Last week, on 25 October 2007, the European Parliament approved a resolution on Iran. This resolution expresses concern about the overall situation of Human Rights in Iran, referring the status of several religious and ethnic minorities. The specific situation of the Baha’is is mentioned twice. The European Parliament reminds the world that “members of the [...]

On 7 October 2007, the United Republicans of Iran issued a proclamation in Persian demanding an end to discriminations against the Baha’is of that country. This proclamation is available on that organization’s site at: http://jomhouri.com/a/01ann/006443.php The same organization, which aims at bringing about a “democratic and secular republic” in Iran, on 8 October 2007, issued [...]

One of our readers was kind enough to share the following news item, which we found very inspiring and decided to post it here for your enjoyment. It is heartwarming to find such examples where people have learned to live with one another in peace and harmony and to emphasize their commonalities as oppose to [...]

According to the Baha’i World News Service, Baha’is lost a valuable member of their faith: The worldwide Baha’i community has lost its most distinguished member with the death of Dr. Ali-Muhammad Varqa. He passed away on the evening of 22 September 2007 at his home in Haifa. Some information about Dr. Varqa’s background: Dr. Varqa [...]

Our intiative has made its first media appearance on BBC Persian (Farsi) Translation: Formation of a Muslim Group in Defense of the Rights of Baha’is Na’im Sobhani BBC-Persian, Washington For the first time on the internet, a group of Muslim youth has established a site called “the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights.” This site closely [...]

The Baha’i Faith in Egypt blog notes: In the 17 July 2007 issue of Egypt’s Nahdet Misr newspaper, an article was published describing Egypt’s new project for a law that will prohibit discrimination between its citizens. The article explains that Egypt’s National Council for Human Rights (NCHR) was charged by the government with the responsibility [...]

In a recent article that condemns stoning of Iranian youth, the unfortunate case of Baha’is is also noted: The Defenders of Human Rights Center also said the situation for women in Iran is “worrying,” and that members of the Bahai religious sect are being persecuted for their beliefs. We hope that the Iranian government soon [...]

Last week, Compass Direct News published the following with regards to the Christian case in Egypt: Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court heard a final appeal last week for 45 Coptic Christian citizens who were denied their attempt to legally reclaim their Christian identities after officially converting to Islam. Of the 45 plaintiffs, half were adults when [...]