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Baha'is In Iran
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Baha'is In Iran
Examines the history of the persecution of this minority religion in Islamic Iran, including basic beliefs, the Iranian position and effects.
2,250 words (approx. 9 pages) |
10 sources |
1999
Paper Summary:
"The Baha'is in Iran are being subjected to the most abusive human rights violations. A minority religion in the midst of Islamic fundamentalists, the Baha'is have been murdered, tortured, imprisoned, and deprived of their livelihood based solely on their religion. Regarded as infidels and enemies of the state, the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran amounts to genocide.From the Paper:
"The Baha'is in Iran are being subjected to the most abusive human rights violations. A minority religion in the midst of Islamic fundamentalists, the Baha'is have been murdered, tortured, imprisoned, and deprived of their livelihood based solely on their religion. Regarded as infidels and enemies of the state, the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran amounts to genocide.The persecution of the Baha'is in Iran is longstanding. It began almost from the point that the Baha'i faith was established in that country in 1844. Repression appears to have occurred in waves. During the first fifty years after the inception of the Baha'i faith, its members were severely persecuted, with more than 20,000 Baha'is murdered (Bordewich 28). The Baha'is were targeted again during the 1950s. The current wave of repression ..."
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