We Are All Iranian Baha'is!
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We Are All Iranian Baha’is!

By Ali Keshtgar

[On Friday, 15 August 2008, the online journal Gooya News published the following analysis by
the Iranian journalist, Ali Keshtgar. The original Persian text may be accessed at:
http://news.gooya.com/politics/archives/2008/08/075377.php.1 Ahang Rabbani, translator.]

The criminal scheme of Baha’i-killing, of which the Hojjatieh Society was the
standard-bearer and promulgator before the [1979] revolution – a scheme whose
carriers came to power with the emergence of the Islamic Republic – is at its
foundation a felonious thought intended to bring about religious cleansing
through the murder of all Baha’is.
During the past 30 years under the Islamic Republic, our Baha’i
countrymen have persistently been the subject of dual discrimination – threat
and repression. Their only offense has been that they believe in the Baha’i
teachings. In their own native land, they are barred from many occupations, nor
are they allowed to openly worship in accordance with their religious percepts –
and indeed the government has treated these Iranian brothers and sisters as
criminals.
From the very beginning this perilous thought existed among some
leaders of the Islamic Republic: that the Baha’is were mahduru’d-dam – meaning,
that their blood could be shed with impunity. Indeed, the same leaders
considered that the killing of Baha’is was a necessity and would win Divine
Rewards. Until the present time this felonious thought, which in its essence
encompasses the most abject criminal intentions and has such figures as Ali
Khamenei as its prime designers and supporters, has resulted in the savage
murder of many of our Baha’i countrymen.
Periodically during the past thirty years, in such towns as Shiraz, Kerman,
Mashhad, Tehran, Karaj and other locations throughout the country, a number
of our Baha’i fellow-citizens have been murdered by the most brutal means. In
none of these heinous events, were the murderers – who were always agents and

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authorities of the security agencies of the Islamic Republic – prosecuted, and no
governmental agency heeded the complaints of the family of those thus
exterminated.
The criminal scheme of Baha’i-killing, of which the Hojjatieh Society was
the standard-bearer and promulgator before the [1979] revolution – a scheme
whose carriers came to power with the emergence of the Islamic Republic – is at
its foundation a felonious thought intended towards religious cleansing through
the murder of all Baha’is. If there had been no barriers to this planned genocide,
such as international laws or global reaction, then no doubt by now the leaders
of the Islamic Republic would have fully implemented their atrocious scheme.
At different periods during the past 30 years, we have witnessed the
mobilization of certain pressure groups associated with the [Islamic] regime for
the implementation of this plan. We must, however, remind the leaders of the
Islamic Republic that their plan is indeed the same fascist scheme which has led
to racial and religious genocides, for which some instigators have been tried in
international courts on the charge of “crimes against humanity.”
The policy of the leaders of Islamic Republic towards suppression of
religious minorities in general, and of Baha’is in particular, has always been to
advance their intentions [for genocide] through agents and officers of the
Security and Basij agencies, so that they can claim that their crimes had been
committed by people [not by the government] and had come about as a result of
public religious biases.

However, during these three decades:
• Never has anyone been brought up on charges of murder, persecution
or threat against the Baha’is.
• Never have the leaders of the Islamic Republic condemned these
crimes.
• Unceasingly, the policy of discrimination and suppression of Baha’is
has been followed.
• Great threats have been instantly leveled against every lawyer and
human rights organization which has spoken in defense of the civil
rights of Baha’is.

Because of the intense sensitivity of this regime towards the Baha’is in
Iran, when it comes to defending the civil rights of Baha’is, human rights
activists and organizations have either remained silent or have not engaged the
issue to any notable measure. In truth, the intensity of the government’s
discrimination against the Baha’is has been to such an extent that human rights
activists have also come to accept this discrimination and have routinely
conducted themselves in accordance with the same discriminations.
In the course of recent waves of suppression of the Baha’is, Mrs. Shirin
Ebadi [Iran’s only Nobel Prize laureate] has agreed to defend the imprisoned
Baha’is. After she announced her readiness to provide legal defense to these
Baha’is, the official news organs of the Islamic Republic, including the
newspaper that speaks for the Islamic Republic, claimed that this undertaking by
Mrs. Ebadi is due to the fact that her daughter had accepted the Baha’i religion.
