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Archive Home > 2009 > August > 01 > For the Baha’i faithful, lives in Iran, U.S. are worlds apart

For the Baha’i faithful, lives in Iran, U.S. are worlds apart

Iran says it doesn’t harass Baha’is, only investigating those tied to Iranian rivals, but rights groups see it differently

By Kate Linthicum and Amber Smith / The Bulletin
August 1, 2009

LOS ANGELES " The 2,700 or so followers of the Baha'i faith in Southern California enjoy a life their brethren in Iran have cause to desire.

Here, they have access to education, work and, most importantly for them, the right to worship.

Iran's fundamentalist Shiite government has barred the....

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