We’re hopeful that this initiative will give rise to many other movements, within and outside Iran, and below is our message to all current and future signatories of the open letter:
We are proud that after a long period of silence, voices of protest are now being registered.
We are proud that the voices of protest are becoming louder and more frequent.
We are proud that in the face of the increasing attacks against the Baha’is of Iran, the intellectual community refuses to be silent.
We are proud that the legal status the brutal murder of Baha’is has gained is now being questioned and denounced.
We are proud that a group of intellectuals seeks to correct the grave mistakes of the past, and prove that coercion against Baha’is is unjustified.
We are proud of the citizens, both within and outside Iran, who stand in solidarity with Baha’i youth who are denied education.
We are proud of your speaking out against the painful reality in Iran
We are proud of your refusal to remain silent when confronted with the injustice, marginalization and atrocities against your fellow countrymen
We are proud of your courage, and we are proud of your integrity
As members of the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights, we are proud of our efforts to raise awareness on the persecution of Baha’is in the region, yet humbly acknowledge that they pale in comparison to the horror, pain and anguish adherents of the Baha’i Faith have had to endure for decades.
But we are resolved to do everything within our means to ensure the establishment of justice, and the protection of current and future generations of Baha’is.
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smile rose
5 February, 2009
we proud also of your work dear friends
in muslim network for personal rights
smile rose
5 February, 2009
we proud also of your work dear friends
in muslim network for Bahai rights
Loren
6 February, 2009
ya awfiya’ khulas muslimun!
Surely all the prophets and messengers, the saints and chosen ones of God, are proud of YOU. In this day it is you, the defenders of the oppressed, the upholders of human dignity, who are the true defenders of Islam, the real mujihadin—not those who shamefully commit evil in the prophet’s holy name.
I think the misdeeds of those unfaithful Muslims who steal all the headlines these days with their shameful and nefarious deeds don’t stand a chance against you. May the good and pure believers in Islam, such as you, triumph over those who would destroy the religion from within.
Surely you will succeed : “But as for those who believe and do what is right, He will pay them their reward, for God loves not the unjust.” – Surah of Imran
God Bless,
Loren
Douglas Hartman
16 February, 2009
To the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights!
Praised be God!
Your actions speak just loud as your words! Loren has said it much more eloquently than I ever could of echoing my thanks to you for standing up for justice for my Baha’i brethren in Iran.
It saddens me deeply when I hear of renewed attacks again the Baha’i Faith and its adherents in the land of its birth.
Surely God will bless all of you for taking a stand against the savage attacks my fellow Baha’is, including the seven “Friends of Iran” who now stand on trial this coming week on trumped up charges, have had to and continue to endure.
Peace be with you!
Doug Hartman
Vancouver Island, British Columbia, Canada
Katrinka
6 February, 2009
I cannot begin to express my gratitude for your fearless stand against hatred and bigotry. I hope your good work will become known to many more people. It is the spirit of the age and you are helping to accomplish it.
Guita
8 February, 2009
I cannot say I speak for all Baha’is, but I can certainly speak for myself and humbly express my feeling that as far as I am concerned as a Baha’i no apology was required as never in my mind or heart have I held those Iranians who are not directly perpetrating these atrocities responsible for any harm that has come my way or to my brethren in faith. The fact of the matter is that I/we view all humanity with love and with the eyes of equality without blame or prejudice. So in my/our eyes no one, except for those who actually pulled the trigger so to speak, was to feel responsible or sorry for the tragic events in Iran. Therefore no one needed to apologize. In other words the ones, who perpetrate injustice in the name of Islam, are not the same as those Moslems, intellectual or otherwise, who go silently about their lives. Even I cannot truly blame the perpetrators of the cruelties as it is not for me to judge and certainly not for me to forgive or incriminate them. There is only one Judge and He will judge me too (according to my actions and not merely my beliefs). The way I see it, we all face our spiritual tests in life and no one can judge or blame the other for failing theirs. Our quest in life is to concentrate on our own actions and as far as possible try to live a life of service to all humanity. Certainly what each of us can do in the way of service, is not much and not worthy but it would be the best thing that we can do with our short lives and our service would bring meaning and worth to our lives in this plane of existence. So, again on my own behalf, as a Baha’i I thank all the signatories of this letter but bow my head too and say that it was never your fault that these things happened. And let us all be brave and stand for what is true and worthy of our country and the whole world and our station as spiritual beings.
Humbly and sincerely,
Guita
The Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights » Blog Archive » Open apology featured on CNN
6 February, 2009
[...] the moment, one of the most popular stories on CNN is on none other than the public apology by Iranian intellectuals to the Baha’i minority of Iran. A group of Iranian intellectuals [...]
Sam
7 February, 2009
How wonderful it is when we see there are some amazing people like you guys out there.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you! God Bless you all! I’m sure Muhammad is proud of having followers like you..
Khalil A. Khavari
10 February, 2009
If I thank you, I am only repeating others who have already done so here. I believe that I am voicing the gratitude of millions, both Baha’is and people of other faith for your honorable stand. Yet, all this appreciation pails in comparison with the reward that you are receiving from your work: the reward of a good act, is the act itself, it is said.
Thank you, just the same.
Shabnam Asadollahi
16 February, 2009
Thank you all for this great deed.
Peace on Earth.
Shabnam
lila andriambalo
17 February, 2009
Veuillez trouver ici l’expression de toute ma gratitude pour un acte aussi noble et vaillamment exprimé au nom de la Justice et de l’Equité!
Mes vifs compliments et mes remerciements réitérés accompagnent cette prière:
“O DIEU! PARE MA TETE DE LA COURONNE DE LA JUSTICE ET MON TEMPLE DE L’ORNEMENT DE L’EQUITE”
Haifa
17 February, 2009
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Haifa
17 February, 2009
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