One such story is the recent appointment of a Baha’i citizen to the Bahrain Human Rights Watch Society (BHRWS). BHRWS actively campaigns for women’s rights, worker’s rights and promotes religious freedom in Bahrain.
Baha’is in Bahrain constitute approximately 1% of the population, and although the Faith lacks official recognition, the community enjoys wider freedom compared to other countries.
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dan
16 October, 2008
It is important that stories such as this get a wider hearing. It underscores that outside of the problems Baha’is experience in Iran and Egypt there are other more positive stories of Baha’is living in Islamic states.
In many parts of the world Baha’is and Muslims work side by side and in a spirit of service to humanity on issues such as human rights, interfaith action, youth empowerment, women’s rights and development. As a Baha’i, I can testify to the friendships I have developed with Muslims, who have taught me much about the values of justice and compassion found within the Qu’ran.
Khalil A. Khavari
19 October, 2008
A breath of fresh air. It goes to show that there are indeed Muslims and Muslim-majority countries who are respectful of minorities’ rights. Bahrain with a significant Shia population is supplying a valuable lesson to the oppressive Shia-dominated clerical rulers of Iran. Bahrain is to be praised for its excellent action.
The Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights » Blog Archive » For the first time, Turkish Baha’i appointed as dean
13 November, 2008
[...] is definitely welcome, and we hope that citizens of more countries would follow the suit of Bahrain and and Turkey and recognize Baha’is as equals. Professor Cüneyt Can, director of the [...]