PROVOCATIVE

Dear Ari..

Thanks for your comments...your good vibes are apparent..no need to explain yourself...

What you must appreciate is the Vision that was given to all those poor souls who in the last 160 years have been massacred for having faith in such a dream, it is now apparent and is slowly coming true.

Do you think it was easy to even comprehend what world unity meant to a simple Bahai from Yazd or some village who had never ventured outside his town or village. I am sure it was near impossible for those early Bahais who daily faced such brutal persecution to imagine that one day there will be Bahais spread out throughout the world; that most of them will not even be Iranian, and that  they would revere Iran as Holy Ground.

Ari,what is so amazing these days , is the confirmation to every Bahai in the way world events are unfolding, confirming the twin processes that will eventually bring about That united Planet.

 “Soon,” Bahá’u’lláh’s own words proclaim it, “will the present day Order be rolled up, and a new one spread out in its stead. Verily, thy Lord speaketh the truth and is the Knower of things unseen.” “By Myself,” He solemnly asserts, “the day is approaching  when We will have rolled up the world and all that is therein, and spread out a new Order in its stead. He, verily, is powerful over all things.” “The world’s equilibrium,” He explains, “hath been upset through the vibrating influence of this Most Great, this new World Order. Mankind’s ordered life hath been revolutionized through the agency of this unique, this wondrous System, the like of which mortal eyes have never witnessed.” “The signs of impending convulsions and chaos,” He warns the peoples of the world, “can now be discerned, inasmuch as the prevailing Order appeareth to be lamentably defective.”

Baha'u'llah prophesied Unity in two stages, Political unity  and Spiritual Unity. Unfortunately,  it will not come about until after a world shaking event, the kind which has more than humbled humanity before, this time though it is described as an “unforeseen calamity that will quaken the limbs of mankind..”

Political unity

The Bahá'í writings proclaim a glorious future Golden Age in which the whole earth is united under a world federal government, which is to arise in two stages: the first is the "Lesser Peace," a time when world leaders

"...establish a board of international arbitration; that from all nations and governments of the world there should be delegates selected for a congress of nations which should constitute a universal arbitral court of justice to settle international disputes."

`Abdul-Bahá, Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 203. [3]

In the more distant future there will arise the "Most Great Peace," a time when

"Warfare and strife will be uprooted, disagreement and dissension pass away and universal peace unite the nations and peoples of the world. All mankind will dwell together as one family, blend as the waves of one sea, shine as stars of one firmament, and appear as fruits of the same tree."

`Abdul-Bahá, Promulgation of Universal Peace, p. 145. [4]

Bahá'ís expect that while ethnic and cultural diversity will continue to exist, humanity's first allegiance will be with the human race rather than any subsidiary group such as race, nation, or ethnic group. There will be an end not only to war, but even to inter-group rivalry.

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Spiritual unity

For Bahá'ís, the unity of humanity is not a distant prospect, but a present reality. Globalization represents not only the progressively greater manifestation of this principle, but also humankind's progressively greater perception of the bonds which already unite it. The Bahá'í Faith aspires to provide a model for the ideal interaction among the various peoples of the world, and thus a viable spiritual basis for the united world which is to come. 

Ari,

"Godspeed" definitely at work...

May I draw your attention and any other non-believer  to the following, an amazing look at the unfoldment of Baha'u'llah’s prophecies as to the future of the planet, in the last 160 years mirrored by corresponding outcome in world events etc..

//books.google.com/books?id=EGbZMLCmE1IC&pg=PA34&lpg=PA34&dq=soon+the+present+order+will+be+rolled+up+bahaullah&source=web&ots=oU5FD589fJ&sig=PouUiije6_3KcWlgDuT6HErTq-s&hl=en&sa=X&oi=book_result&resnum=5&ct=result#PPA25,M

For faryarm

کسروی و بهائیگری او.... بخوانید و داوری کنید

"بیش از نیم قرن پیش آقای احمد کسروی تبریزی کتابی به نام «بهائیگری» منتشر ساخت که ظاهراً گذشت زمان هنوز چیزی از اهمیت آن نکاسته است. این کتاب پس از حدود شش دهه‌ که از انتشارش می‌گذرد هنوز همراه با سایر آثار کسروی در سایت‌های کامپیوتری در دسترس است و یا با چاپ‌های تازه در کتابفروشی‌های اروپا و امریکا به فروش می‌رسد.

