The carved rock niches and stone walls of the mysterious Teniky archaeological site in Madagascar have long puzzled ...

For years, Fawzia was resigned to her fate as a permanent hostage to fortune.

The scope of the site of Teniky is also broader than anything one would expect lost sailors requiring temporary shelter would ...

As a Zoroastrian, this three-pillared promise is her only prayer. “I was raised Muslim, but I converted to Zoroastrianism last year,” Duya explains, sitting cross-legged on a mattress in jeans ...

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In particular, Zoroastrianism, Jainism and the Baha’i faith are explored; showing that the age old quest for truth and meaning can take many shapes and forms. You could ask your pupils to ...

Parsis believe that death is a contamination of the physical body, and the ritual they follow ensures that the natural ...

Ratan Tata had been a prominent figure not just in the business world but also within the Parsi community. His last rites ...

Parsis do not cremate or bury their loved ones, unlike Hindus and Muslims, and they consider a human body as a gift of nature ...

Fawzia Amin Sido, 21, reunites with her family in Iraq following rescue operation facilitated by Israel, the US, and Jordan ...