one wonders where to start with so much revisionism here. but > Zoarastrians were persecuted mercilessly just as they mercilessly persecuted the Manichaeans a

one wonders where to start with so much revisionism here. but > Zoarastrians were persecuted mercilessly just as they mercilessly persecuted the Manichaeans and all but wiped them out, ensuring the elite ruling class remained Zoroastrian. This began with the imprisonment and execution of Mani who "...incurr[ed] the disapproval of the Zoroastrian clergy, Mani is reported to have died in prison awaiting execution by the Persian Emperor Bahram I." [1] Plenty of others have already commented on Persian scholars and their contributions during the Golden Age of Islam. Also worth noting that the current regime and it's Shi'ism is rooted in yet more persecution, this time at the hands of the Safavid dynasty seeking a clever way to create a sense of national identity despite their foreign root [2]. [1] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manichaeism#Persecution_and_suppression https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Manichaeism#Persecution_and_su... [2] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_conversion_of_Iran_to_Shia_Islam https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Safavid_conversion_of_Iran_to_...