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	<description>Documenting the Persecution of the Baha&#039;i Community in Iran</description>
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		<title>By: Jarome</title>
		<link>http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/2003/comment-page-1#comment-1147</link>
		<dc:creator>Jarome</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 22:58:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>This issue of Iran&#039;s persecution of Baha&#039;is is a very unfortunate issue that perpetuates despite it&#039;s futility!
Baha&#039;i artist Elika Mahony has released a song to help spread awareness of the suffering Baha&#039;is in Iran face because of this issue. 
http://www.elikamahony.com/2009/03/10/new-song-persecution-dedicated-to-bahais-in-iran/</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This issue of Iran&#8217;s persecution of Baha&#8217;is is a very unfortunate issue that perpetuates despite it&#8217;s futility!<br />
Baha&#8217;i artist Elika Mahony has released a song to help spread awareness of the suffering Baha&#8217;is in Iran face because of this issue.<br />
<a href="http://www.elikamahony.com/2009/03/10/new-song-persecution-dedicated-to-bahais-in-iran/" rel="nofollow">http://www.elikamahony.com/2009/03/10/new-song-persecution-dedicated-to-bahais-in-iran/</a></p>
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		<title>By: Ziba</title>
		<link>http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/2003/comment-page-1#comment-1132</link>
		<dc:creator>Ziba</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 17:34:02 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Everyone in Iran knows that Tudehis, MKOs, Pahlavis  and Mullahs are the sworn enemies of the Bahais and the Jews. When faced with failure in solving Iran&#039;s pressing problems, the first thing they do is blame the Bahais and the Jews.   Although they differ in their views, they all have one thing in common: they are all Muslims in public (when it&#039;s to their advantage) and atheists behind closed doors. And when they are caught, they sign a tobeh (confession statement) or become a Hajji by traveling to Mecca and Medina and reconvert back to Islam to save themselves.  Even the last Shah became a Hajji to save himself and ordered the expulsion of Bahais from their jobs, buldozing of Bahai homes, arrest and killing of Bahais via SAVAK and their trained and funded Hujjatieh death squads. He even ordered confiscation of Bahai properties and encouraged and supported mullahs to destroy Bahais and their properties throughout Iran. He even ordered his army chief to destroy the Bahai house of worship in  Tehran.  And called the Bahais agents and spies, etc., etc. 

Thanks to Internet, Iranians have discovered and continue to discover these Truths. That is why people like Ali Khamanei are using Qurban Ali Dorri Najafabadi  and Communist Shahbazi to attack and discredit you Bahais and Jews via their sermons in the mosques and their made up stories.  These are all proofs of the utter failure of these regimes and shows how desparate these Mullahs have become that they have  to enlist Tudehis (communists).  Mullahs know they can not claim conversion back to Islam or become Hajji to save themselves. They are Muslims AND Hajjis. 

