Saturday, March 29, 2008

Bharat Blood bank - Donor's addresses

From: TZML Admn
Date: Sat, Mar 29, 2008 at 10:01 AM
Subject: Fw: FW: Bharat Blood bank - Donor's addresses
To: TZML <TraditionalZarathushtris@yahoogroups.com>

This has been forwarded to us by a Zarathushti.

Best wishes,
TZML Admins.

(Forwarded)

There is website

www.bharatbloodbank.com
where u can search for a particular blood group,
u'll get thousand of donor addresses. Pass this
MSG to all u know. It will help many.

Pls don't delete it without forwarding.
U will really help some one Without Ur knowledge

(end).

Wednesday, March 26, 2008

Avan Mah, Avan Roz today on Wed, 26 March 2008

From: Tehemton B. Adenwalla
Date: Wed, Mar 26, 2008 at 8:23 AM
Subject: Avan Mah, Avan Roz today on Wed, 26 March 2008
To: TZML <TraditionalZarathushtris@yahoogroups.com>


Baname Khuda!

Dear Zarathushti humdins,

today is Avan roj of Avan mahino in the year of YZ 1377.
The secular date is Wed 26-Mar-2008

IT IS AVAN NU PARABH day.

Zarathushtis in Mumbai and elsewhere will go to their nearby ocean,
sea, river, lake or well to offer their prayers to Avan Ardvisur
Banoo.

Avan Banoo is the Yazad Who looks after the waters of the world.

Hence it is our duty not to defile this wonderful gift from Ahura Mazda.

Zarathushtis will gather in the morning at Charni Road, Mumbai and
there will be some Parsis selling dal-ni-pori, sakaar, nariel
(coconut), etc which Parsis offer to Avan Banoo. Of course, these are
done in a small quantities.

There will be devotees at the Bhikha Behram well at Churchgate too -
from morning to evening.

At evening there will be a customary semi-open jashan at the Radio
Club at Apollo Bunder, Colaba. Some Zarathushtis say jashans should
not be held in open with non-Zoroastrians able to witness it. After
the jashan there will be some educative talks, and then cultural/Parsi
songs sung by enthusiastic members of our community. Do go and support
them.

Fellow Zarathushtis, do go and enjoy the day near the sea. Prayers for
Avan Banoo however have to be finished before sunset / Ujirehen geh,
since it is not correct religiously speaking to offer prayers to Aban
Banoo when it becomes dark.

Wishing the best for the day and wishing that Avan Ardvisur Banoo
grants your righteous desires and aspirations.

Sincerely
Tehemton B. Adenwalla
(encl photos)

Sunday, March 9, 2008

Full Story of the Zoroastrian Saint of Khushru Baug

Please read this inspiring story of the Zoroastrian Saint of Khushru Baug:

Late Ervad Nadarsha Navroji Aibara: by Dr. Mrs. Hilla Minoo Wadia
http://tenets.zoroastrianism.com/LateErvadNadarshaNavrojiAibaraEnglish.pdf

Renaming of Persian Gulf to Arabian Gulf by Google

dc          
 
Immediate and unconditional deletion of "Arabian Gulf" from Google Earth

 

View Current Signatures   -   Sign the Petition


To:  International Media

February 19, 2008

Dear Administrators of Google Earth,

We, the undersigned, through this letter, protest your irresponsible, unscientific actions, and demand an immediate and unconditional deletion of "Arabian Gulf" from Google Earth.

Arbitrarily designating the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf is an irresponsible violation of all historical and International standards and would undermine the integrity of Google Earth.

For the records, the name Persia has always been used to describe the nation of Iran, its people, and its ancient empires since 600 BC. It is derived from the ancient Greek name for Iran's maritime province, called Fars or Pars in modern Persian, Pars in Middle Persian and Pârsa in Old Persian, a word meaning "above reproach." Persis is the Hellenized form of Pars, and through the Latinized word Persia, the other European nations came to use this word for the region. This area was the core of the original Persian Empire.

Since ancient times almost all foreigners referred to the entire country as Persia until March 21, 1935, when Reza Shah Pahlavi formally asked the international community to call the country Iran — a name that the people of Persia, themselves, used to refer to their country since the Sassanian period. "Iran" means "Land of Aryans". In 1959 some Persian scholars protested to the government that the name change had separated the country from its ancient civilization. Therefore, the late King Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi announced that both Persia and Iran can be used in Western languages.

