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Related: About this forumFed Up With Islam and Sectarianism, Some Iraqis Embrace Zoroastrianism
http://www.thedailybeast.com/articles/2015/05/31/fed-up-with-islam-and-sectarianism-some-iraqis-embrace-zoroastrianism.htmlALSO SPRACH ZARATHUSTRA
05.31.156:45 AM ET
Confused and disheartened by the religious and ethnic divides in Iraq, Kurds, especially, are turning to a faith that dates back 3,500 years.
By Alaa Latif
SULAYMANIYAH, IraqOne of the smallest and oldest religions in the world is experiencing a revival in the semi-autonomous region of Iraqi Kurdistan. The religion has deep Kurdish rootsit was founded by Zoroaster, also known as Zarathustra, who was born in the Kurdish part of Iran 3,500 years ago, and the religions sacred book, the Avesta, was written in an ancient language from which the Kurdish language derives.
In this century, however, it is estimated that there are only around 190,000 believers in the world. After Islam became the dominant religion in the region during the 7th century, Zoroastrianism more or less disappeared.
Until quite possibly now.
For the first time in over a thousand years, locals in a rural part of Sulaymaniyah province conducted an ancient ceremony on May 1, whereby followers put on a special belt that signifies they are ready to serve the religion and observe its tenets. It would be akin to a baptism in the Christian faith.
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Fed Up With Islam and Sectarianism, Some Iraqis Embrace Zoroastrianism (Original Post)
cbayer
May 2015
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Hoppy
(3,595 posts)1. Are special belts like special underwear?
cbayer
(146,218 posts)4. These kinds of rituals are easy to mock, but these people don't deserve that, imo.
Hoppy
(3,595 posts)5. If you are talking about the Zara's, you are right. If you mean the Mormons,
given the amount of hurt they have caused with discrimination and hate mongering based on their beliefs, they deserve nothing but ridicule.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)6. I was talking about the Zoro's as that seemed to be who you were mocking.
cbayer
(146,218 posts)8. Maybe you should repost to the person I was responding to.
as it's their spellcheck that seems to have the sense of humor
. or something.
edhopper
(33,164 posts)9. I thought it said
Zorro.
You can see I removed it.
Yorktown
(2,884 posts)2. And what conclusion do you draw from that bit of news?
Just curious.
Warren Stupidity
(48,181 posts)3. That picture is obviously staged.
So the article is completely discredited.
rug
(82,333 posts)10. Unless you can read the words on the wall
your comment is completely discredited.