People in Iran know that the more desparate mullahs become, the more mullahs attack the Bahais.  So the despatation of mullahs must be extremly high for them to team up with their old communist nemesis and let them have free say in Iran&#039;s controlled media. These actions by mullahs  proves the fact that mullahs have reached their end and it is a matter of time before they fade into history books amongst the dead.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Everyone in Iran knows that Tudehis, MKOs, Pahlavis  and Mullahs are the sworn enemies of the Bahais and the Jews. When faced with failure in solving Iran&#8217;s pressing problems, the first thing they do is blame the Bahais and the Jews.   Although they differ in their views, they all have one thing in common: they are all Muslims in public (when it&#8217;s to their advantage) and atheists behind closed doors. And when they are caught, they sign a tobeh (confession statement) or become a Hajji by traveling to Mecca and Medina and reconvert back to Islam to save themselves.  Even the last Shah became a Hajji to save himself and ordered the expulsion of Bahais from their jobs, buldozing of Bahai homes, arrest and killing of Bahais via SAVAK and their trained and funded Hujjatieh death squads. He even ordered confiscation of Bahai properties and encouraged and supported mullahs to destroy Bahais and their properties throughout Iran. He even ordered his army chief to destroy the Bahai house of worship in  Tehran.  And called the Bahais agents and spies, etc., etc. </p>
<p>Thanks to Internet, Iranians have discovered and continue to discover these Truths. That is why people like Ali Khamanei are using Qurban Ali Dorri Najafabadi  and Communist Shahbazi to attack and discredit you Bahais and Jews via their sermons in the mosques and their made up stories.  These are all proofs of the utter failure of these regimes and shows how desparate these Mullahs have become that they have  to enlist Tudehis (communists).  Mullahs know they can not claim conversion back to Islam or become Hajji to save themselves. They are Muslims AND Hajjis. </p>
<p>People in Iran know that the more desparate mullahs become, the more mullahs attack the Bahais.  So the despatation of mullahs must be extremly high for them to team up with their old communist nemesis and let them have free say in Iran&#8217;s controlled media. These actions by mullahs  proves the fact that mullahs have reached their end and it is a matter of time before they fade into history books amongst the dead.</p>
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		<title>By: afshin</title>
		<link>http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/2003/comment-page-1#comment-1123</link>
		<dc:creator>afshin</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 13:00:59 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>Congratulations to Mr. Wahdat-Haq for this article. I wanted to suggest publishing in Persian, too. Or, has the original been Persian and already published somewhere?</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Congratulations to Mr. Wahdat-Haq for this article. I wanted to suggest publishing in Persian, too. Or, has the original been Persian and already published somewhere?</p>
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		<title>By: sb</title>
		<link>http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/2003/comment-page-1#comment-1122</link>
		<dc:creator>sb</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 12:30:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>&quot;O ye friends of God!

Let not the cavils of the foolish grieve you nor the tribulation of this world dismay you. Indeed, the motivating impulse whereby the sweet savours of God are diffused throughout the world is none but the suffering that befalleth His loved ones and the dire troubles that constantly touch His chosen ones.

The legions of the world cannot withstand this mighty Army.
Its weapons are divine knowledge and assurance, and its sword is
its world-encircling light. Physical powers are capable of resisting earthly armies, but are impotent before the onslaught of the hosts of heaven. Thousands of times this hath been tried and proven.&quot;

- Abdul Baha
________________

The purveyors of these twisted falsehoods must believe that lies will sustain their weakening power. Witness the ideology of the former Nazi elite, the rigorous purges of the Soviets. Where are those ideologies today? 

Gone to the dust bins of history.

Truth is eternal, divine, inescapable. An act of faith is the surest method to develop and keep the most meaningful power; unity. Humanity having tried everything else, is learning that power is divinely sourced. Spreading falsehoods cannot delay the inevitable. Hence these desperate &quot;theories.&quot;  

