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...most countries, believers in the Baha'i faith are looked upon as model citizens. Their religion places great stress on industriousness, peacefulness and obedience to the law. In Iran, however, Baha'is are not only unwanted but actively persecuted. Since the Ayatullah Ruhollah Khomeini came to power in 1979, Iran's 300,000 Baha'is have suffered a reign of terror in the land where their faith was born. In the latest of many protests, the State Department's annual human rights report stated last week that believers "suffer from imprisonment, torture and execution...
...association is fully recognized by the College and currently has 12 members, said secretary Lori McLaughlin '85. James M. Markart '84, association chairman, explained that the Harvard group also works with a local chapter of Baha...
...Baha'i religion, founded in Iran in 1844, holds as its basic principle the unity of mankind, McLaughlin said. This commitment, she added, also includes equality of sexes and races, the refusal to fight, the advocacy of non-partisan nuclear disarmament, and the disavowal of all divisive actions...
...Baha'i Association also presented a collection of news broadcasts detailing Iran's current persecution of the faith's members. "They're told to recant their faith or die," McLaughlin said...
...United States, there are 100,000 Baha'is, including 250 in the greater Boston area...