Died: Dr Farhang Mehr, 94, Iran’s former deputy prime minister who left the country during the Islamic revolution, erstwhile president of the Zoroastrian Anjuman of Tehran, editor of Humata, the journal of the Center for Ancient Iranian Studies, and professor emeritus of Boston University (BU); on March 4, 2018 in Southern California.
"I resisted exchanging my religion for a higher political office, and I refused to sacrifice my heritage at the altars of prestige and political acceptance. As such I was able to set an example for other Zarathushtis in Iran, one that I hope will continue,” Mehr had expressed in......