Former member of Hojjatieh sends his apologies to Baha’is [Editor: Bahram Moshiri interviews Mr. Abbas Mazaheri, a former member of Hojattieh [a clandestine anti-Baha’i group — see http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hojjatieh]. The interview is in Persian. In response…
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