It should be clear that the claims of official news organs of the Islamic Republic
is to instill fear in Mrs. Ebadi and to discourage her and her colleagues from
defending the imprisoned Baha’is.
Unfortunately, the reaction of Mrs. Ebadi to this allegation was as if she
considered being a Baha’i or becoming a Baha’i a shameful act and equated this
accusation against her daughter as a “curse.” In a radio interview with the
Persian segment of Radio France Internationale on the last Thursday, 17 Murdad [7
August 2008], three times Mrs. Ebadi referred to the allegations of the Islamic
Republic against her family as a “curse.” In fact, she could have dismissed these
baseless accusations – which no one believes anyway – without insolence
towards the Baha’is.
Considerable evidence proves that we have not come to view religious
freedom and equity to such a degree that we would respect the religious beliefs
of others to the same extent as our own beliefs. Until it remains so,
governments can continue with their policy of discrimination and suppression
of religious minorities.
In view of the government’s antagonistic policy toward Baha’is, the
protection of the civil rights of Baha’is and opposition to official or extralegal
discriminations against this segment of Iranian society has gained a particular
significance in the arena of human rights. The most effective way to break
religious discrimination against the Baha’is is that all human rights activists and
organizations should adopt the defense of complete religious rights and equality,
and opposition to all forms of religious bias, as their foremost principle.
Moreover, this message should not be limited to ad hoc measures of human
rights defenders.
When the regime attacks the Baha’is, we must all write and say, “We are
all Iranian Baha’is!”
‫ﺟﻤﻌﻪ ‪ 25‬ﻣﺮداد ‪1387‬‬

‫"ﻣﺎ هﻤﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﯽ اﻳﺮاﻧﯽ هﺴﺘﻴﻢ"!‬
‫ﻋﻠﯽ ﮐﺸﺘﮕﺮ‬

‫ﻓﮑﺮ ﺟﻨﺎﻳﺘﮑﺎراﻧﻪ "ﺑﻬﺎﺋﯽ ﮐﺸﯽ" ﮐﻪ اﻧﺠﻤﻦ ﺣﺠﺘﻴﻪ از دورﻩ ﭘﻴﺶ از اﻧﻘﻼب ﺣﺎﻣﻞ و‬
‫ﻣﺒﻠﻎ ﺁن ﺑﻮد و ﺑﺎ روﯼ ﮐﺎر ﺁﻣﺪن ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ ﺣﺎﻣﻼن ﺁن ﺑﻪ ﻗﺪرت رﺳﻴﺪﻧﺪ‪،‬‬
‫ﺗﻔﮑﺮﯼ اﺳﺖ ﻣﺠﺮﻣﺎﻧﻪ ﮐﻪ ﺧﻮاﺳﺘﺎر ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺎزﯼ ﻣﺬهﺒﯽ‪ ،‬ﻳﻌﻨﯽ ﮐﺸﺘﺎر ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن اﺳﺖ‬
‫هﻢ ﻣﻴﻬﻨﺎن ﺑﻬﺎﺋﯽ ﻣﺎ در ‪ ٣٠‬ﺳﺎل ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ هﻤﻮارﻩ در ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ ﺑﺎ ﺗﺒﻌﻴﺾ‪،‬‬
‫ﺗﻬﺪﻳﺪ و ﺳﺮﮐﻮب دوﮔﺎﻧﻪ روﺑﻪ رو ﺑﻮدﻩ اﻧﺪ‪ .‬ﺟﺮم ﺁﻧﻬﺎ اﻳﻦ ﺑﻮدﻩ و هﺴﺖ ﮐﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺁﺋﻴﻦ‬
‫ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺖ ﺑﺎور دارﻧﺪ‪ .‬ﺁﻧﻬﺎ در ﺳﺮزﻣﻴﻦ ﺧﻮد ﻧﻪ ﻓﻘﻂ از اﻧﺘﺨﺎب ﺑﺴﻴﺎرﯼ از ﻣﺸﺎﻏﻞ ﻣﺤﺮوم‬
‫اﻧﺪ‪ ،‬ﻧﻪ ﻓﻘﻂ از ﺑﺮﮔﺰارﯼ ﺁزاداﻧﻪ ﻣﺮاﺳﻢ ﻋﺒﺎدﯼ ﺧﻮد ﻣﺤﺮوم اﻧﺪ‪ ،‬ﺑﻠﮑﻪ ﺣﮑﻮﻣﺖ در هﻤﻪ‬
‫ﺳﺎﻟﻬﺎﯼ ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ درﺑﺴﺎ ﻣﻮارد ﺑﺎ اﻳﻦ ﺧﻮاهﺮان و ﺑﺮادران اﻳﺮاﻧﯽ ﻣﺎ هﻢ ﭼﻮن ﻣﺠﺮﻣﺎن‬
‫رﻓﺘﺎر ﮐﺮدﻩ اﺳﺖ‪.‬‬
‫در ﻣﻴﺎن ﺑﺮﺧﯽ از ﺳﺮان ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ از ﺁﻏﺎز اﻳﻦ ﻓﮑﺮ ﺧﻄﺮﻧﺎﮎ وﺟﻮد داﺷﺘﻪ و‬
‫دارد ﮐﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن "ﻣﻬﺪوراﻟﺪم" هﺴﺘﻨﺪ‪.‬ﻗﺘﻞ ﺁﻧﺎن واﺟﺐ و ﻣﺴﺘﻮﺟﺐ ﭘﺎداش اﻟﻬﯽ‬
