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. …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Creativity, Education, Events, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Iran | Tagged baha'is, Education, Iran | 16 CommentsDear Friends, as some of you might know, members of the Baha’i community in Iran continually face discrimination from the Iranian Government. One of the many adversities faced by Baha’i youth is the inability to attend Post-Secondary Education in Iran. …
Posted in Baha'i Faith, Education, General, Iran, Politics, Youth | Tagged Baha'i, denial, Education, Iran, Khamenei, Religion, republic | 1 CommentWhat’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 …
Posted in Activism, Atheism, Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Christians, Culture and Society, Current Events, Egypt, Interfaith, Minorities, Podcasts | Tagged 25th of Jan demonstrations in Egypt, Day of Rage Egypt, Egypt's demonstrations 2011, Egypt's protests 2011, Jan. 25 Revolution | 6 CommentsThe 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 …
Posted in Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Christians, Human Rights, Iran, Islam, Minorities, Religion | Tagged Mulllah | 1 CommentNote: 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 …
Posted in Awareness, Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Education, Iran | 3 CommentsWe’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.
Posted in Awareness, Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Civil Rights, Egypt, Iran, Middle East | 1 CommentA famous Sicilian proverb says “better the devil you know than the devil you don’t know”. It seems nowhere does this ring true more than in debate, for naturally it’s hard to argue against something when you don’t know what …
Posted in Baha'i Faith, Islam | 10 CommentsYesterday, I met someone who claims to be the last massager, he as his predecessors manage to gather some followers around him; I approached the crowed and heard him saying. Preacher : Religion has done no-good to humankind; it divided …
Posted in Arab Jews, Atheism, Baha'i Faith, Freedom of Speech, General, Human Rights, Interfaith, Islam, Islamophobia, Middle East, Mideast Youth, Philosophy, Racism, Religion | Leave a commentSo 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
Posted in Activism, Atheism, Awareness, Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Culture, Current Events, Democracy, Freedom of Speech, Human Rights, Interfaith, Iran, Islam, Kurds, Minorities, Politics, Religion, Society | Tagged apartheid, Baha'i, Baha’i, Baha’u’llah, charter, Democracy, freedom of religion, Human Rights, Iran, religious rights, South Africa | 17 Comments1. Our plane: to set up a center in Abu Dhabi for free-thinkers and free speech, where we can conduct debates, conferences and seminars. 2. Our goals: we have nothing to preach, we don’t claim knowledge or wisdom, we don’t …
Posted in Atheism, Baha'i Faith, Countries/Regions, General, Interfaith, Islam, Qatar, Religion, UAE, Yemen | 10 Comments