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Who are the Baha'is and why are they so persecuted?

  • Written by Zackery M. Heern, Assistant Professor of History and Middle East Studies, Idaho State University
imageEntrance to the Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh, burial place of the founder of the Bahá’í faith, near Acre, Israel.Bahá’í World News Service © Bahá'í International Community

The Baha'is are among the most persecuted religious minorities in the world.

In Iran, where the...

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