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October 2015 (2)
Oct 30 2015 5:57PM
Constructive resilience: the Baha’i way to respond to human rights abuses

In Iran, followers of the Baha’i faith face discrimination, arrest and arbitrary detention, some have even been executed because of their religion. Although founded in 1863, the country's constitution does not recognise and protect the...

Oct 13 2015 2:53PM
If you can read this, thank a teacher – reflections on World Teacher’s Day and human rights in Bahrain

Written by Lucy Barnett, Country Coordinator for Bahrain and United Arab Emirates. Teachers… you remember the ones who bored you to tears, the ones who spoke like drones and seemingly had no passion for their subject. The ones you...

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