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“The protesters in Iran are burning MOSQUES!!”

Islam isn’t the indigenous religion of Iran. Zoroastrianism is. Islam only arrived in the 7th century due to violent conquests. Persians didn’t choose to convert from the faith of their ancestors, they were violently forced to.

What’s wrong, “free Palestine” crowd? I thought you guys supported decolonization???

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Persepolis, the ancient Zoroastrian ceremonial center of the Achaemenid Empire, located in Iran

Scanned from Invitation to World Religions: Oxford University Press Textbook

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Kaʿba-ye Zartosht, Marvdasht, Iran, first half of the sixth century BCE. The Kaʿba-ye Zartosht (Persian: کعبه زرتشت, “Cube of Zarathustra”) is a stepped, rectangular stone structure at the Naqsh-e Rustam archaeological complex near Zangiabad village in Marvdasht County, Fars Province. The site also contains Elamite, Achaemenid, and Sasanian monuments, and the Kaʿba-ye Zartosht is among several edifices known as “Kaʿbas.” Built in the Achaemenid period, its original name is unknown. In the Sasanian era it was called Bon-Khanak, while the local name was Naggarekhaneh (“house of keeping”). The modern designation “Kaʿba-ye Zartosht” dates to the 14th century and remains in use. The monument’s original purpose is debated. Some scholars view it as a fire temple for housing and venerating the sacred flame; others see it as a mausoleum for an Achaemenid ruler or noble, citing its similarity to the Tomb of Cyrus and Lycian and Carian burial monuments. Another theory holds that it was intended as a repository for royal archives or sacred texts, though its small interior challenges this idea. Less widely accepted suggestions identify it as a temple to Anahita or as a solar calendar.

In the Sasanian period, inscriptions were added in Middle Persian (Sasanian), Middle Persian (Arsacid), and Greek to its northern, southern, and eastern faces. These include texts by Shapur I and the high priest Kartir; Walter Henning described them as “the most important historical documents from the Sasanian era.” The Kaʿba-ye Zartosht is admired for its balanced proportions, clean lines, and refined stonework.

Today, it forms part of Naqsh-e Rustam and is maintained by Iran’s Cultural Heritage, Handicrafts and Tourism Organization.

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Here’s how an Iranian girl, a follower of Zoroastrianism, explains everything “on her fingers”:

“Hello, I’m Iranian. Everyone keeps asking the same question:

"What’s wrong with the left? Why are they so noisy, why do they support Gaza, but stay completely silent about Iran?"

The answer is simple: The truth exposes the lie. Recognizing Iran would destroy the ideological fantasy they’ve built.

Let’s be clear: the Islamic Republic of Iran is not a victim of Western imperialism. It’s an authoritarian theocratic regime that exists by exporting violence, funding Islamist groups, and repressing its own people.

In other words, the Iranian regime is everything the left supports.

Башни молчания (Дахмы) в Йезде, Иран. Фотограф Антипов Игорь. Россия (Калининград).

Дахма — круглое башенное сооружение, используемое в зороастрийской религиозной традиции для погребальных практик. В просторечии также именуется «башня молчания». На вершине таких башен выставляются трупы, которые обычно расклёвывают хищные птицы. Строительство башен молчания связано с положением в зороастризме, согласно которому «нечистое» мёртвое тело не должно предаваться ни земле, ни огню.

Towers of Silence (Dahmas) in Yazd, Iran. Photographer Antipov Igor. Russia (Kaliningrad).

A dakhma is a round tower-like structure used in the Zoroastrian religious tradition for funerary practices. It is also colloquially known as a "tower of silence." Corpses are placed at the top of such towers, where they are typically pecked by birds of prey. The construction of towers of silence is linked to the Zoroastrian belief that an "unclean" corpse should not be buried in either the earth or fire.

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