کتاب بهائیگری از دید جمعی از روشنفکران ایرانی که به دنبال اطلاعاتی دربارهء دین بهائی هستند، مرجعی قابل اطمینان به شمار می‌رود. شخصیت استثنایی کسروی و احترامی که روشنفکران ما به آثار و نوشته‌های ایشان دارند تا به آنجاست که برخی، هر چه از قلم او در بارهء بهائیت جاری شده، به آسانی می‌پذیرند و دنبال تحقیق بیشتری دربارهء این آیین نمی‌روند.

کسروی، به اعتقاد همگان، در تاریخ معاصر ایران از صاحب‌نظران است. دو کتاب مهم و مفصل او، تاریخ مشروطهء ایران و متمم آن کتاب، تاریخ هیجده ساله آذربایجان با آنکه از لغزش و خطا بری نیست، از آثار و مراجع معتبر تاریخ معاصر ایران و یکی از منابع اصلی در این زمینه بشمار می‌رود. بر این کتاب‌ها باید پژوهش‌ها و انتشارات ارزشمند زبان‌شناسی و تاریخی و جغرافیایی دیگر را نیز که نموداری از پشتوانهء علمی اوست افزود.

چنین شخصیتی، در نیمه‌راه زندگی دست از پژوهش و تحقیق شست، رسالتی نو برای خویش قائل شد و برای اصلاح ایران و جهان به پا خاست. سپس از این هم فراتر رفت و آیین و دینی جدید بنیاد گذارد. هم‌زمان، اعتقادات دینی دیگر را سراسر خرافه و موهوم خواند، طرفدارانی دور و بر خویش جمع کرد و در ده‌ها نشریه و کتاب به جنگ شیعیگری، صوفیگری، خرافات و بداندیشی‌ها و سرانجام به نبرد با دیانت بهائی پرداخت."

Download complete Book in PDF

 دانلود کامل کتاب

« کسروی و بهائیگری او»

//kasravi-va-bahaigari.com/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=16&Itemid=42

Ari, Baha'is don't take sides in divisive politics, period....

Dear Ari, 

Bahais do not take sides in divisive politics, "period". They refuse to get side tracked in petty local or national debates. What ever the consequences,they have in the past and to this day maintain a set course in building a better world.

They believe that this present world order, is obsolete and "lamentably defective" and will in time, collapse, (as we are witnessing). Bahais on the other hand believe, that they are building a new world, based on principles destined as the basis for political unity, (Lesser Peace)an eventual world commonwealth of nations and ultimately a spiritually united planet.(The Most Great peace).

I draw your attention the follwoing prophetic words, that seem to make more sense evey day as the world situation worsens.

“The winds of despair”, Bahá’u’lláh wrote, “are, alas, blowing from every direction, and the strife that divides and afflicts the human race is daily increasing. The signs of impending convulsions and chaos can now be discerned, inasmuch as the prevailing order appears to be lamentably defective.” This prophetic judgement has been amply confirmed by the common experience of humanity. Flaws in the prevailing order are conspicuous in the inability of sovereign states organized as United Nations to exorcize the spectre of war, the threatened collapse of the international economic order, the spread of anarchy and terrorism, and the intense suffering which these and other afflictions are causing to increasing millions. Indeed, so much have aggression and conflict come to characterize our social, economic and religious systems, that many have succumbed to the view that such behaviour is intrinsic to human nature and therefore ineradicable. 

Full text:  //reference.bahai.org/en/t/uhj/PWP/pwp-1.html 

I think by your statement you are trying to  draw controversy; well,

The Bahai position is and has been quite clear about issues that have their foundation in Divine and spiritual principles; they are therefore not subject to change because of the political climate.

If you are familiar with the Babi and early Bahai history, in particular durting the constitutionalist upheavals in the early 1900s, you will quite clearly  see the "political implications" . Whatever the political implications, due to the "divisive" implications and the destructive nature of partisanship, Bahais see no point nor have any desire in such futile engagement.

Kasravi and his relation to the Baha'i Faith!

Bahman Nikandish (non-Baha'i)auther has written following book about Kasravi and his relation to the Baha'i Faith.

//shopping.ketab.com/addprod.asp?id=19689&cat...

For faryarm

Ali...Its just an excerpt..

Ali...Its just an excerpt..I quoted.

