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key 9TZYTHED
title Driving while Bahá’í : A Typology of Religious Discrimination
author Ghanea, Nazila
authority
control
Nazila Ghanea-Hercock
item typeJournal article
publication year2015
date2015
publication titleThe Equal Rights Reveiw
abstract noteArtin is a six-year old child. He and his 15 year old cousin Gina are being brought up single-handedly by his paternal grandmother. It is not premature death, natural disaster or a life of crime that has led to this situation. Artin’s parents are serving prison sentences due to their religious beliefs. His uncle is also serving a five-year prison sentence on grounds of his religious belief (his aunt Fereshteh Sobhani) died of cancer a few years ago). The fate of his parents and uncle offer something of a relief considering his paternal grandfather, Rahim Rahimian, was executed in 1984, again on the grounds of his religious belief when his father and uncle were just 14 and 12 years old respectively. Thanks to the Iranian authorities, his grandmother, Mrs Afagh Khosravi was widowed in her thirties and became the sole carer for the three and 12 year old grandchildren since 2011-2012, all due to “crimes” stemming from their Bahá’í beliefs.
pages53-70
volume14
languageEnglish
manual tagsIRAN; PERSECUTION; CHILDREN

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