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Columbia The New Americans: Homelands and Diasporas

Persian Bahais: A Persecuted Minority

By Rebecca Kaufman, Deena Guzder, July 26, 2007

Iran is the birthplace of the Bahai religion. Yet in Iran, Bahais are persecuted and their holy places have been closed and appropriated by the state. In the United States, however, Bahais and their institutions are flourishing. News21 reports on Bahai life in America.

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Over six months, members of the Columbia News21 team traveled 525,000 miles across the United States, Canada, India and Iran in search of a better understanding of minority religions and the immigrants who practice them.

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