All of this information came from the bahai website. Gunfire and arrests taint bahai holy celebrations in yemen. Types of persecution articles exploring the range of attacks directed toward the semnan bahai community. Chronology of persecutions of babis and bahais compiled by jonah winters, 1998. Nov 30, 2017 who are the baha is and why are they so persecuted. But despite all of the violent persecution, bahai communities throughout the. Oct 14, 2012 continued persecution of bahais in egypt. A wave of persecution of bahais in morocco ends in mid april with a royal pardon against death sentences for being bahai in morocco after months of diplomatic newspaper. All posts and comments belong to individual redditors, and do not necessarily represent the official views of the bahai community. Why bahais are persecuted in iran and some other countries. Timeline of events a sampling of major incidents related to the situation in semnan since 2005. Mahvash sabet, a member of the former leadership group of the bahais of iran, the bahais of the united states will hold a press conference at 12 p. Update on the persecution of baha is in iran 20 for more than three decades, the islamic republic of iran has waged a widespread and systematic campaign of persecution against the countrys bahai religious minority.
In all things, the emphasis is in promoting the gospel of jesus christ while helping others. It is very meticulous, listing every infraction from the islamic revolution in 1979 to today. The new version of the bahai reference library can be accessed here. This chronology was compiled from a number of englishlanguage histories of babi and bahai history. They share this belief in gods nature with christians, jews, and muslims, although what each of these religions believes about the one and only god can be quite different. The other living hands of the cause and almost all of the bahai community reject his claim. Geneva18 january 2018in response to growing interest on the persecution of the bahais of iran, a website was launched today by the bahai international community providing a glimpse into several decades of discriminatory treatment against the bahais in that country. Press conference on the persecution of the bahais in iran. Bahai persecution worsens under rouhani government center.
Since the 1979 islamic revolution in iran, bahais have been. Over 200 bahais were executed or disappeared without a trace. And unfortunately, there are many who believe the iranian governments narrative and feel the persecution is justified. I got a 12, which in denmark is the highest you can get like an a i think. The bahai international communitys united nations office contributes to major discourses relating to. Data visualization of baha is persecution in iran, compiled by the iran research analysts from the sentinel project. Indeed, the trial of the seven in many ways was the trial of an entire community of more than 300,000 iranian baha. Feb 11, 2011 this is a video i made for my project assignment in 8th grade. The bahais of semnan a case study in religious hatred. Despite the persecution, the bahai faith has attracted millions of adherents around the globe for its ability.
The bahai faith as it stands today faces a challenge of becoming irrelevant to the sayings of bahaullah and abdul baha. Archives chronicle decades of bahai persecution in iran. May 23, 2017 the persecution of the bahai religious minority in iran has grown worse under president hassan rouhani, the spokesperson for the community at the united nations in geneva told the center for human rights in iran chri. This action against the baha i leadership reflects the governments sharply increased persecution of the entire iranian baha i community of more. Having failed to attract converts and not getting acceptance from the world society, the bahai faith today is trying to serve itself as a religion in terms of writing open letters as against holy writings that have no bearing whatsoever on the targeted people. The bab announced to the world that he was preparing the people for the comming of. These arrests are only the latest chapter in the governments systematic persecution of the bahai. Ask questions, share interesting stuff, or just get involved in the bahai related discussion of your choice. The bahai religion has a short, but important history and learning it is necessary to understanding the bahai worldview. Avoids the common problem of conflating babi and baha i persecutions in a single account, while relating them historically and causally. This old version of the bahai reference library will be replaced at a later date.
An overview of the persecution of the iranian bahai community can be read here. Ever since the bahai faith was founded in iran in the midnineteenth century, its members have been the victims of episodic persecution. Like the yezidi and christian minorities elsewhere in the middle east, followers of the bahai faith have experienced horrendous persecution at the hands of islamistsin their specific case, the shia disciples of ayatollah khomeini who have ruled iran since 1979. Tv broadcasters, well known for developing programs specifically for children. Its purpose was to set in context the events of persecution and martyrdom, both to track chronological order and to show the broader historical or social context of each event. The early years of the faith, following the shift from babism to the bahai faith, were the most violent. That is the story maziar bahari tells in a new documentary film called to. At least 4,000 of its earliest followers were killed by those who viewed the nascent faithknown then as the babi movementas heretical to islam. Bahai reference library the bahai reference library is the authoritative online source of bahai writings.