I quoted just a small segment of part 4 of a much more comprehensive piece. 

You have to read Amini's article as a whole to appreciate his critique of Kasravi... 

Ari, pleaese specify..

Ari, pleaese specify..

With specific reference , at which time any bonafide Bahai or Bahai institution can be implicated in any kind of Partisan politics benahviour. 

faryar 

Ali...Its just an excerpt..

Ali...Its just an excerpt..I quoted.

I quoted just a small segment of part 4 of a much more comprehensive piece. 

You have to read Amini's article as a whole to appreciate his critique of Kasravi...

Another thing

 چه کسی در این دنیای پهناور حاضر است که چند سیلی بخورد ، اما به کسروی بد نگوید و لعنت نفرستد؟

Me!

Ali P.

To: faryar

Dear friend:

 I am puzzled, from get go, by the article you quoted.

It states:

کسروی که خودش را بسیار بالاتر از باب می شمرد ، مدعی نوعی خاص از پیامبری هم بود ( گر چه

 خودش انکار می کرد )

I don't understand this. He "claimed" prophecy, but he "denied" it?!

What the hell does that mean?

 As far as I know, Kasravi never claimed to be a prophet. The charge of 'dishonesty' just does not fly with him.

 As far as agreeing with his theises regarding poetry and Bahaiiat, one may not necessarily agree with him, but I, personally ( since you asked) do not doubt his honesty.

Yours,

Ali P.

For Tahirih

Dear Mr Siletz, No worries:))

Sir you are entitled to your secular view and opinion. To be honest that question did irritate me, otherwise you are absolutely free in my view to express your opinion.

Anyhow, tonight is Bahaullah's birthday, and it is more reason for me to be in a happy mood. No need to apologize sir,water under the bridge:))

congratulation to all those who believe in him, and those who do not, but love Iran, since all Bahais Iranian and non Iranian are adoring Tehran and Iran tonight.

Regards,

Tahirih 

For Tahirih

From a secular point of view, politics explains part of the sociology of religion. It goes nowhere near explaining the psychology of the phenomenon—which includes spirituality in secular thinking. The complexities you allude to mostly reside in the latter. As you correctly point out, a simple explanation for this aspect of religion is not yet in reach. As for my secular bias against religion, the answer is a little complicated. I believe eliminating religion from societies is a dangerous gamble. Possibly the bulk of secular humanist ethics and morality is nourished by the religious beliefs of others. We secularists may be the beneficiaries of ethical herd immunity. I am inclined to believe that without religion in our midst our societies would suffer a decline in cooperative behavior, leading to inferior civilizations. Too bad my rationalist views won’t allow me to contribute. But I do wish you would keep it up for the rest of us. No need to respond to my Prop 8 question, really. Successfully engineered religions are supposed to be slow responding to social change, as they are built to operate in thousand year time frames. Bahaism wouldn’t last long if it changed at the whim of every new political movement. I apologize if my secular views offend you; that is not the intent.

Mr Siltez, I wish life could be as simplified as you put it!!!

I read your response many times and to be honest with you , I have to use Obama's famous lipstick comment!!! in a gentler way though.  You can dress up a a dead body and make it look like a live one but it is dead and if you wait enough you can even smell it!! so sir, you can try to hid your prejudice against religion  in general and in particular about Bahai faith, but the smell gives it away!

You have simplified Islam , Christianity and Bahai faith , in couple of sentences, very impressive! so all the millions following these 3 religions did not have the wisdom to come up with this simple explanation? WOW!!

I am sure you are quite proud of your last question , aren't you?You feel that , oh, I got them! But just know  that nothing is black and white and there are lots of shades of gray in between.

Tahirih

The parable of Medina and Jerusalem

Charges of treason against Bahaism are unfounded. But the attempt to distance Bahaism from the politics of the period also fails. Instead, let’s just note that Islam and Christianity are also products of period politics. Islam was sparked to life by a politically motivated invitation by Medinan leaders for Mohammad and his converts to emigrate from Mecca to Medina. The Medinan leaders had balance of power equations in mind. As for Christianity, the politics of Roman rule over Palestine and the infighting between Jewish sects created the right climate for Saul of Tarsus (St. Paul) to elevate the teachings of Jesus into a lasting religion. In this light, it is reasonable to think that the politics of colonialism played a role in the rise of Bahaism. For Iranian Bahahis the treason issue is still relevant, as it is used to justify their persecution in Iran. For Bahais in the US, the discussion is water under the bridge. The challenge they face here in that secular liberalism is outpacing the core Bahahi message of tolerance. For example, what was the official Bahai position on California Proposition 8 against gay marriage?

