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Speaking of Iran

Studying at the Baha'i secret university

January 18, 2017
Speaking of Iran
1 min read
Studying at the Baha'i secret university

BBC news

By Lipika Pelham

 

The largest non-Muslim minority in Iran, the Bahais, are persecuted in many ways - one being that they are forbidden from attending university. Some study in secret, but for those who want to do a postgraduate degree the only solution is to leave their country and study abroad.

"I remember my father showing me the scars he had on his head from when he used to be beaten up by the children of his town on his way to school," says Shirin. "So, of course, I didn't tell my father that I was experiencing the same when I was growing up in Iran in the 1980s. I knew he prayed and hoped that the world would get better."

 

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