Without disparaging the Arabs, Iranians are proud of their non-Arab heritage and strongly resent any attempt at denigrating or changing any aspect of their Iranian heritage. And the Persian Gulf occupies a pivotal place in the Iranian history and culture. Furthermore, Iran abuts the Persian Gulf for 2,000 Km, while about a dozen recently-created Arab Sheikhdoms and emirates border the Gulf on the other side.

The historical and geographical name of the Persian Gulf has been endorsed and clarified by the United Nations on many occasions and is in use by the UN, its member states, and all other international agencies worldwide. The last UN Directive confirming the name of the Persian Gulf was (reference ST/CS/SER.A/29/Add.2) on August, 18th 1994.

The worldwide Iranian people are deeply affronted by this arrogant designation of "The Arabian Gulf." We demand, in the strongest possible terms, that you take immediate steps to restore the rightful name of the Persian Gulf to the waterway on Google Earth and delete any other arbitrary name. We hope that this notice would suffice and obviates the need for litigation.


Sincerely,

The Undersigned

View Current Signatures
 


The Immediate and unconditional deletion of "Arabian Gulf" from Google Earth Petition to International Media was created by SOS Iran and written by Amil Imani (info@sosiran.com).  This petition is hosted here at www.PetitionOnline.com as a public service. There is no endorsement of this petition, express or implied, by Artifice, Inc. or our sponsors. For technical support please use our simple Petition Help form.

tags:   google,   Gulf,   Gulf   iran,   Persian  

share:   blogger     del.icio.us     digg     facebook     furl     reddit     slashdot     send to a friend

Send Petition to a Friend - Petition FAQ - Start a Petition - Contributions - Privacy - Media Kit - Comments and Suggestions

PetitionOnline - DesignCommunity - ArchitectureWeek - Great Buildings - Archiplanet - Search
http://www.PetitionOnline.com/sos02082/petition.html © 1999-2007 Artifice, Inc. - All Rights Reserved.
Dear Friends,

I think we need to let Google know how united we are. They need to
correct their act and learn history.

I appreciate your participation in signing this petition.

Go to this web address to sign the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/sos02082/petition-sign.html


To: International Media
February 19, 2008

Dear Administrators of Google Earth,

We, the undersigned, through this letter, protest your irresponsible,
unscientific actions, and demand an immediate and unconditional
deletion of "Arabian Gulf" from Google Earth.

Arbitrarily designating the Persian Gulf as the Arabian Gulf is an
irresponsible violation of all historical and International standards
and would undermine the integrity of Google Earth.

For the records, the name Persia has always been used to describe the
nation of Iran, its people, and its ancient empires since 600 BC. It
is derived from the ancient Greek name for Iran's maritime province,
called Fars or Pars in modern Persian, Pars in Middle Persian and
Pārsa in Old Persian, a word meaning "above reproach." Persis is the
Hellenized form of Pars, and through the Latinized word Persia, the
other European nations came to use this word for the region. This area
was the core of the original Persian Empire.

Since ancient times almost all foreigners referred to the entire
country as Persia until March 21, 1935, when Reza Shah Pahlavi
formally asked the international community to call the country Iran ―
a name that the people of Persia, themselves, used to refer to their
country since the Sassanian period. "Iran" means "Land of Aryans". In
1959 some Persian scholars protested to the government that the name
change had separated the country from its ancient civilization.
Therefore, the late King Mohammad Reza Shah Pahlavi announced that
both Persia and Iran can be used in Western languages.

Without disparaging the Arabs, Iranians are proud of their non-Arab
heritage and strongly resent any attempt at denigrating or changing
any aspect of their Iranian heritage. And the Persian Gulf occupies a
pivotal place in the Iranian history and culture. Furthermore, Iran
abuts the Persian Gulf for 2,000 Km, while about a dozen
recently-created Arab Sheikhdoms and emirates border the Gulf on the
other side.

The historical and geographical name of the Persian Gulf has been
endorsed and clarified by the United Nations on many occasions and is
in use by the UN, its member states, and all other international
agencies worldwide. The last UN Directive confirming the name of the
Persian Gulf was (reference ST/CS/SER.A/29/Add.2) on August, 18th
1994.

The worldwide Iranian people are deeply affronted by this arrogant
designation of "The Arabian Gulf." We demand, in the strongest
possible terms, that you take immediate steps to restore the rightful
name of the Persian Gulf to the waterway on Google Earth and delete
any other arbitrary name. We hope that this notice would suffice and
obviates the need for litigation.


Sincerely,

The Undersigned

Go to this web address to sign the petition:
http://www.petitiononline.com/sos02082/petition-sign.html