Blogger: Baha’i Faith in Egypt
Article: Iran Examined by the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights
Originaly Posted On: 2007-07-03 20:33:00

In its latest post today, The Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights addresses the persecution of the Baha’is of Iran. In its post titled “Iran must end its mistreatment of Baha’is,” the Network states the following:

“On behalf of all the other Muslims who allowed for this to happen, by either being silent or by directly contributing to this human rights abuse, we would like to apologize. The Baha’i Faith in many ways remains to be a forbidden one in our societies until we officially recognize it as a religion, which its members should be able to practice as a right to religious and individual freedom. We stand by our Baha’i brothers and sisters through this struggle, and demand that this right be recognized by our governments, our people, and our school systems. We would like to see the day that our friends can say “I am Baha’i” with pride without facing any consequences or discriminative behavior. Muslim activists within Iran in particular must help the Baha’is within the country take this much needed step forward.”

The post is accompanied by a video of the 20/20 TV program, regarding the systematic persecution of the Baha’is of Iran, which was broadcast in 1983 on ABC television. It also links to a 110 page report compiled by the Iran Human Rights Documentation Center.

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