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I am answering this question myself for the sake of someone who asked, but please feel free, if you are Bahai, to answer: Bahá'ís continue to be persecuted in Islamic countries, especially Iran, where over 200 believers were executed between 1978 and 1998.[49] On December 16, 2006, the Supreme Administrative Council of Egypt ruled the government may not recognize the Bahá'í Faith in official identification numbers.[50] Consequently, Egyptian Bahá'ís are unable to obtain government documents, including ID cards, birth, death, marriage or divorce certificates, or passports, all of which require a person's religion to be listed. They also cannot be employed, educated, treated in hospitals or vote, among other things.[50] The Egyptian Initiative for Private Rights stated that the press release issued by the Chief Judge of the Supreme Court did not respond to any of the evidence or arguments presented by the EIPR in the case, and that the release only discussed the tenets and beliefs of the Bahá'í Faith, which should have not have affected the court's decision.[50] Since the Islamic Revolution of 1979, Iranian Bahá'ís have regularly had their homes ransacked or been banned from attending university or holding government jobs, and several hundred have received prison sentences for their religious beliefs, most recently for participating in study circles.[49] Bahá'í cemeteries have been desecrated and property seized and occasionally demolished, including the House of Mírzá Buzurg, Bahá'u'lláh's father.[26] The House of the Báb in Shiraz has been destroyed twice, and is one of three sites to which Bahá'ís perform pilgrimage.[26][51][52] Even more recently the situation of Bahá'ís has worsened; the United Nations Commission on Human Rights revealed an October 2005 confidential letter from Command Headquarters of the Armed Forces of Iran to identify Bahá'ís and to monitor their activities[53] and in November 2005 the state-run and influential Kayhan[54] newspaper, whose managing editor is appointed by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei,[55] ran nearly three dozen articles defaming the Bahá'í Faith.[56] Due to these actions, the Special Rapporteur of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights stated on March 20, 2006 that she "also expresses concern that the information gained as a result of such monitoring will be used as a basis for the increased persecution of, and discrimination against, members of the Bahá'í faith, in violation of international standards. ... The Special Rapporteur is concerned that this latest development indicates that the situation with regard to religious minorities in Iran is, in fact, deteriorating."[53] [edit] Reactions Bernard Lewis states that the Muslim laity and Islamic authorities have always had great difficulty in accommodating post-Islamic monotheistic religions such as the Bahá'í Faith, since on one hand the followers of such religions cannot be dismissed either as benighted heathens, like the polytheists of Asia and the animists of Africa, nor as outdated precursors, like the Jews and Christians. Moreover, their very existence presents a challenge to the Islamic doctrine of the perfection and finality of Muhammad's revelation.[57] Wikipedia
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They have been forced out (forcibly, to say it Angela Anaconda style) of Iran, Saudi Arabia, (pretty much every other country on the Arabian peninsula) and probably Afghanistan. They've been arbitrarily arrested (in a bizarre parallel to the American Guantanamo Bay) for no good reason, executed en masse in Iran and Saudi Arabia (the 'shitholes' of the Middle East, in my opinion). Do you want more? And that is 'Islamic' countries, if you please.
