Posted on 06/16/2025 2:20:28 PM PDT by Eleutheria5
The information I got, was that he was born in 1988, in Iran and now lives in London.
But careful. You don’t know where hers has been.
He’s Iranian and his father is trapped in Tehran but sending out information. This guy gets good info. I watch him all the time.
They say Mahdi Gras is to die for in Moscow.
The shrieking lady commentator on Iranian TV probably wet her burka when Israeli bombs hit the TV station collapsing the studio. Anyone watching knew that the regime has lost control.
A 2020 online survey by the Group for Analyzing and Measuring Attitudes in Iran (GAMAAN) found that only 40% of Iranians identify as Muslim, with 32% identifying as Shia, 5% as Sunni, and 3% as Sufi.
The GAMAAN survey, conducted online with 50,000 respondents, provides a reasonably reliable estimate due to its anonymity, though it may still be skewed by self-selection bias.
There is evidence suggesting growing interest in Zoroastrianism among Iranians, often as a form of cultural or nationalistic resistance to the Islamic theocratic regime rather than strict religious conversion.
The 2020 GAMAAN survey reported that 7.7–8% of Iranians identify as Zoroastrian, a significant increase from the official census figure of approximately 25,271 Zoroastrians (0.03% of the population) in 2012.Scholars interpret this high self-identification as a reflection of Persian nationalism rather than adherence to Zoroastrian religious practices, with many viewing Zoroastrianism as a pre-Islamic cultural heritage that opposes the regime’s imposed Islamic identity.
Zoroastrianism is seen as a symbol of Iran’s pre-Islamic glory, particularly under the Achaemenid and Sasanian empires. This resonates with Iranians disillusioned by the regime’s theocratic rule and its association with Arab-imposed Islam.
Public celebrations of pre-Islamic festivals like Nowruz and Sadeh draw large crowds, including non-Zoroastrians, indicating a cultural affinity for Zoroastrian heritage despite regime opposition.
The regime’s persecution of Zoroastrians, such as attacks on fire temples and restrictions on communal gatherings, has paradoxically fueled interest in the faith as a form of resistance.
Reports of secret conversions and underground Zoroastrian practices exist, driven by the legal prohibition on apostasy from Islam, which carries the death penalty.
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