| 单词 | Parsi |
| 例句 | He has returned from the court of a Parsi king who worshipped the Hindu gods. Everything Sad Is Untrue 2020-08-25T00:00:00Z Here, too, was a man of Parsi descent, who had grown up in Zanzibar and India before moving to Britain in his late teens. When Queen Took ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ to Live Aid 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “He was an immigrant from Parsi Indian parents and a gay man, changed his name and became this British rock star, and now all his music is sort of iconic British music,” Manzoor said. Freddie Mercury and Virginie Despentes: What ‘We Are Lady Parts’ Is Made Of 2021-06-29T04:00:00Z He said Mr. Henderson and Mr. Gulliver were fiercely encouraging to chefs who want to explore new ways of cooking, like the pop-up Parsi supper club Mr. Talati hosts once a month. The Culinary Couple Who Built a British Empire 2020-02-18T05:00:00Z A Los Angeles native of Egyptian descent, Malek took on the role of Mercury, born to etnhic Parsi parents from India who moved their family to England when he was in his late teens. Rami Malek wins best actor Oscar for 'Bohemian Rhapsody' 2019-02-24T05:00:00Z Over a good dinner at the Parsi restaurant Ideal Corner, I reflected on my time in a city that has so much to offer — too much for one trip, certainly. Mumbai, a City Both Uplifting and Heartbreaking 2018-12-20T05:00:00Z Mistry bends his ear to the city's slang and salty Parsi humour to capture the lives of people encircled by a corrupting political darkness. India must move beyond book-burning 2010-10-21T14:10:00Z Jewish, Armenian, Parsi and Chinese communities blossomed here. 36 Hours in Kolkata, India 2012-11-22T15:12:44Z You figure that a rock'n'roll Parsi from Zanzibar won't be beyond him. Ali gaga 2010-09-17T12:12:00Z While the gardens are a bit rundown, the sidewalks are wide and well shaded, particularly around the stately bungalows of the Dadar Parsi Colony. Going Green in Mumbai 2010-06-11T10:00:00Z Mercury and family were Parsis and practiced Zoroastrian, one of the world's oldest monotheistic religions. 32 surprising facts about Freddie Mercury 2021-10-09T04:00:00Z Although Langlet's cake was Swedish in origin, King now considers it honorary Parsi, both because of the cardamom and perhaps how deeply linked it is to her own life. The one recipe Alice Waters can't live without 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z Truth is represented by light, and Parsis will always turn to a source of light when they pray, with fire, the sun and the moon all symbolizing this spiritual light. Freddie Mercury’s family faith: The ancient religion of Zoroastrianism 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, said that his organization frequently receives complaints from Iranians perplexed by visa denials. The U.S. won’t admit this dying Iranian sociologist 2012-11-22T13:00:00Z Freddie’s sometimes difficult relationship with his conservative Indian Parsi family forms one axis of the plot. ‘Bohemian Rhapsody’ Review: Another One Bites the Dust 2018-10-30T04:00:00Z Lenny is also from a wealthy Parsi family, a minority religion in India and one that is not normally featured in Partition discussions. 5 books and films that tell the story of the trauma of the Partition of India and its aftermath 2022-08-27T04:00:00Z The three founding fathers of Pakistan cricket were a Christian, a Parsi and a Muslim, in keeping with Muhammad Ali Jinnah’s vision of Pakistan as a secular state. Balls of fury 2016-06-23T04:00:00Z At this Indian restaurant in Long Island City, some of the dishes—like bheja fry, a common Parsi and Muslim snack made with goat brain—are hard to find elsewhere in the city. My Favorite Restaurants of 2018 2018-12-18T05:00:00Z Only the Parsis are immune, because their dead are left on the Towers of Silence to be pecked at by vultures. The Man Booker 2012 shortlist: the authors on their novels 2012-10-12T21:54:02Z A wealthy, anglophile lawyer with a Parsi wife, he had long resisted fervently mixing religion and politics, even as his more successful rival, Mohandas Gandhi, was happy to marry them together. Divide and rue 2015-02-19T05:00:00Z Note: Niloufer's book "My Bombay Kitchen" was the first Parsi cookbook by a Parsi author published in the U.S. The one recipe Alice Waters can't live without 2021-05-01T04:00:00Z This exhibition focuses on the art produced for and by Parsi communities in the 18th and 19th centuries. Cannes Festival Begins and Chinese Artists Head to Sydney: Global Arts Guide 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z The Parsis, a well-to-do Indian community, built close ties with China and the West in this period. Cannes Festival Begins and Chinese Artists Head to Sydney: Global Arts Guide 2016-05-06T04:00:00Z Born Farrokh Bulsara, he’s an ethnic Parsi, a descendant of the Zoroastrians who fled Persia for India more than a millennium ago; in Great Britain, he’s frequently insulted as a “Paki.” In “Bohemian Rhapsody,” Freddie Mercury Is More Interesting Than His Music 2018-11-05T05:00:00Z His grandfather founded a Parsi drama troupe in India that’s been running for over 60 years. He's a 3rd-generation actor making a living in TV. It started with the role of 'Pompous Face' 2023-05-24T04:00:00Z There were also large numbers of Parsis in the cities of Gujarat. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z This, she says, was necessary as the prospective investors were British or members of the affluent Parsi community who were very Western in their outlook. Devika Rani: The myths surrounding ‘Bollywood’s longest kiss’ 2023-01-12T05:00:00Z Mr. Mistry’s family, who are part of the tiny and vibrant Parsi community in Mumbai, funded the restoration of the temple there. Cyrus Mistry, Who Once Led India’s Biggest Company, Dies at 54 2022-09-05T04:00:00Z Parsi chicken finds a poached egg, dusted with a red chile blend, atop a nest of thread-fine potato strings and spoonfuls of minced chicken that resonate with heat. Review | Rania delights with some of the most inspired Indian cooking in D.C. 2022-08-05T04:00:00Z India’s Zoroastrian population — known as Parsis — is larger than that of any other country, though the numbers there are declining while they increase in North America, Britain, Australia and New Zealand. Zoroastrians confront depletion of their ancient faith 2022-07-01T04:00:00Z The Parsis were Zoroastrians, members of a religious sect that worshipped fire and whose ancestors had arrived in India from Persia in the seventh century. World History: from 1400 2022-12-14T00:00:00Z Iran’s deactivation and removal of surveillance cameras was not the “final death knell” on reaching a deal, said Trita Parsi, an analyst and former president of the National Iranian American Council. Iran Begins to Dismantle Nuclear Program Cameras After Western Criticism 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z Its founder, a Parsi baker and businessman, arrived in the city from Mumbai decades earlier as a stowaway on a ship headed to China. Star Ferry, ‘Emblem of Hong Kong,’ May Sail Into History After 142 Years 2022-04-19T04:00:00Z The law was meant to grant Indian nationality to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs who fled Afghanistan, Bangladesh and Pakistan before 2015. U.S. monitoring rise in rights abuses in India, Blinken says 2022-04-11T04:00:00Z Today, modern Zoroastrians continue to observe the religion’s traditions in several countries including Iran and India, where its followers are called Parsis. World History: Patterns of Interaction 2012-01-01T00:00:00Z While ushering in a remarkable moment of communal fraternity, Hindu-Muslim unity raised fears of majoritarianism among smaller minority groups: Christians, Sikhs, Parsis and Jews. Viewpoint: When Hindus and Muslims joined hands to riot 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Lifting that designation would require the Biden administration to expend short-term political capital, Mr. Parsi said. Iran Begins to Dismantle Nuclear Program Cameras After Western Criticism 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z "The U.S. needs to leave Syria ASAP," declared Trita Parsi, executive vice president at the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. "Infuriating" report reveals "breathtaking cover-up' of U.S. airstrike that killed Syrian civilians 2021-11-16T05:00:00Z The question of continuity hangs over even the most renowned name in the Parsi community: the Tata family, which runs one of the world’s largest business empires. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z On Sept. 6, he sent a message to Trita Parsi, a D.C.-based Iran analyst. To help U.S. allies flee Afghanistan, these advocates turned to Iran 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z When I interviewed her in 2008, she recalled Parsi schoolgirls staging garbas - a traditional dance - to welcome the Prince of Wales. Viewpoint: When Hindus and Muslims joined hands to riot 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Had it reached the council, Mr. Parsi said, that could have triggered Tehran to further ramp up its enrichment of uranium. Iran Begins to Dismantle Nuclear Program Cameras After Western Criticism 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z It is mainly celebrated in Iran, Afghanistan, the Kurdish regions of Iraq and Turkey as well as by Parsis in India and diaspora communities around the rest of the world. Nowruz: Millions celebrate Persian New Year around the world 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z They strictly define who counts as Parsi: those who have a Parsi father. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Parsi is a co-founder of the group, and Khan sits on the board. To help U.S. allies flee Afghanistan, these advocates turned to Iran 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z Gandhi had tried hard to include prohibition in the non-cooperation movement, urging Parsis, who had a disproportionately large stake in the liquor trade, to voluntarily close down these shops. Viewpoint: When Hindus and Muslims joined hands to riot 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z The monitoring cameras were critical from a Western perspective because they were able to measure radiation and determine the degree of uranium enrichment, Mr. Parsi said. Iran Begins to Dismantle Nuclear Program Cameras After Western Criticism 2022-06-09T04:00:00Z India's Parsi community marked the day by going to Zoroastrian fire temples. Nowruz: Millions celebrate Persian New Year around the world 2021-03-21T04:00:00Z Community leaders estimate that up to 40 percent of Parsi marriages are with outsiders, but women who chose that are often ostracized. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Parsi said he was skeptical he could help, since there was a new government in Iran whose priorities, to him at least, were still unclear. To help U.S. allies flee Afghanistan, these advocates turned to Iran 2021-09-24T04:00:00Z As violence shook Bombay, Hindu and Muslim rioters singled out liquor stores as symbols of Parsi economic dominance and their resistance to nationalist politics. Viewpoint: When Hindus and Muslims joined hands to riot 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z “And the longer they wait, the higher that cost will be,” Mr. Parsi wrote in an analysis published on Feb. 28. Impasse Over Iran Nuclear Talks Sets Off International Scramble to Save Accord 2021-03-11T05:00:00Z One high-level source, who detailed the dynamic on the condition of not being identified, said senior officials familiar with intelligence on Iran believe Mr. Parsi works in step with the Iranian regime. EXCLUSIVE: Biden team colluded with Iran to foil Trump diplomacy 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z They also lose the right to live in affordable Parsi housing, a big advantage in Mumbai, where property prices keep rising. