> "but other religions survive in Persia till this day" Just to be clear, what is known as Persia is a subset of modern day Iran: http://www.heritageinstitute

> "but other religions survive in Persia till this day" Just to be clear, what is known as Persia is a subset of modern day Iran: http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/iranpersia http://www.heritageinstitute.com/zoroastrianism/iranpersia Quick note about non-Islamic religions in Iran: https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Iran https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Religion_in_Iran "The remaining 0.6% associate themselves with non-Islamic religious minorities, including Bahá'ís, Mandeans, Yarsanis, Zoroastrians, Jews, and Christians. The latter three minority religions are officially recognized and protected, and have reserved seats in the Iran parliament."