Polynesian origins of the indigenous Fijian Caste System

[Megaterio Llamas]

According to Naipaul, the Islamic destruction of the north (he is an Indo-Trinidadian of Nepalese descent) was so complete not a single temple, artifact or piece of written history, poetry or religious text survived.

[Vutulaki-san]

According to Naipaul, the Islamic destruction of the north (he is an Indo-Trinidadian of Nepalese descent) was so complete not a single temple, artifact or piece of written history, poetry or religious text survived.

They have made a habit of that

[Megaterio Llamas]

Interestingly, it is only Hindu India that offers sanctuary to what is left of ancient pre Islamic Iran, the so called Parsees, or Zoroastrians. As Naipaul comments in his excellent Beyond Belief: Islamic Excursions Among The Converted Peoples, Islam demands the destruction of the converted peoples history, and encourages it's abandonment.

[Som-Pong]

Actually there's a bunch of Parsees in Pakistan as well, just learned this a few months ago from a Pakistani colleague. Didn't know that before.

[Megaterio Llamas]

Actually there's a bunch of Parsees in Pakistan as well, just learned this a few months ago from a Pakistani colleague. Didn't know that before.

I find that surprising, considering.

[Som-Pong]

As did I when I heard it, she's a Christian. She said they are treated worse than the Christians but that it's a sizeable minority. Have no reason to doubt her.