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z But it carefully restricted its benefits to the “Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi or Christian community.” Scientists Weigh In on India’s Citizenship Debate 2021-01-15T05:00:00Z They threatened to burn down one Parsi residential building with a liquor store on its ground floor, relenting only when the store owner emptied his stock into the street gutter. Viewpoint: When Hindus and Muslims joined hands to riot 2021-11-18T05:00:00Z Lam was born in 1898 into a wealthy and progressive Parsi family. The pioneering lawyer who fought for women’s suffrage in India 2020-12-22T05:00:00Z A 2017 report by The Washington Free Beacon examined Obama White House visitor logs and found that Mr. Parsi had visited 33 times to meet with Mr. Malley and other top administration officials. EXCLUSIVE: Biden team colluded with Iran to foil Trump diplomacy 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Parsi leaders fear outsiders will work their way into the community to take advantage of those benefits, diluting Parsi culture. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z "The idea that Biden is some sort of softy doesn't correspond with many things," said Trita Parsi, executive vice president of the Quincy Institute for Responsible Statecraft. As Trump pursues chaos and confusion, Biden urged to "go big and fast" to fix "broken" government 2020-11-30T05:00:00Z Set in 2014, the series paints the Syrian civil war as a global one: Six languages — French, English, Arabic, Kurdish, Turkish and Parsi — are spoken in the show. How Hulu's pioneering Syrian civil war drama made 6 languages make sense 2020-11-18T05:00:00Z Since 28 October - when the project kicked off with the first story by Ms Venkatraman about her Parsi mother Bakhtawar Master and Hindu father S Venkatraman - a new story has been published every day. India Love Project: The Instagram account telling tales of forbidden love 2020-11-09T05:00:00Z A top former Iranian official pushed back at the notion that the council or Mr. Parsi operates as an American front for the government in Tehran. EXCLUSIVE: Biden team colluded with Iran to foil Trump diplomacy 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z In 1908, community elders took Mr. Tata’s grandfather to court to prevent his French wife from being recognized as a Parsi, starting a series of events that established the precedent. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Mr Akali said he expected the ad to spark conversations, not controversy: "This is the reality of many of our lives. I am a Hindu-Sikh, married to a Parsi." Indian brands reckon with a new challenge: hate 2020-10-29T04:00:00Z “Enforcement would entail U.S. warships attacking and confiscating Iranian cargo ships in international waters,” predicts Trita Parsi, a leader of the Quincy Institute and an outspoken cheerleader for the Obama-era nuclear deal with Iran. Iran mocks Trump’s ‘snap back’ of sanctions 2020-09-17T04:00:00Z Parsis sensed a commercial opportunity in the new fizzy drinks consumed by their colonial masters. Fizzy nostalgia: The origins of India's taste for soft drinks 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z “Basically, there is a huge hole in how we perceive foreign influence operations in America,” said the source, pointing to reports that Mr. Parsi had high-level access to the Obama administration. EXCLUSIVE: Biden team colluded with Iran to foil Trump diplomacy 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z The Parsi community’s legacy is deeply intertwined with the rise of modern India. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z The law passed by India’s parliament last year prioritizes citizenship for Hindus, Sikhs, Buddhists, Jains, Parsis and Christians while excluding Muslims. Trump declines to condemn India's anti-Muslim law 2020-02-25T05:00:00Z “No Hindu, Sikh, Jain, Buddhist, Christian or Parsi,” a new BJP booklet assures readers, “will find their name in the D-voter list.” How Hindu supremacists are tearing India apart 2020-02-20T05:00:00Z As carbonated beverages grew more popular, Parsi soda empires flourished. Fizzy nostalgia: The origins of India's taste for soft drinks 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Mr. Parsi declined to comment for this article, but he has previously issued sharp denials of claims that he or the National Iranian American Council ever lobbied on behalf of the Iranian government. EXCLUSIVE: Biden team colluded with Iran to foil Trump diplomacy 2021-02-21T05:00:00Z Always a tiny drop in India’s vast population, the Parsi community adapted quickly to British colonial rule. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z As a senior State Department official told author Trita Parsi, the real problem was that the U.S. "could not take 'yes' for an answer." The U.S. is recycling its big lie about Iraq to target Iran 2020-02-01T05:00:00Z It also expedites the path to Indian citizenship for members of six religious communities - Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Jain, Parsi and Christian - if they can prove they are from Pakistan, Afghanistan or Bangladesh. The 'traitors' targeted by hardliners in poll battle 2020-01-28T05:00:00Z But Parsi soda enterprises were not just limited to Mumbai. Fizzy nostalgia: The origins of India's taste for soft drinks 2020-03-21T04:00:00Z Parsi agrees with those who think the situation will worsen. Poll: Many in US support Trump decision to kill Iran general 2020-01-24T05:00:00Z Parsi trusts bankrolled affordable housing projects and scholarships and propped up important institutions like the Tata Institute of Social Sciences and the National Center for Performing Arts. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z District Court for the District of Columbia said the work of NIAC’s founder, Trita Parsi, was "not inconsistent with the idea that he was first and foremost an advocate for the regime." Warren, Sanders join conference call with lobby group linked to Tehran -- sparking backlash 2020-01-09T05:00:00Z But the law offers only followers of six faiths — Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis and Jains — access to this fast-track process. How a new law moves India closer to being 'a Hindu country' 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z Modi’s weak justification for the legislation was that he was trying to protect those migrants who face historic discrimination—Hindus, Sikhs, Jains, Parsis, Buddhists, and Christians. Has Narendra Modi Finally Gone Too Far? 2019-12-17T05:00:00Z The citizenship amendment bill would grant Indian nationality to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs who escaped Pakistan, Bangladesh and Afghanistan before 2015. India grapples with protest violence after government announces non-Muslim citizenship rule 2019-12-15T05:00:00Z Prominent Parsis include the founders of the vast Tata conglomerate, plus early members of the Indian independence movement and the Indian National Congress, once the dominant political party. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z The new citizenship law will grant Indian nationality to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs who fled Pakistan, Afghanistan and Bangladesh because of religious persecution before 2015. Curfew relaxed in India’s violence-hit northeastern state 2019-12-13T05:00:00Z There are other non-Muslim religious minorities in Pakistan and Bangladesh, such as Christians, Buddhists, Sikhs, and Parsis. The religious minorities India wants to welcome 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The citizenship amendment bill grants Indian nationality to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs who fled the three countries before 2015. India expected to pass law approving citizenship for nearby refugees -- unless they're Muslim 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The citizenship amendment bill seeks to grant Indian nationality to Buddhists, Christians, Hindus, Jains, Parsis and Sikhs who fled the three countries before 2015. India passes law denying citizenship to Muslim migrants 2019-12-11T05:00:00Z The drop has been so drastic that — even as India considers measures to discourage more children in some states — the government has incentivized Parsi couples to have more children, to apparently little effect. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z He was a Brit born in the Sultanate of Zanzibar to Parsi parents from India. What Does Campaign Rally Music Say About a Candidate? 2019-08-19T04:00:00Z But the venture failed because of fierce divisions between Hindus, Parsis and Muslims over the question of their representation in the proposed team. How the British forged the first Indian cricket team 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z Only members and their guests are permitted to enter, and membership is granted only to Parsis, the descendants of Persian Zoroastrians who set sail for India around 1,300 years ago. A Bid to Maintain One of the World’s Oldest Culinary Traditions 2019-05-08T04:00:00Z Trita Parsi, an adjunct associate professor at Georgetown University who advised the Obama administration on Iran, thinks the Iranians are trying to exploit Trump and Bolton's divergence on foreign policy issues. Trump tries to tamp down talk of war with Iran 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z Walk into a Parsi business in Mumbai, home to India’s biggest concentration of Parsis, and you’ll hardly see anyone under 50. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Trita Parsi, an adjunct associate professor at Georgetown University who advised the Obama administration on Iran, thinks the Iranians are trying to exploit Trump and Bolton’s divergence on foreign policy issues. Trump tries to tamp down talk of war with Iran 2019-05-16T04:00:00Z The rest of the team was selected on the basis of religion: there were six Parsis, five Hindus and three Muslims in the side. How the British forged the first Indian cricket team 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z The party has promised an amnesty for some - Hindus, Buddhists, Sikhs, Christians, Parsis and Jains - but Muslims are notably excluded. Muslims fear for their future under Modi 2019-05-15T04:00:00Z “As much as Hindus, as much as Jains and Parsis, Muslims are also part of India, and that’s how we treat them.” ‘Why do I fear to go out in my own country?’ In Modi’s India, rising unease among Muslims. 2019-05-12T04:00:00Z Parsi restaurants have the feel of a senior citizens’ club. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z By contrast, the Parsi fire temple we passed used English and Gujarati lettering of equal size, because its Parsi devotees usually speak Gujarati and English. Sign of the times: Mumbai's typographical treasures 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z For the Parsis, the cricket field acquired new significance at a time of deepening anxieties about the community's supposed deterioration. How the British forged the first Indian cricket team 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z "This move closes yet another potential door for peacefully resolving tensions with Iran," said Trita Parsi, the founder of the National Iranian American Council. US declares Iran force a foreign terrorist organization 2019-04-08T04:00:00Z Trita Parsi is the author of Losing an Enemy: Obama, Iran and the Triumph of Diplomacy. Democratic party elites silence Ilhan Omar at their peril | Trita Parsi and Stephen Wertheim 2019-02-16T05:00:00Z In Surat, another city where Parsis made a name, deaths have almost tripled over the past three years, while births remain few. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z Left, pictures to help illiterate customers identify the right shop, while by contrast devotees attending the Parsi fire temple, right, are more likely to speak both Gujarati and English. Sign of the times: Mumbai's typographical treasures 2019-04-09T04:00:00Z As Hindus and Muslims became more competitive on the pitch and elsewhere, Parsis began to fret about their own decline. How the British forged the first Indian cricket team 2019-06-29T04:00:00Z Only Parsis are allowed to enter the temples. ‘You Have to Actually Cut Open Mumbai’s Belly’—Inside One of the World’s Most Audacious Transit Projects 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z At a party in 1949, Ruth met Cyrus Jhabvala, an Indian Parsi architect who had come to England a few years earlier to study. Ruth Prawer Jhabvala and the Art of Ambivalence 2018-12-31T05:00:00Z Many Parsis would rather raise one child with a high-quality education inside a city than have larger families in suburbs. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z The language of the UN resolution “calls on” rather than “forbids” Iran from testing its missiles, according to Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council. Iran missile tests may breach UN resolution, France and UK warn 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z In December 1958, a small group of pioneering journalists got together to acquire an impressive mansion built by a Parsi family in 1883, and there they set up the country's first press club. Shock as police raid ‘island of freedom’ 2018-11-18T05:00:00Z More than 50 Parsis, including priests wearing traditional white robes and hats and women wearing headscarves, turned up at the Bombay High Court during a hearing in July. ‘You Have to Actually Cut Open Mumbai’s Belly’—Inside One of the World’s Most Audacious Transit Projects 2019-01-06T05:00:00Z Some of these are hard to find elsewhere in the city, or even in the U.S., like bheja fry, a dish commonly eaten in Parsi and Muslim communities. Adda’s Canteen-Style Indian Dishes 2018-11-09T05:00:00Z “The Parsis wouldn’t want any compromises in their living standards and the quality of life,” Mr. Bana said. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z The UN resolution cited by Pompeo is the nuclear deal the Trump administration withdrew from earlier this year, Parsi added. Iran missile tests may breach UN resolution, France and UK warn 2018-12-03T05:00:00Z Before he died, he left specific instructions for his funeral to keep with Parsi tradition and be officiated by two white-robed Parsi priests. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' glosses over Freddie Mercury's roots and religion — just like he did - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z “The Saudis are the driving force behind the policy of confronting Iran, not the United States,” Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian-American Committee, said in an email. The Khashoggi affair won’t stop Trump’s drive for war with Iran 2018-10-17T04:00:00Z At least one of those conversations, with a commentator on the list, Trita Parsi, was secretly recorded. The Conspiracy Memo Aimed at Obama Aides that Circulated in the Trump White House 2018-08-23T04:00:00Z “You won’t see many Parsis hanging outside trains at 6 in the morning coming from the suburbs — they aren’t cut out for it.” They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z “While Iranians are rightfully deeply frustrated with the clerical government, that doesn’t automatically translate into an embrace of Trump’s policies,” wrote Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, an advocacy group. The harsh effects of Trump's Iran sanctions, and why Iranians worry the worst is still to come 2018-08-16T04:00:00Z But what is stated clearly and concisely in the film is fact: Freddie Mercury and his family identified as Indian Parsi. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' glosses over Freddie Mercury's roots and religion — just like he did - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, said Trump would have to offer Iran “concessions, and not just threats and demands” to bring a positive response. Trump says he’s willing to meet Iranian President Rouhani ‘anytime’ and without preconditions 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Parsi called the speech "a long list of complaints that end with demands that everyone in the policy community knows are non-starters." In his first major policy speech, Pompeo calls for global anti-Iran coalition 2018-05-21T04:00:00Z Some Parsis believe that the dwindling population will spur the appearance of a savior. They Helped Build Modern India but Are Shrinking as a Race 2021-10-03T04:00:00Z “I thought it was strange that he was pushing this financial angle, which I hadn’t heard before,” Parsi recalled. Iran deal: prominent backer says he was warned of Trump bid to discredit him 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Even though Mercury himself wasn’t formally religious, he was always fiercely protective of his parents and deeply respected that they adhered to the Parsi community's Zoroastrian faith, which traces its roots back to ancient Persia. 'Bohemian Rhapsody' glosses over Freddie Mercury's roots and religion — just like he did - Los Angeles Times 2018-11-02T04:00:00Z “If this is Trump’s idea of pivoting to diplomacy,” Parsi said in an email, “it stands little chance of success.” Trump says he’s willing to meet Iranian President Rouhani ‘anytime’ and without preconditions 2018-07-30T04:00:00Z Trita Parsi for example, the head of the National Iranian American Council. Rewrite Iran Deal? Europeans Offer a Different Solution: A New Chapter 2018-02-26T05:00:00Z The Kansas City Star reports Parsi was being held on a drug charge. Missouri jail inmate indicted in the another inmate’s death 2018-01-31T05:00:00Z Despite the unusual line of questioning, Parsi thought no more about the interview until the transcript was read to him over the weekend. Iran deal: prominent backer says he was warned of Trump bid to discredit him 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z “It got out of hand because the actual societal discontent cannot be channeled against a particular faction — it is structural,” said Rouzbeh Parsi, an Iran scholar at Lund University in Sweden. Young, working-class and fed up: Iran's deadly protests driven by a new crop of dissenters 2018-01-02T05:00:00Z Her family belonged to India's tiny but influential Parsi community. The woman who made history with her camera 2017-12-29T05:00:00Z Nor is it just Parsi priests fighting the metro. 'Dark forces will be unleashed': the fire temple v the Mumbai metro 2017-12-14T05:00:00Z They speak in Gujarati, the adoptive language of the Parsis, who fled persecution in newly Islamized Persia in the ninth century... From India to Israel, Making Beautiful Music 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z However some months before the telephone interview, between Trump’s election victory in November and his inauguration in January, Parsi says he received an extraordinary warning. Iran deal: prominent backer says he was warned of Trump bid to discredit him 2018-05-07T04:00:00Z Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, said the ban seems aimed at punishing mainly Muslim countries. Iranian Americans in limbo, despair after new travel rules 2017-09-28T04:00:00Z The campaign also sought to encourage Parsis to go forth and multiply through advertising, counselling and outreach efforts, . Glimmer of hope at last for India's vanishing Parsis - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z “From the evidence made public by Iran’s judiciary against Mr. Wang, it appears that his only crime was to read books at a public library,” Mr. Parsi said. Colleagues of Princeton University Scholar Convicted of Spying in Iran Express Shock 2017-07-17T04:00:00Z The friend, like Mr. Mehta, is an Indian Zoroastrian—or Parsi—and the two are making plans for dinner after the maestro and his Israel Philharmonic Orchestra finish their performance that night at Carnegie Hall. From India to Israel, Making Beautiful Music 2017-11-11T05:00:00Z Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council, the largest Iranian American grassroots organisation, posted a picture of Dehnavi’s visa on Twitter. Iranian cancer researcher sent home after being denied entry in Boston 2017-07-12T04:00:00Z Parsi asked how barring a cancer researcher such as Dehnavi, or grandmothers, improves national security. Cancer researcher was held at Boston airport. Now he is being sent back to Iran. 2017-07-11T04:00:00Z Most of the babies have been born in Mumbai, which has India's largest concentration of Parsis. Glimmer of hope at last for India's vanishing Parsis - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Bawdy, poignant and funny, this is a charming saga of a Parsi family. Top 10 novels about Pakistan 2017-05-17T04:00:00Z Trita Parsi, who heads the National Iranian American Council, said the answer will hinge on public opinion over the nuclear accord. Obama nuclear deal on Iran presidential ballot 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z “I doubt that he would preempt his presidential chances in the long run,” said Rouzbeh Parsi, a lecturer in human rights studies at Sweden’s Lund University, speaking of Larijani. Here's one country where hard-liners might not be poised for election success: Iran 2017-03-17T04:00:00Z “The longer Tehran holds on to the dual citizens, the more the issue becomes a humanitarian and not a political one,” Parsi said. Trump talks tough on Iran, but can he bring jailed Americans home? 2017-03-08T05:00:00Z Before she became a coordinator for the scheme, Ms Gandevia, a social scientist and Parsi herself, had studied this tightly-knit group for more than a decade. Glimmer of hope at last for India's vanishing Parsis - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Loss or diminution of the OPT program would hurt, says Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council in Washington, D.C. Grad students, postdocs with U.S. visas face uncertainty 2017-02-07T05:00:00Z “If Trump doesn’t renew the waivers and essentially kills the deal, it’s going to be a huge embarrassment for Rouhani,” said Mr. Parsi. Obama nuclear deal on Iran presidential ballot 2017-05-01T04:00:00Z Parsi is still stuck in Iran, waiting for a delayed visa amid the confusion while his U.S. employer fumes. Trump’s travel ban, aimed at terrorists, blocks foreign-born doctors 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z Yet Dr. Parsi is still stuck in Iran, waiting for a delayed visa amid the confusion while his American employer fumes. Trump’s Travel Ban, Aimed at Terrorists, Has Blocked Doctors 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z The baby in question had been born under the Jiyo Parsi scheme, a federal government initiative launched in 2013 to stem the decline of the India's Parsi population. Glimmer of hope at last for India's vanishing Parsis - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z “The problem that we’re having right now is that the executive order is so ambiguous,” said Parsi, whose organization is the largest nonprofit of its kind representing the Iranian American community. Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's attendance at Academy Awards in doubt under Trump's travel ban 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, a Washington-based advocacy group, said many Iranian citizens with valid green cards and American visas were distraught. In Iran, Shock and Bewilderment Over Trump Visa Crackdown 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z Interestingly, Mr Chandrasekaran, who will become the seventh chairman of the Tata group - is the first person outside India's affluent Parsi community to be appointed to the post. Natarajan Chandrasekaran: Who is new Tata Group chairman? - BBC News 2017-01-13T05:00:00Z As an oncologist, Dr. Parsi was an exception. Trump’s Travel Ban, Aimed at Terrorists, Has Blocked Doctors 2017-02-06T05:00:00Z With each census, the number of Parsis has dropped, even as India's population of 1.3 billion people has grown. Glimmer of hope at last for India's vanishing Parsis - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Parsi reported that Farhadi has only a Iranian passport and no U.S. “green card,” which would leave him subject to the ban unless he applied for an artistic exception. Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's attendance at Academy Awards in doubt under Trump's travel ban 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z “There is a sense of bewilderment, as well as a sense of injustice,” over why Iran was even included on the list of targeted countries, Mr. Parsi said. In Iran, Shock and Bewilderment Over Trump Visa Crackdown 2017-01-27T05:00:00Z The founder, Jamsetji Tata, was a descendant of Persian immigrants, known as Parsis, who form a tiny and vibrant community in Mumbai. In India, a Clash at the Top of the Tata Empire Gets Ugly 2016-12-17T05:00:00Z The Tata Group was founded by a Parsi and run by his heirs for more than a century. Public Spat Splits Powerful Indian Ethnic Group 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z The total fertility rate for Parsis- the number of children a woman has - has dropped to 0.8. Glimmer of hope at last for India's vanishing Parsis - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z “The law is very clear and I’ve heard confirmation that he’s not coming,” Parsi told the Los Angeles Times on Friday night. Iranian filmmaker Asghar Farhadi's attendance at Academy Awards in doubt under Trump's travel ban 2017-01-28T05:00:00Z Some irate Parsis flooded Gandhi's mailbox with letters written in tones that made the otherwise calm Mahatma blush. How food inspires names of India's Parsis - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z One of the most common Indian surnames, Patel, was a status name from a Hindu and Parsi name for a village herdsman. Most common surnames in Britain and Ireland revealed - BBC News 2016-11-16T05:00:00Z The Tata battle involves three of the Parsi community’s biggest families. Public Spat Splits Powerful Indian Ethnic Group 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Still, there are currently more Parsis dying than are being born every year. Glimmer of hope at last for India's vanishing Parsis - BBC News 2017-07-20T04:00:00Z Like Mr. Tata, the younger Mr. Mistry hails from the close-knit Parsi community—descendants of refugees from Persia who sought asylum in India centuries ago. Tata Sons Unexpectedly Removes Cyrus Mistry as Chairman 2016-10-24T04:00:00Z Then, in 1939, Gandhi caused Parsis to confront the unthinkable - bidding adieu to their beloved Parsi pegs - as he pushed Bombay's government to adopt prohibition. How food inspires names of India's Parsis - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Built in 1921, Cozy Building is one of four Parsi buildings near Gowalia Tank - a park in central Mumbai - that flank a lane, with a fire temple at the end of it. The story of an iconic Indian family photograph - BBC News 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Petit library, set up with Parsi money; and around the many fire temples where Parsis worship. Public Spat Splits Powerful Indian Ethnic Group 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z “It shows that people who are not in-your-face conservatives remain a stable part of Iranian politics,” Parsi said. Did Iran’s reformists celebrate too soon? Hard-liners rebound after election 2016-06-01T04:00:00Z In the 10th Century, a group of Iranians fled, seeking religious freedom, and ended up on the shores of Gujarat in India where they are now known as Indian Parsi community. India-Iran relations: Why Bollywood is our common language - BBC News 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Ironically, one of the key architects of the government's prohibition policy was a teetotaller Parsi, MDD Gilder. How food inspires names of India's Parsis - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z Shown in exhibitions and featured in a book, this has been an iconic picture of an Indian - and Parsi - family. The story of an iconic Indian family photograph - BBC News 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z Parsis across Mumbai, the unofficial capital of the community, are concerned how the brawl with affect their reputation. Public Spat Splits Powerful Indian Ethnic Group 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Parsi said uncertainty about the U.S. presidential election and concern that an incoming administration could reimpose nuclear sanctions are bigger brakes. Asian and European banks are still shunning Iran — and Tehran blames the U.S. 2016-05-10T04:00:00Z And if you are a vegetarian like me, who does not even eat eggs, Parsi restaurants in Iran ensure you are well fed. India-Iran relations: Why Bollywood is our common language - BBC News 2016-05-21T04:00:00Z Indeed, Parsi surnames provide a veritable smorgasbord of edible associations. How food inspires names of India's Parsis - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z He was very sporting about his niece taking him around the world in his sudra - the muslin undergarment Parsis are required to wear. The story of an iconic Indian family photograph - BBC News 2016-06-27T04:00:00Z When he was young, he received a Tata-funded scholarship to study business, he lives in Tata Block a colony of subsidized housing for Parsis and he prays at a Tata-backed Parsi temple. Public Spat Splits Powerful Indian Ethnic Group 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z “They’re not doing particularly well,” said Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, who is writing a book on the nuclear talks. Biden: Iran under close watch amid reports of missile tests 2016-03-09T05:00:00Z "The stunning setback of the hard-liners in the elections is precisely why they opposed the Iran nuclear deal," wrote Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, in an email. Iranians took part in an election. Guess what: Their votes mattered. 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z By the 1920s and 1930s, the Parsi penchant for liquor became a source of tension with someone who otherwise enjoyed friendly relations with the community: Mahatma Gandhi. How food inspires names of India's Parsis - BBC News 2016-12-24T05:00:00Z “If Rouhani wants to become a two-term president…that will require that he show some tangible results where it affects people the most,” Parsi said. What can President Hassan Rouhani's pro-reform coalition achieve in Iran? 2016-03-01T05:00:00Z Parsis arrived in India in the 10th century after Islamic rulers persecuted them in Persia, modern-day Iran. Public Spat Splits Powerful Indian Ethnic Group 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Most Parsis fiercely believe that it is their exclusive right. Why is India's wealthy Parsi community vanishing? - BBC News 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z Across the street, Chaubey said he instinctively liked the Poonawallas, who, like his boss, the owner of the kiosk, are members of the Parsi religious minority. A Mumbai palace with a past is back in Indian hands, for a record price 2015-10-13T04:00:00Z Also, in a space-starved and expensive Mumbai, housing is a problem - most Parsis live in subsidised council homes in 18 designated colonies. Parsi matrimonial courts: India's only surviving jury trials - BBC News 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z Veto proof majority secured!!!!” tweeted Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, which has been a leader among groups advocating for the deal. Obama secures votes to preserve Iran nuclear deal despite majority opposition 2015-09-02T04:00:00Z Rather than trying to win converts or assimilating in their new home, Parsis formed self-contained communities that effectively barred intermarriage. Public Spat Splits Powerful Indian Ethnic Group 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z After centuries of rural facelessness, the Parsis flowered under British rule. Why is India's wealthy Parsi community vanishing? - BBC News 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z According to Parsi, who took part in the call, the president told them: “You guys have to be more active, loud and involved and start making your voices heard with Congress.” The looming August battle for the Iran nuclear deal 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z Prof Sharafi says that in the early days, the nine-member jury, aged between 21 and 60, comprised "almost exclusively senior Parsi men, drawn from Bombay's mercantile, professional and intellectual elites". Parsi matrimonial courts: India's only surviving jury trials - BBC News 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z The aim is to deliver 200 new Parsi babies over five years. How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Old Mumbai is carpeted with examples of the community’s success and charity: hospitals, schools, fountains, statues, libraries, streets and sprawling colonies of subsidized neighborhoods are branded with the names of the Parsi traders and industrialists. Public Spat Splits Powerful Indian Ethnic Group 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Udvada is an obscure hamlet in India's western Gujarat state which houses the holiest fire of India's Parsi community. Why is India's wealthy Parsi community vanishing? - BBC News 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z One side has the masses, the other the money,” said Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council. The looming August battle for the Iran nuclear deal 2015-07-31T04:00:00Z India's Parsis are a unique community - there are an estimated 70,000 of them, mostly in the city of Mumbai. Parsi matrimonial courts: India's only surviving jury trials - BBC News 2015-09-23T04:00:00Z So will they do their bit to halt the decline of the Parsi population - are they planning children? How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Both men hail from India’s Parsi community—a group of about 60,000 people descended from a non-Muslim minority who fled Iran centuries ago. Public Spat Splits Powerful Indian Ethnic Group 2016-12-27T05:00:00Z Parsis fear that their envied communal legacy will be appropriated by "half castes". Why is India's wealthy Parsi community vanishing? - BBC News 2016-01-08T05:00:00Z “This is about so much more than just the nuclear issue,” Parsi said. From fear of war to diplomatic accord: the steps to a nuclear agreement 2015-07-14T04:00:00Z Parsis prohibit conversion to Zoroastrianism, and due to their economic success, many are waiting longer to marry and have children, reducing their fertility rates. Snoop Dogg music video causes controversy among India's Parsis, organization files suit 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z "We are such a small community that even if there is just one extra Parsi baby, I think it's a good thing." How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “The reality is, either both win or both lose,” said Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council, who is writing a book about the nuclear talks. How ‘John and Javad’ learned to work together on an Iran deal 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z "At the end of the day, no one will walk away a true winner unless this deal lasts," Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, told Al-Monitor Tuesday. Momentum for Iran Deal Builds 2015-07-01T04:00:00Z "It's very important to provide context to what is happening," said Trita Parsi, president of the pro-agreement National Iranian American Council, who arrived in Vienna on Saturday. Amid Iran nuclear talks, non-diplomats compete for attention 2015-06-29T04:00:00Z The public interest lawsuit is also rooted in a sense of deep unease among the Parsi community, one of India’s smallest religious minorities, whose numbers have been declining for decades. Snoop Dogg music video causes controversy among India's Parsis, organization files suit 2015-07-06T04:00:00Z So why is the Indian government committing resources to bolstering the Parsi headcount, when the country is struggling to control the size of its population? How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “He’s looked on with suspicion for having spent too much time with the Americans,” Parsi said. How ‘John and Javad’ learned to work together on an Iran deal 2015-07-03T04:00:00Z Parsi added he did not think that Tehran would start dismantling infrastructure until the congressional review had been completed. Iran nuclear talks likely to miss Tuesday deadline 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z “It’s very important to provide context to what is happening,” said Trita Parsi, president of the pro-agreement National Iranian American Council, who arrived in Vienna on Saturday. Outside Iran talks, a different cast competes for attention 2015-06-28T04:00:00Z Significantly, he chose to marry a non-Muslim woman, the glamorous daughter of a Parsi businessman. The Mutual Genocide of Indian Partition 2015-06-22T04:00:00Z And being single is socially acceptable - 30% of Parsis never marry. How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Parsi, who spoke at the crowded gathering, said the exile community’s dawning activism is beginning to achieve results. Iranian exiles respond in unexpected ways to idea of U.S.