To Ali, Reconsidering Kasravi's Scholarship...

Dear Ali,

Are you in agreement in KASRAVI's assertions with regard to the Bahai Faith? 

One can understand KASRAVI's popularity because of his opposition to backward Shia theocracy; but it remains true that in fact , the modern reader of Kasravi, should be be disappointed by how negligent, biased and "ignorant"  Kasravi was in his dishonest portrayal and disregard for history and fact.

It has been my experience, that most Iranians' knowledge of anything Bahai related has come from reading Raddiyih, (written by both clerics and ex clerics like Kasravi) and not from Authentic Bahai writings.  That was the case in Iran, due to the restrictions that still exist today; as Baha'is have never to date been able to publicly answer directly.

The internet with its universal and immediate access to the Bahai wrirings has changed the equation, despite the aggressive filtering attempts by the IRI allowing anyone, to read and examine authentic writings which were revealed by Baha'u'llah Himself, either in its original Persian, ( //info.bahai.org/persian/) Arabic or English.

here is an excerpt written by Mr Touradj Amini in (//www.goftman-iran.info/) in reference to quality of Kasravi's scholarship with regard to Babi- Bahai History. 

از تورج امینی 

کسروی که خودش را بسیار بالاتر از باب می شمرد ، مدعی نوعی خاص از پیامبری هم بود ( گر چه خودش انکار می کرد ) ، دین مخصوصی هم به نام "دین پاک" پرداخت و به باب هم ایراد گرفت که باید چنین می کرد و چنان می گفت ، به چه دلیل از او نه تنها هیچ تغییر خاصی به جا نمانده ، بلکه اوضاع روشنفکری در ایران از آن دوره ای که کسروی فعالیت روشنگری می کرد ، تا به حال مرتبا به وخامت گراییده است؟

می دانیم که باب بیشتر دوره ادعای پیامبریش را در تبعید و زندان سپری ساخت ، اما کسروی که در دفتر کارش نشسته بود ، روزنامه چاپ می کرد و کتابهایش را در فضای باز سیاسی که دو دولت پهلوی برای چنین روشنفکرانی به وجود آورده بودند ، چاپ می نمود ؛ چقدر تأثیر بر جای گذاشت؟ خیلی دلم می خواهد بدانم آخرین تصویر ذهنی کسروی ، در آن روزی که تیر اعضای گروه فداییان اسلام او را در مقابل میز بازپرسی در ناف عدالت طهران ( دادگستری مرکزی ) بر زمین افکند ، چه بوده است!  

جای حیرت است ، با این که حدود 155 سال از اعدام باب می گذرد ، هنوز کسانی به نام بهایی هستند که با این که بابی نیستند ، اما به نام باب حتی حاضرند جان خود را فدا کنند و یا مال خود را بدهند و نه لعنت به باب بفرستند و نه حتی بگویند که او پیامبر نبوده است! جای تأمل این جا است که امروزه آیا از کسروی جز زبان نوشتاری پارادکسیکال و غریبش ؛ دین ستیزی بی محتوایش ؛ گاهی تاریخ نویسی پنهان کارانه اش ؛ باستان گرایی و غرب گریزی افراطیش ؛ مخالفتش با شعر و رمان و ... و مهم تر از اینها عدم اعتقاد کسی به او ، چه باقی مانده است؟ چه کسی در این دنیای پهناور حاضر است که چند سیلی بخورد ، اما به کسروی بد نگوید و لعنت نفرستد؟

این حال و روز کسروی و درجه فهم او از بابیت و به عبارت بهتر ، تعقل او نسبت به داستان روشنفکری است. حسرت در این است که تمام مورخین پس از کسروی نیز که خواسته اند در باره باب بنویسند ، کتاب بهاییگری کسروی را در مقابل خود باز نموده و آن را توضیح المسائل خود قرار داده اند. أسف انگیز است که می توان چنین راحت یکی از مهم ترین و کلیدی ترین پاراگراف های کتاب بهاییگری را درهم پیچید و برای بقیه کتاب هایی که از روی دست کسروی نوشته شده نیز فاتحه ای نثار ساخت. افسوس که کسروی یکی از نمایندگان شاخص تاریخ نگاری ایرانی است.

