Iranian media outlets have recently made allegations that Shirin Ebadi’s daughter, a former law student, was converted to the Baha’i Faith by McGill law professor and human rights lawyer Payam Akhavan, a move made undoubtedly…
Anti-Baha’i Propaganda
Why are Baha’is “Ritually Impure”?
Grand Ayatollah Siyyid Muhammad-Sadiq Rawhani was asked, “Why do we consider the Baha’is ritually impure?” He issued a religious ruling over his seal on this question and answered: “He is the All-Knowing! Because an infidel…
Eight Baha’i Women Arrested in Iran
Washington, 15 January (IranVNC)—Iran’s Law Enforcement Force [LEF] officials announced today that they had arrested eight Baha’i women on the Persian Gulf island of Kish. The women stand accused of proselytizing the Baha’i Faith, including…
Kayhan’s Shameful Attacks
Scurrilous attacks on the Faith continue to appear in Kayhan, one of the oldest and most influential newspapers in Iran. This daily newspaper is published by the Kayhan Institute and is currently managed by Hossein…
A Book Review: The Baha’is of Iran
Editor’s note: The following is a book review by Oliver Scharbrodt, with the citation: Oliver Scharbrodt (2008); Dominic Parviz Brookshaw and Seena B. Fazel; The Baha’is of Iran: Socio-Historical Studies, London and New York: Routledge,…
A Seminar against the Baha’i Faith
On Wednesday, 6 August 2008, the online journal Ayandih Roushan [“bright future”] reported that a seminar was held in the amphitheater of Qum’s Research Center for Islamic Republic of Iran Broadcasting (IRIB). This seminar started…
Anti-Baha’i Activities Before the Islamic Revolution
The online service Shahrvand Rouz has published an interview with Askar Nasira’i, a prayer leader and the custodian of the well-known Muhaddithin Mosque (http://www.shahrvandemrouz.com/content/2809/default.aspx). This undated interview was placed online on Sunday, 26 October 2008,…
Warning About Baha’i Population Increase
[Hardly a day goes by that a vicious attack against the Baha’i community is not published in one of the leading newspapers in Iran — this site will try to bring more of these to…
Petition for dissolution of the Baha’i administration in Iran
[Updated: Pictures at the bottom of post] On Wednesday, 17 September 2008, an ominous development was announced by Shahbnews.com (http://www.shahabnews.com/vdcc.1qma2bqxsla82.html), which impacts the entire Baha’i community of Iran. The report stated that this Friday, 19…
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