tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post3656149653293517466..comments2024-02-10T07:26:14.917-05:00Comments on Baha'i Faith in Egypt: Egypt: No ID Card = You Are Fired!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger10125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-22006120693211282022007-01-16T13:02:00.000-05:002007-01-16T13:02:00.000-05:00Educator,
Thank you very much for this important l...Educator,<br />Thank you very much for this important letter. I wish many others would communicate the same plea to the minister of higher education.Bilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060802520953738221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-85509619933546917022007-01-16T12:48:00.000-05:002007-01-16T12:48:00.000-05:00Kianoosh,
Thanks for providing the contact informa...Kianoosh,<br />Thanks for providing the contact information for the Minister of Higher Education. I have just sent an email pleading for the human and civil rights of Mr. Bassem!<br />Thank you!<br /><br /><br />The Honorable Dr. Hany Mahfouz Helal<br />Minister of Higher Education<br /><br />Dear Dr. Hany:<br /><br />I am a professor of business administration at the University of North Carolina in the United States. I am of Egyptian origin. I would like to bring to your attention a situation of injustice that was visited upon<br />Mr. Bassem Wagdy Nassif, a 24 year old recently hired by the German University in Cairo as a junior teacher of physics. When it was time for him to receive his first salary cheque, he was required by the university to open a bank account in order for his employer to deposit his salary.<br /><br />When he went to the bank, his request to open an account was denied because the bank would only accept the new computerised national ID cards, and not the old paper ones which expire on 31 December 2006. Since Mr. Nassif is a Baha'i, and could not obtain the new mandatory ID card without having to falsify official documents, he was unable to open a bank account. The university administration, considering his circumstances, finally agreed to hand him a cheque based on his old paper ID card.<br /><br />The true injustice came from the Ministry of Higher Education. A month later he was surprised with his sudden firing from the university based on the order of the Ministry of Higher Education under whose authority the university operates. His only "fault" is that he was born into a Baha'i family and is a Baha'i. This case represents a flagrant violation of human and civil rights.<br /><br />Mr. Bassem is a law abiding Egyptian citizen, he is highly educated, he holds the highest moral and ethical standards, he has not violated any law or regulation, he was formally hired by a university who had known his religious affiliation, he was denied the right to obtain the new mandatory computerised ID Card because he would not lie about his religion on official documents. He was then fired as a result of the orders of the Ministry of Higher Education. <br /><br />Like other Egyptian citiznes, Mr. Bassam, along with other Baha'i in Egypt must have their civil and human rights protected. Such protection is guaranteed by the Egyptian Constitution, by the UN Declaration of Human Rights to which Egypt is a proud signatory, and by the compassionate spirit of Islam. <br /><br />As an educator myself, Honorable Dr. Hany, I plead with you to reverse this unjust decision, and restore the rights of this young man. The cause of Higher Education in Egypt is a cause of enlightenment. I trust that you will do what is fair and honorable.<br /><br />Sincerely,Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-14969125980675246652007-01-02T12:51:00.000-05:002007-01-02T12:51:00.000-05:00It is very important that you and many others woul...It is very important that you and many others would do the same. Thank you for taking this initiative.Bilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060802520953738221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-53928424609588938232007-01-02T11:16:00.000-05:002007-01-02T11:16:00.000-05:00I am glad to see support for the case of the Bahá’...I am glad to see support for the case of the Bahá’í instructor who was fired as a result of the unfair court decision. I am also considering coordinating a protest campaign through my university to Dr. Helal.<br /><br />I hope that Bilo's call for additional letters and e-mails will be answered by more people all around the world.<br /><br />It is important that Egyptian leaders and institutions realize that the world will not stand silent in the face of such atrocities.Nesreen Akhtarkhavarihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13800403091039130239noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-61944073890099497162006-12-28T09:04:00.000-05:002006-12-28T09:04:00.000-05:00this is unbelievable. I am thinking of coordinatin...this is unbelievable. I am thinking of coordinating a letter of protest to the sponsors of the German University, among whom are important politicians as well as political and educational institutions, even though the university itself is a private institution. How they can accept such a gross violation of freedom of religion, I can't imagine.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-12146793260204228552006-12-26T12:50:00.000-05:002006-12-26T12:50:00.000-05:00I agree... to stand and fight is the ONLY logical ...I agree... to stand and fight is the ONLY logical choice... to run away would be only serve the enemies of justice and truth!!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-32343947679458200862006-12-26T11:22:00.000-05:002006-12-26T11:22:00.000-05:00Anonymous,
To do so is to abandon the struggle for...Anonymous,<br />To do so is to abandon the struggle for justice and human rights, for which many supporters and the like have so bravely stood for. To do so would encourage and promote further injustice, not only in Egypt, but everywhere else.Bilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060802520953738221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-20004259825764855282006-12-26T10:18:00.000-05:002006-12-26T10:18:00.000-05:00this is sad....
do you stand and fight?....
or d...this is sad....<br /><br />do you stand and fight?....<br /><br />or do you "get the hell out of dodge"....[american expression for leaving and not turning back]...<br /><br />very sad...Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-13556331944798913902006-12-25T23:57:00.000-05:002006-12-25T23:57:00.000-05:00Great suggestion...I already did.... Perhaps many ...Great suggestion...I already did.... Perhaps many more people should!Bilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060802520953738221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-34665174917434707682006-12-25T22:48:00.000-05:002006-12-25T22:48:00.000-05:00Atrocious
There is no logic in this.
Would it h...Atrocious<br /><br />There is no logic in this. <br /><br />Would it help at all to send the Minister of Higher Education an email about this? <br /><br />Dr. Hany Mahfouz Helal: <br />hhelal@tempus-egypt.com<br />hhelal@link.net<br />hhelal@mailer.eun.eg<br /><br />He surely must have the authority to reinstate the physics teacher and correct the situation.Kianooshhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05446826126730554432noreply@blogger.com