ZOROASTRIANS' ARRIVAL IN JAPAN

Zoroastrians' Arrival in Japan

Iranian Zoroastrians’ occupations and walks of life in Qajarid period

Religious minorities of Iran have mainly participated in constituting Iranian historical communal lifeworld and cultural enrichment. Their endeavors to retain their identity and existence among an other-religion majority have occasionally been reflected in occupational and professional domains. In the present article, the main and prominent occupations and walks of life of Qajarid Iranian Zoroa...

Zoroastrians Support Oocyte and Embryo Donation Program for Infertile Couples

BACKGROUND The main goal was to evaluate the attitudes and knowledge of Zoroastrians living in Iran towards oocyte donation (OD) and embryo donation (ED) program. METHODS This cross sectional study consisted of 318 Zoroastrians (n=175 for OD and n=143 for ED) of both sexes. The questionnaire form comprised two parts of general demographic characteristics of the participants and twenty multipl...

High frequency of metabolic syndrome in adult Zoroastrians in Yazd, Iran: a cross-sectional study

BACKGROUND Metabolic syndrome (MS) is a cluster of metabolic disturbances, and its prevalence is increasing worldwide. MS exhibits variations among ethnic groups. Zoroastrianism is an ethnic minority which has maintained its isolation and endogamy up to now. So, we evaluated the frequency of MS in Zoroastrians of Yazd, Iran. METHODS In this cross-sectional study, participants aged ≥30 years w...

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