‫اﺳﺖ‪ .‬اﻳﻦ ﻓﮑﺮ ﻣﺠﺮﻣﺎﻧﻪ ﮐﻪ در ﺑﻄﻦ ﺁن ﻧﻄﻔﻪ ﺑﺪﺗﺮﻳﻦ ﺟﻨﺎﻳﺎت ﺑﺴﺘﻪ ﺷﺪﻩ و ﮐﺴﺎﻧﯽ‬
‫هﻢ ﭼﻮن ﻋﻠﯽ ﺧﺎﻣﻨﻪ اﯼ و اﻳﺎدﯼ او ﺣﺎﻣﻼن ﺁن هﺴﺘﻨﺪ ﺗﺎ ﺑﻪ اﻣﺮوز ﻗﺮﺑﺎﻧﻴﺎن زﻳﺎدﯼ از‬
‫ﻣﻴﺎن هﻢ ﻣﻴﻬﻨﺎن ﺑﻬﺎﺋﯽ ﻣﺎ ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ اﺳﺖ‪ .‬در اﻳﻦ ﺳﯽ ﺳﺎﻟﻪ ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ در ﺑﺮش هﺎﯼ‬
‫زﻣﺎﻧﯽ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻒ در ﺷﻬﺮهﺎﯼ ﺷﻴﺮاز‪ ،‬ﮐﺮﻣﺎن‪ ،‬ﻣﺸﻬﺪ‪ ،‬ﺗﻬﺮان‪ ،‬ﮐﺮج و ﺑﺮﺧﯽ از ﺷﻬﺮهﺎﯼ‬
‫دﻳﮕﺮ ﮐﺸﻮر ﺗﻌﺪادﯼ از هﻢ ﻣﻴﻬﻨﺎن ﺑﻬﺎﺋﯽ ﻣﺎ در ﮐﻤﺎل ﺷﻘﺎوت ﺑﻪ ﻗﺘﻞ رﺳﻴﺪﻩ اﻧﺪ‪ .‬در‬
‫هﻴﭻ ﻳﮏ از اﻳﻦ ﺟﻨﺎﻳﺎت ﻗﺎﺗﻼن ﮐﻪ از ﻋﻮاﻣﻞ و ﻣﺎﻣﻮران دﺳﺘﮕﺎهﻬﺎﯼ اﻣﻨﻴﺘﯽ و ﻧﻈﺎﻣﯽ‬
‫ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ هﺴﺘﻨﺪ ﻣﻮرد ﺗﻌﻘﻴﺐ ﻗﺮار ﻧﮕﺮﻓﺘﻪ اﻧﺪ و هﻴﭻ ﻣﺮﺟﻊ ﺣﮑﻮﻣﺘﯽ ﺑﻪ‬
‫ﺷﮑﺎﻳﺎت ﺑﺴﺘﮕﺎن ﻗﺮﺑﺎﻧﻴﺎن رﺳﻴﺪﮔﯽ ﻧﮑﺮدﻩ اﺳﺖ‪.‬‬
‫ﻓﮑﺮ ﺟﻨﺎﻳﺘﮑﺎراﻧﻪ "ﺑﻬﺎﺋﯽ ﮐﺸﯽ" ﮐﻪ اﻧﺠﻤﻦ ﺣﺠﺘﻴﻪ از دورﻩ ﭘﻴﺶ از اﻧﻘﻼب ﺣﺎﻣﻞ و‬
‫ﻣﺒﻠﻎ ﺁن ﺑﻮد و ﺑﺎ روﯼ ﮐﺎر ﺁﻣﺪن ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ ﺣﺎﻣﻼن ﺁن ﺑﻪ ﻗﺪرت رﺳﻴﺪﻧﺪ‪،‬‬
‫ﺗﻔﮑﺮﯼ اﺳﺖ ﻣﺠﺮﻣﺎﻧﻪ ﮐﻪ ﺧﻮاﺳﺘﺎر ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺎزﯼ ﻣﺬهﺒﯽ‪ ،‬ﻳﻌﻨﯽ ﮐﺸﺘﺎر هﻤﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن‬
‫اﺳﺖ‪ .‬اﮔﺮ ﻣﻮاﻧﻌﯽ هﻢ ﭼﻮن ﻗﻮاﻧﻴﻦ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﻠﻠﯽ و واﮐﻨﺶ هﺎﯼ ﺟﻬﺎﻧﯽ در ﮐﺎر ﻧﺒﻮد‪،‬‬
‫ﭼﻪ ﺑﺴﺎ ﺗﺎ ﺑﻪ اﻣﺮوز ﺳﺮان ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ اﻳﻦ اﻋﺘﻘﺎد ﺟﻨﺎﻳﺘﮑﺎراﻧﻪ را ﺑﻄﻮر ﮐﺎﻣﻞ‬
‫ﻋﻤﻠﯽ ﮐﺮدﻩ ﺑﻮدﻧﺪ‪ .‬در اﻳﻦ ﺳﯽ ﺳﺎل ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ در ﻣﻘﺎﻃﻊ ﻣﺨﺘﻠﻔﯽ ﺷﺎهﺪ ﺣﺮﮐﺖ‬
‫ﺑﺮﺧﯽ از ﮔﺮوهﻬﺎﯼ ﻓﺸﺎر واﺑﺴﺘﻪ ﺑﻪ رژﻳﻢ ﺑﺮاﯼ ﻋﻤﻠﯽ ﮐﺮدن اﻳﻦ ﺗﻔﮑﺮ ﺑﻮدﻩاﻳﻢ ‪ .‬هﻤﻪ‬
‫ﻣﺎ ﺑﺎﻳﺪ ﺑﻪ ﺳﺮان ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ ﻳﺎدﺁور ﺷﻮﻳﻢ ﮐﻪ اﻳﻦ ﻋﻘﻴﺪﻩ در زﻣﺮﻩ هﻤﺎن ﺗﻔﮑﺮ‬
