Jahanshah Javid

Immortal Guard

Set your silly rumors to rest, for they have been refuted time and time again - you aren't fooling anyone with your rehashed trash, least of all the Iranian diaspora:

//en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Allegations_of_Baha'i_involvement_with_other_powers

//www.lulu.com/content/paperback_book/debunking_the_myths/6430166

I am not a Bahai!!!

The Bahais were first created by the Russians, then they were used by the British and the last 15 years of Shah's reign were Zionist agents. They care more about their piece of land in Haifa, Israel than all of Iran. Their rights as citizens should be respected but they should not be allowed to overstep their bounds.

When members of a minority ethnic or religious group take over a country they are more prone, by the virtue of their separate identity, to not care about the majority. Why? Because if for whatever reason they move to another land there won't be a change of status for them. They remain a minority. Thus they are more prone to act in their self-interest rather than that of the majority. But when members of a majority are forced to leave their country then they lose their majority privileges by becoming a minority in another country.

Dedicated to All YOU Bahais and Not :}

Hamvatan! هم وطن

//www.youtube.com/watch?v=kc7_pTD_hlk

I am a Baha'i too

Whilst I do not believe in God or any similar fairy tales, in this instance I am a Baha'i too. People have the right to believe in whatever they wish as long as their beliefs do not harm others.

"Unity is in Diversity"

The beautiful quote above is what Bahaai's prophet once said. It is truly a true and peaceful statement. Bahaullah was a Persian/ Iranian. We all are... We must stand by our Bahaais brothers and sisters as we stand by any other Iranian of any religion, race, colour and background in Iran.

Despite the fact that I am not a Bahaai, Muslim or not part of any other religion, in support and safety of all Bahaais in Iran, Today I claim myself as a "Bahaai" too.

Satanic Republic's ultimate goal is to completely destroy Iran and Iranians by any means!!! They do that to more than 90% Iranians who unfortunately were born (labled) Muslims as well on a daily basis. So it is not a surprise that they would go after Iranian minorities like Bahaais who can not protect their basic human rights in Iran either, unfortunately...

Free Iran and Iranians from Satanic Republic. 

Iran before any religion.

I’m a Baha’i too

I am a humanist, Bahai, buddhist, Muslim, Christian, Hindu, and a Jew. I am human and segregations of faith does not bind me from my ultimate faith. The faith that goes beyond language, and exists in the fabric of my DNA. The faith I was born with, the faith of love.

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I am not Baha'i, but please don't jail them, don't execute them, let them go to college, don't desecrate their graves, let them practice their religion and respect them. I hope the 7 people can get acquitted!

I am not Bahai but I support their rights in Iran or anywhere

I am not Bahii but everyone should be free to be Bahaii, Mosalman, kalimi, Hendu, Christian, atheist, agnostic or whatever they want.  Let's hope that the arrested Bahaiis and all others arrested in Iran will be free soon.

I am a Baha'i Too

The events in Iran reflect a dying regime the claws of which are losing their hold on the throat of society and it is digging its last nail deeper in the throat in utter desperation to hold on.  This too shall pass, the animal shall fall to the depths of depravity and an Iran more glorious and vibrant than ever before shall emerge where the citizens shall celebrate the virtues one exhibits considerably more than the name in which they are exhibited.  One can imagine all the Manifestations of God sitting at the Council Table of the Almighty with heads bowed and covered with their hands in shame for what we have wrought around the world in the name of their Faith.  The Sun will rise tomorrow.  Behold the Light that will shine on our land.  Fear not the dying scream of a diseased vulture.   

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ای خدا بشنو صدای فریاد‌های ما را !

ما دلمان برای بهاییان میسوزد.برای ایرانیان و ایران میسوزد.

این چه نکبتی بود که مملکت دچار آن شد ؟ این چه هیولایی بود که ایران طعمه آن شد ؟

نفرین بر آنکه خون هموطن ریزد، مرگ بر آن باد که به خاطر غیر به سوی ایرانی سیزد.

برای پشتیبانی از خلق ایران،آبرو و خون ایرانیها،بهائی و غیر بهائی،بنده هم یک بهائی هستم.

all rise........

we should prescribe to be humane and act as such......

our believes spiritual or such should remain within.

and pendar neek,goftar neek, kerdar neek should be the final judge and no one else.         

sign me in as bahai too       Maziar

we Baha'is are defending Iranian human rights everywhere we are

"It is no secret that a significant number of Iranians, even those who are educated, live in the West and hate the Islamic Republic, do not have much sympathy for Bahais. Many of us are reluctant to defend them as vigorously as we would protesters, women, journalists, or political activists."

I am grateful you have brought this up! We Baha'is no matter where we reside, are the defenders of Human rights! When we appear in media or in all our work and activities, our hearts are with Iran and Iranian.Even non Iranian Baha'is have great respect for Iran. For them  this Country is a blessed country. This is something that specially the well educated Iranians who live in the west should realize.

