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Attack on the Baha’i Faith at a Conference on the History of Iran and the British Empire

01:50 pm on Oct 16th 2008

Tehran University was the host for a conference held on Tuesday, 14 October 2008, on the subject: “Iran and British Colonialism”. The conference was organized by the Institute for Political Studies and Research, a Tehran-based organization with strong ties to Iran’s theocracy. A number of well-known figures spoke at this gathering. Iranian Students News Agency has provided a synopsis of the conference and extracts from various talks at the following web addresses:

http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1215518&Lang=P

http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1215105&Lang=P

http://www.isna.ir/ISNA/NewsView.aspx?ID=News-1215463&Lang=P

Click here for an English translation of the remarks.

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