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Persian Muslim Youth

In order to preserve the religious and cultural identity of the Muslim community in the West, diligent participation in Islamic cultural activities is crucial. Historically, within a few generations, migrant communities to the West have been overcome by alienation from their roots and assimilation into the local culture. The loss of connection with their respective lands intensifies the problem. In these regards, the prospect of the Muslim youth is most sensitive. Beyond any doubt, the future of Islam in the West is directly connected to the training and achievement of our youth. In a western society, where secular educational systems train our children, the family has the overwhelming influence in preserving the Islamic and cultural identity. Through the family structure, proportional to the efforts of their families and themselves, Muslim youth become acquainted with their Islamic identity and develop within it. Often, additionally traveling to the ancestral land serves as the most influential stimulus for the development of this identity. Contrary to causing assimilation, utilizing the western advancements in science and technology, the opportunities for obtaining higher educations and higher echelons of living, and the freedom of the religious and economical arenas could even help further elevate their Islamic identity. These youth, equipped with the support of their culturesآ’ mature and valuable histories and the school of Islam, could in fact become the best ambassadors of Islam to the West.

Iranian Muslim Ethnic Groups

The following list of Iranian ethnic groups are united under Islam:

Persian/Fars/Farsi/Parsee,Pars, Afghan Persian, Afshari, Astiani, Balkan Rom Gypsy, Brahui, Gabri, Ghorbati Gypsy, Gilaki, Gujarati, Gurani, Harzani, Hazara Beberi, Herki Kurd, Iranian Arab, Jamshidi, Karakalpak, Karingani, Khorasani Turk, Khunsari, Larestani, Luri, Mazanderani, Mussulman Tat, Northern Kurd, Persian, Persian Bantu, Punjabi, Qashqai, Semnani, Shikaki Kurd, Southern Baluch, Southern Kurd, Tadzhik, Takistani, Talysh, Teymur, Turkmen, Urdu, Vafsi, Western Baluch, Western Pathan, Zott Gypsy.