Why in the world are these religious nuts so down on the Baha'is? Are they really bothering anyone?
Baha'is have 'no civil rights', Iranian cleric close to Hassan Rouhani decrees
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Iran's Baha'is minority have no civil rights in the regime because their beliefs are contrary to Islam, a senior cleric close to Hassan Rouhani has decreed.
Mohammad Mousavi-Bodjnordi - head of Iran's civil rights watchdog - told the state-run Fars news agency: "The Baha'i belief is contrary to Islam. In Iran, Baha'is have no civil rights and in particular, they do not have the right to study."
Instead, civil rights are defined as in line with the beliefs of former Supreme Leader and founder of the clerical regime Ali Khomeini, Mousavi-Bodjnordi said.
Mohammad Mousavi-Bodjnordi is a member of "combatant clergy" a clerical body that descibes itself as 'moderate'. Hassan Rohani appointed Mousavi-Bodjnordi as a member of this group to define "civil rights" shortly after he became president of the clerical regime.
Earlier this month, a senior regime cleric also called for all Baha'is to be expelled from the southern city of Rafsanjan because they are 'unclean' and doing business with them is 'forbidden'.
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Baha is have no civil rights Iranian cleric close to Hassan Rouhani decrees
Baha'is have 'no civil rights', Iranian cleric close to Hassan Rouhani decrees
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Iran's Baha'is minority have no civil rights in the regime because their beliefs are contrary to Islam, a senior cleric close to Hassan Rouhani has decreed.
Mohammad Mousavi-Bodjnordi - head of Iran's civil rights watchdog - told the state-run Fars news agency: "The Baha'i belief is contrary to Islam. In Iran, Baha'is have no civil rights and in particular, they do not have the right to study."
Instead, civil rights are defined as in line with the beliefs of former Supreme Leader and founder of the clerical regime Ali Khomeini, Mousavi-Bodjnordi said.
Mohammad Mousavi-Bodjnordi is a member of "combatant clergy" a clerical body that descibes itself as 'moderate'. Hassan Rohani appointed Mousavi-Bodjnordi as a member of this group to define "civil rights" shortly after he became president of the clerical regime.
Earlier this month, a senior regime cleric also called for all Baha'is to be expelled from the southern city of Rafsanjan because they are 'unclean' and doing business with them is 'forbidden'.
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Baha is have no civil rights Iranian cleric close to Hassan Rouhani decrees