The Baha&#039;i Faith is dear to millions who have never been to Iran. To them, vaunted conspiracy &quot;theories&quot;  like those shown above, appear patently, laughably false.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>&#8220;O ye friends of God!</p>
<p>Let not the cavils of the foolish grieve you nor the tribulation of this world dismay you. Indeed, the motivating impulse whereby the sweet savours of God are diffused throughout the world is none but the suffering that befalleth His loved ones and the dire troubles that constantly touch His chosen ones.</p>
<p>The legions of the world cannot withstand this mighty Army.<br />
Its weapons are divine knowledge and assurance, and its sword is<br />
its world-encircling light. Physical powers are capable of resisting earthly armies, but are impotent before the onslaught of the hosts of heaven. Thousands of times this hath been tried and proven.&#8221;</p>
<p>- Abdul Baha<br />
________________</p>
<p>The purveyors of these twisted falsehoods must believe that lies will sustain their weakening power. Witness the ideology of the former Nazi elite, the rigorous purges of the Soviets. Where are those ideologies today? </p>
<p>Gone to the dust bins of history.</p>
<p>Truth is eternal, divine, inescapable. An act of faith is the surest method to develop and keep the most meaningful power; unity. Humanity having tried everything else, is learning that power is divinely sourced. Spreading falsehoods cannot delay the inevitable. Hence these desperate &#8220;theories.&#8221;  </p>
<p>The Baha&#8217;i Faith is dear to millions who have never been to Iran. To them, vaunted conspiracy &#8220;theories&#8221;  like those shown above, appear patently, laughably false.</p>
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		<title>By: Brooks Garis</title>
		<link>http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/2003/comment-page-1#comment-1118</link>
		<dc:creator>Brooks Garis</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 10:28:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>With respect to the above line: &quot;In fact, the Bahai do not believe that Mohammed was the “seal of the prophets”.&quot; In fact, Baha&#039;is do revere the station of Mohammad as the Seal of The Prophets, however this holy title and designation does not signify that the river of divine bestowal has dried up, nor does it nullify the title of Jesus as The Alpha And The Omega. Each of God&#039;s Messengers is The First and The Last. A prayer of Baha&#039;u&#039;llah begins: &quot;I beseech Thee by Thy Chosen Ones and by the Bearers of Thy Trust and by Him Whom Thou has ordained to be the Seal of Thy Prophets and of Thy Messengers...&quot; Our understanding will continue to grow beyond its present limits. Baha&#039;u&#039;llah writes: Thus hath Muḥammad, the Point of the Qur’án, revealed: “I am all the Prophets.” Likewise, He saith: “I am the first Adam, Noah, Moses, and Jesus.” The belief of the Baha&#039;is is in keeping with the Holy Qur’án and the statements of Imám ‘Alí and others that have been recorded in the scriptures. For this reason, were those imprisoned Baha&#039;is to recant their faith they would be denying all the messengers of God. Their devotion to truth and love of God&#039;s Holy Word is more precious than life, and should itself be honored and revered by their jailers as a standard of loyalty so stunning that it can only be a sign from God.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>With respect to the above line: &#8220;In fact, the Bahai do not believe that Mohammed was the “seal of the prophets”.&#8221; In fact, Baha&#8217;is do revere the station of Mohammad as the Seal of The Prophets, however this holy title and designation does not signify that the river of divine bestowal has dried up, nor does it nullify the title of Jesus as The Alpha And The Omega. Each of God&#8217;s Messengers is The First and The Last. A prayer of Baha&#8217;u'llah begins: &#8220;I beseech Thee by Thy Chosen Ones and by the Bearers of Thy Trust and by Him Whom Thou has ordained to be the Seal of Thy Prophets and of Thy Messengers&#8230;&#8221; Our understanding will continue to grow beyond its present limits. Baha&#8217;u'llah writes: Thus hath Muḥammad, the Point of the Qur’án, revealed: “I am all the Prophets.” Likewise, He saith: “I am the first Adam, Noah, Moses, and Jesus.” The belief of the Baha&#8217;is is in keeping with the Holy Qur’án and the statements of Imám ‘Alí and others that have been recorded in the scriptures. For this reason, were those imprisoned Baha&#8217;is to recant their faith they would be denying all the messengers of God. Their devotion to truth and love of God&#8217;s Holy Word is more precious than life, and should itself be honored and revered by their jailers as a standard of loyalty so stunning that it can only be a sign from God.</p>
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		<title>By: Mark Obenauer</title>
		<link>http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/2003/comment-page-1#comment-1115</link>
		<dc:creator>Mark Obenauer</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:32:20 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>It is convenient for scared people to find a way to scapegoat a minority.  I am now speaking from experience because I have bought into conspiracy theories that are more based on my own personal biases than fact.  For example, I have listened to anti-Islamic rhetoric and because of my Western bias for a second I  bought into it.   If I wasn&#039;t a Baha&#039;i&#039; and told myself to &quot;stop&quot; I would have grabbed the bait hook, line and sinker.  I had to realize I have some prejudice and I better examine it further before I directly or indirectly hurt innocent people.  

Some people (myself included) believe that salvation is not through works.  Relatives of mine have told me that I am going to hell even though they really think I am a nice person.  This is because they believe in strictly constructed parameters on the doctrine of Salvation, and my belief falls outside the limits of their fundamental Faith.  

