![]() For instance, one story that stands out most of our memories is the story of Mona Mahmudnizhad, a 17-year old girl who was arrested 26 years ago this month, and was hung in the dead of night, after watching nine other Baha’i women being hung for the same crime – being a Baha’i.īut these persecutions trace back much deeper than the current regime in Iran. Many of us know the stories of some of these Baha’is. Over 200 Iranian Baha’is have been killed by the Iranian government since the revolution in 1979, as a result of similar charges. Prof Karlberg teaches at Western Washington University.Īs you know, one year ago, seven Iranian Baha’is were arrested and imprisoned for the crime of believing that there is only one God that all of the world’s great religions spring from this same Divine Source and have all contributed to humanity’s collective spiritual evolution and that the most important spiritual lesson humanity is facing in this day is the need to recognize our unity and interdependence – across all of the lines that have historically divided us – so that we can create a new social order based on the principle of the oneness of humanity.įor holding these beliefs, these seven Baha’is that we are remembering tonight have been charged with the crime of “spreading corruption on earth” and they face possible execution. Michael Karlberg given at the Eastside Baha’i Center in Bellevue, Washington, on 27 June 2009, as part of a public program organized in support of the Baha’i prisoners in Iran. ![]() ![]() Editor’s Note: Following are notes from a talk by Prof. ![]()
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