Golnaz Esfandiari, a broadcaster with Radio Farda, wrote an interesting article a few years ago highlighting the case of Iran’s Baha’i minority. Throughout the article, one can clearly note that Baha’is within Iran are not only facing human rights abuses, but also extremism and constant humiliation. The Iranian government has shown no tolerance or respect [...]

This entry from the “Baha’i Faith in Egypt” blog describes the unfortunate issues that Egyptian Baha’is must face in regards to ID cards: Egyptian Baha’is must have in hand the new National ID Card before the deadline of 31 December 2006, on which all Egyptian citizens must carry the new ID Card at all times. [...]

Photo of the Shrine of the Báb, Mount Carmel (BWNS) Today, the Bahá’ís commemorate the martyrdom of the Báb, the prophet-herald of the Bahá’í Faith. The events surrounding His execution, no less than the way He lived, were a portent of the persecutions that have afflicted the Bahá’ís and their response. The Bahá’í World News [...]

Inside Bay Area has an interesting story of an Iranian forensic examiner who left Iran in 1979 when the Islamic Revolution took place, guess why? Because he practiced the Bahai Faith, he knew that he would have lost many freedoms had he stayed under the new regime, which treated followers of Bahai — an ancient [...]

Following up on our previous post on Iran, we would like to highlight several articles that prove how serious this human rights violation is: Twenty-four years ago in June 1983, seventeen members of the Baha’i community in Iran were executed in the southern city of Shiraz*. These men and women were among scores of Baha’is [...]

Iran’s human rights record in general is rather disturbing, but thanks to one of our recent readers here we have been alerted on a special report which targets the Baha’i persecutions in Iran. You can read the report here (PDF format.) It has been compiled by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center. The report is [...]

There are many people, especially Muslims, who don’t know what the Baha’i faith is (and despite that some continue to discriminate against them). Here are some guides to introduce those not familiar with the religion. The International website of the Baha’i faith: This site is an extensive one that provides a full guide to the [...]