"In a free and democratic society such as the United States, the California Zoroastrian Center (CZC) has chosen to embrace the existing guaranteed civil liberties and political freedom and advance the cause of Zoroastrianism without the bondage of any ‘excess baggage’ left over from our respective countries of origin that tends to hamper progress,” commented Dr Ali Makki who was elected president of the CZC board of directors (BOD) in 2016.
He was responding to Parsiana’s queries regarding the decision taken by the preceding BOD on March 24, 2016 to accept "any individual who wants to choose or reclaim the......