So while iranian bahais could not be persecuted without the kings censure. Continued persecution of bahais in egypt iran press watch. Update on the persecution of bahais in iran 20 for more than three decades, the islamic republic of iran has waged a widespread and systematic campaign of persecution against the countrys bahai religious minority. A memoir by abdulbaha, erroneously credited to haji mirza haydarali, published in english as a 28page book in 1904 and 1917, covering events fr. It is pictures with examples of persecuted bahais in. The list was first posted here, and has since migrated to the subreddits. With its young people banned from public institutions of higher education in iran since the early 1980s, the bahai community of iran established in 1987 its own institute of higher education, which at one point enrolled more than 900 students. The following is a basic timeline of the babi and baha.
This grim milestone reflects the bahais status, in the words of the united nations, as the countrys most severely persecuted religious minority. Cohosts a program regarding the promotion of rights of aids orphans. The international community needs to stand united to assist the bahai community in yemen and prevent this persecution from escalating to crimes against humanity or. This is a timeline that guides through events that led up to the creation of the religion baha i and major events that have occured in this faith, as well as major holidays and celebrations. The oppression of bahais continues in iran washington post. A call to stop the persecution of baha is in the islamic. The question is then, what effect does this persecution have upon the bahai community in iran. Most documents in the archives are related to the years following the islamic revolution in 1979, during which the bahais became subject to a new wave of intense persecution. Bahais issue report on systematic persecution in iran. Nov, 20 mistreatment of the bahai puts a lie to rouhanis moderation. The website, entitled archives of bahai persecution in iran iranbahaipersecution. Apr 18, 2005 persecution project foundation ppf is engaged in active compassion for the persecuted. This chronology is an updated, expanded version of a basic bahai.
Visualization of the persecution of the bahai community in. Iran urged to end persecution of the bahais register the. A new version of the bahai reference library is now available. Learn more about cfrs religion and foreign policy program. Members of the bahai faith are currently experiencing the latest wave of persecution at the hands of the iranian government. It contains selected works of bahaullah, the bab, abdulbaha, shoghi effendi, and the universal house of justice, as well as other bahai texts. Chronology of the babi and bahai faiths and related history. What follows is a mostly comprehensive list of bahai websites and other resources that might prove useful to the study of the bahai faith and the religions of the world. Our aim is to make christian history enjoyable and applicable to the widest possible audience. Roundup on status bahais in muslimmajority countries. This is a timeline that guides through events that led up to the creation of the religion bahai and major events that have occured in this faith, as well as major holidays and celebrations.
Christian persecutions timeline timetoast timelines. Our aim is for the timeline to function as a living record of the atrocities that have been committed, and a reminder of the heavy toll of silence in the face of grave human rights abuses. Bahai persecution worsens under rouhani government. Washington to mark the introduction into the house and senate of resolutions to condemn the persecution of the bahai community in iran and to mark the fifth anniversary of the incarceration of mrs. However, this online chronology is larger and contains different content and. Ramna mahmoudi she prefers the name mona is one of the bahais interviewed in.
Persecution of the bahais in iran bahai media bank. Christian history institute chi provides church history resources and selfstudy material and publishes the quarterly christian history magazine. The islamic republic has often stated that arrested bahais are being detained for security issues and are members of an organized. According to the bahai leadership, iraq is home to less than 2,000 bahais, spread throughout the country. Since, persecution, oppression, and murder have continued, focused once more after the iranian revolution in 1979. Over thirty years of systematic persecution of the bahais. New website launched documenting persecution of bahais. They automatically assumed that it was the christians and began to execute all christians from 64 until 68. The mid1800s saw the murder of upwards of 20,000 bahais and babis, including that of the bab himself. Persecution and resilience in iran a report of the bahai international community october 2016 deny them employment if they identify themselves as bahais. Bahai faith is the largest nonmuslim religious minority with a population estimated more than 300,000.
