Just like so many of us, I have been so absorbed with following the events in Iran, tweeting and re-tweeting and making sure #iranelection was trending. You may ask, why does a Czech person in California care? After all, how can someone who is not from Middle East, or who has not lived in Middle [...]
Baha'is
“Debunking the Myths” on Baha’is
March 18th, 2009Conspiracy theories are popular in this region for a good reason: they allow us to perceive ourselves as powerless victims and blame our shortcomings and insecurities on others. For decades, Baha’is have been painted as the enemy within, plotting and conspiring to harm their nations and act against its interests.
In order to confront these allegations, [...]
“Persecution”: a song by Elika Mahony
March 12th, 2009
The worldwide response to Iran’s intensified persecution of Baha’is has been nothing short of astounding. Actors, famous comedians and prominent academics have publicly declared their condemnation, generating international media coverage. Youths from across the globe, originating from various religious and ethnic backgrounds have been actively blogging and declaring their outrage.
But the response to the persecution [...]
Sophis-tech-ated
March 7th, 2009
Crossposted on BahaiRights.org
The usual accusations Iranian officials have made against Baha’is (supporting Zionism and insulting religious sanctities) are ridiculous in themselves. But some of the accusations leveled against Baha’is cross over into the realm of bizarreness:
One of the accusations made against the NSA members in 1981 was “Sending or receiving reports containing code words such [...]
The Persecution of Baha’is: an Interactive Timeline
March 2nd, 2009
Crossposted on BahaiRights.org
For the past 30 years, followers of the Baha’i Faith in Iran have been lynched, falsely imprisoned, vilified and driven out of their homes. Baha’i children have been deprived of their right to an education, adults have been prevented from earning a livelihood and thousands of families had their properties illegally confiscated by [...]
What Services?
February 25th, 2009
Iran’s leaders lose no opportunity to remind the world of their painful efforts to show “respect” and “tolerance” the Baha’i community. The latest proclamation came from Najafabadi, Iran’s Prosecutor General who stated that “the Iranian government has provided the Bahai sect in Iran with all the facilities offered to other Iranian citizens” and has “always [...]
Troubling times for the Baha’is of Iran
February 12th, 2009
Yesterday, Iran announced that it will be trying 7 leaders of the Baha’i community, 6 of whom were arrested in May last year, under charges of “espionage for Israel”.
The arrested 7 are in fact members of “the Friends”, an informal society that oversaw the needs of the Baha’i community in Iran. The group is described [...]
Mapping the intensifying wave of raids and arrests of Baha’is in Iran
February 4th, 2009Kawthar Muhaib, the editor of the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights, has been hard at work documenting the latest news of the Baha’i minority, primarily in Egypt and Iran. More recently a map was created (and is constantly being updated) reporting and locating the Baha’is that have been arrested in Iran since October 2008. You [...]
Fostering Baha’i-Muslim understanding
January 28th, 2009Many Muslims hold misconceptions and erroneous beliefs on the beliefs and practises associated with the Baha’i Faith. Amongst the most widely believed misconceptions is that Baha’is worship Baha’u’llah as a deity,and that Baha’i texts disparage the Qur’an and Islam and that the Baha’i Faith condones incest.
With these claims being circulated by respected scholars and clerics, [...]
Comic: Prison Break in Iran
January 27th, 2009
In recent months, Iran has escalated its campaign of arrests against Baha’is. Dozens of Baha’is currently languish in prisons, with no hope of being accorded a fair trial. Those reportedly arrested weren’t criminals, thieves or murderers but were in fact community leaders, social activists and educators who strove to serve their communities.
The Iranian regime has [...]
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