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Rep. Mark Kirk, R-10th and Wilmette-area Bahá'ís are speaking out against what they say is a stepped up campaign of persecution against Bahá'ís in Iran, the birthplace of the religion. The U.S. House of Representatives recently passed a bi-partisan resolution authored by Kirk and New Jersey Democrat Rob Andrews condemning arsons, detentions and other forms of intimidation they say has worsened over the past year.

Shirin Ebadi

Following the baseless accusations thrown by Tehran’s deputy prosecutor, in which he alleged that the 7 arrested Baha'i leaders forged links with Israel, Shirin Ebadi - the famed lawyer, human rights activist and Nobel Laureate - made a brave decision to defend them before court.

Vahid Manie-Oskoii, a business administration major at the University, believes in Jesus. And Muhammed. And Krishna and Buddha, too. Manie-Oskoii is a member of the Bahá'í faith, a religion centered around the idea that we're all united, spiritually.

"We actually believe in all of the religions," Manie-Oskoii said. "There's only one God and he sends prophets or messengers, if you will, for different times throughout the world."

Kholoud Hafez Abdou is a 17 years old Egyptian student who, like all other students in her stage of education, must sit for the final exams that allow her to graduate from high school and enter university education.

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In Marvdasht, principals of all schools in the district have been asked to forward to the Security Office of the Department of Education on a confidential basis all enrolment forms “on students from religious minorities and the perverse Bahaist sect”.

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Rainn Wilson gave this speech at North East Baha'i Yough Conference...

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When I tell people that I am a Bahá'í, the first answer I get is always the same: "A what?" In fact, I often wonder if I would have heard about it, were it not for a student my mother encountered in high school.

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By the time you read this, more than 6 million Baha’i’s around the world will be celebrating the 19-day Fast. All of the Great Faiths have a special time allocated to fasting, prayer and meditation before their new year begins. For the Christians, this is Lent. For Muslims, it is Ramadan. For the Jews, it is Passover.

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At an age when eating with friends is a highlight of their school day, some teens are excited about their first sacred fast.

No other religion has been as explicit as the Baha'is in its support of the principle of equality of men and women. The Baha'i scriptures clearly states that there should be 'no difference in the education of male and female.'

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