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Coexistence in Iran

(af) With the recent 6oth anniversary of the Universal Human Rights Declaration, many have taken time to reflect on the the issue of human rights globally and some people specifically offer to raise awareness of the Baha’i community in Iran who are denied access to higher education on religious grounds as well as a host of other areas of discrimination.

The United Kingdom is one of the many examples of such action, where the Baha’i community produced two pamphlets for distribution in schools and universities that connect the persecution of Baha’i university students in Iran with the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, which specifies the right to an education.

It seems that most online viral content has been used for largely entertainment purposes though with this independent video effort titled Coexistence in Iran, an encouraging example of thought provoking media has been produced. With the short piece highlighting the different religious communities within Iranian society; Muslim, Christian, Jewish, Zoroastrian and Baha’i. While providing a sense of the integral day to day coexistence they all share even through exercise, despite religious persecution and certain attitudes which try to convey that the different religions of the world are in conflict.

In fact Bahá’u'lláh told Bahá’ís to “Consort with the followers of all religions in a spirit of friendliness and fellowship.”

Coexistence in Iran: http://uk.youtube.com/watch?v=fPkqd83RvgI