A new Freedom House study of Iranian textbooks finds that the Islamic Republic is teaching its children to embrace Islamic supremacism, preparing them to enter a political system that discriminates against women and non-Muslims.

The study, "Discrimination and Intolerance in Iran's Textbooks," is the most comprehensive to date of Iran's textbooks, analyzing 95 compulsory textbooks for grades one to 11. The main author of the study, Saeed Paivandi, is a sociologist at Paris-8 University and one of the few Western scholars to specialize in Iran's post-revolutionary education system.

No nation can achieve success unless education is accorded in all its citizens. Therefore, it is the bounden duty of parents to convince their children to be staunch in their faith. Every praiseworthy deed is born out of the light of religion.

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The European Union, which opposes the death penalty as public policy, has sent a letter to the leaders of Iran expressing its “acute concern” over their proposed change to the penal code which would make apostasy- the formal denunciation of religion- punishable by death.

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For the first time at the South Florida Hindu Temple in Davie, the voices of children from four faiths rose together in prayers for unity. The children represented Jain, Baha'i, Christian and Hindu religions, but all focused their presentations on peace and love.

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Egyptian thinker and commentator, Dr Tarek Heggy, visited the UK’s National Baha’i Centre in London, this afternoon, at the suggestion of some Egyptian Baha’is who are based in the UK.

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DAVISON, MICHIGAN -- (MARKET WIRE) -- 02/06/08 -- The Louhelen Baha'i School will host and Clark Donnelly, the executive producers of the international award winning hit Canadian television series, Little Mosque on the Prairie.

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With two statements issued on the same day on behalf of the 27 member states, the EU presidency underscored Europe's growing impatience with the systematic violation of human rights in Iran by also criticising the persecution of members of the Baha'i religious minority.

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The refugees from Iran, persecuted because of their Baha'i faith, have been in Utah just seven months. They were among about 40 refugees who toured the Capitol recently with International Refugee Committee, one of Utah's two refugee resettlement agencies.

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A significant part of the problem with the use of diplomatic language in news reports is that it tends to obscure facts in an impenetrable linguistic fog ... And musicians who adhere to the Baha'i or Jewish faiths are unlikely to be invited to stop by as a guest soloist.

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Ever since my children were little, they learned a Baha’i quote put to song that has helped them understand how animals should be treated, “If an animal be sick, let the children try to heal it, if it be hungry, let them feed it, if thirsty, let them quench its thirst, if weary, let them see that it rests.” Another quote teaches that one must be very considerate towards animals and show kindness to them.

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