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Zpeakerbox
The Zoroastrian Community's First
Online Youth Magazine
Welcome to Zpeakerbox! This is your portal of free expression from your mind to the eyes and ears of other Zarathushti youth all over the world. What you say matters and is well worth hearing. If you've got something on your mind, pertaining to our religion and community or not, then spill it. This is your space. Have your work published under your own name or discretely under a pen name.
We like to call this a Z-zine which is like an e-zine (electronic magazine) but a Zoroastrian online magazine. Have fun and happy writing. Welcome to the Zoroastrian community's FIRST online youth magazine.
For information about how you can get involved with Zpeakerbox, contact us.
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Freedom |
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Aug 19, 2010 - 4:51 AM - by Behram
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Society, by and large, has been glorifying Freedom - complete Freedom. Millions are in search of it. Freedom of speech, expression, freedom to choose, freedom to act as one pleases - as the mind dictates or as the mood prompts. Why not? Tired of all the old restraints and restrictions, we want to exercise freedom.
A toddler bangs away with his wooden toy on your polished chair; you let him. After all, you do not want to curb his creativity and intrude on his freedom.
A twelve year old has somehow got his hands on an objectionable sex magazine. He is feasting his eyes on the shameful pictures in his room behind closed doors. You open the door and walk in. He complains about having no privacy or freedom. You apologize and walk out leaving him to sow his seeds of morals and character.
The teenager comes home late in the night; you do not know where she goes, with whom, and what she does. She must have her freedom or else, she walks out of your... [Read More]
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Jul 23, 2010 - 4:06 PM - by Jimmy
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A Case for Conservatism
By: Ervad Jimmy Doctor
I am born and raised in the United States, and embrace my Parsi culture and religion dearly. I have experienced firsthand the vast contrast between liberal Parsis and conservative Parsis as I grew up in New York, and was part of a Zoroastrian organization there for 18 years. It is perhaps one of the U.S.'s most liberal Zoroastrian communities. They of course believe they are making progress, but towards my 18 year tenure at that organization, it became clearly obvious to me that liberalism, though totally embraced, is erasing our cultural and religious identity. Sudreh-Kustis are few and far between and 'Prayer' classes focus on long courses of Persian history and very basic liberally-slanted Zoroastrian theory. The true meaning of Navroze and other holy days in the year is muddled by socializing, eating, and dancing.
Often times when discussing religion, I hear words like ‘Fascist’, ‘Racist’, etc.... [Read More]
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Introducing New Moderators |
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Jun 17, 2010 - 7:45 AM - by Admin
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We're proud to add two new members to our Zpeakerbox team: Jimmy and Paakzaad will join us as our moderators on the site. If you have any questions or concerns, they will be happy to help you out.
Thank you to everyone who has submitted their support for our volunteer positions! We are still looking for volunteers in other areas so please let us know how you'd like to get involved.
We're still looking for volunteers for the following areas:
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Other additional skills
Contact Parizad at parizad@zpeakerbox.narius.net for more information.
Thank you!
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Young Zoroastrian priest (Ervad Desai) meets with Pope Benedict XVI
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