http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/5286 Documenting the Persecution of the Baha'i Community in Iran Sat, 28 Jan 2012 01:45:12 -0500 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.8 hourly 1 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/post/5286/comment-page-1#comment-3863 colorado Mon, 09 Nov 2009 20:03:21 +0000 http://www.iranpresswatch.org/?p=5286#comment-3863 Baha'is are not presently allowed to be employed as teachers in Iran, so they gave their time for the sake of God: in the Baha'i Institute for Higher Education for home classes (300 homes were raided); in the tutoring project with the permission of the parents (53 Baha'is arrested); and teaching their own children(hundreds of families have had their books confiscated). Baha'is have received praise from historians for helping start modern education in Iran since the 1870's, but now history books are carefully controlled, and every effort is made to prevent Baha'is from being valuable to their country. But their example of not accepting the identity of 'victim' has true power. Baha’is are not presently allowed to be employed as teachers in Iran, so they gave their time for the sake of God: in the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education for home classes (300 homes were raided); in the tutoring project with the permission of the parents (53 Baha’is arrested); and teaching their own children(hundreds of families have had their books confiscated).
Baha’is have received praise from historians for helping start modern education in Iran since the 1870’s, but now history books are carefully controlled, and every effort is made to prevent Baha’is from being valuable to their country. But their example of not accepting the identity of ‘victim’ has true power.

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