"Parsis are Zarathushtis, but not all Zarathushtis are Parsis… FEZANA (Federation of Zoroastrian Associations of North America) is very positive that we are all Zarathushtis.” Bomi Patel, vice president of the pan American body, is concerned with the tilt this Parsi-Iranian Zoroastrian relationship can take.
As chair of FEZANA’s Congress Committee which oversees the organization of North American congresses, Patel aims to maintain a balance between the two groups. "FEZANA does not differentiate. We want the assistance and involvement of the Persian associations in FEZANA events,” says Patel, adding categorically that FEZANA is revising its terms of reference regarding the allotment......