[parisa]

By and large a good, positive, and accurate account of the Zoroastrians of Iran, and coming from AP that's a great achievements.

One becomes nostalgic for all those beautiful IRANIAN names. I wish our American friends here could understand how much sublime, pictorial, meaning, history and culure they carry behind them:

Nikbanau -- the lady of purest heart

Chak Chak -- drop by drop

Pir-e Sabz -- the GREEN Grand Elder/ The Ancient Pasture

Pedram and Goshtasb and Ahura Mazda!

Iranians yearn their past as they regret their present ever more.

Thank you for posting this. It brought a tear to my eyes.

[FARS]

The Zoroastrian primary triple tenet is a great way to live:

Good Thoughts (lead to ) Good Words (which combine into) Good Deeds. This is all any religion needs.

By contrast Islam is a personification of evil and Allah derives from a wooden idol in Mecca.

For a good sense of islam check out the article and link to a video on AntiMullah: NOT FOR THE FAINT HEARTED

http://noiri.blogspot.com/2007/06/gentle-stoning-of-islam.html