by Arzan Sam Wadia | Apr 12, 2024 | News
The talk will cover research on how Zoroastrian communities in Iran, including urban areas like Tehran, Kerman, Ahwaz, and Yazd, as well as rural Yazdi villages, have adapted religiously since the Islamic Republic’s establishment. It will compare these...
by Arzan Sam Wadia | Jan 30, 2024 | Featured Selection
Announcement : 2nd Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize. We are thrilled to announce the call for submission for the 2nd Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize, a prestigious award named in honor of the renowned Pakistani- American novelist, Bapsi Sidhwa. This biennial award promotes...
by Arzan Sam Wadia | Nov 6, 2023 | Featured Selection, News
FIRES and ZAH Library Committee welcomes you to 24th Annual Lecture Series featuring Dr. Jenny Rose & Meheryar Rivetna To REGISTER FOR IN-PERSON ATTENDANCE PLEASE VISIT ZAH.ORG PROGRAM Friday, Nov. 10, 2023 6:30 pm – Wine & Cheese7:00 pm – Introduce and...
by Arzan Sam Wadia | Sep 26, 2023 | News
Speaker: Professor Jenny Rose Topic: Sheer-e-Shireen: Zoroastrians adding Sugar to the Milk Speaker: Meheryar Rivetna Topic: Politics and Power: The Birth of the Younger Avesta In person at ZAH and online on zoom. Zoom Link Meeting ID: 870 3782 2697 Passcode:...
by Arzan Sam Wadia | Jul 26, 2022 | Featured Selection, News
The Inaugural Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize was announced at a glittering Award Ceremony at the 12th World Zoroastrian Congress 2022 in New York on Saturday July 2, 2022. The genesis for the Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize is under the sponsorship of the Zoroastrian...
by Arzan Sam Wadia | Dec 1, 2021 | Featured Selection
Goal The main objective of the Bapsi Sidhwa Literary Prize is to recognize the literary production of works by Zoroastrian authors. We seek to celebrate the accomplishments of Bapsi Sidhwa with this prize and honor literary expressions that represent the rich...
by Arzan Sam Wadia | Sep 14, 2020 | Book Review
Stunning Picture Book by a Bestselling Author Illustrates the Value of Refugees Sugar in Milk by Thrity Umrigar, Illustrated by Khoa Le (on sale October 6th) Thrity Umrigar is an award-winning novelist known for writing books that depict Indian, Indian American, and...
by Arzan Sam Wadia | May 19, 2020 | Book Review
Dr. Jenny Rose, in her vibrant and exciting new book Between Boston and Bombay: Cultural and Commercial Encounters of Yankees and Parsis, 1771-1865, shares with our readers what propelled her to research and write this refreshing book. The discovery of a Parsi broker...
by Arzan Sam Wadia | May 10, 2020 | News
FEZANA COLLABORATES WITH SOAS A number of centuries-old Avestan paper manuscripts are in greatly deteriorating conditions, requiring expert and costly efforts to conserve them for research and to keep them available for the benefit of future generations of...
by Arzan Sam Wadia | Oct 18, 2019 | News
Event Announcement and Speaker Bios here Live-Streamed Video Recordings of all sessions here FIRES, ZAH Library and SSZ co-sponsor Symposium in Houston Report by Roshan Rivetna Prof. Almut Hintze and Kersi Bhikhaji Shroff were speakers at the symposium “Yesterday’s...