Iranian Baha'is should have equal rights in their homeland.

Hope for Understanding and Victory Over Ignorance & Intolerance

Dear Jahanshah

You from the beginning of IR.com have always stuck your neck out and this is as always appreciated by the defenseless Bahais of Iran and Non Iranian Bahais and people of goodwill, the world over.

There is agreement that there seems to be a change for the better  in Iranians' perception about Bahais as a result of technology and first hand information made available by Bahais to Iranians and the world; no doubt a reason for the stepped up systematic persecution by Ahmadinejad's regime.

One hopes that the average Iranian would go much further and examine more closely how such long standing misconceptions and calumnies about Bahais have come about, by whom and for what purpose. 

Fortunately I believe that Providence and the actions of the IRI these days

is forcing the corrupt segment of Shia establishment to reveal itself, as it has done in desperate acts and attempts of self preservation. 

One hopes that as one days soon, as Freedom of expression abounds  and finds its place in Iranian society, where there is finally an opportunity for the Iranian Bahai community to publicly  answer and defend itself against the last 160 years of lies and distortion by the Clerics.

Then, the level of Iranian public knowledge and discourse would hopefully rise and begin to heal the rifts and  damage caused by the  "age-old propaganda by the least tolerant segments of the Shia establishment", leading to a better understanding and judgement of Bahai beliefs and history.

The kind of open healthy public discourse and increase in knowledge and extent where , one could be a good judge and easily identify the character and the writer's motives, to be able to distinguish between fact and fiction, to see through attempts and ulterior motives of its enemies that  lie, distort, fabricate and forge documents; all of which have to date contributed to as you put it  "...an underlying distrust of Bahais, an unfortunate result of age-old propaganda by the least tolerant segments of the Shia establishment. We often point to aspects of Bahai beliefs or history which we find unappealing."

I look forward to asking and hopefully answering questions about what you described as "unappealing" aspects of Bahai beliefs and history .

Hopefully once all this is cleared up, Iranians may begin to examine and question the Source and The Faith  which has sustained the Bahais to withstand without compromise in the face of all its ruthless suppressors from Five Shahs, Two Ottomon Sultans, and the last Thirty years of Islamic Republic.

"Let nothing grieve thee, O Land of Tá (Tihrán), for God hath chosen thee to be the source of the joy of all mankind.." 

"Ere long will the state of affairs within thee be changed, and the reins of power fall into the hands of the people.

Verily, thy Lord is the All-Knowing. His authority embraceth all things. Rest thou assured in the gracious favor of thy Lord.

The eye of His loving-kindness shall everlastingly be directed towards thee. The day is approaching when thy agitation will have been transmuted into peace and quiet calm."*

Armed with such knowledge they may begin to believe and be confident of Iran's glorious future with the same degree of certitude, 

With gratitude

Faryarm 

*From Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh  

I am Bahai Also!

Thank you JJ. Right on point. Unfortunatley, many Iranians are prejudiced against their own minorities. Its an excepted norm in Iran these days because of constant IRI propaganda. Its very sad.

God bless you JJ

Well written and 100% true from the first word to the last.  I love the statement It is no secret that a significant number of Iranians, even those who are educated, lived in the West and hate the Islamic Republic, do not have much sympathy for Bahais. Many of us are reluctant to defend them as vigorously as we would protesters, women, journalists, or political activists. There seems to be an underlying distrust of Bahais, an unfortunate result of age-old propaganda by the least tolerant segments of the Shia establishment. We often point to aspects of Bahai beliefs or history which we find unappealing.

I have been saying this about Jews and Bahais for the past 5 years on here.  However my style of writing and command of English is no where near yours.

Thank you for bringing up this point  BUT, 

Today I am super proud of my Muslim and atheist friends who are calling themselves Bahais.  The time has come for everyone to unite against the unlawful regime of IRI.

Today and until the day these 7 people are freed I am a Bahai too. 

One Voice: I am a Baha'i too!

It wasn’t long ago when we united to support Majid Tavakoli: I proudly watched Iranian men cover their heads with scarves to make a political statement.

To honor the Baha'i faith and to show our religious tolerance, Iranians must react with the same vigor and commitment. We must shed decades of prejudices instilled in our hearts and souls.

Muslim leaders launched a negative propaganda against our Baha'i countrymen decades ago long before the Islamic Republic of Iran was established. As a result, Iranians have been conditioned to accept the persecution of the Baha'i faithful.

The crimes against our Baha'i countrymen are committed against humanity, and as a human being, I say it loud and clear: No more!

I’m a Baha’i too

…even though I am an atheist.

Well said, JJ.

Well said, JJ.

I am a Bahai, too.

Every human being should have the right to choose and practice his or her own faith. Persecuting people for their spiritual beliefs is wrong and inhumane. Laws which keep people from this basic liberty are wrong and should be changed. Live and let live.

Me too

I am a Baha'i too!