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Archive for the Tag 'Baha’u'llah'

Jun23

With aching hearts, Baha’is of the world focus on the events unfolding in Iran, the birthplace of their religion

A message from the Baha’i International Community in the words of Baha’u’llah, the founder of the Baha’i Faith: “We entreat God to deliver the light of equity and the sun of justice from the thick clouds of waywardness, and cause them to shine forth upon men. No light can compare with the light of justice. [...]

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Feb12

Congressional Record: Iran continues systematic persecution of Baha’is

As noted on the February 11, 2009 Congressional Record, Representative Frank R. Wolf expressed concern over the upcoming trial of the seven Baha’i leaders.

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  • About the Persecution

    Some 300,000 Baha’is live throughout Iran, making the Baha’i Faith the country’s largest minority religion. The persecution of Baha'is in Iran has been taking place since the religion began there in the mid-nineteenth century. More than 200 Baha’is were killed in Iran between 1978 and 1998, the majority by execution, and thousands more were imprisoned.More
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    Baha'i Faith in the U.S.
    Baha'i Faith Worldwide
    Baha'i World News Service
    IranBahai Twitter Page