-Iran nuclear talks 2015-05-21T04:00:00Z One of our biggest industrialists is from the Parsi community. Read TIME's Exclusive Interview with Narendra Modi 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Mr. Parsi said in a telephone interview that the prosecution of Mr. Rezaian reflected what he called the desperation of extremist opponents in Iran to derail the nuclear agreement reconciliation with the United States. Charges Against Jason Rezaian, Washington Post Reporter Held in Iran, Include Espionage 2015-04-20T04:00:00Z “The very notion of America compromising with Iran is very difficult,” said Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, who is in Lausanne and following the talks. Iran talks intensify in final-hour bid to resolve ‘tricky issues’ 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z It's estimated that there are 60,000 Parsis in India - half as many as there were in the 1940s. How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Mr Parsi argues that Iran's hardliners who remain deeply suspicious of the West, including Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei, could find ways to hail it as their success. Sense of history as Iran nuclear talks go to the wire 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z If you look at one of the micro minorities of the world, the Parsi community, it has probably flourished the maximum in India. Read TIME's Exclusive Interview with Narendra Modi 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z Mumbai, as India's long-standing commercial capital, is home not only to native Marathis but also sizable minorities of Muslims, Zoroastrian Parsis, Christians from western India and Bengalis from the east — all generally non-vegetarians. Mumbai's strictly vegetarian enclave gives flesh-eaters the evil eye 2014-11-24T05:00:00Z Parsi said that Araghchi may have been practicing some last-minute brinkmanship when he told Iranian reporters Sunday that Tehran would not send most of its stockpiles of enriched uranium to Russia. Iran talks intensify in final-hour bid to resolve ‘tricky issues’ 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z The Parsis of India are a unique community, but their numbers are declining fast. How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Some, like the Indians and Parsis, trace their roots back to the founding of modern Hong Kong as a British colony in 1841, when they were drawn by the fledgling settlement’s possibilities for trade. Hong Kong's Minorities Join Protests 2014-10-21T04:00:00Z One of our Chiefs of Army Staff has been from the Parsi community. Read TIME's Exclusive Interview with Narendra Modi 2015-05-07T04:00:00Z "Rouhani's conservative opponents fear that a nuclear deal will pave the way for a major shift in Iran's foreign-policy orientation and further push the conservatives away from Iran's centres of power," Parsi argued. Ban Ki-moon: 'World living in an era of unprecedented level of crises' 2014-09-21T04:00:00Z “Iran has by and large accepted American demands,” Parsi said. Iran talks intensify in final-hour bid to resolve ‘tricky issues’ 2015-03-30T04:00:00Z Most of India's Parsis live in Mumbai - a city whose statues and buildings pay homage to a glorious past when Parsis were a dominant force as traders and shipbuilders, administrators and wealthy philanthropists. How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Not unlike the rituals of India's Parsis — latter-day Zoroastrians — Yazidis light candles in religious ceremonies as a sign of the triumph of light over darkness. Who are the Yazidis? Collegiate Starleague awarded $1,500 to San Jose State University's winning "League of Legends" team this year, but founder Duran Parsi said he hopes to switch to scholarship prizes. College recruiting gamers as athletes 2014-06-24T04:00:00Z Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council, a group that has promoted diplomacy with Iran and a peaceful resolution to the nuclear dispute, welcomed such cooperation. U.S. and Iran Signaling New Joint Effort in Iraq Crisis 2014-06-16T04:00:00Z "Pressure from the population for change is persistent, and while some progress has been achieved, patience is running out in some pockets," Parsi says. Hassan Rouhani, YouTube and Iran's Dubious Internet Revolution 2014-05-30T04:00:00Z They settled in Gujarat - the word Parsi means Persian. How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z Its president, Trita Parsi, said in a Twitter post that Iranians cannot be forced to live in a world where “enrichment is a right, but happiness is not.” Youths in ‘Happy’ Video Find Iran’s Grip on Internet Is Still Tight 2014-05-21T04:00:00Z In contrast, nearly every Hindu, most Muslim and about half the Parsi names were correct. India Ink: When Voting in India, What’s in a Name? 2014-03-13T06:27:39Z As it began studying the Parsi population with experts, Parzor discovered Parsis tended to delay marriage, as young girls routinely waited to get an education and get their careers on track before marrying. India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z "Now two sides are moving at the same time," said Parsi who heads the US-based National Iranian American Council. Tweetfest signals US-Iranian thaw 2013-09-28T17:38:43Z A Parsi man's children will always be Parsi whoever he weds. How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “If the Europeans see that Iran is moving in the right direction, releasing political prisoners, opening up the internet and allowing more personal freedoms, they will want to lessen sanctions,” says Parsi. The Iran President's Real Challenges 2013-09-24T19:20:25Z Trita Parsi - an expert on the tangled relationship between Israel and Iran, explains it this way. Iran's nuclear opportunity 2013-08-15T01:10:15Z Parsis in India, whose identity stems from an Aryan ethnic group descended from Persia and a religious belief in Zoroastrianism, fear the extinction of their community if their population doesn’t significantly increase. India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z The U.S. is not the central part of the conversation,” says Trita Parsi, president of the National Iranian American Council, which seeks to build bridges between Washington and Tehran. Iran's New Foreign Minister Could Mend Ties With the U.S. 2013-08-07T08:05:28Z Until 2003 nobody stopped her from attending a fire temple or the Towers of Silence - the place Parsis consign their dead - in the town of Valsad in Gujarat where her parents live. How India makes Parsi babies - BBC News 2015-07-15T04:00:00Z “The support for new diplomacy with Iran within Congress is clear, even among many who ultimately voted for these new misguided sanctions,” Mr. Parsi said in a . Iran Assails House Sanctions Bill, Saying It Will Complicate Nuclear Dispute 2013-08-02T00:12:09Z "It may very well be the last best opportunity," says Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council. Iran's nuclear opportunity 2013-08-15T01:10:15Z Mr. Daruwalla dismissed the controversy over what constitutes a Parsi identity, saying that expanding the category would solve nothing. India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z "The impression on the Iranian side is not that it's good cop bad cop, but complete chaos and mayhem," Parsi said. U.S. House passes Iran sanctions bill to slash oil exports 2013-08-01T07:17:24Z "The impression on the Iranian side is not that its good cop bad cop, but complete chaos and mayhem," Parsi said. House passes Iran sanctions bill to slash oil exports 2013-08-01T01:14:26Z "Without these elections and high participation, even the pretence of democracy would fall apart," said Tristan Parsi of the Washington-based National Iranian American Council. Analysis: Khamenei mobilizes loyalists to swing Iran's election 2013-03-19T12:46:29Z “While an agreement to meet again may not impress skeptics of diplomacy,” Parsi said, “an important development did occur: The parties began searching for a solution.” Iran nuclear talks end on upbeat note 2013-02-27T20:57:00Z “Parsis would walk up to us and say, ‘All this art and culture is all very well, but what use will it be when our buildings are empty?’ India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z Parsi leaders say they are waiting for formal approval from community members, doctors and priests before beginning construction, approvals they expect to receive over the next several weeks. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z Also included were lots from the estate of another prominent Parsi, Noshir Nanpuria, who died last April, as well as a few lots from royal families and other notables. India Ink: Eclectic Art From Parsi Estate Draws High Bids 2012-09-07T10:49:38Z “The fact that he’s going is going to be viewed as a victory for Iran,” said Trita Parsi, the president of the National Iranian American Council, an advocacy group of Americans of Iranian descent. Ban Ki-moon Will Attend Iran Summit Over American and Israeli Objections 2012-08-23T07:35:55Z "But in practice it's quite clear it's not that simple and it's the people who tend to get hit in such cases," Mr Parsi added. US lifts Iran sanctions for NGOs 2012-08-21T22:43:19Z The main issue, he said, is that the community is aging fast and too few Parsis are being born. India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z Parsi medical leaders were cautious in their comments about the vulture program. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z Eclectic Art From Parsi Estate Draws High Bids MUMBAI-A frenzied two-day auction in late August demonstrated India's growing appetite for estate sales, arts and antiques. India Ink: Eclectic Art From Parsi Estate Draws High Bids 2012-09-07T10:49:38Z Though Vyarawalla was from the westernized Parsi community where women also wore dresses, she mostly dressed in a saree on assignment. Homai Vyarawalla: India's First Female Photojournalist 2012-08-03T03:35:16Z Mr. Parsi, who worked secretly as a gay activist in Iran, fled the country in 2005. Gay and Fleeing Iran 2012-07-28T08:45:00Z Each day, gray-haired men and women shuffle into the offices of Bombay Parsi Council, the governing council for the Parsi-Zoroastrians of India. India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z “Without the vultures, more and more Parsis are choosing to be cremated,” Mr. Mehta said. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z The government in Tehran is a very likely suspect,” said Trita Parsi, founder and president of the National Iranian American Council, in a column published by The Daily Beast Web site. Explosion on Bulgaria Tour Bus Kills at Least Five Israelis 2012-07-19T06:10:03Z Key to understanding her, too, is the fact she was Parsi, not Hindu, notes Gadihoke. From Jackie to Gandhi 2012-07-16T05:00:00Z The harassment continues, Parsi said, even after gay Iranians are granted exemption. Gay and Fleeing Iran 2012-07-28T08:45:00Z The program will begin on Dec. 29, coinciding with the World Zoroastrian Congress in Mumbai, where Parsi community leaders will publicize the program. India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z And he is worried that once the government provides vultures for Parsi aviaries, bureaucrats will try to seize the land. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z In the past, said U.S.-based Iran expert Trita Parsi, Iranian diplomats would coat their arguments in layers of historical and cultural context. Insight: Iran talks: Across the table, a wary stalemate 2012-06-22T10:11:03Z “To me it was amazing because I’m Parsi as well,” she says. From Jackie to Gandhi 2012-07-16T05:00:00Z U.S.