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Faiths

The faiths of Iran, each described by its own community.

  • Twelver Shi’a Islam

    Majority faith since the Safavids; hosseiniyehs abroad

  • Sunni Islam

    Among Kurds, Baluch, Turkmen and some southern communities

  • Sufi orders

    Nimatullahi, Gonabadi and Oveyssi orders, with centres abroad

  • Zoroastrianism

    The ancient faith of Iran; communities in Yazd, Kerman, Tehran, India and North America

  • Judaism

    Iranian Jews since the Achaemenids; Los Angeles, Great Neck, Israel

  • Armenian and Assyrian Christianity

    Recognised minorities with large diasporas

  • Baha’i Faith

    Iran’s largest non-Muslim minority, persecuted since 1979; the underground university BIHE (1987)

  • Yarsan

    Kurdish and Lak faith of the Kermanshah region

  • Mandaeans

    Ancient Gnostic faith of Khuzestan

  • Secular and non-religious Iranians

    A large share of the diaspora

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	author = {{Iranian Diaspora Cooperation \& Development Council}},
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	url = {https://iranians.global/heritage/faiths/},
	howpublished = {https://iranians.global/heritage/faiths/},
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  1. Manfred Hutter (2023). Religious and Ethnic Minorities in Iran: An Introduction. Springer eBooks. DOI 10.1007/978-981-19-1633-5_1
  2. MASSIMILIANO VASSALLI (2026). The Literary History of the Zoroastrians in Iran. Zenodo. DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23483679
  3. Eliz Sanasarian (2000). Religious Minorities in Iran. Cambridge University Press eBooks. DOI 10.1017/cbo9780511492259
  4. Rezaeipandari H, Morowatisharifabad MA, Mohammadpoorasl A et al. (2026). Predictors of perceived quality of life in zoroastrian minority older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study in Iran.. BMC Geriatr. DOI 10.1186/s12877-026-07691-5
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  2. The Literary History of the Zoroastrians in Iran

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    Eliz Sanasarian · 2000 · Cambridge University Press eBooks

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  4. Predictors of perceived quality of life in zoroastrian minority older adults with chronic diseases: a cross-sectional study in Iran.

    Rezaeipandari H, Morowatisharifabad MA, Mohammadpoorasl A et al. · 2026 · BMC Geriatr

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  5. Ethno-Religious Minorities and Electoral Politics in Iran

    APSA MENA Section · 2024 · Zenodo

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  6. Exploring Push-Pull Factors Affecting Iranian Jews’ Emigration to Palestine, 1925-1954: A Social History Approach

    Javad Mousavi Dalini, Arash Yousefi · 2024 · Al-Jami’ah: Journal of Islamic Studies

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  7. A Comparative and Educational Study of Laws in Litigation of Religious Minorities in Iran and Lebanon

    Abdossaied Badiei Khorsand, farhad parvin · 2020 · Iranian Journal of Comparative Education

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  8. Introduction: Iranian Jews in the Twenty-First Century

    2022 · Jews of Iran

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  9. The Population Genetics of Iranian Zoroastrians: Evidence of Genetic Isolation and Bottleneck Effects

    Ashrafian Bonab M, Behnam B, Finn R et al. · 2026 · Preprints.org

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  10. Journey and Encounters: The History of the Zoroastrians of Iran and Its Challenges

    MASSIMILIANO VASSALLI · 2026 · Zenodo

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  11. Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran: A Socio-Legal Analysis

    Jamsheed K. Choksy · 2026 · American Journal of Islam and Society

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  12. Religious and Spiritual Coping Elements in Dealing with Chronic Diseases: A Qualitative Exploration of the Perspectives of Older Iranian Zoroastrians.

    Rezaeipandari H, Morowatisharifabad MA, Shaghaghi A · 2023 · J Relig Health

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