ashdoc wrote:http://ahura.homestead.com/files/GENOCIDEofZarathushtiesWEBJULY07_2_.pdf

Being a pure vegetarian, I was worried about food options in Iran as I'd previously had a difficult time in China
But it turns out we have some common roots - and common food cultures.

Vegetarian Parsi food came to my rescue.

Zoroastrianism is one of world's oldest religions and was founded in ancient Iran about 3,500 years ago.
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.

Since then, the Parsis settled in India have maintained strong connections with Iran
And if you are a vegetarian like me, who does not even eat eggs, Parsi restaurants in Iran ensure you are well fed.

Propagandhi711 wrote:without exception, all the iranians I've met are excessively proud of their culture to the point of being boastful. they're fairly friendly and cultured unlike most muslims from middleast and southeast asia, but the feeling of pride and superiority is something I've seen time and again (>10 sample size). pride for them is also the same as putting down other civilizations. when we get into an argument, my friend likes to say all famous indians are ex-iranians and without fail, I remind them they fled to the safety of hindustani civilization and prospered here or they would have perished like number of other minorities in persia. that shuts them up, usually.

http://www.alarabiya.net/articles/2011/10/09/170927.html wrote:This hatred, Zibakalam argued, is not the product of the current hegemony conflict in the region, as many people might suspect, but has its roots in history.

“Persians will never forget their defeat at the hands of Arabs in the Battle of Qadisiya 1,400 years ago. It is as if a fire keeps seething under the ashes and is waiting for the right moment to explode,” he said. 

Iran’s attempts to gain supremacy in the region are not triggered by political ambition as much as by a racist drive that pushes Iranians to prove they are superior, the professor said.

Kayalvizhi wrote:Separatist, Secessionist or Independence Movements in India: Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab, Tamil Nadu

http://www.tamiltribune.com/c/index.html

Kayalvizhi wrote:Separatist, Secessionist or Independence Movements in India: Assam, Manipur, Nagaland, Punjab, Tamil Nadu

http://www.tamiltribune.com/c/index.html