Archive for the ‘Facts’ Category

Dr. Basma G. Moussa, a leading Egyptian Baha’i blogger, and Assistant Professor at the prestigious Cairo University, wrote an article for the left-leaning El Badeel Newspaper on the discrimination adherents of the faith are met with in Egypt. Entitled “The Department of Civil Status Leads the Discrimination Against Baha’is”, the article is a forceful and compelling reminder of the importance of protecting the individual rights of citizens, regardless of race, gender or beliefs. For, as Dr. Moussa …

There still seems to be many misconceptions as to what a Baha’i really is and what Baha’i teachings revolve around, below we share a video about the Baha’i faith that may make things clear for our non-Baha’i readers:

Community Under Siege: The Ordeal of the Baha’is of Shiraz [PDF]

Resisting Educational Exclusion: The Baha’i Institute of Higher Education in Iran [PDF]

The Baha’is of Iran: Socio-Historical Studies [PDF]

The Baha’i community of Iran is the country’s largest non-Muslim religious minority. This collection of essays presents a comprehensive study of the social and historical development of the Baha’i community, and its role in shaping modern Iran. Central to this study is the pioneering character of …

Below we share 2 articles regarding Baha’is in Iran.

The first article concerns the recent destruction of a Baha’i cemetery in Najafabad, Iran. News of this unfortunate and disturbing development was first reported in the following article by Iran Press News on the 15th of September:

تخریب قبرستان بهائیان در نجف آباد اصفهان

A large crowd attacked the Baha’i cemetery of Najafabad and completely destroyed it. You may read the article in Farsi here [word document.]

The second article is a piece …

The Baha’i Faith in Egypt blog includes in a recent post the US state department’s report on Egypt, which condemns Baha’i human rights abuses within the country. The report notes:

Members of non-Muslim religious minorities officially recognized by the Government generally worship without harassment and maintain links with coreligionists in other countries; however, members of religious groups that are not recognized by the Government, particularly the Baha’i Faith, experience personal and collective hardship.

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The Government again …

A Persian-American Baha’i discusses this issue in a highly informative post.

Excerpt:

Since I could remember I often hear the term Zionism and the name of my Faith, the Baha’i Faith, used in the same sentence by people who are responsible for abuse against the Baha’is. I have been thinking and trying to figure out how and why this assumption could be reached by the clerical regime in Iran. So, this post will try to lay out the facts for those …

Annual documents highlighting the situation of Iranian Baha’is -

* 2004-2005 (PDF)
* 2003-2004 (PDF)
* 2002-2003 (PDF)
* 2001-2002 (PDF)
* 2000-2001 (PDF)
* 1999-2000 (PDF)
* 1998-1999 (PDF)
* 1997-1998 (PDF)
* 1996-1997 (HTML)
* 1995-1996 (HTML)
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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. The application form requires the applicant to state his or her religion. It also requires the applicant to declare “that all details in this …

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 arrested in Shiraz in 1982-1983, interrogated repeatedly, tortured and pressured to recant their faith.

The religious judge and head of the Shiraz Revolutionary Tribunal, who sentenced …

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 religion, latest news of Baha’i events worldwide, and helpful research tools to help you understand the faith and its followers better. Click here …