اما انصاف را از دست ندهم ، "عیب می جمله بگفتی ، هنرش نیز بگوی". کسروی را به نسبت دیگران ارجی درخور ستایش است. کسروی در این گود سهمناک حضور داشت. دیگران ، ریزه خواران سفره زیاد نوشتن اند که از خوان گسترده او تنعم می کنند. تأسف من از آن است که کسروی به دلیل آن که نقطه اشکال را فهمیده بود ، باید باب را بهتر از دیگران درک می کرد. یقینا او از طرفی برای بزرگ ساختن مقام خود و از طرف دیگر برای باز کردن اتهامات بابیگری از سر خودش ، چنین به جنگ باب رفته است.

کسروی شاید خودش هم نمی دانست که چه مقدار زیادی متأثر از گفتار و رفتار باب است. حملات او به اعتقادات مذهبی ایرانیان ، خرافات زدایی اش و ایراداتی که مطرح می کرد ، دقیقا و قدم به قدم ، منطبق با ایراداتی است که بابیان اولیه مطرح کرده بودند. تو گویی که بخش هایی از کتاب شیعیگری که در باره امام زمان بحث می کند ، از روی دست کتاب های استدلالی بابیان و بهاییان تألیف شده است! او در مقام یک منتقد ، بدون تردید متأثر از بابیت بود ولی در مقام یک تئوریسین ، حرف هایی زد که بار سنگینی بر دوش روشنفکری شد. 

 Full Text: 

//www.goftman-iran.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=view&id=438&Itemid=13 

humbly

Faryar

To: Faryam

Dear Friend:

 With all due respect, I am going to disagree with your statement of:

" I can guess the reference to Kasravi...

He is probably poking fun at those (iranian intellectuals) whose only knowledge of the Bahais is based on the 50 year old debunked  and subjective opinions of a man ,whose sole purpose  was to discredit the Bahai Faith without any depth or objective study"

There is more to Kasravi than his opposition to Bahaii religion. Most of his work is against ignorance, flowing from Shiite Islam and those  who have made a business of ignorance of the masses.

Yours,

Ali P.

Bahais are not spies : "Ayatullah 007"

I have never encountered a Bahai spy in my professional life. Despite the IRI's 30 years of accusations they have not been able to produce ONE piece of evidence against Bahais spying !. What can they spy on when they don't even have a government job or high posts ?  these are all fabrications by the only sect in the world that believes in lying, deceiving,denying and fabricating to justify the end which is total annihilation of non Shiites.

Vasslamo Alaykom va rahmatoollah va barakateh  

Ayatullah Ozma Bund, Jimz Bund

To Mirza...

I look forward to what you call objective research of the history of the Bahai faith...which hopefully does not include discredited conspiracy theorists, or antagonistic sources , which facts, time and history have proved as baseless.

The current regime is desperately trying  to discredit the Bahais, without much success, using the same Mullah manufactured propoganda and distortions.

The  "marginalization" you mention, is nothing but the use of distortion and the kind of tactics taught to students of "Tablighat Islami" during the Pahlavi era and now the agents of Hojjatiyyih to confuse and distract those seeking to learn about the Bahai Faith.

Having not seen, Mansour's Play, I can guess the rerference to Kasravi...

He is probably poking fun at those (iranian intellectuals) whose only knowledge of the Bahais is based on the 50 year old debunked  and subjective opinions of a man ,whose sole purpose  was to discredit the Bahai Faith without any depth or objective study. I encourage you to read or listen to Dr Bahram Choubineh's talk, 

//www.newnegah.org/audio/Choubineh-30-07-2005-Babieh-1.mp3

//www.newnegah.org/audio/Choubineh-30-07-2005-Babieh-2.mp3 

where he sees all these writings as "Raddiyeh".

These days with the internet and the valiant responses by Bahai Blogs from within, these distortions are immediately responded to and exposed to the truth in the most eloquent way.

please see

//www.newnegah.org 

www.negah28.info/index.php?option=com_content&task=blogcategory&id=11&Itemid=24

خانم کاویانی عزیز ...

