#PaintTheChange: New Campaign for Baha’is in Iran

Education Is Not a Crime is back with a brand new campaign for the Baha’is in Iran! #PaintTheChange you want to see in the world: www.paintthechange.me

Education Is Not A Crime mixes old-school street art and shiny new smartphones to fight for human rights in Iran.

The Baha’is are Iran’s largest religious minority. But Iran’s government has persecuted them since the 1979 Islamic Revolution. Businesses are torched, people are fired from their jobs, thousands are harassed and jailed, and hundreds have been killed.

The government also bans the Baha’is from teaching and studying in Iranian universities. But they do teach and they do study – in secret.

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Here’s a Baha’i Blog artcile explaining some background to the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran: Some Background to the Persecution of the Baha’is in Iran

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Naysan Naraqi

Naysan is passionate about using the arts and media to explore the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. Back in 2011, Naysan started up the Baha’i Blog project, channeling his experiences in both media and technology companies to help create a hub for Baha’i-inspired content online.