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Madai Imperial Newspaper for the International Community and the expatriates living in MadaiSince the 2nd year of the reign of Reza| 9th of Turmar (April), 15th year of the reign of Dariush V
Women march to celebrate 10 years of suffrage and a century since the ban of polygamy
Astara
Women have marched today in Astara from the Shah Khosrau Boulevard to the Javedan Park celebrating a century since the Decree banning polygamy given by Shahanshah Dariush III. He was one of the few Shahs of Madai up to that point who had only one wife. The decree was given on on the 9th of Turmar on the 6th year of the reign of Dariush III, the shah following the advice of Khosrau Esfandyar, the Moabadan-Moabad, the head of the Zoroastrian Church. The ban against polygamy, came in the background of a unitarian movement that wished for the union of mainstream Zoroastrianism with the teachings of the prophet Mazdak. In the end, the idea of union between the two faiths was abandoned, but many of the old zoroastrian traditions were left behind to create new, modern institutions.
"We are marching to celebrate the fact that a century ago, the rights of women started to gain prominence and thus we were given equal status to the men. Our fight for those rights still continue as there are many other layers of the society that remain ossified and don't wish to modernize and to understand the new society. As the prophet Mazdak said nearly fifteen hundred years ago, all humans are equal in the face of divinity, so they should be equal in life too. We are now also celebrating the voting rights that were extended to the women a decade ago under our current Shah, may he stay away from the evil mentality, Dariush V. It is clear that emancipation is not something that can be achieved in a night, it is clear that its not possible even in a century, that is why, we march today, to make ourselves visible and be sure that we will evolve following the good mentalities created by Ahura Mazda and prophesied by Zarathustra," stated Darya Bakhtiari, the head of the women's marching column.
The voting rights have been extended to include women's suffrage ten years ago by a decree of Dariush V, Shah Heidari. The National Party protested against it and thus it was brought to the Majles for voting. The support of the Constitutionalists, Mazdak and Liberal Parties brought the decree in effect and this has boosted the support of the Constitutionalist Party, making it win with an absolute majority the next two elections.
Fereydoun Norouzi: "To avoid the chaos from Wendziema, we need to reduce inequality"
Astara
In a sermon given today at the Fire of Purification Temple of Astara, the Moabadan-Moabad, Fereydoun Norouzi also talked about the state of the world and in which the people are living. A supporter of the Mazdaki teachings, Moabad Norouzi is known for his acid speech against inequality and against exploitation. In his speech, the Moabad stated that he understands the wishes of the communists to create a better and free world, but he doesn't understand the need to do it with destruction and killings. He strongly condemned the civil war in Cyclopeia, the antitheism in Auraria and now the second civil war in Wendziema.
"It is clear that in general, the communists are saying that the world should be free and people should live in equality and fraternity. I support this with all my heart, but I can't understand how one can say that he loves humanity, whereas in action he is doing nothing but killing his brothers. It is clear that such perversions of their teachings come from the fact that the leaders of those movements are just opportunists who present themselves as saviors, which in reality just use all the turmoil they create to get into power. We need to make the lives of the people better and to avoid the monstrosities of the communist revolutions, we need to reduce the inequality between the poorest and the richest in our countries, so that the standard of living is increased and with it, the society won't be so radicalized. I admire persons who have sacrificed their own lives, to fight for the betterment of others, but I can't accept to do this betterment through violence. As I said, to avoid the chaos from Wendziema, we need to reduce inequality, by expanding and making our welfare programs more inclusive. Our country was the first to introduce them, through the help of the Zoroastrian Church and following the advises of Prophet Mazdak. Let us now be an avantgarde of progress," stated the Moabadan Moabad.
Usually criticized vehemently by the National Party and the Greater Madai Party, Moabad Fereydoun Norouzi is the first follower of the Mazdakist School of Zoroastrianism who becomes Priest of Priests. The Moabad also criticized the Mazdak Party (which is the communist party) because he party uses the teachings of the prophet for their own political gain, something which he described as being evil mentality.
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