Dearest Noor and hannah
remain cool,
that door which is closed
leads to your school,
learn your first lesson
if you wish
education is swimming
against the current
like a fish!
love is a window to the light
you are” the noor” in this night
The school which is closed to your face
has turned to darkness in its base.
Horizon seemed dark
as there weren’t many champions
now its shining
you are the lions
March on forward
with your faith
doors will open up
before its too late.
Behrooz, Sydney

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I am truly puzzled by what is going on in this darksome world. On the one hand, all kinds of Islamic associations and groups in places such as Europe, the United States, Canada, and Australia demand not only to be treated like everyone else, which they are, but granted special privileges — such as application of the Sharia law. Yet, Muslim governments — even those of relatively enlightened countries such as Turkey and Egypt, systematically discriminate against non-Muslims. I fail to see the justice of this, Is this the 21st century or are we still wallowing in the dark ages.
The solemn duty of all majorities, all people in power, is to serve as protectors of all minorities and the powerless. The list of people who need fair treatment and are entitled to it is indeed very long and is not limited to religious minorities. Women, even to this day, are among the badly disenfranchised groups in the world. Sadly most shamefully in Islamic land.
Please people of faith. People who believe in God and aim to obey Him. Please bring to mind that Baha’u'llah has emphatically stated that the best beloved of all things in the sight of God is justice. If you believe in God, you must be just to all people. Little children should be the last to suffer from the terrible scourge of blind prejudice.
I am certain that countless decent Egyptians are appalled by the heinous ways that the government is treating the Baha’is. Enough is enough.

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I have just learned that the school in Egypt that has turned away these two girls is a British school, owned and run by Cambridge University, one of the UK’s most famous institutions.

As a British citizen I am thoroughly ashamed and disgusted that a leading British University is colluding with the policy of the Egyptian authorities to deny young minds access to knowledge, a policy that is runs contrary to the ruling of Egypt’s own court system.

The British school in Egypt has behaved in a shameful manner.

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