Source: impresa.elmercurio.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Open to the public since mid-October, the Bahá’í House of Worship for South America, located in the Andean foothills of the community of Peñalolén, attracts more and more visitors…
Miscellaneous
Ayatollah Khomeini: “Deviant Baha’i Sect ‘Apostates’ and ‘Unclean'”
Source: www.ghatreh.com Translation by Iran Press Watch Introduction (by Iran Press Watch): Baha’is have been persecuted in Iran since the Faith was initiated in 1844 by the delaration of the Bab that He was revealing a…
The Banished Mountain Biker
Source: www.5280.com Once at the top of the cycling world, an Iranian refugee living in Golden fights to regain his pole position. BY RACHEL STURTZ AUGUST 2016 Sina Solouksaran walked into the office of the National Olympic…
Iranian Artists Are Under Attack And We All Need To Care
Source: thoughtcatalog By Tara Abhasakun On July 2, Iranian-Canadian artist Parviz Tanavoli was scheduled for a flight from Tehran to London, where he planned to speak at the British museum. His plans were canceled when airport security confiscatedhis…
A Cry from the Heart …
Source: www.noghtenazar.org Translation by Iran Press Watch There are some court judges who, based on mere hatred and prejudice against Baha’is, have signed the final verdict of twenty Baha’is without a glance at their files ‒…
Yemen: Baha’i Adherent Faces Death Penalty
Source: www.hrw.org (Sanaa) – Yemeni authorities should drop all charges against a member of the Baha’i faith detained since December 2013, apparently for his religious beliefs. Prosecutors are expected to seek the death penalty for Hamed Kamal Muhammad…
The Man Behind Iran’s Most Famous Tower
Source: www.bbc.com By Rozita Riazati For 45 years, Iran’s most famous modern monument, the Azadi (Freedom) Tower in Tehran, has been the backdrop to every major news story coming out of the country. A plaza for…
Iran’s Hypocrisy on Persecution
Source: www.commentarymagazine.com MICHAEL RUBIN / JAN. 4, 2016 Saudi Arabia executed Sheikh Nimr al-Nimr, perhaps Saudi Arabia’s most famous Shi‘ite scholar and a man who has professed non-violence even as urging Shi‘ites to protest in order to achieve…
The TV Series “The Mystery of the Shah” and Reassertion of the Myth of Political Affiliation Between Baha’is and the Court of the Pahlavis
Source: www.facebook.com A note by Ali Afshari [1], Tuesday 12/1/15 Translation by Iran Press Watch Baha’i News Magazine (Modaaraa) – Recently an Iranian TV station has been showing a series called “The Mystery of the Shah”. Aside…
Constructive Resilience: The Bahá’í Response to Oppression
Source: bahai-library.com by Michael Karlberg Abstract: Against the backdrop of dramatic struggles for social change in the twentieth century, characterized by non-violent opposition and civil disobedience, the Bahá’í community of Iran has pursued a distinctively non-adversarial approach to…
An “Englishman’s” Reply to the Supreme Leader
Source: en.iranwire.com Guest Blogger The Supreme Leader has cited many failings with Western lifestyles, many of which bare striking resemblance to happenings in Iran, writes satirical blogger Sharagim Zand. Greetings! My name is Michael and I’m…
Current Situation of Baha’is in Iran
Source: www.bic.org Last updated: 24 September 2015 This report is provided as a service to the news media. All details have been verified by the Baha’i International Community. Statistics are current as of the above date.…
25th Annual Conference of the Association of the Friends of Persian Culture
Source: BahaiNews1 Translation by Iran Press Watch According to “BahaiNews”, the 25th Conference of the Association of the Friends of Persian Culture was held in Chicago from 3-6 September, with numerous intellectuals and artists in attendance. Based…
How Iran Made Me An Indian
Source: www.huffingtonpost.in Arash Fazli Independent journalist Perhaps you could say it was the Islamic Republic of Iran that made me an Indian. If it wasn’t for the Islamic Revolution in that country I would probably have…
Iranian Tenor Escaped Persecution on Way to Stardom
Source: www.timesheraldonline.com By Andrew Gilbert Correspondent | POSTED: 08/25/15 For any young tenor, reaching the hallowed stage of Italy’s La Scala is an exceptional accomplishment. But for Ramtin Ghazavi, the journey from Iran to Milan is a story…
Field of Faith: Baha’i Community Wins Space to Worship
Source: m.phnompenhpost.com 14 Aug, 2015 The design for Cambodia’s first Baha’i temple has now been unveiled. For the country’s 12,000 believers, it’s a proud moment of recognition for their message of peace It’s 530am and a trail…
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