‫ﻓﺎﺷﻴﺴﺘﯽ ﭘﺎﮐﺴﺎزﯼ ﻗﻮﻣﯽ و ﻣﺬهﺒﯽ ﺧﻄﺮﻧﺎﮐﯽ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ﺑﺮﺧﯽ از ﻣﺠﺮﻳﺎن ﺁن ﺑﻪ‬
‫اﺗﻬﺎم ﺟﻨﺎﻳﺖ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺑﺸﺮﻳﺖ در ﺳﺎﻟﻬﺎﯼ ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ در دادﮔﺎهﻬﺎﯼ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﻠﻠﯽ ﻣﺤﺎﮐﻤﻪ‬
‫ﺷﺪﻩ اﻧﺪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺳﻴﺎﺳﺖ ﺳﺮان ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ در ﺳﺮﮐﻮب اﻗﻠﻴﺖ هﺎﯼ دﻳﻨﯽ ﺑﻮﻳﮋﻩ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن‬
‫هﻤﻮارﻩ اﻳﻦ ﺑﻮدﻩ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ از ﻃﺮﻳﻖ ﻋﻮاﻣﻞ و ﻣﺎﻣﻮران ﺧﻮد در دﺳﺘﮕﺎهﻬﺎﯼ اﻣﻨﻴﺘﯽ و‬
‫اﻧﺘﻈﺎﻣﯽ و ﺑﺴﻴﺞ ﻣﻘﺎﺻﺪ ﺧﻮد را ﺑﻪ ﭘﻴﺶ ﺑﺮﻧﺪ و ﻣﺪﻋﯽ ﺷﻮﻧﺪ ﮐﻪ اﻳﻦ ﺟﻨﺎﻳﺎت ﺗﻮﺳﻂ‬
‫ﻣﺮدم و ﺗﺤﺖ ﺗﺎﺛﻴﺮ ﺗﻌﺼﺒﺎت ﻣﺬهﺒﯽ ﺁﻧﻬﺎ ﺻﻮرت ﮔﺮﻓﺘﻪ اﺳﺖ‪.‬‬
‫در اﻳﻦ ﺳﻪ دهﻪ اﻣﺎ‪:‬‬
‫‪ -‬هﺮﮔﺰ ﮐﺴﯽ ﺑﻪ دﻟﻴﻞ ارﺗﮑﺎب ﻗﺘﻞ و ﺁزار و ﺗﻬﺪﻳﺪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن ﻣﻮرد ﺗﻌﻘﻴﺐ ﻗﺮار ﻧﮕﺮﻓﺘﻪ‬
‫اﺳﺖ‪.‬‬
‫‪ -‬هﺮﮔﺰ ﺳﺮان ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﻲ اﻳﻦ ﺟﻨﺎﻳﺎت را ﻣﺤﮑﻮم ﻧﮑﺮدﻩ اﻧﺪ!‬
‫‪ -‬ﺳﻴﺎﺳﺖ ﺗﺒﻌﻴﺾ و ﺳﺮﮐﻮب ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن ﻣﺪام دﻧﺒﺎل ﺷﺪﻩ اﺳﺖ‪.‬‬
‫‪ -‬وﮐﻼ و اﻧﺠﻤﻦ هﺎﯼ ﻣﺪاﻓﻊ ﺣﻘﻮق ﺑﺸﺮ ﺑﻪ ﻣﺤﺾ ﺗﻼش ﺑﺮاﯼ دﻓﺎع از ﺣﻘﻮق‬
‫ﺷﻬﺮوﻧﺪﯼ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن ﺗﻬﺪﻳﺪ ﺷﺪﻩ اﻧﺪ‪.‬‬
‫ﻓﻌﺎﻻن و ﻧﻬﺎدهﺎﯼ ﻣﺪﻧﯽ ﻣﺪاﻓﻊ ﺣﻘﻮق ﺑﺸﺮ در اﻳﺮان وﻗﺘﯽ ﻧﻮﺑﺖ ﺑﻪ دﻓﺎع از ﺣﻘﻮق‬
‫ﺷﻬﺮوﻧﺪﯼ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن ﻣﯽ رﺳﺪ‪ ،‬ﺑﺨﺎﻃﺮ ﺣﺴﺎﺳﻴﺖ ﻓﻮق اﻟﻌﺎدﻩ رژﻳﻢ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﺑﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن‬