به امید روزی که در کشور عزیزمان، ایران، همه با یک نام و نشان ( به تفاوت رنگ، زبان،مذهب،عقیده،...)شاد، خوش، و نغمه زنان در صلح و صفا دوباره گرد هم آییم.

سر افراز باشید
مونا :)

Thanks Nazy jan

I would definitely see them when they're in our area.

You've done a fantastic job!

Thanks

IRANdokht

Equal rights for Bahais not at this time!

Equal rights as we see it in the west for minorities such as Bahais is not possible especially when there is a religious fanatic government running the country or at least not in this generation!

Dear Mirza

Thank you for your comment. The "cool" belief here is not the Bahai faith itself. It is the concept of tolerance and acceptance of all, regardless of their personal and religious beliefs.

Throughout his intelligently paced play, images and music were added to the monologue. In a segment of the play, Mr. Taeed ran through a history of the joys and pains of Bahais during their history. The pictures in the background in this segment showed people who had helped or hurt or supported the Bahais. He also made references to people who were mistaken to be Bahais where in fact they weren't.

I hope Mr. Taeed or someone else from the audience joins in and answers your question about Kasravi, because unfortunately I can't remember now what he said about him. Better yet, if the show is ever taken on the road, I hope you can catch it and judge for yourself. I thank you again for your interest and your thoughts.

Dear Faryar and Tahirih

I have to share a secret with you. As I was watching this play, I was thinking about you and all the other Bahais I know personally and on the site. I didn't feel lectured to and I didn't feel invited to join your faith. I was just going down memory lane of my childhood and pubescence and youth and adulthood with Mr. Taeed, because so much of what he was sharing were shared senses of nostalgia and love for Iran.

Taeed had so much humor to share with us about the Bahai teachings of what makes a whole person, a complete human being, "Jame-e-Jamee-e Kamalaat-e Ensani." He put that requirement of his faith side by side of his accounts of being teased about being an "einaki," whose glasses were broken by school bullies and how even before his physique as a scrawny young boy kept him from contemplating fighting back, the Bahai teachings kept him from confronting his opponents in kind.

His honesty and candid humor were so touching, I know they would have made you proud as they did the audience last night.

If and when Mr. Taeed decides to take his show on the road, I urge you to go see it for yourselves and to draw your own conclusions. I think you will like it.

Sorry to disagree with the consensus on this board....

... but as an agnostic (and sometimes, like when I am more courageous, an atheist), I felt compelled to say the following:
1. As an Iranian I share the shame of the way minorities have been treated in Iran in the past (and of course now) and I acknowlege that very likely no religious minority has been treated worse than Baha'is and before them Bobi's .
2. The fact that a group or minority is being treated horribly by the government or people at large, shouldn't make the belief automatically a "cool" belief, otherwise MKO is much cooler than Bahai faith (their supporters have been treated even worse).
3. Like any religion, Bahaism has probably (at least it seems to me) both good and bad, but one need to research the faith objectively, especially the politics of its founders, the emergence of Baha after Bab (and marginalization of a group including Bab's faithful followers like Tahereh Ghoratol'ein), etc.

And fainally I am wondering if someone could talk about what was being said about Kasravi when his picture was being shown?

From what I have read Kasravi was against Shiism as well as Bahaism (and he had some extreme belief as well). BUt also he had a lot of great research and other accomplishments.

With the hope of the day that everyone can practice their faith (and lack thereof) openly in Iran and everywhere else.

Maa Jasoos neesteem

Thank you Mr. Javid to stand for what is right, by featuring Mr. Taeede's presentation in Iranian.com. Whatever Mr. Taeed told of the Baha'i Faith that night, is only a small fraction of what has been happening in Iran by Iraninas to us Baha'is. I swear to God All Mighty that we love all the Muslims. WE just pray that the people of Iran would come to realize that we are no different from them and best of all we are not against anyone! We just want to live our lives and have a chance to be part of making this world a better place to live for all of the people on earth.

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Is JR around still ? Nazi, I think you need to forward it dierectly to him, just in case!

Baha'is and minorities are human too

Torturers and murderers often de-humanize their victims to make their acts easier and even justified. Thanks for sharing the Baha'is humanity, and hope that it will fall on more and more open eyes and ears. 

Arash M-K

Thank you Nazi Khanom;

very heart warming to see a non Bahai featuring this piece . Lets hope for equality of all Iranians in our motherland.

Yes we can too:))

Regards,

Tahirih