PLEASE READ! The terrible plight of the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran continues...

Rainn Wilson, "Dwight" on "The Office," wrote a news commentary for CNN on this same issue, as he is a Baha'i himself. Please take a moment and read the article; it is short, to the point and very informative. you can read Rainn's article here.

just as a refresher, here is a little background about the issue, taken in part from Rainn's article in CNN:

"Now, as I mentioned, this all happened in Iran, and needless to say the Muslim authorities did not like the Baha'is very much, accusing them of heresy and apostasy. Tens of thousands were killed in the early years of the faith, and the persecutions have continued off and on for the past 150 years.

Why write about all this now? Well, I'm glad you asked. You see there's a 'trial' going on very soon for seven Baha'i national leaders in Iran.

They've been accused of all manner of things including being "spies for Israel," "insulting religious sanctities" and "propaganda against the Islamic Republic."

They've been held for a year in Evin Prison in Tehran without any access to their lawyer (the Nobel Laureate Shirin Ebadi) and with zero evidence of any of these charges."

Reading the seven Iranian Baha'is bios was what made me cry. i just cant believe that travesties like this are still allowed to take place to innocent, wonderful people. You can read their bios here.

You can read the highly emotional speech of one of the imprisoned Iranian Baha'is children, Naeim Tavakkoli,  here.

Shirin Ebadi, the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize winner has taken the plight of the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran very serious and done what she can to assist in equal human rights for the Baha'is in Iran. Through her work defending women's rights and defending and assisting the Baha'is in Iran, she is getting death threats among other terrible things. Below is an interview with Ebadi:



this is a really big deal and i would urge you all to write your Representatives and ask them for support on this!

If you want to keep up on the latest, you can always go here.

Thank you so much for taking the time to read this and raise your awareness on such an important matter that is so very close to my heart. Please keep them in your prayers and/or best thoughts during this trying time.

xo.