‘It’s wrong to bar young Baha’is from higher education!’

Academics unite
Some of the academics who've joined the condemnation. Pic used from Baha'i International Community website.

Forty three prominent academics of Christian, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim backgrounds from 16 countries have joined the condemnation of Iran’s policy to bar young Baha’is and others from higher education.

In an unprecedented global initiative they signed an open letter, published on 10 October in The Daily Telegraph .

The letter condemns, in particular, recent attacks by the Iranian authorities on an informal educational initiative of the Baha’i community – known as the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE).

It is at BIHE that Baha’i professors, debarred by the Iranian government from practicing their professions, voluntarily offer their services to teach young community members who are banned from higher education.

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Education staff detained

BIHE detainees. Pic used from Baha'i International Community website.

16 Baha’is were initially detained after Iranian authorities raided around 30 homes associated with staff and faculty of the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education earlier this summer.

According to the Baha’i World News Service from the Baha’i  International Community, the most recent information indicates that 11 remain in prison. Read more.