Whether it’s Christians, Zoroastrians, Kurds, Jews, or any combination, Iran needs a freedom movement that can take down the Mad Mullahs (whom I consider illegitimate.)
March 15th wasn’t a good for Cesar either.
The Iranians were considered pains in the butt WAY back in the 60's when their sons first came here for an education. They detested Americans and the feelings were MUTUAL!
Trump should be ready to exploit any opposition to the mad mullahs.
The Heavenly Persia is full of thousands of Orthodox Christian Saints, most of them Martyrs:
http://oca.org/saints/lives?q=Persia
By the prayers of her Saints, O Lord, may Iran speedily be returned to You—and to freedom!!!!
Zoroastrianism was the official religion of the Sassanid Persian Empire, vanquished and destroyed in the 7th century Islamic-Arab conquest>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
But , but, but, I thought Islam wasn’t a religion of conquest!
I like Zoro. Great chap, hispanic, cape . sword.....I did not know he was a god!
Is this a “Zoroastrian Caucus” thread?
Wow, I used to like Zoro.
In the mid 80’s to mid 90’s Japan had a HUUUUGE problem with Iranian illegals, there were tons of them.
They weren’t educated sophisticated Iranians, either. Very many of them were into crime.
The elements paid by the Japanese Police announced a huge Persian New Year in Tokyo’s Yoyogi Park —tens of thousands of illegal Iranian overstayers poured into Tokyo from all over the country.
The trap was sprung:
Over 90% of them were arrested and deported in one fell swoop.
The tiny bit of illegal immigration Japan now has is mainly from Koreans, Chinese, Phillipino, Thai, etc.
But at one time EVERYONE agreed that the biggest problem by far was posed by the Iranians.
It’s weird cuz all the Persians I knew from University were law-abiding, polite, secular, and somehow very sophisticated.
Most of the ‘article’ is garbage. At best Fake News.
I think that the article is exaggerated, but that it is true that there are quite a number of believers in minority faiths in Iran, and some of them are “hiding in plain sight.”
Politics
Main article: Politics of Saudi Arabia
Saudi Arabia is an absolute monarchy.[86] However, according to the Basic Law of Saudi Arabia adopted by royal decree in 1992, the king must comply with Sharia (Islamic law) and the Quran, while the Quran and the Sunnah (the traditions of Muhammad) are declared to be the country’s constitution.[87] No political parties or national elections are permitted.[86] Critics regard it as a totalitarian dictatorship.[88]The Economist rates the Saudi government as the fifth most authoritarian government out of 167 rated in its 2012 Democracy Index,[19] and Freedom House gives it its lowest “Not Free” rating, 7.0 (”1=best, 7=worst”) for 2013.[89]
In the absence of national elections and political parties,[86] politics in Saudi Arabia takes place in two distinct arenas: within the royal family, the Al Saud, and between the royal family and the rest of Saudi society.[90] Outside of the Al-Saud, participation in the political process is limited to a relatively small segment of the population and takes the form of the royal family consulting with the ulema, tribal sheikhs and members of important commercial families on major decisions.[91] This process is not reported by the Saudi media.[92]
Source: Wikipedia