Baha'is

According to the Baha’i leadership studies, Iraq is home to less than 2,000 Baha’is, spread all across the country. In 1970, Iraq banned the Baha’i Faith, and in 1975 there was a subsequent decision of prohibiting the issuance of identification documents to Baha’is. In 2007 the government abolished the Ministry of Interior’s [...]

Twitter is a great tool for raising awareness about all kinds of human rights violations. For one of our projects, the Muslim Network for Baha’is Rights, we’ve created this app that tracks tweets about Baha’i human rights abuses in real time and displays them on a map or as a list. We’ve previously created a [...]

A few days ago, we launched the latest video that the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights has created to help promote the cause for Baha’i human rights. We are extremely pleased to note that Foad, a very talented artist from Iran, has turned that video into a rap song.
We conducted an interview with Foad a [...]

We are extremely excited to release our latest video, which has been in the works for quite some time now. Abuses against the innocent Baha’i minority in Iran have been committed for over 30 years. Inspired by the reactions of Iran’s latest election, where many Iranians took to the streets to demand change and respect [...]

Several months ago, we profiled Shahriar AZ, a contemprary Iranian artist from New Zealand who utilizes art to raise awareness on human rights violations. In March 2008, Shahriar launched World Art Collective, the website that has become a vehicle for raising awareness of human rights violations, injustices and persecution. Shahriar has always been interested in [...]

As a Baha’i, I am grateful for the friends from the MideastYouth.com and Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights for coming up with the idea and organizing the Baha’i Rights day, which was also made possible with the enormous help of our friends at Iran Press Watch. The idea was simple: get the #BahaiRights hashtag* (see [...]

For many months, we have been thinking about creating a day in which everyone can become aware of Baha’i human rights abuses. We approached our friends at Iran Press Watch with the idea and we agreed upon July 11 in order to mark Baha’i Rights Day, a day dedicated to support the human rights for [...]

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 [...]

Conspiracy 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, [...]

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 [...]