![]() | Nasser Pourpirar was in Iranian history researcher that claimed Purim was a historical event involving the genocide of indigenous Iranians, allegedly orchestrated by Achaemenid King Darius I in collaboration with his Jewish allies. Some narratives claim that this event led to a significant depopulation of the region, with the claim that Iran remained largely uninhabited until the rise of Islam. He wrote numerous books on this topic and was widely critisized in Iran. [link] [comments] |