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A Selection of Persecution Events of Baha'is 1850 Jul 9 The martyrdom of the Bab. He and His companion, Anis (Aqa Muhammad-'Aliy-i-Zunuzi) were suspended on a wall in the market place in Tabriz and Shot by 750 soldiers in three ranks of 250 men. When they looked for the bodies they were no where to be found. The Bab was later discovered to be completing His dictation to His companion, Siyyid Husayn, unhurt by the volley of bullets. He and His companion were suspended a second time and this time they were Shot and killed. 1851 Jan 8 Hujjat was killed in Zanjan after a seven month struggle that was much like those at Shaykh Tabarsi and Nayriz. There had been some 20,000 soldiers with 19 pieces of artillery against 1500-2000 Babis. There were 1800 martyrs. 1891 May 19 Seven martyrs where killed in Yazd at the instigation of the clergy and by order of the governor. 1924 Nov The Supreme Court of Iraq decided against the Baha'is in the dispute over Baha'u'llah's residential house in Baghdad. The house had been in the possession of the Faith for thirty years. The decision overturned the verdicts of two lower courts. 1924 Dec 13 The keys to Baha'u'llah's house in Baghdad were given to the Shi'ites. 1926 Apr 7 The Jahrum Martyrdoms where 12 believers were killed. Appeals were made to the British authorities for support in the representations to the Shah. The Iranian authorities coldly refused to discuss the issue despite the fact that the US and the French were also giving every assistance. The Shah had received appeals for justice and the protests of Baha'is from all parts of the world but instead followed the advice of his Prime Minister. 1928 Nov The case of the Holy House in Baghdad was brought before the League of Nations Permanent Mandate Commission and the right of the Baha'is to the House was upheld; however, restitution was not made in spite of a concerted world-wide effort on the part of the Baha'is. PP97 BW4p237-47 GT54 GBF35 BS12/13P70 note189 CoB306 -The House of Baha'u'llah was changed into a Husayniyyih by the Shihs when it was awarded to them. A Husayniyyih is a place used to morn the death of the Imam Husayn. 1955 May 7 The Iranian government seized the National Baha'i headquarters and destroyed the dome of the building. The Faith was outlawed. The House of the Bab was pillaged. UN Secretary General Dag Hammarshjold brought pressure on the Iranian government to halt the attacks in August. This "battle" was the first time the Faith was able to defend itself with its newly born administrative agencies. An "Aid the Persecuted Fund" was established. 1955 Jul 28 A mob killed six men and one woman from the village of Hurmuzad near Yazd while authorities stood by. 1979 Feb The House of Baha'u'llah in Tihran was occupied by armed men claiming to be a Revolutionary Council. The Siyah-Chal was also occupied. The offices of the Baha'i Publishing Trust were closed and its doors sealed. 1979 Feb 11 The fall of the Pahlavi regime in Iran. Mehdi Bazargan was appointed Prime Minister by Ayatollah Khomeni. The Baha'i community turned to the newly formed government for the protection of its civil rights. ABS12/13p40-1 -Accusations of political involvement of the Baha'is as foreign agents, immorality or false allegations of connections to SAVAK and the former Shah justified acts of cruelty towards the Baha'is. Close to twenty Baha'is were killed by mobs, beaten or burt to death, kidnapped or executed. The authorities declared that the Baha'is were "Mahdur aad-daamm" (those whose bloood may be Shed), based on the Islamic practice of having the right to eliminate all non-believers. 1979 Mar 26 The holiest Baha'i Shrine in Iran, the House of the Bab was occupied by armed men. It was later confiscated. 1979 Apr-May The Iranian authorities took over the financial institution of the Baha'is, the Shirkat-i-Nawnahalen (a banking institution whch the friends had organized in the early 1900s) and the life savings of over 15,000 believers were lost. They also seized the Umana Corporation and the Missaqiyyih Hospital in Tihran. The right to use the facility was denied to the Baha'is. Appeals to Prime Minister Bazargan and Ayatollah Khomeni were made by the Baha'is from around the world. ABS12/13p41 NN212-3 BW19pg43 -Prior to the Iranian Revelution 61% of the income of the international funds came from Iran. 1979 Sep 8-11 A crowd, accompanied by 25 Revolutionary Guards attacked the House of the Bab apparently under the clergyman in charge of the local religious endowments department. This was in breach of assurances that the property had been taken over for its own protection. BiI8 BoI13 ABS12/13p43 BBD108 NN213 BW19pg42 -See Mahmehr Golistaneh, A Tribute to the Faithful, Dallas, 1992 by Supreme Printing for the story of Habibu'llahh Awji, who, as a Muslim, took part in the destruction of the House of the Bab. His sufferings after the incident led him to investigate the Faith and became a believer. He was jailed, tortured and eventually executed. 