bahais in iran

i have blogged about this before. but i just read an 'old' article about bahais in iran and the persecution that they are facing. in this bbc article (link), there are reports that four members of the bahai faith were jailed for proselytizing in shiraz. it says the were proselytizing under the guise of helping the poor. wow! here is the bahai news services report about the case, accompanied by amnesty internationals and the us state departments call for their release (link) and (link). as bahais we are encouraged to be philanthropists (definition link) and i guess that is not a positive action in iran. at the same time the young bahais in iran are banned from higher institutions of learning (link).

all these things come to show that the iranian government is instituting systematic policies to ruin the fabric of the bahai community in iran.

Some of the ladies at the Barli Development Institute for Rural Women in Indore, India.
Source: bahai.org

in light of these crimes against the bahais in iran, it is nice to see that there are people who through peaceful methods are trying to promote change. one of my friends shariar from new zealand is creating a art piece to create awareness around this project (only for facebook members link). where he uses the visual arts to create awareness around the problem. so i ask you to keep these facts in mind when looking at the iranian government.

on a better note, favorite my danish football team aab is currently number one and looking like they will win the danish championship. so shout out to them.

for more information on the persecution of bahais in iran check bahai news services website (link)