Several days ago, “Egyptian Baha’i” brought the world’s attention to the distressing story of Noor and Hannah, two little girls who were denied their right to an education for no other reason than their being Baha’is. While reporting on the story, we were struck by not only the Egyptian government’s reluctance to abide by its […]

Just a few days ago, we reported this unfortunate case. We recently received news of another equally horrifying case concerning arson against the Baha’i minority in Iran:
On Friday July 25, 2008, at 5 in the morning, the personal vehicle of Suhail Na’imi was destroyed through arson as it was parked in front of his house. […]

Every triumph Egyptian Baha’i community has achieved has been met with unwarranted objections, intolerance and rejection not only from the government and religious authorities, but by the public at large as well. Recently, the “Baha’i Faith in Egypt” blog reported that the Ministry of Education issued a statement that
“Egyptian schools cannot refuse the admission of […]

Disturbing news was just received from Kerman, Iran. A summary of the report:
Mihran Shakir and his family are Baha’is and live in Kerman. For some time, Mrs. Shakir had been receiving threatening phone calls (presumably for being members of the Baha’i community). When the family attended the commemorative meeting on the night of Baha’u’llah’s […]

Dr. Basma G. Moussa, a leading Egyptian Baha’i blogger, and Assistant Professor at the prestigious Cairo University, wrote an article for the left-leaning El Badeel Newspaper on the discrimination adherents of the faith are met with in Egypt. Entitled “The Department of Civil Status Leads the Discrimination Against Baha’is”, the article is a forceful […]

Islamists in Egypt have long posed a hurdle to efforts aimed at granting Baha’i citizens equal rights. Now a more chilling development has ensued, with the news that the Ministry of Awqaf (Religious Endowments) has begun distributing a book titled “The Baha’i Faith and the Stance of Islam” to all mosques.
This publication has not strayed […]

Baha’is in Egypt and Iran are being denied their right to education. Why? Simply because of their faith. On the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights, we have written about the discrimination that Egyptian Baha’is have been receiving, which right now is comparable to what Iran has been putting its Baha’i students through for decades.
Inspired by […]

According to “The Egyptian Today,” a prominent newspaper in Egypt, schools in Cairo refused enrollment of Baha’i students after having received instructions not to accept applicants who are neither Muslim nor Christian.
Parents have filed a complaint with the Ministry of Education, but have yet to receive a response from any relevant officials. The deadline […]