1979 Dec The Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran was drafted by a Council of Experts and adopted by referendum. It provided official recognition to four religions: Islam (including Sunni Islam), Christianity, Judaism and Zoroastrianism. By denying the Baha'is recognition in the Constitution they were effectively denied all civil rights and citizenship. 1980 Jun The government of Iran issued an order that Baha'is in government service Should be "instantly removed from their desks and handed over to the Revolutionary Courts". BoI13 1980 Jun The execution of a number of key members of the Faith began in Iran in an effort to "cut off its head". 1980 Aug 20 or 21 The members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Iran were arrested and secretly Shot. Executions followed in Yazd, Tabriz, Tihran, Shiraz and Hamadan. 1980 Sep 8 In Yazd seven Baha'is were summarily executed. 1981 The site of the House of the Bab that had been destroyed by a mob in 1979 was made into a road and public square. 1981 Mar Two members of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Shiraz were executed on charges of collaborating with Zionism and the Savak as well as with having been members of the Baha'i administration. It was the first time such a charge was formally referred to as a capital offence. 1981 Jun The martyrdom of Masih Farhangi in Iran. He had been a member of the original Board of Counsellors appointed in 1968. 1981 Aug Instructions were given by the Deputy Minister of Foreign Affairs responsible for cultural and consular matters that Iranian consulates Should not renew the passports of Baha'is but instead issue them with travel documents valid only for return to Iran. "The Sunday Times", article by Rosemary Righter, 20 September 1981 1981 Dec Baha-u-llah's childhood home in Takur was destroyedand the site offered for sale to the public. By the end of 1981 almost every property owned by the Baha'i community in Iran had been desecrated or destroyed. 1982 Jan 1 or 4 Six members of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Tihran and their hostess were Shot in Evin prison. 1983 Mar Five Mauritanian and two pioneer believers were arrested, interrogated and held briefly in prison. The National Assembly, first formed in 1978, had to be dissolved. 1983 Sep 3 An open letter was sent from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of Iran to the Prosecutor General of the Islamic Revolution of the Country. In it the National Assembly refuted all the false charges that had been made against the Baha'is and informed him of their willingness to obey the government. This was the last official act before its disbandment. 1983 Dec 29 The house of Baha'u'llah in Takur, Mazindaran was totally demolished and the property offered for sale to the public. 1984 Four Baha'is, one of whom had already spent five years in prison, were arrested in Indonesia and charged with membership in a banned religious organization, teaching and insulting Islam. Prison terms ranged from one to five years. 1984 Jun A believer in Tetuan, Moracco was arrested and sentenced to three years' imprisonment for violating the 1983 ban on Baha'i meetings. An appeal to the Supreme Court was unsuccessful. 1991 The Supreme Revolutionary Cultural Council spelled out its plans to marginalize the members of the Baha'i community in Iran. Its plans called for strong Islamic education for the children and the barring of its members from universities. The document was kept secret until 1993 when it was made public by the United Nations Special Representative investigating human right abuses in Iran, Reynaldo Galindo Pohl. 1992 Mar 18 The martyrdom of Mr. Bahman Samandari in the Evin prison in Tihran. This was the first execution in three and one-half years. It belied the public position taken by the Iranian government that the Baha'is were not being persecuted for their religious beliefs. 1993 Jun 18 The hanging of 10 [Baha’i] women in Iran. 1994 Sep 25 The murder of Mr Esfandiar Bassari in Umtata, Transdkei. He and his wife were Shot in an attack by gunmen. They had moved from Canada and was a hydro-geologist working with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. 1998 Jul 21 Ruhu'llah Rawhani, a 52 year old medical supply salesman and father of four children was hanged in Mashad. He had been accused of converting a young woman from Islam, a charge that She later denied. From the Daily Telegraph, August 2nd 1998. 1999 Apr 19 The Islamic Revolutionary Court in Isfahan sentenced Sina Hakiman (10 yrs), Farzad Khajeh Sharifabadi (7 yrs), Havivullhh Ferdosian Najafabadi (7 yrs) and Ziaullah Mirzapanah (3yrs)for crimes against national security. All four were among the thirty-six who were arrested in late September and in early October, 1998 in a concerted government crackdown against Baha'i education in fourteen cities in Iran. It is reported that over 500 homes were raided in an attempt to crack down on the Baha'i Open University. Files, equipment and other property used by the University were seized. From report by Human Rights Watch Academic Freedom Committee. 2001 Jan 14 Sixteen Baha'is were arrested in the southern Egyptian city of Sohag. The charges brought against them concerned their membership in the Baha'i Faith. These selected items are taken from "A Baha'i Chronology"
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