A protester holds a picture of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad after Friday prayers in Tehran June 19. 2009. The banner refers to the Baha’i faith. Baha’is regard their faith’s 19th-century founder as the latest in a line of prophets including Abraham, Moses, Buddha, Jesus and Mohammad. Iran’s Shi’ite religious establishment considers the faith a heretical offshoot of Islam. REUTERS/Raheb Homavandi
Recent Posts
- Anisa Samiian to Voice of America: The Islamic Republic accused me of “promoting the Bahá’í Faith” through “teaching piano.”
- Court of Appeals Upholds Prison Sentence for Baha’i Citizen Paridokht Shojaei
- Baha’i Citizens Shiva Kashani-Nejad and Mojgan Samimi Sentenced to Prison and Other Punishments
- August Brings Fresh Wave of Arrests and Harassment for Iran’s Baha’i Minority
- Detention Order for Baha’i Citizen Nahid Behroozi Extended
Leave a Reply