-based Iran expert Trita Parsi said if a compromise was not vigorously pursued, "war will become far more likely." Iran impasse to stir sanctions pressure, tensions 2012-06-20T14:15:45Z At first, the dwindling Parsi demographics were not Parzor’s concern, as its mandate was to preserve community libraries, art and culture. India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z If all goes as planned, he said, vultures may again consume the Parsi dead by January 2014. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z Parsi, whose recent book 'A Single Roll of the Dice' examines U.S. diplomacy with Iran, told Reuters. Insight: Iran talks: Across the table, a wary stalemate 2012-06-22T10:11:03Z They display information important to Hindus, Muslims, Christians, Parsis and Jews, as well as secular occasions such as National Youth Day and Universal Census Day. India Ink: The Kalnirnay 'Calmanac' Goes Digital 2012-05-30T06:59:55Z The foundation of all these studies must of course necessarily be the traditional interpretation handed down by the Parsi priests, but this would have been comparatively useless without the investigation of European scholars. The Contemporary Review, Volume 36, October 1879 2012-04-18T02:00:17.060Z Though many Parsis welcome the new government efforts to grow the Parsi population, others see it as deepening a fissure within the community over what it means to be a true Parsi. India Ink: Government to Offer Free Fertility Treatments to Create Parsi Baby Boom 2013-12-18T12:14:17Z With so few vultures left, the Parsi community set up mirrors around the Towers of Silence to create something akin to solar ovens to accelerate decomposition. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z Such speeches, Parsi argues, had been an element of Iranian negotiating tactics that aimed at gaining an upper hand in talks and jarred sharply with the Western approach. Insight: Iran talks: Across the table, a wary stalemate 2012-06-22T10:11:03Z A Parsi woman and a man pray at a fire temple in Mumbai on the Parsi new year, in this Aug. 21, 2002, file photo. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z Iran, Israel, and and other stakeholder countries, Parsi concludes that the Obama Administration’s efforts were fatally flawed due to the domestic political limitations and time constraints imposed on diplomacy, and Iran’s domestic political turmoil. Five Tips For President Obama on Nuclear Negotiations With Iran 2012-03-20T08:36:23Z Based on his own life, Mr. Kanga’s book told the story of a Parsi boy called Darius, nicknamed Brit because his bones are so fragile. India Ink: Homosexuality in India: A Literary History 2012-02-24T07:38:05Z So an increasing number of Parsis are opting for cremation, a practice many Parsi priests believe is an abomination since fire is sacred and corpses unclean. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z “The stakes are higher than ever before due to the heightened tensions, and the flexibility of both sides probably are at their lowest,” said Trita Parsi, founder of the National Iranian American Council. IAEA Iran Visit May Offer End to War Talk Over Nuclear Work 2012-02-21T06:25:57Z Many old libraries with Parsi connections would qualify as excellent research centers — if it were still 1910. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z And beside the Parsi was a tiny high caste girl, most bejewelled and bedecked, wearing the necklace which showed that although she was but eight or nine years old she was married. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z Parsee, Parsi, p�r′sē, n. one of the surviving remnant of Zoroastrianism which took refuge in India in the 7th century: a fire-worshipper.—n. Chambers's Twentieth Century Dictionary (part 3 of 4: N-R) 2012-01-30T03:00:13.887Z Other Parsi leaders, however, said they were pushing ahead because of the importance of restoring the tradition. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z As Iran analyst Trita Parsi has noted, ”The Obama administration has left this issue vague, neither rejecting nor accepting this red line. Amid New Sanctions, Can Obama and Iran Talk Their Way Out of War? 2012-01-23T17:05:35Z Community institutions have failed to recruit younger Parsis as trustees and patrons, leave alone interest them in their activities. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z It is a big, barn-like building situated in a thickly populated part of the city which, just now, is largely occupied by Parsis. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z “In this case, the U.S. ability to protect its citizens is very limited,” Mr. Parsi said. Iran Imposes Death Sentence on U.S. Man Accused of Spying 2012-01-10T11:11:26Z Like the vultures on which they once relied, Parsis are disappearing. Mumbai Journal: Cultivating Vultures to Restore a Mumbai Ritual 2012-11-30T01:25:04Z As the language of the Parsis it is prominent in the Bombay press; and it is also the commercial language of Bombay city, which lies outside the territorial area of Gujarat. Encyclopaedia Britannica, 11th Edition, Volume 12, Slice 6 "Groups, Theory of" to "Gwyniad" 2011-12-16T03:00:12.320Z But the most glaring problem is the hands-off approach most Parsis take toward these institutions. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z She said that there were not more than twenty-five Parsi Christians in the whole world. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z Britain’s move to close the Iranian Embassy isn’t “irreversible,” Trita Parsi, author of the forthcoming book, “A Single Roll of the Dice: Obama’s Diplomacy with Iran,” said in a telephone interview from Stockholm. U.K. Orders Closing of Iranian Embassy Over Tehran Attack 2011-11-30T21:39:02Z Mistry and the Tatas follow the Zoroastrian religion and belong to the small Parsi community, which originated in Persia and found sanctuary centuries ago in India. Mistry to Succeed Tata as Chairman of India’s Biggest Group 2011-11-24T17:39:17Z Mistry and the Tatas belong to the Parsi religion, a small, Zoroastrian community, which originated in Persia and found sanctuary centuries ago in India. Tata Names Mistry as Ratan Successor, Ending Yearlong Search 2011-11-23T22:08:00Z In spite of the Meherjirana Library’s revival, Ms. Cama remains ambivalent as to whether even the Parsis can better preserve their heritage. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z One strange thing about our teaching is that we are not told to try to get converts; indeed, the Parsis do not want any new believers. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z “Scaling down the embassy is different from cutting relations,” Parsi said. U.K. Orders Closing of Iranian Embassy Over Tehran Attack 2011-11-30T21:39:02Z Parsi argues that the Iranians may believe their nuclear program can't be seriously disrupted by sanctions and covert attacks. The Real Risks of a Covert War Between Israel and Iran 2011-11-15T12:05:38Z Parsi wrote in an article posted on the website of CNN. IAEA report on Iran set to stoke Middle East tension 2011-11-06T09:44:52Z “The Parsis definitely have the finances,” she commented, “but they also need the will and the interest to want to keep their history.” India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z Yes, I'm a Parsi—that is—I'm a Parsi in race but not in religion. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z Parsi said that the electoral calendar in the United States may have a bearing on the way the debate developed. Analysis: "Wounded bear" Iran specter haunts West's planners 2011-11-03T16:24:31Z The Parsi merchants who deal in wines and stores throw open their shops and treat their European customers free of cost on that particular day. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z Parsi said U.S. officials tended to view Israeli threats of military action as a pressure tactic to get Washington and Europe to adopt tougher sanctions against Iran. IAEA report on Iran set to stoke Middle East tension 2011-11-06T09:44:52Z However, I have been deeply dismayed by one observation: the inability of my own community, the Parsis, to properly protect our own history and heritage. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z But I must tell you about our, that is the Parsi, religion. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z Parsi writes: This near-collapse of statecraft is clearly visible in Israel. Is Israel Again Weighing an Attack on Iran's Nuclear Facilities? 2011-10-05T18:35:35Z Though the image is not set up, yet the Hindoo and Parsi inhabitants observe the holiday by opening their new year's account on that day. The Hindoos as they Are A Description of the Manners, Customs and the Inner Life of Hindoo Society in Bengal 2011-10-13T02:00:35.977Z A Parsi lamb curry, salli boti, featured a thick, pale orange sauce sweetened with puréed apricot, balanced with fresh tomato and a whiff of cinnamon, and finished with a little yogurt. | Vernon: Utsav Indian Cuisine in Vernon ? Review 2011-10-01T02:08:59Z In many ways, the Parsi experience reflects a colossal stumbling block toward proper historical preservation in India: a dearth of public activism, support and interest, even amongst the educated and affluent. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z Nearly every Parsi, you know, learns to speak English as soon as possible. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z At the centre of this maelstrom of commerce, a prosperous Indian Parsi opium merchant, Bahram Modi, negotiates a knotty question of the morality of his trade even as Chinese authorities launch a concerted crackdown. River of Smoke 2011-07-06T12:02:19Z Among the Parsis, a tray with writing materials including a sheet of blank paper is placed by the mother's bed on the night of the sixth day. Essays in the Study of Folk-Songs (1886) 2011-05-28T02:00:21.687Z The old type preserved in the Parsi is short-headed and dark. Man, Past and Present 2011-03-28T02:00:29.283Z The Parsis, long considered the most progressive and socioeconomically advanced community in India, were once at the forefront of establishing and patronizing cultural institutions in Mumbai and Gujarat. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z When I was about thirteen, my father, who was really a little more advanced than the average Parsi, decided to have English only spoken in our household. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z In this instance, as in so many others, Hindu opinions have permeated the whole native community; and other races transplanted to India, such as Mahomedans and Parsis, are equally exclusive in their social life. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z A study of the five "metres" of the five Gathas appears in Martin Haug's Essays in the Sacred Language, Writings and Religion of the Parsis. The Literature of Ecstasy 2011-02-16T03:00:39.843Z The long, nuanced relationship between Israel and the Islamic Republic, as explained by Trita Parsi, author of "Treacherous Alliance: The Secret Dealings of Israel, Iran, and the United States," is simply ignored. The "Bomb Iran!" debate from hell 2010-08-24T16:01:00Z I sincerely hope that, as Indians become wealthier and more educated, the Parsi experience proves to be the exception, rather than the rule, to how the past is treated. India Ink: The Parsis, Once India's Curators, Now Shrug as History Rots 2012-03-23T12:15:05Z Really, the customs have got to be so elaborate that a poor Parsi can hardly marry off a child without being in debt for the rest of his life. In Kali's Country Tales from Sunny India 2012-02-17T03:00:28.697Z But in those days the Parsis, like the Hindus, dreaded contact with England, and the offer fell to the ground. The Library Magazine of Select Foreign Literature All volumes 2011-03-02T03:00:25.433Z Or will the group confine its search to the tiny, commercially successful Parsi community to which the Tatas belong? Tata seeks a chairman: Succeeding a success 2010-08-12T11:39:00Z Back to Article Click to Print Monday, Mar. 15, 2010 The Iranian Riddle By Trita Parsi Iran is the 21st century equivalent of 1930s Russia — a riddle wrapped in a mystery inside an enigma. Beyond Sanctions: How to Solve the Iranian Riddle 2010-03-10T06:55:00Z “Perhaps this is the contours of the compromise,” said Trita Parsi, president and founder of the National Iranian American Council, an advocacy group based in Washington. 