Is Bahai allowed in Iran?
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Is Bahai allowed in Iran?
Though the Baha’i Faith has never been included amongst the recognized religions in Iran, non-recognition and discrimination yielded a formal policy of hostility against its members with the establishment of the Islamic Republic of Iran.
How many Bahai are in Iran?
350,000 adherents
There are an estimated 350,000 adherents of the Baha’i faith in Iran, according to the UN report, making it the country’s biggest religious minority.
Is Bahai a branch of Islam?
The Bahá’í faith began to take its present form in 1844 in Iran. It grew out of the Shi’ite branch of the Muslim faith. The faith was proclaimed by a young Iranian, who called himself The Báb.
What happened to Bahais in Iran?
The Baha’is are among the most persecuted religious minorities in the world. In Iran, where the religion was founded, universities refuse to admit Baha’i students, Baha’i cemeteries have been destroyed and the country’s Supreme Leader Ayatollah Khamenei has confiscated properties from Baha’i families.
How many Bahais were killed in Iran?
The Baha’is have been the scapegoats of Persian and then Iranian society for generations. Donald M. Barrett, the secretary-general of the Baha’i World Center in Haifa, Israel, says 20,000 Baha’is have been killed in Iran during the last 100 years.
How many Baháʼís killed in Iran?
Since the Islamic Republic of Iran was established in 1979, hundreds of Baha’is have been arrested and jailed for their beliefs. At least 200 have been executed or were arrested and never heard from again — that includes all the members of three National Spiritual Assemblies from 1980 to 1984.
Are there any Baha’is in Afghanistan?
The Baha’i faith has had followers in Afghanistan for approximately 150 years. The community is predominantly based in Kabul, where more than 300 Baha’i members live, but another 100 are said to live in other parts of Afghanistan. There were some missionary groups working in the country.
