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Why are Iran’s Baha’is persecuted for their beliefs?
In Iran, where most of the population are Shia Muslims, followers of the Baha’i faith are viewed as apostates. They practice equality between men and women and do not believe in the need for priests. Maziar Bahari, an Iranian-Canadian journalist and filmmaker, explains why their beliefs are perceived as a real threat to Iran’s Shia clerics.
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