Comments on: Baha’i children abused in Iranian schools http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/ Personal diary of John Barnabas (aka Barney) Leith Thu, 04 Feb 2010 14:25:29 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9.2 hourly 1 By: Barney http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-14328 Barney Tue, 08 Apr 2008 08:47:17 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-14328 Dear Noura, actually it's probably better not to be a President of any country. Even the best motivated politicians never have as much freedom to do the good that they want to do as they think they will. They always end up being entangled by the competing pressures from different constituencies. One can do a great deal by working in or for a non-governmental organization. Dear Noura, actually it’s probably better not to be a President of any country. Even the best motivated politicians never have as much freedom to do the good that they want to do as they think they will. They always end up being entangled by the competing pressures from different constituencies.

One can do a great deal by working in or for a non-governmental organization.

]]> By: Noura http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-14326 Noura Tue, 08 Apr 2008 00:45:51 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-14326 Dear barney thank you for offering me to be a President! but I will always be too young for being a President of Iran.I have" Bahai" cousins in Iran . Dear barney thank you for offering me to be a President! but I will always be too young for being a President of Iran.I have” Bahai” cousins in Iran .

]]> By: Barney http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-14290 Barney Tue, 25 Mar 2008 10:39:22 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-14290 Dear Noura and Ron, thank you both for your comments on this post. It would be wonderful if Noura could be president of Iran! Dear Noura and Ron, thank you both for your comments on this post. It would be wonderful if Noura could be president of Iran!

]]> By: RonPrice http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-14288 RonPrice Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:53:13 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-14288 Dear Noura, Well said. Sadly, there are many groups, forces and historical pressures that keep both the President and the religious leaders from working out a peaceful solution. The official position regarding the Baha'is is that they are heretics and have no legal position in Iran. Of course, it is not possible to cover all the complexities of the situation of the Baha'is in a small space like this. -Ron Price, Tasmania Dear Noura,

Well said. Sadly, there are many groups, forces and historical pressures that keep both the President and the religious leaders from working out a peaceful solution. The official position regarding the Baha’is is that they are heretics and have no legal position in Iran. Of course, it is not possible to cover all the complexities of the situation of the Baha’is in a small space like this. -Ron Price, Tasmania

]]> By: Noura http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-14287 Noura Tue, 25 Mar 2008 00:44:40 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-14287 On a paper it said many kids are being bullied by there teachers why can't they be brave and belive in there selfes. if i was the president of Iran, I would get Bahai's and Moslems together and they would be nice to each other. I am seven 7 years old and I am brave. On a paper it said many kids are being bullied by
there teachers why can’t they be brave and belive in there selfes. if i was the president of Iran, I would get Bahai’s and Moslems together
and they would be nice to each other.
I am seven 7 years old and I am brave.

]]> By: Barney http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-14219 Barney Thu, 28 Feb 2008 11:02:21 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-14219 Many thanks for posting the extract from the letter of the Universal House of Justice to the Baha'is in Iran. It is most illuminating. Many thanks for posting the extract from the letter of the Universal House of Justice to the Baha’is in Iran. It is most illuminating.

]]> By: RonPrice http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-14218 RonPrice Thu, 28 Feb 2008 10:46:22 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-14218 I thought readers heremight appreciate the following remarks in a letter from the globally and democratically elected body at the apex of Baha'i adminstration in Haifa. _________________________________ The spirit of resourcefulness and practicality (the Baha'is in Iran) are displaying also brings great comfort to the anguished hearts of (their)fellow believers in other lands. When (their)children were expelled from schools because of their Faith, (they) created classrooms in (their) homes. Graduates of the institution (they) founded to meet the needs of university students, who are similarly denied education, are today distinguishing themselves in prestigious universities in other countries where their credentials have been gladly accepted. God willing, the day is not far distant when opportunities for the development of their capacities will be opened for the thousands of other Bahá'í youth still cruelly deprived. The sacrificial pooling of modest incomes is proving not only sufficient to ensure that members of the community are not left in want, but to produce funds for general activities. Under the most arduous conditions, a vibrant community life continues, with the far greater intensity that testing alone can produce. -With appreciation to the Universal House of Justice, "Letter to the Followers of Baha'u'llah in the Cradle of the Faith," 26 November 2003. I thought readers heremight appreciate the following remarks in a letter from the globally and democratically elected body at the apex of Baha’i adminstration in Haifa.
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The spirit of resourcefulness and practicality (the Baha’is in Iran) are displaying also brings great comfort to the anguished hearts of (their)fellow believers in other lands. When (their)children were expelled from schools because of their Faith, (they) created classrooms in (their) homes. Graduates of the institution (they) founded to meet the needs of university students, who are similarly denied education, are today distinguishing themselves in prestigious universities in other countries where their credentials have been gladly accepted. God willing, the day is not far distant when opportunities for the development of their capacities will be opened for the thousands of other Bahá’í youth still cruelly deprived. The sacrificial pooling of modest incomes is proving not only sufficient to ensure that members of the community are not left in want, but to produce funds for general activities. Under the most arduous conditions, a vibrant community life continues, with the far greater intensity that testing alone can produce. -With appreciation to the Universal House of Justice, “Letter to the Followers of Baha’u'llah in the Cradle of the Faith,” 26 November 2003.

]]> By: doberman pizza. a baha’i blog. » Blog Archive » baha’i schoolchildren in iran abused by authorities http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-11386 doberman pizza. a baha’i blog. » Blog Archive » baha’i schoolchildren in iran abused by authorities Fri, 06 Apr 2007 17:12:23 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-11386 [...] of the Baha’i International Community to the United Nations included reports of the widespread harassment and abuse of Baha’i schoolchildren by their teachers and school administrators (thanks to Barney Leith for the link). Many cases of [...] [...] of the Baha’i International Community to the United Nations included reports of the widespread harassment and abuse of Baha’i schoolchildren by their teachers and school administrators (thanks to Barney Leith for the link). Many cases of [...]

]]> By: bilo http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-11379 bilo Thu, 05 Apr 2007 22:37:28 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-11379 Phillipe, A historical fact that is not very well known is that it was the children in Birmingham and Montgomerey, Alabama, who were behind the early and critical events that led to the civil rights movement in the south. There is an excellent documentary showing this. I left my copy with Billy R. who might be able to share it with you. Phillipe,
A historical fact that is not very well known is that it was the children in Birmingham and Montgomerey, Alabama, who were behind the early and critical events that led to the civil rights movement in the south. There is an excellent documentary showing this. I left my copy with Billy R. who might be able to share it with you.

]]> By: Barney http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/comment-page-1/#comment-11378 Barney Thu, 05 Apr 2007 17:11:37 +0000 http://www.leithjb.net/blog/2007/04/04/bahai-children-abused-in-iranian-schools/#comment-11378 It's all exceptionally worrying and absolutely makes my blood boil. Surely the mark of a civilized society is how it treats its more vulnerable citizens, such as children and seniors. It’s all exceptionally worrying and absolutely makes my blood boil. Surely the mark of a civilized society is how it treats its more vulnerable citizens, such as children and seniors.

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