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IRAN
ZOROASTRIAN RELIGION . |
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IRAN
ZOROASTRIAN
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Iran Zoroastrians.
In 1986 there were an
estimated 32,000
Zoroastrians in Iran. They
speak Persian and are
concentrated in Tehran,
Kerman, and Yazd.
Zoroastrianism initially
developed in Iran during the
seventh century B.C. Later,
it became the official
religion of the Sassanid
Empire, which ruled over
Iran for approximately four
centuries before being
destroyed by the Arabs in
the seventh century A.D.
After Iran's incorporation
into the Islamic empire, the
majority of its population
was gradually converted from
Zoroastrianism to Islam, a
process that was probably
completed by the tenth
century.
During the Qajar era
there was considerable
prejudice against
Zoroastrians. In the
mid-nineteenth century,
several thousand
Zoroastrians emigrated from
Iran to British-ruled India
to improve their economic
and social status. Many
eventually acquired wealth
in India and subsequently
expended part of their
fortunes on upgrading
conditions in the
Zoroastrian communities of
Iran. The emphasis placed on
Iran's pre- Islamic heritage
by the Pahlavis also helped
Zoroastrians to achieve a
more respected position in
society. Many of them
migrated from Kerman and
Yazd to Tehran, where they
accumulated significant
wealth as merchants and in
real estate. By the 1970s,
younger Zoroastrians were
entering the professions.
Like the Christians and
Jews, the Zoroastrians are
recognized as an official
religious minority under the
Constitution of 1979. They
are permitted to elect one
representative to the Majlis
and, like the other legally
accepted minorities, may
seek employment in the
government. They generally
enjoy the same civil
liberties as Muslims.
Although Zoroastrians
probably have encountered
individual instances of
prejudice, they have not
been persecuted because of
their religious beliefs. |
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