 And if belief about salvation is not enough add conspiracy theories and ideas about becoming infected with some sort of disease just by having social contact with that minority that doesn’t have the same fundamental Faith.   At this juncture, these ways of responding to perceived heresy take on an inertia of their own and become more important than believing differently than the minority.  So we hear about spying for Israel, or not being a true religion at all, but a religion developed by the British to cause disunity in our realm.  And when it is no longer possible to use this conspiracy, another conspiracy is devised because these people are unclean heretics.  Are these people unclean heretics or is it convenient to persecute them because this is how we have always dealt with dissidents or perceive deviants?  And if I ask a persecutor why he or she persecutes this minority, I will not be informed about the baseline disagreement that caused all the conspiracy theories or voodoo theories, but will be informed about these baseless ideas.

And it is easier to believe in these conspiracy theories than to deal with the baseline theological issues, which are the real and not imaginary, unlike conspiracy theories or the theory of the untouchables.   And this cycle is a hard cycle to break because it depends on decades of tradition and subterfuge.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>It is convenient for scared people to find a way to scapegoat a minority.  I am now speaking from experience because I have bought into conspiracy theories that are more based on my own personal biases than fact.  For example, I have listened to anti-Islamic rhetoric and because of my Western bias for a second I  bought into it.   If I wasn&#8217;t a Baha&#8217;i&#8217; and told myself to &#8220;stop&#8221; I would have grabbed the bait hook, line and sinker.  I had to realize I have some prejudice and I better examine it further before I directly or indirectly hurt innocent people.  </p>
<p>Some people (myself included) believe that salvation is not through works.  Relatives of mine have told me that I am going to hell even though they really think I am a nice person.  This is because they believe in strictly constructed parameters on the doctrine of Salvation, and my belief falls outside the limits of their fundamental Faith.  </p>
<p> And if belief about salvation is not enough add conspiracy theories and ideas about becoming infected with some sort of disease just by having social contact with that minority that doesn’t have the same fundamental Faith.   At this juncture, these ways of responding to perceived heresy take on an inertia of their own and become more important than believing differently than the minority.  So we hear about spying for Israel, or not being a true religion at all, but a religion developed by the British to cause disunity in our realm.  And when it is no longer possible to use this conspiracy, another conspiracy is devised because these people are unclean heretics.  Are these people unclean heretics or is it convenient to persecute them because this is how we have always dealt with dissidents or perceive deviants?  And if I ask a persecutor why he or she persecutes this minority, I will not be informed about the baseline disagreement that caused all the conspiracy theories or voodoo theories, but will be informed about these baseless ideas.</p>
<p>And it is easier to believe in these conspiracy theories than to deal with the baseline theological issues, which are the real and not imaginary, unlike conspiracy theories or the theory of the untouchables.   And this cycle is a hard cycle to break because it depends on decades of tradition and subterfuge.</p>
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		<title>By: Shahriyar</title>
		<link>http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/2003/comment-page-1#comment-1114</link>
		<dc:creator>Shahriyar</dc:creator>
		<pubDate>Tue, 24 Mar 2009 04:13:44 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description>In Farce De Middle East written in 1832 by Count De Mone of France, on page 28 the Count has written: &quot;Iranian Crypto-Jews all use the names of Hassan Ali, Mamad Ali, Qurbon Ali, Sayed Ali, Ali Reza and Ali Akbar to hide their identities.&quot;  I hope the mouth piece of the Communist party of Iran, Mr Shahbazi, takes a note of this discovery too and broadcasts it on the Islamic Republic&#039;s Farce news agency so that these crypto-jews who use Islamic names can all be arrested and send to Evin prison.  We can not have crypto-jews with names such as Sayed Ali and Qurbon Ali and Ali Akbar running hell out of the Islamic Republic De L&#039;Iran.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>In Farce De Middle East written in 1832 by Count De Mone of France, on page 28 the Count has written: &#8220;Iranian Crypto-Jews all use the names of Hassan Ali, Mamad Ali, Qurbon Ali, Sayed Ali, Ali Reza and Ali Akbar to hide their identities.&#8221;  I hope the mouth piece of the Communist party of Iran, Mr Shahbazi, takes a note of this discovery too and broadcasts it on the Islamic Republic&#8217;s Farce news agency so that these crypto-jews who use Islamic names can all be arrested and send to Evin prison.  We can not have crypto-jews with names such as Sayed Ali and Qurbon Ali and Ali Akbar running hell out of the Islamic Republic De L&#8217;Iran.</p>
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