The following article was written by Nazil Ghanea, and appeared in the Guardian’s “Comment is Free”: Fariba is a 46-year-old psychologist and a mother of three. She graduated from high school with honours but was barred from attending university because of her religious beliefs. Her youngest daughter is 14. I know her through her son, [...]

Via Times Colonist Iran pledged Wednesday to try seven leaders of the banned Baha’i faith on charges of spying for Israel, insulting Islam and spreading propaganda against the state, the ISNA news agency reported. The Canadian-based son of one of the group — which was arrested last year — Wednesday night dismissed the accusations as [...]

This article originally appeared in  “Columbia Missourian” Sahba Jalali, a Columbia optometrist, was only 12 when his house in Iran was burned down because his family practiced the Baha’i faith. It was 1978, and the revolution was under way. The Baha’i faith was founded in Iran in the 19th century by Bahá’u’lláh. Baha’is believe in [...]

At 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 released a public apology this week for what they say is a long history of the country’s mistreatment of a religious group [...]

The following article was written by Youssef Wardany for Al Waref Institute and offers an indepth analysis of the history of the Baha’i community in Egypt, the discrimination the community has faced and current problem they face in obtaining identification papers. By Youssef Wardany Exclusive for Al Waref Freedom of religion and the right of [...]

The Iranian regime doesn’t exactly conceal its intention to eliminate the Baha’i Faith from existence, and in recent months it has been pursuing its goal with even more vigor. The following article appeared in Macleans.ca: Naeim Tavakkoli last saw his father Behrouz three years ago in Tehran’s infamous Evin prison. Behrouz, a leader in among [...]

Aziz Samandari was amongst the 6 Baha’is who were arrested in mid-January in Tehran following raids by security officials. His cousin, Caroline Samandari, published the following article on IndianExpress.com: Two weeks have passed since I heard the alarming news: Aziz Samandari, my cousin in Tehran, was arrested in a pre-dawn raid by Iranian intelligence officials. [...]

Ethar El-Katatney, a young Egyptian journalist, wrote a comprehensive and informative article on the ongoing struggle of Egypt’s Baha’is to attain their civil rights. She kindly gave us permission to republish it. The Fourth Faith’s Struggle for Existence November 2008 Despite seemingly victorious rulings, Baha’is in Egypt are still struggling for basic rights. By: Ethar [...]

The following article appeared in The Weekly Standard, 27 October 2007. We highly recommend it to our readers: “Murder with Impunity” October 27, 2007 The Weekly Standard Paul Marshall The Iranian government is currently intensifying its persecution of its largest religious minority, the Baha’is. This reveals something of the government’s nature, and also sheds light [...]