Category: Baha’is
Posted on September 7, 2011 by Suzan Boulad (Syria)
In a clear statement, EU foreign policy chief Catherine Ashton unequivocally condemned the Iranian regime for it’s persistent persecution of the Baha’i minority in Iran, specifically mentioning the crackdown on the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education and the arrest of its leaders earlier this summer. Such statements …
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Posted on August 22, 2011 by Esra'a (Bahrain)
As some of you are already aware, we partnered with a group of organizations and individuals to launch the Can You Solve This? campaign that raises awareness and invites people to take action for the right of education in Iran. …
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Posted on March 17, 2011 by Ahmed Zidan (Egypt)
What’s like to belong to a religious minority in Egypt after January 25th? Will the long history of oppression get worsened or relieved? To better know, we’ve interviewed four young activists who represent a major portion of the religious minorities …
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Posted on November 25, 2010 by Jahanshah Rashidian (Iran/Germany)
The Islamic Republic of Iran places the Shiite sect of Islam at the heart of the state apparatus. The Islamisation of all life, based on Khomeini’s own interpretation of Islam, is the central policy of the Islamic ruling elite. Religious …
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Posted on July 20, 2010 by Esra'a (Bahrain)
Note: The below article and photo associated is a satirical piece mocking the absurdity of Iran’s continued harassment and discrimination against the Baha’i minority. A quick visit here will verify the amount of violence and crimes that Baha’is in Iran …
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Posted on July 18, 2010 by Fatima (Saudi Arabia)
We’re proud to present to you a new Baha’i rights illustration that aims to highlight some of the human rights abuses Baha’is are subjected to in the Middle East: arson, unjustified incarceration and limitations on freedom of speech.
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Posted on June 26, 2010 by Fatima (Saudi Arabia)
Originally posted on BahaiRights.org Fifty Baha’i families in the village of Eival could do nothing but watch their houses being demolished this week, RAHNA reported. On June 22, the Baha’is of Eival learned that non-Baha’is in their village are collecting …
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Posted on April 13, 2010 by Leyla H.
So according to some people’s bookkeeping:
Equality of women and men, universal education, progressive revelation, oneness of humanity, mutualistic democracy, human rights = British invention
Suppression of woman, suppression and persecution of minorities and majorities, the inherent division of humanity into good and bad, human rights abuses = Iranian
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Posted on February 20, 2010 by Steven
The Bahá’ís have been in the news out of Iran and neighboring regions. I could go on about the governmental angle but my real focus is the experience and attitudes of people. This isn’t just about government oppressions and fanatical …
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Posted on February 15, 2010 by Leyla H.
Beyond our culture of contest lies a different kind of democracy: gentle, just and… inevitable. “Beyond King of the Mountain” is a documentary short about democratic governance outside of the “Western Liberal” model. Particularly poignant for those who are thinking …
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