Associated Press correspondent David Crary's contemporary report, carried by PBS NewsHour and published 1 July 2022, on the World Zoroastrian Congress opening in New York City, describing it as the faith's first congress held in the United States since 2000, its roughly twelve hundred attendees from sixteen countries, and the global Zoroastrian community's estimated population of roughly one hundred twenty five thousand, including more than thirty thousand adherents now in the United States and Canada combined.
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AuthorDavid Crary
PublisherAssociated Press, carried by PBS NewsHour
Publication Year2022
URLhttps://www.pbs.org/newshour/arts/ancient-but-small-in-number-zoroastrians-confront-depletion-of-their-faith
Source Typenews
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Reliability Tier2
A named wire service correspondent's contemporary report for the Associated Press, carried by PBS NewsHour, tier 2, used here as an independent cross check on the congress's dates, attendance and the demographic figures discussed in its sessions. NotesUsed for the congress's opening date, attendance figure, its status as the first United States congress since 2000, and the worldwide and North American population figures.
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This source names Canada directly: "adherents now in the United States and Canada combined."
Source Ancient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)David Crary
This source names Global directly: "from sixteen countries, and the global Zoroastrian community's estimated population of roughly one hundred twenty five thousand, including more than thirty thousand adherents now in the United..."
Source Ancient But Small in Number, Zoroastrians Confront Depletion of Their Faith (Associated Press via PBS NewsHour)David Crary
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