It’s hard to make light of the plight of my people, the #Bahá'ís | Omid Djalili | Comment is free | guardian.co.uk
►http://www.guardian.co.uk/commentisfree/belief/2011/jul/10/bahai-iran-repression
Nowadays, the climate feels different. In February 2009 a group of Iranian intellectuals, writers, activists and artists signed an open letter to the Bahá’ís stating their regret concerning the Iranian government’s treatment of its Bahá’í minority. They made an open apology for their silence during Iran’s long-running persecutions: “a century and a half of oppression and silence is enough”. This letter was welcomed by the Bahá’ís, who have always made it clear they are humanitarians, not political activists, working towards social transformation for all at a grassroots level, not concerned with overthrowing governments.
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