2010-01-29T15:17:00Z I. History of the Researches into the Sacred Writings and Religion of the Parsis, from the Earliest Times down to the Present. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy It was, in fact, chiefly through the Sanskrit, and with the help of comparative philology, that the ancient dialect of the Parsis or Fire-worshippers was deciphered. Lectures on The Science of Language There was an enterprising Parsi merchant who had opened a store there. To Lhassa at Last A house was lent us for residence by a Parsi gentleman, and dinners were given us by the Muhammadans of the place. Among the Wild Tribes of the Afghan Frontier A Record of Sixteen Years' Close Intercourse with the Natives of the Indian Marches “A compromise can’t be something symbolic, it’s got to be something substantive,” Mr. Parsi said. 2010-01-29T15:17:00Z The Zend-Avesta, or the Scripture of the Parsis. The Sarva-Darsana-Samgraha Review of the Different Systems of Hindu Philosophy The Parsis use the name “Avesta and Zend,” taking Avesta in the sense of text, and Zend as the title of the Pehlevi commentary. Lectures on The Science of Language That victory over evil, the Parsis to-day regard as the capital event in the history of the world. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal He began explaining to young Parsi theologians the works of Zoroaster, which the Mobeds read every day without understanding them. Les Parsis A little Parsi girl, in her eighth year, the daughter of a Christian convert from the ancient faith of Zoroaster, who now labors in the Free Church Mission at Bombay. The Cruise of the Betsey or, A Summer Ramble Among the Fossiliferous Deposits of the Hebrides. With Rambles of a Geologist or, Ten Thousand Miles Over the Fossiliferous Deposits of Scotland The contributions of modern Christians, Jews, Moslems, and Parsis to knowledge, sacred books being the occasions, are numerous and important. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Don't you think we may use Arian, when you confine yourself to Sanskrit, Zend, and Parsi? Chips From A German Workshop. Vol. III. Essays on Literature, Biography, and Antiquities Whereas, save to diminishing Parsis, Ormuzd, once omnipotent throughout the Persian sky, has gone. The Lords of the Ghostland A History of the Ideal At the time of the invasion of India by Timur, we find Parsis or Magi amongst the captives. Les Parsis It would be a mistake to suppose that the whole doctrine of the Parsis is contained in the short Guzerati Catechism, translated by Mr. Dadabhai Naoroji, still less in the fragmentary extracts here given. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion In the modern Parsi usage a woman after giving birth is secluded forty days. Introduction to the History of Religions Handbooks on the History of Religions, Volume IV Why otherwise should the son of a Jew be a Jew, the son of a Parsi a Parsi? The Silesian Horseherd - Questions of the Hour In India there were several elements such as the Parsis and the Hindu "banyas," or money-lenders, whose previous activities in commerce or usury predisposed them to financial and industrial activity in the modern sense. The New World of Islam It is said besides that the colony at Gujerat was reinforced by a large number of Parsis, who fled before the conqueror. Les Parsis The Parsis are fully aware of this, but they do not seem in the least disturbed by the occurrence of such 'fables and endless genealogies.' Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Beyond the boys you see a Parsi woman looking round. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The later Parsi books tell us that the Fravashi is a part of a good man's identity, living in heaven and reuniting with the soul at death. The Evolution of the Dragon It is a curious fact that when the first immigrant Parsis from Persia landed in Gujarāt they took to the occupation of tapping palm trees, and the poorer of them still follow it. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India - Volume IV of IV Kumhar-Yemkala The Census of 1881 enables us to state some interesting facts, which give us an idea of the occupations of the Parsis of Bombay, and of the kind of life led by them. Les Parsis In the first of these pamphlets, we are told that the small community of Parsis in Western India is at the present moment divided into two parties, the Conservatives and the Liberals. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion It seems to me that we have the Parsi woman's type at home in some of our old families, as we have remains of their Zoroastrian fire-worship. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah After the great fire at Surat in 1857 Bombay became the headquarters of the Parsis, and since then has had as permanent settlers the largest section of the community. The Tribes and Castes of the Central Provinces of India—Volume I (of IV) Khur, the Parsi word, is the literal name of the Sun. Morals and Dogma of the Ancient and Accepted Scottish Rite of Freemasonry At one time, out of 9,584 beggars in the town of Bombay, there were only five Parsis and one Parsi woman. Les Parsis As to any similarity between the Four Yugas of the Brahmans and the Four Ages of the Parsis, we can only say that, if it exists, no one has as yet brought it out. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Respectable looking Parsi men in tight broad cloth coats and shiny black pointed pot hats did this marketing—not their wives—peered through their spectacles very carefully, down their long noses at each little chunk. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah So the Parsis, being at a loss to find four-eyed dogs, interpret the name as meaning a dog with two spots over the eyes. Cerberus, The Dog of Hades The History of an Idea It is difficult to say when these 1 Wilson, Parsi Religion Unfolded, p. The Destiny of the Soul A Critical History of the Doctrine of a Future Life The Parsis of India, whose ancestors preferred exile to conversion, are more like the Parsis of Persia, and differ from their co-religionists of the North. Les Parsis The Parsis, on the contrary, have a definite system. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Mrs Siddons is just the Parsi type glorified. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah This figure represents the ground-plan of the modern Parsi Tower of Silence. Marzio's Crucifix and Zoroaster He alighted at a store kept by a Parsi. Round the World in Seven Days It is believed that the Parsis settled at Ankleswar in the middle of the thirteenth century of our era. Les Parsis Instead, therefore, of giving a general description of Parsi life at present, Mr. Dadabhai Naoroji gives us two distinct accounts—first of the old, secondly of the new school. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Our officers cannot afford to take the best bungalows and situations which are towards Malabar Hill, for the Hindoos and Parsis, who owe their wealth to our military protection, can buy them out easily. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The Parsees, or Parsis, who were driven from Persia by the Mohammedans, number 76,774 in Bombay,--not the city, but the presidency. Across India Or, Live Boys in the Far East Another renowned proselyte who repaired to the prophet at this village was Salman al Parsi—or the Persian. The Great Events by Famous Historians, Volume 04 These can live on seven rupees a month; Hindoos and Mahomedans of the same family are content with one room, a thing which the humblest Parsi would never allow. Les Parsis The Pazend language is the same as the so-called Parsi, i. e. the ancient Persian, as written till about the time of Firdusi, 1000 a.d.' Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The Hindoos and Mohammedans shut their women up at home and glower on yours; but the Parsi goes about with his wife and daughters with him in public, and therefore enlists your sympathy. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah Men ran forward to the smouldering ruins of the factory and threw on them tins of kerosene oil, looted from the murdered Parsi's shop, until the flames blazed up again and lit up the scene. The Elephant God These mines remain yet all but unexplored for the Moslem and Parsi, although much has been done to extract from them a chronicle of early Christianity. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I Naval construction seemed to be one of their favourite occupations, for out of 46 ship-builders 26 were Parsis. Les Parsis This third period in the history of the Persian language, comprehending the Huzvaresh and Parsi, ends with the downfall of the Sassanians. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion We pass the Parsis' Towers of Silence, where vultures entomb the dead, and inhale for a long part of the road the smoke of burning wood and Hindoos—an outrageous experience. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah They murdered the Parsi storekeeper, looted his place, and got drunk on his d�ru. The Elephant God It is undoubted that the position of the Parsi community after the Moslem conquest was comparatively comfortable. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I Still, protests Mr. D. F. Karaka, there are certainly no natives more eager than the Parsis to share in the defence of British interests. Les Parsis According to the Parsis, Avesta means sacred text, Zend its Pehlevi translation. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion A Parsi, in neat black frock-coat and Brunswick black hat, and dark face, remarked to me with a smile, "You see the advantage of a little colour,"—bit of a wag I thought! From Edinburgh to India & Burmah The Parsis had been the teachers of Anquetil; and who could ever understand the holy writ of the Parsis better than the Parsis themselves? Sacred Books of the East In the entire Parsi literature we come across only one historical composition which recounts this emigration. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I The most serious consideration which prevents a Parsi from enrolling himself in the army seems therefore, to us, to be the insufficiency of the pay. Les Parsis The Parsis place this sacred country in the vicinity of Atropatene, and it is clearly meant as the northernmost country known to the author or authors of the Zend-Avesta. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion These Parsis were driven from Persia in pre-Mohammedan times by religious persecution. From Edinburgh to India & Burmah As the Parsis are the ruins of a people, so are their sacred books the ruins of a religion. Sacred Books of the East But in the preservation of the Iranian tradition they turned to much restricted and greatly exclusive Parsi circles. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I During certain disturbances when Bombay was deprived of its European troops, many Parsis would willingly have enrolled themselves in the army if they had been given the pay of European soldiers. Les Parsis The moral precepts which are embodied in this Catechism do the highest credit to the Parsis: Q. What commands has God sent us through his prophet, the exalted Zurthost? Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion There he received representatives of all religious sects, Muhammadans, Brahmans, Jains, Buddhists, Parsis, Jews, and Christians, and listened attentively to their arguments. A Handbook to Agra and the Taj Sikandra, Fatehpur-Sikri and the Neighbourhood The Persian Zoroastrians fled to India, where they are still found as Parsis on the west coast of Hindostan. Sacred Books of the East In the Parsi ecclesiastical literature of an ethical nature we find definitely settled what is "proper" and, on the other hand, what is "improper." Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I It has been proved, on the contrary, that the conditions of life among the Parsis, both as regards mortality and hygiene, have reduced the average of mortality among the individuals, grown-up men, women and children. Les Parsis Until very lately the sacred books of three of the most important religions, those of the Brahmans, the Buddhists, and the Parsis, were totally unknown in Europe. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion There was not one Englishman who was a genuine volunteer and not half a dozen Parsis. Driftwood Spars The Stories of a Man, a Boy, a Woman, and Certain Other People Who Strangely Met Upon the Sea of Life He showed, lastly, that Arabic words appear only in the very books which Parsi tradition itself considers modern. Sacred Books of the East This book formed, as no doubt its author did, the uniting link between the didactic Parsi clerical writings and the ethical literature of Islam. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I But as for the Parsi woman she requires several saris, trousers, shirts and slippers, besides suitable clothing for her children. Les Parsis The same prayers are repeated whenever, during the day, a Parsi has to wash his hands. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The Jewish priesthood gradually adopted the old Parsi doctrine of Heaven and Hell—a doctrine unrecognized by Abraham, Isaac and Jacob and having no place in the theology of Moses. Brann the Iconoclast — Volume 01 And, what was worse, he took the proper names in their modern Parsi forms, which often led him to comparisons that would have appalled Ménage. Sacred Books of the East But we are already in a position to emphasise the great influence, which Parsi ethics have exercised on Islam and this influence has been attested by a number of Greek and Christian witnesses. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I The tables are very carefully done; an inquisitive reader will find there the enumeration of the Parsi population of Bombay according to the different districts, comparisons with the previous census and remarks on the community. Les Parsis The most extraordinary thing is that none of the Parsis—not even their priests—understand the ancient language in which these prayers are composed. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion As if to show his respectful sympathy for an ancient and persecuted religion the Bāb borrowed some minor points of detail from his Parsi neighbours. The Reconciliation of Races and Religions She looked charming in a Parsi shawl and Victoria jacket, decked out with glittering jewels, and sat down near Amarendra Babu, after saluting him respectfully. Tales of Bengal To understand the ancient usage of the term the modern Parsi expression Dad wa ain din in the sense of religious law and custom helps us. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I Ignorance was the predominating vice of the Parsis of India. Les Parsis We propose, in another article, to consider the state of religion among the Parsis of the present day. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Not on these, however, would I venture to lay any great stress, but rather on the doctrines and beliefs in which a Parsi connexion may plausibly be held. The Reconciliation of Races and Religions Interested in the man's personality, the Governor asked the Parsi to introduce the Patel to him, and enquired whether he would grant some portion of his wealth to Government. By-Ways of Bombay The book on the refutation of the Zendiks by an unknown author was probably derived from Parsi circles. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I How can a Parsi soldier then manage to live and bring up his family on seven rupees a month? Les Parsis First, the very compactness of the modern Parsi creed accounts for the tenacity with which the exiles of Western India cling to it. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Well, then, we can now proceed further and say that our Parsi friends can offer us gifts worth the having. The Reconciliation of Races and Religions Up rose the Parsi millionaire and made obeisance; but the Koli quite indifferent and not recognising the solitary "Topiwala," remained in his seat. By-Ways of Bombay They came from Parsi centres through older circles of Moslem civilisation which were sympathetic towards Persia. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I Now, as the Hindoos either burn or bury their dead, the custom here described relates evidently to the Parsis who, later on, left this place in a body. Les Parsis A Parsi, in fact, hardly knows what his faith is. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion There is yet another form of religion that I must not neglect—the Zoroastrian or Parsi faith. The Reconciliation of Races and Religions If young, the middle-class Memon and Rangari is fond of the native theatres where he rewards Parsi histrionic talent by assiduous attention and exclamations of approval. By-Ways of Bombay As a matter of fact the Shuubiya turned only to the Parsi circles for materials and in the explanation of the material they did not distinguish them from their other sources. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I Travellers in India from the fourteenth to the sixteenth centuries have found Parsis in different places. Les Parsis Till about five and twenty years ago, there was no book from which a Parsi of an inquiring mind could gather the principles of his religion. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion It appeared in a Parsi paper, which strongly insists on the necessity of giving up "disgusting superannuated customs," and especially the early marriage. From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan And, incredible to relate, this is still practiced after a fashion by the Parsis, one of the most progressive and the sharpest witted of Asiatic races. The Book of the Thousand Nights and a Night — Volume 02 Their sources betray themselves by an exaggerated Parsi partiality where the penchant of these circles is clearly manifest. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I The Parsis were not unmindful of this, and fourteen hundred of them, under the command of Ardeshir, joined the troops of the Rana. Les Parsis A Parsi believes in one God, to whom he addresses his prayers. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion We knew Parsi and Brahman families in which were husbands of ten years of age; but had never heard as yet of a bride who was a baby in arms.—— From the Caves and Jungles of Hindostan In the presence of this painful state of affairs the Parsis in India could not remain indifferent. Les Parsis It is noteworthy that the epic element was and is preserved with persistence by the Parsis. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I The Raja’s soldiers then sought an opportunity of avenging themselves, and seized the moment when the Parsis were invited to a wedding. Les Parsis It is a feeling which the Parsi shares in common with the Jew and the Brahman, and which even the Christian missionary appeals to when confronting the systems of later prophets. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Very soon the most pathetic details came to excite the charitable zeal of the Parsis of Bombay. Les Parsis Hosts of pilgrims repaired to this place every year, but these sacrifices of blood were repugnant to the feelings of the Parsis of Bombay. Les Parsis Continuing our comparison with the Parsi literature, we notice that a similar kind of antithesis is most commonly employed there. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I The Parsis are the descendants of the ancient Persians, whose fame has survived in the annals of the world. Les Parsis But although most Parsis would be very ready to tell us what they do not worship, there are but few who could give a straightforward answer if asked what they do worship and believe. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Towards the period of their arrival in India, the Parsis were settled in China as missionaries, merchants, or refugees. Les Parsis The Parsis, constrained to renounce their faith, and having no means of escape, succeeded by cunning in avoiding the persecutions they were threatened with. Les Parsis The most competent among the Persian historians who employed the Arabic language in those times turned to the Parsi clergy for information. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I The settlement of the Parsis in this latter place is the most recent of all. Les Parsis Each Parsi has to pick up his religion as best he may. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The Parsis lived amicably with the Hindoos, and were chiefly occupied in agriculture. Les Parsis Already were the Hindoos giving way under the stress of the Mahomedans when the Parsis engaged directly in the combat. Les Parsis In their quest for ancient Persian books, too, Arab authors searched for them among the Parsi priesthood and it was only there that they found them. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I It is on the western coast of India, in the Bombay Presidency, that we find the most compact gathering of the members of the Parsi community. Les Parsis A Parsi is not troubled with many theological problems or difficulties. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion Naosari is a very flourishing town; its prosperity depending on the Parsi colony. Les Parsis It is very difficult to assign a fixed date to the arrival of the Parsis in Bombay. Les Parsis Thus it was the merit of the Parsi community that it conserved Iranian traditions daring unfavourable times and handed them on to Moslem Persia under more auspicious conditions. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I Now it should be noticed that it was in Surat that this schism among the Parsis first took place, and for some time the harmonious relations between the two did not suffer by it. Les Parsis Another fact which accounts for the attachment of the Parsis to their religion is its remote antiquity and its former glory. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion These new-comers succeeded in commerce, and were followed by others, so that the Parsi element became sufficiently strong to drive the Hindoos from the town. Les Parsis There are about 3,116 Parsis there, nearly all traders or agriculturists. Les Parsis We have demonstrated above that in the time subsequent to the Arab conquest Iranian tradition found a congenial asylum in the bosom of the Parsi priesthood. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I Kalianrai then formed a project to build a town on the ruins of the Parsi colony. Les Parsis Finally, let missionaries study the sacred writings on which the faith of the Parsis is professedly founded. Chips From A German Workshop - Volume I Essays on the Science of Religion The ruins of a dokhma constructed before 400 are still to be seen, but there is not a single Parsi to be found there. Les Parsis From that period the relations between the Guebres and the Parsis were sufficiently close. Les Parsis This fallacy is particularly hugged by the Parsis among whom it was originally lent by fanaticism to indolent ignorance. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I The Parsis must have settled there since the eleventh century; many quitted Bharooch for Bombay. Les Parsis The information thus obtained by intelligent emissaries for a long time guided the Parsis in their decisions regarding social and religious questions, and formed the collection of the Rivâyâts. Les Parsis The Parsis, at the time of their arrival in India, had made some changes in their national costume with a view to please the princes who had received them. Les Parsis He had been sent to re-unite the Parsis divided on the question of the Penom, a double piece of cloth with which the Parsis, on certain occasions, cover a part of the face. Les Parsis And good manners and conduct constituted, as we saw above, a favourite theme of Parsi literature: wherefor the book heads the list. Iranian Influence on Moslem Literature, Part I It was at this time that a single combat took place between Ardeshir and one of the Mahomedan chiefs, a combat in which the latter was thrown from his horse and killed by the Parsi. Les Parsis |
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