The persecution of the Bahá'ís in Iran intensifies

 

In May the Bahá'í International Community reported:

"...a recent intensification of the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran appears to be underway, 

signaling the implementation of a larger plan by the Iranian government to increase the persecution of the community, the largest non-Muslim religious minority in the country. 

A campaign of raids on Baha’i homes and baseless arrests of Baha’is is currently unfolding across Iran. So far, dozens of Baha'i homes have been raided by authorities in Baharestan, Isfahan, and Shiraz, resulting in the detention of over 20 Baha’is and more who can be called to prison at any time."

And this month:

"The Baha’i International Community is calling for the Iranian government to be held accountable for its campaign of hate speech against the Baha’is in Iran. 

In recent months, the four-decades long state-sponsored campaign of hate speech and propaganda has reached new levels, increasing in both sophistication and scale."

"More than 200 Baha’is were executed in the 1980s; today, they are denied public sector jobs, higher education, their livelihoods are often disrupted, their cemeteries desecrated, and they are vilified in state and semi-official media as well as from the pulpit and in schools and other educational institutions."

COVID19 in Guyana - July 2021

 Nothing much new to report. Things continue as last month. I shall discontinue these updates unless there is real news. Case numbers seem to be dropping very slowly.

Another two books added to the series

 The title "The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction for Seekers" has been added to the series on Kindle.

Plus the booklet "Bahá'í Books - A Short Introduction" has been added as an associated title. The cost remains at US$0.99 for both.

The first booklet is intended as a short introduction to the Bahá'í Faith for the spiritual seeker and for those of mystical inclination.

The second briefly introduces some 60 books of interest to the inquirer. It tries to include especially those available for free download though there are many good books included for which this is not true. This is partly because readers around the world are currently experiencing difficulties with traditional mail system due to the pandemic.

The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction: the series

When I started this series I had intended to write four booklets only. They were intended as short, concise overviews for those from particular religious backgrounds with which I have some familiarity (Not religious, Christian, Muslim and Hindu). 

Here is the link to the whole series. If this link does not work for you then search in Kindle for "mancey Bahai".  The cost of all booklets is the minimum $0.99.

Having now completed my original, modest, intention, I plan to continue to add a few more, to the best of my ability.

Here are the titles which are soon to be added:

The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction for Seekers

The Bahá'í Faith - A Short Introduction for Women

Bahá'í Books - A Short Introduction

In addition the first booklet is being revised and expanded. It will soon be updated.

These booklets are mainly intended for those investigating the Faith for the first time. They may also be of interest to Bahá'ís seeking some background information, literature suggestions or online resources.

One or more books are likely to be free on Bahá'í Holy Days. This may help if you have no card... There is of course a Holy Day on July 9.