization, of the first part of a paper based on talks originally delivered by Mr. Adi Davar before ZAMWI’s Adult Discussion Group. Mr. Davar, a Founding Member of ZAMWI and its first President (1979–1983), has delved deeply into Prophet Zarathushtra’s original teachings. His analysis, concurred
Read moreHello all FEZANA friends: On behalf of our esteemed President Ervad Kobad Zarolia and his NAMC Executives, it is our distinct pleasure to share this Athravan Newsletter with you. Hope you find it very interesting. Love and Tandoorasti, Soli NAMC Athravan 20120630
Read moreAttached please find the FEZANA Bulletin for June 2012. Please feel free to forward it to your family and friends. All the FEZANA Bulletins are available on-line at Bulletin Archives – http://www.fezana.org/BulletinArchives You can subscribe for a free copy of the FEZANA Bulletin by adding your e-mail address at http://www.fezana.org/list/ Best Wishes Katayun Kapadia Chair, Coordination & Planning Committee FEZANA, Vice-President FZ_bulletin_vol1_issue12_june2012_
Read moreKarachi Zarathusti Bannu Mandal: Centre celebrates 100 years of serving Zoroastrians of Karachi The organisation was founded in 1902 by Parsi aristocrats to financially support the indigent. By Frayan Doctor Published: June 5, 2012 KARACHI: After a hundred years of philanthropic activities, the Karachi Zoroastrian Bannu Mandal (KZBM) is celebrating its centenary anniversary throughout 2012. This historic moment will be
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