tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post4008768280999808797..comments2024-02-10T07:26:14.917-05:00Comments on Baha'i Faith in Egypt: Egypt: the "Other" Lawsuit that Got PostponedUnknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger8125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-78750728797440790412007-09-08T13:10:00.000-04:002007-09-08T13:10:00.000-04:00r.a.,As you have expressed, these problems will no...r.a.,<BR/>As you have expressed, these problems will not simply go away on their own. Their solution lies in ongoing and concerted efforts at many levels and via a variety of avenues.Bilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060802520953738221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-37688781456567039332007-09-08T11:05:00.000-04:002007-09-08T11:05:00.000-04:00The question, again, is what to do when the author...The question, again, is what to do when the authorities who are charged to maintain law and order are themselves the very violators of that trust. Years have passed, and the oppression increases. At present, what few exceptions left remaining to the requirement of the new ID card have been removed, and the most basic and vital services are inaccessible to the Baha'is. Human life is not to be the plaything of the oppressor, or the lab rat of the incompetent. In this case, it is both. Time is not a luxury, neither is patience the resolution. The hands of the criminal must be stayed. It is clear and conclusive. The question would be, what is the plan of action, and when is the deadline for its implementation?Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-10853526664786422142007-09-08T08:11:00.000-04:002007-09-08T08:11:00.000-04:00Thanks for keeping up with this, it's good to see ...Thanks for keeping up with this, it's good to see that the Baha'is are not backing down in the face of opposition. Someday the dawn will break in that country and the Baha'is will have their freedom.Phillipe Copelandhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18342490962831946701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-3411733817567716122007-09-07T21:00:00.000-04:002007-09-07T21:00:00.000-04:00True religion can stand on its own, there is no ne...True religion can stand on its own, there is no need to protect it from "outside influences". People have always been able to recognize "good" when they see it, no matter what the religion's name is. When those in charge distort the meaning of a particular religion the "good" disappears and people feel the need to look for it somewhere else. The country might expell a few but it does not address the real problem nor does it solve it.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-31854154565545913922007-09-07T20:21:00.000-04:002007-09-07T20:21:00.000-04:00Unfortunately only a few learn from the past. Thos...Unfortunately only a few learn from the past. <BR/><BR/>Those who do not remember the past are condemned to repeat it. <BR/><I>George Santayana</I>Bilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060802520953738221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-83326386756652229492007-09-07T18:53:00.000-04:002007-09-07T18:53:00.000-04:00In 1942, few months after the fall of Granada, the...In 1942, few months after the fall of Granada, the Spanish monarchs accused Jews of trying "to subvert our holy Catholic faith and trying to draw faithful Christians away from their beliefs." All Jews were ordered to leave the kingdom by "the end of July of this year." Punishment for a Jew who did not flee was death.<BR/><BR/>Some of these Spanish Jews decided to convert to Catholicism to escape expulsion; but still they faced the hostility of the Inquisition. Many of those Spanish Jews fled to Portugal. Here, some years latter, they were forced to convert to Catholicism, unless they left the country.<BR/><BR/>In face of what we read today about the situation of Baha’is in Egypt we may well wonder if the Middle Age mentality prevails in the minds of Egyptian authorities. It seems their message to Baha’is is: "Convert to Islam or leave the country!"Marco Oliveirahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17869587541406850153noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-3808824184114072072007-09-06T23:03:00.000-04:002007-09-06T23:03:00.000-04:00Very insightful (with a blindfold)! Your comment s...Very insightful (with a blindfold)! Your comment sheds much light on the true meaning of justice.Bilohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08060802520953738221noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-29145551.post-56351293065027264622007-09-06T22:18:00.000-04:002007-09-06T22:18:00.000-04:00History will cast a shameful shadow on the presidi...History will cast a shameful shadow on the presiding judge for letting such cases even come to court!<BR/>"Justice" in Egypt seems to have lost her blindfold.... The laws that are supposed to protect ALL citizens are applied haphazardly at the whim of a few. Without ID cards the Baha'is have none of the rights that the country owes its citizens, why then should they be expected to follow the rule of law? I am sure that if any of these people commited a crime the same judge that is denying their ID card would swiftly punish them according to "THE LAW". <BR/>Justice is a two way street, duties and rights go hand in handAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com