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. Along with the 60 members of Qakville‘s Baha‘i community, the woman who talked to the Beaver refused to be identified because of posâ€" sible recriminations. These people are njore than uneasy about a secret plan récently investigated and released by the United Nations which relates how intent the Iranian government is on exterminating the Baha‘i faith, not only in Iran but in whatever country its folâ€" lawers happen to be located. « Their fear centres in one sentence centained in a circular issued by the Supreme Revolutionary Cultural Council on Feb. 25th, 1991. It reads: "a plan shall be formulated to combat and destroy the cultural roots which this (Baha‘i) group has outside the counâ€" . Just how this will be done is uncerâ€" tain, but the possibilities are ominous, adcording to the two Baha‘i women inferviewed by the Beaver. They felt their only defence is overwhelming publicity to bring public attention to the oppression the Baha‘is have suffered arld may suffer again. This, they feel, is thE only way to shame the Iranian govâ€" erfment into inaction. «,â€" Today, Baha‘is everywhere are frightened. They thought they were safe in, countries outside Iran, but they say the threatening arm of the Iranian govâ€" emmment is reaching out to them again. * So far, the Baha‘is in Canada have reteived welcome support from the C@nadian government and they hope for the same justice worldwide. ® Oppression and the search for tolerâ€" ance were the reasons these women fled their country and came to Canada. And they remember well their childâ€" hood in Iran where Baha‘is were peoâ€" ple to be scomed and humiliated. One ofâ€"the them recalled the taunting by teachers and fellow students because of her religion. She told of the many Baha‘i children who were taught by their mothers through correspondence courses arranged through the Baha‘i community because they were not allowed â€" or afraid â€" to go to public schools. She related how her second cousin, who had two little girls and a beautiful wife, was "martyred" when he was 30 years old. He, too, chose his faith over his government job and was fired. He subsequently found another job in the business sector. But the government reached out and hauled him in, too. It had accumulated a file against the young man because of his past assisâ€" tance to the Baha‘i community. They imprisoned him. And then they shot «*‘Now they are theoretically allowed to .go to public and high schools but, depending on the school and neighborâ€" hood, many have been expelled," the other explained. "Some parents have taken their children out of school because of psychological pressures. They were being terrorized by other students and teachers." She talked about the "choices" given to them when she lived in Iran. She talked about her father and the sucâ€" ééssful business he had worked hard to build up ever since he was 15. He was #iven the "choice" of keeping his busiâ€" hss if he gave up his Baha‘i faith. He those his faith and fled to safety in Germany with his family. His sonâ€"inâ€" Iiw, however, remained behind to keep the business going. But Iran didn‘t want Baha‘i businesses in its land and, on trumped up charges, he was imprisoned for many months. Local Baha‘is speak out against Iranian persecution By BARB JOY Oakville Beaver Staff | here was more than a note of alarm in her eyes and voice as s she sat on the couch relating the horrors that the Iranian government had inflicted on the Baha‘is. Unless they recant their faith, Iranian Baha‘is are not allowed to go to university or to any institution of highâ€" er learning, nor can they work or hold places of influence. But this type of persecution is only the tip of the iceâ€" burg. It‘s much more serious than that. For instance, since the revolution of 1979, more than 200 Baha‘is have been executed and many of them were tortured before they died. "In many cases, no formal charges were laid against them and, if charges Aug. 18. 1993 _ Something for everyone "All the Comforts of Home® Vera Pratt, Resident "I was sad because we couldn‘t say anything about our faith when J was a kid," she said, adding: ‘"We‘re lucky to be in Canada, but a lot of people don‘t appreciate the freedom here." After outlining the punishments she and her family endured in Iran, the Baha‘i member repeated her gratitude for a country like Canada where all races and religions are accepted. She gave as an example the occasion on which her two children were given perâ€" mission to sing a Baha‘i song for their classmates. Afterwards, her son asked if she had ever taught her faith to school children as he had just done. Their members come from all walks of life and all social, cultural and racial backgrounds with only 10% from Muslim races. There are blacks, Inuit, AngloSaxons, people from India, Canada, Australia and many other countries that total a world wide Baha‘i population of five million. In Iran, they number 350,000 and constitute that country‘s largest religious minority. Despite the violence surrounding it, their religion is a gentle one. They believe in the oneness of the human race, the elimination of prejudice, the equality of the sexes and the essential harmony of faith and science. It is also ironic that it teaches obedience to the government and respect for Islam along with the world‘s other religions. were laid, they‘ve never been proven," said the women. ‘"Many Baha‘is are in prison in Iran, their property â€" even historical sites and administration buildings â€" confiscated." The underlying hatred of Baha‘is is grounded mainly in theological differâ€" ences, they explained. While the Islam religion recognizes Mohammed as the one and only prophet, the Baha‘is believe there have been many, the latest of them Bahaullah, and there may be more. Because they believe in a "proâ€" gressive" religion which does not stop at Mohammed, Baha‘is are looked upon as heretics in Iran. Another reason they are not toleratâ€" ed in their own country relates to the Baha‘i structure. When it was estabâ€" lished 150 years ago in Iran, it had no clergy and still has none. Instead, it has a nineâ€"member spiritual council elected by all members over 21 years of age. ‘"There are no priests. Each is responsible for his or her individual growth," they said. "And we think this is threatening to the Iranian governâ€" ment." 0 0o o 0o 0o 0 0 0 o 0 0 0 0 o o a o o o o o o o Woe o o o e "One of the things that drew me to Heritage House was the fact that I can still live in the same neighbourâ€" hood. 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