As Yazdegirdi 1381 dawns the outlook for the community may be upbeat. In a historic decision the Karachi Parsi Anjuman Trust Fund has resolved to grant to the children of Parsi women married to non-Parsis equal status with the offspring of Parsi men married to non-Parsis. This means these children can officially enter the Wadia Dar-e-Meher and be accorded access to all the facilities offered by the Anjuman.
What is particularly laudable is that despite living in an Islamic republic where women are denied many fundamental rights, the Zoroastrians took this progressive step. Even Parsis opting for cremation or burial are......