The following news items appeared on June 4, 2009, on the Persian site of the Baha’i International Community and are provided below in translation by Iran Press Watch. The source of each story is cited…
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Visit – Shiraz Plock 100
Editor’s Note: Iran Press Watch was pleased to receive the following moving essay, which describes the feelings of many Iranian Baha’is. It is presented below in translation; the original in Persian is attached. By a…
Baha’is of Semnan Prevented to Bury their Dead
The Persian site of the Baha’i International Community reported on June 4, 2009, the following which appears in translation: Mrs. Maryam Shiraliyan (Subhani), a Baha’i of Semnan, passed away on May 20, 2009. However, governmental…
Open Letter from Urumiyeh University to a Presidential Candidate
Editor’s Note: Below is a letter from a group of Urumiyeh University students to the Iranian Presidential candidate, Mr. Mir-Hossein Mousavi. This letter is being published solely because of its relevance to the Baha’i community…
Two Messages from the Universal House of Justice
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Semnan: A microcosm of Iran
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Why Focus on Women's Rights?
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Report on Violations of the Human Rights of Baha’is – March 21 to May 21, 2009
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Was Hoveida Ever a Baha’i?
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A Gift from Evin
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Education Rights Committee attends election campaign in Sari
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Persecution of Baha’is and the Iranian Presidential Elections
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Iran’s Islamic Theocracy and the Problem of Khashiyat (Fear of God): A Baha'i Perspective
Editor’s Note: Aram Anahid is the penname of a learned Baha’i intellectual in Iran, who has previously contributed to Iran Press Watch and other sites (e.g. Iranian.com). Iran Press Watch is pleased to publish this…
A Prayer by Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi
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Necessity of Change
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Supporters of Ayatollah Boroujerdi demand investigation of Baha'i case
Editor’s Note: Ayatollah Siyyid Husayn Kazemeyni Boroujerdi is an Iranian cleric who advocates separation of religion and government. He first expressed his opposition to the Islamic government of Iran in 1994, and opposed the theocratic…
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