‫ﺳﮑﻮت ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ و ﻳﺎ ﺁن ﭼﻨﺎن ﮐﻪ ﺑﺎﻳﺪ ﺧﻮد را درﮔﻴﺮ ﻧﻤﯽﮐﻨﻨﺪ‪ .‬در واﻗﻊ ﺷﺪت ﺗﺒﻌﻴﺾ‬
‫دوﻟﺘﯽ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﺑﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن ﺑﻪ ﺣﺪﯼ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ﻓﻌﺎﻻن ﺣﻘﻮق ﺑﺸﺮ ﻧﻴﺰ ﺑﻪ ﻧﻮﻋﯽ اﻳﻦ‬
‫ﺗﺒﻌﻴﺾ را ﻣﯽ ﭘﺬﻳﺮﻧﺪ و ﺑﻪ ﺁن ﻋﻤﻞ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﻨﺪ‪.‬‬
‫در ﺟﺮﻳﺎن ﻣﻮج اﺧﻴﺮ ﺳﺮﮐﻮب ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن‪ ،‬ﺧﺎﻧﻢ ﺷﻴﺮﻳﻦ ﻋﺒﺎدﯼ دﻓﺎع از ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن زﻧﺪاﻧﯽ را‬
‫ﻗﺒﻮل ﮐﺮد‪ .‬رﺳﺎﻧﻪ هﺎﯼ رﺳﻤﯽ ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ از ﺟﻤﻠﻪ ﺧﺒﺮﮔﺰارﯼ ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ‬
‫اﺳﻼﻣﯽ ﭘﺲ از اﻋﻼم ﺁﻣﺎدﮔﯽ ﺧﺎﻧﻢ ﻋﺒﺎدﯼ در دﻓﺎع از ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن زﻧﺪاﻧﯽ ﻣﺪﻋﯽ ﺷﺪﻧﺪ‬
‫ﮐﻪ اﻳﻦ اﻗﺪام ﺧﺎﻧﻢ ﻋﺒﺎدﯼ ﺑﺨﺎﻃﺮ ﺁن اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ دﺧﺘﺮ اﻳﺸﺎن ﺑﻪ ﺁﺋﻴﻦ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺖ ﮔﺮوﻳﺪﻩ‬
‫اﺳﺖ‪ .‬روﺷﻦ اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ ادﻋﺎﯼ رﺳﺎﻧﻪ هﺎﯼ رﺳﻤﯽ ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ ﺑﺮاﯼ ﻣﺮﻋﻮب‬
‫ﮐﺮدن ﺧﺎﻧﻢ ﻋﺒﺎدﯼ و ﻣﻨﺼﺮف ﮐﺮدن وﯼ و هﻤﮑﺎراﻧﺶ از ﺗﺼﻤﻴﻢ در دﻓﺎع از ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن‬
‫زﻧﺪاﻧﯽ ﺑﻮد‪ .‬ﻣﺘﺎﺳﻔﺎﻧﻪ واﮐﻨﺶ ﺧﺎﻧﻢ ﻋﺒﺎدﯼ ﺑﻪ اﻳﻦ ﺧﺒﺮ ﭼﻨﺎن ﺑﻮد ﮐﻪ ﮔﻮﺋﯽ اﻳﺸﺎن‬
‫ﺑﻬﺎﺋﯽ ﺑﻮدن و ﻳﺎ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﯽ ﺷﺪن را ﻧﻨﮓ ﺗﻠﻘﯽ ﻣﯽ ﮐﻨﺪ و اﻳﻦ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ را ﺑﻪ دﺧﺘﺮ ﺧﻮد ﺑﺎ‬
