Yes, blame the victims… always works in the Muslim world.

No one here tries to blame the victims; but, to play devil’s advocate, lets suppose so. that is the lesson we learnt from G.W.Bush, when his majesty blames Iraqis who attack American soldiers.

However, Mohammad Anjavinejad, the preacher who was addressing the crowd at the mosque, reportedly cast doubt on the accident theory, saying that the force of the blast and the presence of an individual who planted a package in the building suggested otherwise.

Maybe we should re-examine the idea of a terrorist act. I would imagine that if the government secretly thinks its terrorism or the Baha’is which would be un-likley because the Baha’is have a reputation thats rock solid for non-violence, they will begin to crack down in some form, publicly or privately.

First how do you know Bahai’s disbelive? Did you research yourself or was told to you by another religous leader? Second who in this case was chastised?

Mohammad Memarian I agree with you but in the news they said in there they were doing anti bahai propoganda probably means they are not saying anything good about them and it I know that even in city of shiraz many times in the mosques they arose people against bahais. Thanks for your comments though.

My sister, Mona was named after the 17yr old girl, Mona Mahmudnizhad who was hanged for teaching Baha’i Sunday school. It is also the future place of Baha’i pilgrimage, along with Turkey and Baghdad.

nice priniciples, especially with regards to the fact that people may follow them without any need to officially convert to Bahaism… somehow universal values they are.

Why is Iran following proudly alone an anti-Baha’i policy?

many believe that Iranian top officials in several fronts takes all the risks on behalf of those who refuse to share the expenses.

for example, in the case of Mideast conflict, many arab leaders benefit from it being updated with as much violence as possible, and Iran exactly advances this agenda as a front leader. who pays the price? just Iran; who benefits? all.

equally, in the case of Bahais, I think that many countries would be featured on front pages if it were not up to Iran to do the job. again, many elite sects benefit from the Iranian position, though refuse to pay the price.

I agree with Mohammad. In long term, many would know how bahais are, at least normal people who have no hostility like mullahs.
I didnt know much about Bahais, not knowing as good or even bad guys. I didnt really know.
But lately I’ve understood that it is sometimes hard for someone to becomes a Bahai. You know why? Because they are very very nice guys and it seems hard for others to be a Bahai!!! I think this goodness is somehow related to their belief.

Why is Iran following proudly alone an anti-Baha’i policy? It is an attitude that reminds me of the former Portuguese dictatorship.

Thank God there are voices in Iran that speak against this attitude. I just wish I could hear (and read) more people like you, Mohammad Memarian.

As much as the mullahs hate us, there is no solid foundation or precedent for us to take violent action.

there is a reason for it, and that is “stupidity of some anti-Bahai advocates”. lets suppose that you are going to marginalize a minority group; the simplest mean is to misinform people: tell the people that THEY do the nastiest, eat the dirtiest, etc. though it might come to be an effective strategy in short term and marginalize THEM for a while, it will prove counter-productive in long run: once one dares to get close to THEM, he understands that THEY are normal citizens too, and this perception not merely helps THEM spread they word, but also undermines credibility of misinformers, which in turn will accelerate the process of normalization…

Here is some info about execution:
http://www.roozonline.com/english/archives/2008/04/two_sunni_clerics_executed.html

As for the explosion I would not describe it as “tragic mistake”, it was “criminal negligence”. I wish that the people who are responsible for that tragedy were put into prison.

One obvious reason is that it wouldn’t float. The people know better. As much as the mullahs hate us, there is no solid foundation or precedent for us to take violent action. That would be the worst thing for Baha’is to do.

If the explosion was indeed caused by a bomb, how come out of the thousand people there, only 9 were killed?

here is answer:

A witness to the blast, Mostafa Nazari, told The Associated Press that some 1,000 worshippers had gathered at the mosque grounds to hear a cleric speak. He said it was fortunate the blast happened at a part of the building far from the podium, around which most of the audience had crowded.

the above report is more of an evidence that this was not a bomb attack, for if it were so, the bomber could detonate the bomb “closer to the podium”.

This would obviously be an excuse for them to prosecute more Bahai’s there.

I also have a question:
If the explosion was indeed caused by a bomb, how come out of the thousand people there, only 9 were killed? I’m not saying that nine is a small number, but i mean, if somebody did plant a bomb there, wouldn’t they have wanted more casualties?

I hope it to be ‘certainly accidental’ as that senior official said.

you would better add that “the terrorist group” best describes what you call “Sunni rebel group of Jundallah”. stopping a bus and indiscriminately killing all of the passengers, kidnapping normal citizens and asking for ransom and/or freeing some prisinors, etc… what do you call all of these ‘efforts’? a simple rebel?

from your comment, every reasonable creature would infer that IRI executed two senior Sunni clerics just for being Sunni; and explosion, if masterminded by affiliates of those clerics, maybe somehow justified. come on man.

first, this was not a mosque, it was a Hussaynieh, an exclusively Shiite religious center whose function is different from that of a Mosque.

second, although I do agree that such ‘anti Bahai propaganda’ is essentially misinforming in most of the cases, I’ve rarely heard of “ridiculous” or “bad things” told about them preached in such places. this anti-Bahai propaganda is usually based on emotionally motivating people to marginalize Bahais. and this motivation is usually based on small portions of facts, not all the fact, withought providing Bahais with an ooportunity to defend themselves. I do admit again that this is not fair. it is not, however, equal to “saying bad things” or “ridiculing the Bahais.”

by the way, it must be noted that there are many rumors, bad things and ridiculing descriptions circulating throughout the society about Bahais.

The group, or any other, has not taken responsibility for the incident. This mosque has been rather a place close to Hojattyeh sect which preaches of hate against Bahais, Wahabbis, and other political issues.

Allah is delighted about all this hatred and violence against the unbelievers.

Koran 3:56 As for those who disbelieve I shall chastise them with a heavy chastisement in the world and the Hereafter; and they will have no helpers.

I just wonder if it was not a accident who could it be? anyone have leads on the matter?