قبل عدة أسابيع، أفدنا بأنه قد تم انتخاب بهائي لمجلس جمعية البحرين لمراقبة حقوق الانسان لأول مرة في تاريخ البحرين. تفضل الاستاذ عطية اللة  روحاني باجراء مقابلة معنا، و ما يلي نصها في البدء، هلا تعرفنا بنفسك؟ ج – عطية اللة حسن محمد روحاني من اسرة بحرينية بهائية عريقة ومن مواليد البحرين سنة 1953 متزوج [...]

In its verdict on the challenge launched by several lawyers to the January 29 ruling, the Administrative Court decreed that a final ruling on the case will be issued on January 17, 2009 reports Dr. Basma Mousa. In the separate appeal to the January 29 ruling that was launched before the Supreme Administrative Court, the [...]

This article originally appeared in Time Asia, via Payvand On November 28, 2008 the Bahá’í community will commemorate one of its holiest days, the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bah, with an evening of scriptures, prayers, music and festivities. Today, the Bahá’í community consists of five million members who live in 189 countries and 46 territories. The one [...]

In an interview with Copts United, Jamal Al-Banna -the controversial Islamic scholar and younger brother of the Muslim Brotherhood’s founder Hassan Al Banna – spoke in favour of the Baha’i Faith and its adherents. Al-Banna called for granting Baha’is freedom, adding that we should accept pluralism as a natural human condition. He further added that [...]

Recently, Human Rights Activists in Iran published several troubling reports on Baha’is from several cities across Iran being incarcerated. On the 14th of November, the following report was published: The Incarceration of the Baha’is continues As the seven leaders of the Bahá’í community in Tehran, three Bahá’í youth in Shiraz and others are still incarcerated, [...]

Of the 54 youth who were arrested in Shiraz under the pretence of “offences related to state security” (the youth were offering educational classes for disadvantaged children), 51 were subsequently handed one year suspended sentences, with the condition that they attend Islamic propagation classes for 3 years. Human Rights Activists in Iran recently reported that [...]

Not long after the Islamic Revolution, the house of the Bab – one of the Faith’s most sacred sites – was demolished by the authorities. Human Rights Activists in Iran reported the story of a Baha’i in Shiraz who spent 5 years carefully creating a model of the Bab’s house, with a ratio of 1cm [...]

اشتهار ایران نه تنها برای وجود ابن سینا و کورش کبیر و عقاید زخم زننده رهبرانشان است بلکه برای شش میلیون بهائی در دنیا که ایران را محل تولد دینشان میدانند اهمیت مخصوص دارد. دیانت بهائی یک قرن و نیم پیش در ایران ظهور کرد. در میان اصول دینش، اصل تحری حقیقت، اتحاد ادیان، اتحاد [...]

Fouad Mazhab, a talented young Iranian artist, wrote the following rap song on the persecution of Baha’is in Iran. From his profile: I was born and raised in Iran. My unique experiences in life have formed my perspective on my lyrics and music. Growing up in the minority Baha’i faith in Iran meant that from [...]

Below is a translation of an article by Dr. Basma Mousa, an Egyptian Baha’i activist: Today, Egypt celebrates Children’s Day and on this occasion I have a question to ask: what fate will befall a newborn child who was refused a birth certificate by the Department of Civil Status? The child, born on the 9th [...]