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As students get ready to start university in the UK . . .

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. . . spare a thought for Baha’is who want to study in Iran.

It has been announced that the Baha’i Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) has been declared illegal by the Ministry of Science, Research and Technology.

Now, in an open letter to Iran’s minister for higher education, the Baha’i International Community is calling for an end to “the unjust and oppressive practices” that bar Baha’is and other young Iranians from university.

Read the letter in English here

Bani Dugal, Principal Representative of the Baha’i International Community to the United Nations, said: “To actively deprive any youth of education is reprehensible and against all legal, religious, moral, and humanitarian standards. No government should deny this fundamental and sacred right to its citizens.”

Shawn gets a flavour of life in a classroom

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Learning about the Bahá’í Faith

It’s ‘a good few years’ since West Berkshire Bahá’í  Shawn Khorassani went to school himself.

But he didn’t let that get in the way when he was asked to be guest speaker at  St Gabriel’s Independent Day School for Girls, Newbury.

Shawn put his best foot forward and gave a talk about the Bahá’í Faith to a class of 17 ‘Year 5’ pupils at  St Gabriel’s.

He said: “It was the first time I had been to St Gabriel’s to talk about the Bahá’í Faith, and I really enjoyed it. I was asked to talk about the Bahá’í holy days. It was a fantastic class – the pupils showed real knowledge and lots of interest. The interactivity of the whole lesson was wonderful.
 
“Education is an important aspect of life for Bahá’ís, so it was especially good to be invited to St Gabriel’s School.”