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Time Magazine features the Baha’i Faith
A recent article in Time Magazine highlighted the Baha’i Faith and the Shrine of the Bab in Haifa, Israel. In “The Little Religion that Persists: The Baha’i in Israel,” Karl Vick describes the beauty of the gardens around the Shrine and provides a brief history of the Baha’i Faith and the persecution Baha’is face in [...]
Worldwide outrage at Iran’s attack on Baha’i educators
GENEVA — Governments, organisations and educators have condemned Iran’s latest attack on an initiative offering higher education to young Baha’is barred from university. The government of Austria, more than 80 prominent Indians, and top academics from the United Kingdom, are among the latest to voice their support for Iranian Baha’is’ right to education. Human rights groups [...]
Persecution of Baha’is in Iran “Crime of the Century”
On July 30, 2008, Congressman Mark Kirk spoke on the House floor in support of his resolution, H.Res. 1008, condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran. The resolution was overwhelmingly passed by the House. Currently the seven leaders of the Iranian Baha’i community are still in prison. Learn more about the persecution of the Baha’is [...]
Full StoryThe People With No Camel
“The People With No Camel,” by Roya Movafegh, weaves two journeys of freedom: a 10 year old girl flees Iran with her family to escape the persecutions they face as Bahá’is–and a woman’s quest to save her forest turns into her own spiritual journey. Learn more about the book.
Full StoryIranian Baha’i refugee recounts journey to freedom in new novel
October 25, 2010 Even as a child, Roya Movafegh knew her story had to be told—a family’s perilous journey through the Pakistani desert, fleeing religious persecution in Iran. As Bahá’ís, there was no question what their fate would be if they were discovered and returned to Iran, where more than 200 Bahá’ís were killed …
Homes demolished in campaign to drive Baha’is out of Iranian village
GENEVA — Homes belonging to some 50 Baha’i families in a remote village in northern Iran have been demolished as part of a long-running campaign to expel them from the region. The action occurred in Ivel, Mazandaran, when inhabitants – incited by elements inimical to the Baha’i community – blocked normal access to the village, [...]
Azar Nafisi on Baha’i Human Rights in Iran
Azar Nafisi on Baha’i Human Rights in Iran. New York Times best-selling author Azar Nafisi, author of “Reading Lolita in Tehran,” speaks out on behalf of the Baha’is in Iran at a public event held on Saturday, Sept. 12, 2009, in Washington, D.C.
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