Mrs. Kamalabadi is one of the seven former Baha’i leaders who continues to languish in Tehran’s notorious Evin prison on false and fabricated charges. She was arrested in May 2008. Several items of interest related to her condition and family efforts to inform the world of her plight became available in recent days:
IRAN: Bahai woman is among seven awaiting trial is a blog entry by Amber Smith of LA Times
Two countries are worlds apart for Bahai faithful by Kate Linthicum and Amber Smith of LA Times
DW-Kamalabadi09-Summer is a report by Dissident Watch which provides some important details.
July 30, 2009 7:58 pm
Withhold not from me, O my Lord, the things Thou didst ordain for such of Thy handmaidens as circle around Thee, and on whom are poured continually the splendors of the sun of Thy beauty and the beams of the brightness of Thy face.
– Bahá’u’lláh
Our entire community is deeply moved by the serene sacrifice of Ms. Kamalabadi. God must love her indeed to have gifted her with such devotion and strength. We are praying together, a group of people who have come from all parts of the world . . . Baha’is , Muslims, Christians and Jews . . . all supplicating to all-Highest for love of Fariba and her dear mother.