‫"ﻓﺤﺶ" ﺑﺮاﺑﺮ ﻣﯽ داﻧﺪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺧﺎﻧﻢ ﻋﺒﺎدﯼ در ﮔﻔﺘﮕﻮﯼ رادﻳﻮﺋﯽ ﺑﺎ ﺑﺨﺶ ﻓﺎرﺳﯽ رادﻳﻮ ﺑﻴﻦ اﻟﻤﻠﻠﯽ ﻓﺮاﻧﺴﻪ ﮐﻪ روز‬
‫ﭘﻨﺞ ﺷﻨﺒﻪ ﮔﺬﺷﺘﻪ ‪ ١٧‬ﻣﺮداد ﭘﺨﺶ ﺷﺪ ﺳﻪ ﺑﺎر ادﻋﺎﯼ ﺧﺒﺮﮔﺰارﯼ ﺟﻤﻬﻮرﯼ اﺳﻼﻣﯽ‬
‫را "ﻓﺤﺶ" ﺑﻪ ﺧﺎﻧﻮادﻩ ﺧﻮد ﺗﻠﻘﯽ ﮐﺮد‪ .‬در ﺣﺎﻟﯽ ﮐﻪ اﻳﺸﺎن ﻣﯽ ﺗﻮاﻧﺴﺖ ﺑﺪون واﮐﻨﺶ‬
‫اهﺎﻧﺖ ﺁﻣﻴﺰ ﺑﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺖ اﻳﻦ ﮔﻮﻧﻪ ادﻋﺎهﺎﯼ ﺑﯽ اﺳﺎس ﮐﻪ ﮐﺴﯽ هﻢ ﺁن را ﺑﺎور ﻧﻤﯽ‬
‫ﮐﻨﺪ ﺗﮑﺬﻳﺐ ﻧﻤﺎﻳﺪ‪.‬‬
‫ﺷﻮاهﺪ زﻳﺎدﯼ ﻧﺸﺎن ﻣﯽ دهﻨﺪ ﮐﻪ ﻣﺎ هﻨﻮز ﺑﻪ ﺁزادﯼ و ﺑﺮاﺑﺮﯼ ادﻳﺎن در ﺁن ﺣﺪ ﺑﺎور‬
‫ﻧﺪارﻳﻢ ﮐﻪ دﻳﻦ و ﻋﻘﻴﺪﻩ دﻳﮕﺮان را ﺑﻪ اﻧﺪازﻩ اﻋﺘﻘﺎدات ﺧﻮد ﻣﺤﻖ اﺣﺘﺮام ﺑﺪاﻧﻴﻢ‪ .‬و ﺗﺎ‬
‫زﻣﺎﻧﯽ ﮐﻪ ﭼﻨﻴﻦ اﺳﺖ ﺣﮑﻮﻣﺖ هﺎ ﻣﯽ ﺗﻮاﻧﻨﺪ ﺳﻴﺎﺳﺘﻬﺎﯼ ﺗﺒﻌﻴﺾ ﺁﻣﻴﺰ و ﺳﺮﮐﻮب‬
‫اﻗﻠﻴﺖ هﺎﯼ دﻳﻨﯽ را دﻧﺒﺎل ﮐﻨﻨﺪ‪ .‬ﺑﺎ ﺗﻮﺟﻪ ﺑﻪ ﺳﻴﺎﺳﺖ ﺣﮑﻮﻣﺖ ﻧﺴﺒﺖ ﺑﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن دﻓﺎع‬
‫از ﺣﻘﻮق ﺷﻬﺮوﻧﺪﯼ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن و ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻔﺖ ﺑﺎ ﺗﺒﻌﻴﺾ هﺎﯼ رﺳﻤﯽ و ﻏﻴﺮرﺳﻤﯽ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ اﻳﻦ‬
‫ﮔﺮوﻩ از اﻳﺮاﻧﻴﺎن اهﻤﻴﺖ وﻳﮋﻩ اﯼ در ﺣﻮزﻩ دﻓﺎع از ﺣﻘﻮق ﺑﺸﺮ ﭘﻴﺪا ﮐﺮدﻩ‬
‫اﺳﺖ‪.‬ﻣﻮﺛﺮﺗﺮﻳﻦ راﻩ ﺷﮑﺴﺘﻦ ﺗﺒﻌﻴﺾ ﻋﻠﻴﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن ﺁن اﺳﺖ ﮐﻪ دﻓﺎع از ﺣﻖ ﺑﺮاﺑﺮﯼ‬
‫ﮐﺎﻣﻞ ادﻳﺎن و ﻣﺨﺎﻟﻔﺖ ﺑﺎ ﺗﺒﻌﻴﺾ ﻣﺬهﺒﯽ در ﺳﺮﻟﻮﺣﻪ ﮐﺎر هﻤﻪ ﻓﻌﺎﻻن ﺣﻘﻮق ﺑﺸﺮ و‬
‫ﻧﻬﺎدهﺎﯼ ﻣﺪﻧﯽ ﻣﺪاﻓﻊ ﺣﻘﻮق ﺷﻬﺮوﻧﺪﯼ ﻗﺮار ﮔﻴﺮد‪ .‬و ﺻﺮﻓﺎ ﺑﻪ اﻗﺪاﻣﺎت ﻣﻘﻄﻌﯽ‬
‫وﮐﻼﯼ ﻣﺪاﻓﻊ ﺣﻘﻮق ﺑﺸﺮ ﻣﺤﺪود ﻧﺸﻮد‪ .‬وﻗﺘﯽ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﻴﺎن ﻣﻮرد هﺠﻮم رژﻳﻢ ﻗﺮار ﻣﯽ‬
‫ﮔﻴﺮﻧﺪ هﻤﻪ ﺑﺎﻳﺪ ﺑﮕﻮﺋﻴﻢ و ﺑﻨﻮﻳﺴﻴﻢ ﮐﻪ ﻣﺎ "هﻤﻪ ﺑﻬﺎﺋﯽ اﻳﺮاﻧﯽ هﺴﺘﻴﻢ‪".‬‬
-- We Are All Iranian Baha'is! (Used by permission of the curator)