Troubling times for the Baha'is of Iran
Yesterday, Iran announced that it will be trying 7 leaders of the Baha’i community, 6 of whom were arrested in May last year, under charges of “espionage for Israel”. The arrested 7 are in fact members...
View ArticleBe Free
I just became aware of “Azad Bash” (Farsi for “Be Free”), a campaign that “aims to contribute to creating a society of dialogue and openness in Iran by using music to involve Iranian youth.” Azad Bash...
View ArticleThe Persecution of Baha'is: an Interactive Timeline
Crossposted on BahaiRights.org For the past 30 years, followers of the Baha’i Faith in Iran have been lynched, falsely imprisoned, vilified and driven out of their homes. Baha’i children have been...
View ArticleSophis-tech-ated
Crossposted on BahaiRights.org The usual accusations Iranian officials have made against Baha’is (supporting Zionism and insulting religious sanctities) are ridiculous in themselves. But some of the...
View Article"Persecution": a song by Elika Mahony
The worldwide response to Iran’s intensified persecution of Baha’is has been nothing short of astounding. Actors, famous comedians and prominent academics have publicly declared their condemnation,...
View Article"Debunking the Myths" on Baha'is
Conspiracy theories are popular in this region for a good reason: they allow us to perceive ourselves as powerless victims and blame our shortcomings and insecurities on others. For decades, Baha’is...
View ArticlePostcards for Iran
Background Under the guise of protecting its “national security”, the Iranian government has orchestrated a crackdown on rights activists, outspoken critics and ethnic and religious minorities. Braving...
View ArticleUpdate on "Postcards for Iran"
Less than 2 weeks ago, Mideast Youth launched “Postcards for Iran“, a campaign that aimed to draw awareness to the worsening situation in Iran, and to encourage individuals across the world to take...
View ArticleContemporary art for Human Rights
Several months ago, we profiled Shahriar AZ, a contemprary Iranian artist from New Zealand who utilizes art to raise awareness on human rights violations. In March 2008, Shahriar launched World Art...
View ArticleWhose Gay Middle East(.com)?
Pinkwash “It’s raining pink today; Israel must be washing its laundry,” I remarked to a friend after reading the below tweet from Scott Piro, an Israeli-American publicist, and self-proclaimed “social...
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