Unfortunately, the situation has not changed in the past four years. Timeline of bahai persecutions in iran barnabas quotidianus at 8. Approximately 50 gravestones were destroyed and the mortuary building was set on fire. Kirk, durbin introduce resolution condemning irans. Unfortunately, the situation has not changed in the past four years and if we look at the number of bahai citizens arrested, it has actually become worse, simin. An example of how the denial of the right to freedom of religion affects the very being of the baha. To that end, ppf is involved in distributing relief supplies, such as medical, food, clothing and shelter materials. Updates of the persecution of bahais in iran page 5. Gunfire and arrests taint baha i holy celebrations in yemen. The persecution of the baha is of iran iran, the birthplace of the baha i faith, now seems intent on burying the religion. Jun 10, 2014 the baha is place their origins in a shortlived religious movement known as babism, started in 1844 by a young man of 24, sayyid ali muhamad, better known as the bab. July 18th, 64 a devostating fire broke out in rome taking out 34 of there city. Several months ago, we began creating a timeline that documents violations that have been perpetrated against baha is in the past 30 years, from executions, to arrests, expulsions and desecration. This is a video i made for my project assignment in 8th grade.
Coverage and statements on the persecution of the bahais in sanaa, yemen. Bahai council and board of counsellors, the program aimed to help its. Incitement to hatred semnans campaign of antibahai seminars and propaganda. Persecution of bahais in yemen mirrors irans actions geneva 29 may 2017 the recent escalation in the persistent pattern of persecution of the bahai community in sanaa mirrors the persecution suffered by the bahais living in iran, said ahmed shaheed, the united nations special rapporteur on freedom of.
The persecution of the bahai religious minority in iran has grown worse under president hassan rouhani, the spokesperson for the community at the united nations in geneva told the center for human rights in iran chri. The iranian regime has hurt many religious and political groups in iran, but bahai community has borne an especially heavy burden. Oct 30, 2016 irans lack of initiatives to put an end to the persecution of bahais iran, the bahai international community has declared in a report that iran is on a deliberate mission to crush the. Persecution of bahais in iran a timeline from the iranian revolution to the present.
Persecution of bahais in yemen mirrors irans actions. Their crime, though, is nothing more than being members of the baha i faith, a religion which has been the focus of a systematic, governmentsponsored persecution in iran since the 1979 revolution. Despite the persecution, the baha i faith has attracted millions of adherents around the globe for its ability. Baha ullah was imprisoned or exiled for over 40 years, in which he wrote over 100 volumes of religious writings that the bahai community follow today. Putting aside all the propaganda and exaggeration that bahais spread about what happens to them or how they are treated in iran. The semnan bahai cemetery after it was vandalized in february 2009. The muslim network for bahai rights defending the human. Jul 03, 2016 the students of underground bahai university bihe in iran the students of underground bahai university bihe in iran it is actually prosecution not persecution. Dec 10, 2004 baha is are irans largest religious minority, but their faith is not recognized in the countrys constitution and they have long faced harassment and persecution. Bahais protest in rio di janeiro over the arrest of reigious leaders in iran.
Timeline of bahai persecution in iran pasadena bahai. Begins an ongoing appeal to end persecution of bahais in iran. Biblical timeline and the bahai faith presents biblical proofs of jesus christ as the promised messiah to the. Iran update, the bahai international communitys news page summarizing the current human rights conditions for bahais in iran. A call to stop the persecution of baha is in the islamic republic of iran we, the undersigned scholars and academic specialists in the fields of middle eastern and iranian studies, call on the islamic republic of iran to put an end to human rights abuses against baha is in iran, which have been greatly escalating in recent months, and grant. This chronology is an updated, expanded version of a basic bahai chronology by glenn cameron and wendi momen. It seems like the bahais of egypt share persecution with the bahais of iran.
Jun 10, 2007 that it may now be resorted to in this case is a further demonstration that the authorities have no basis for any allegation against these seven individuals, other than blatant religious persecution. Bahaullah was born in tehran to wealthy, noble, parents. Timeline world history documentaries recommended for you. The muslim network for bahai rights, a group of muslim interfaith activists, created this multimedia timeline to promote human rights and religious freedom and respect within the arab and muslim world. For over 30 years the bahai community has been suffering constant persecution at the hands of the authorities of the islamic republic of iran. Its an online interactive timeline, flipbook and map, showing when and where bahais have been arrested, their homes have been. We would like to show you a description here but the site wont allow us. Scott reid mp describes irans persecution of bahais as one of the great tragedies of modern times. Persecution project foundation accredited organization. Elliott abrams is a senior fellow for middle eastern studies at the council on foreign relations. The bahai faith is not one of the six religions recognized by the indonesian state, and adherents face difficulties in registering marriages and births. Discrimination or a subtle and slow but steady persecution.
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