Comments on: Solidarity stand with Egyptian Bahaai’s http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/ Wed, 20 Aug 2008 17:17:55 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.6.1 By: Kianoosh http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310968 Kianoosh Sat, 16 Dec 2006 22:47:33 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310968 Ayman, exactly! This is the real issue of the case. The government is worried about inherently "accepting" the Baha'i Faith as an independant religion (something Egypt had already done 90 years ago) instead of tackling the real human rights violation, which is the fact that you can't legally be a citizen of Egypt if you're not Muslim, Christian or Jew. As a Baha'i, of course I already know my religion is separate from Islam. I don't need these people in Egypt or anywhere else to tell me about it. I can figure out my religion for myself. It's not their business. But when they deny my Baha'i friends in Egypt the right to even be a citizen, when they are as Egyptian as anyone else, that's when it's a human rights violation. Egypt and the rest of the middle east needs to figure out they want to handle this. Unfortunately, most moderate voices are not heard. Anyone with a rational mind will come to the same conclusion you did, Ayman. I'll repeat your incredibly intelligent question "Since when do you have to have a religious affliation to be considered in existence?" Ayman, exactly! This is the real issue of the case. The government is worried about inherently “accepting” the Baha’i Faith as an independant religion (something Egypt had already done 90 years ago) instead of tackling the real human rights violation, which is the fact that you can’t legally be a citizen of Egypt if you’re not Muslim, Christian or Jew. As a Baha’i, of course I already know my religion is separate from Islam. I don’t need these people in Egypt or anywhere else to tell me about it. I can figure out my religion for myself. It’s not their business. But when they deny my Baha’i friends in Egypt the right to even be a citizen, when they are as Egyptian as anyone else, that’s when it’s a human rights violation.

Egypt and the rest of the middle east needs to figure out they want to handle this. Unfortunately, most moderate voices are not heard. Anyone with a rational mind will come to the same conclusion you did, Ayman. I’ll repeat your incredibly intelligent question “Since when do you have to have a religious affliation to be considered in existence?”

]]> By: Ayman Abdellatief http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310958 Ayman Abdellatief Sat, 16 Dec 2006 18:37:42 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310958 What about people who have no religious affliation? Since when do you have to have a religious affliation to be considered in existence? What about people who have no religious affliation? Since when do you have to have a religious affliation to be considered in existence?

]]> By: ajiszs http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310924 ajiszs Sat, 16 Dec 2006 11:16:23 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310924 http://metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20061215-092826-3132r http://metimes.com/storyview.php?StoryID=20061215-092826-3132r

]]> By: randa elhamamsy http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310858 randa elhamamsy Fri, 15 Dec 2006 22:14:55 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310858 حان الوقت ودقت الأجراس لكى ينطق صوت الحق ويصرخ من أجل الحق الإنسانى ويأخذ كل ذى حق حقه.كل الإحترام والتقدير لكل صوت يطالب بالحق الإنسانى لكل إنسان يعيش على هذه البسيطة، شكراً وشكراً لصاحب هذا الضمير الحى. بهائية مصرية حتى النخاع The time has come for the bells rang and the voice of right and the whole screaming for human right and take everyone his right. All respect and appreciation for all the calls human right of every person living on this planet, you and thank you for the conscience of this neighborhood. Egyptian Baha'i even marrow حان الوقت ودقت الأجراس لكى ينطق صوت الحق ويصرخ من أجل الحق الإنسانى ويأخذ كل ذى حق حقه.كل الإحترام والتقدير لكل صوت يطالب بالحق الإنسانى لكل إنسان يعيش على هذه البسيطة، شكراً وشكراً لصاحب هذا الضمير الحى.
بهائية مصرية حتى النخاع

The time has come for the bells rang and the voice of right and the whole screaming for human right and take everyone his right. All respect and appreciation for all the calls human right of every person living on this planet, you and thank you for the conscience of this neighborhood.
Egyptian Baha’i even marrow

]]> By: egyptian bahai http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310790 egyptian bahai Fri, 15 Dec 2006 06:55:56 +0000 http://arabist.net/archives/2006/12/15/solidarity-stand-with-egyptian-bahaais/#comment-310790 dear hossam thank u very much for courage in writing about bahai right god blessing u greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeting Egyptian bahai dear hossam
thank u very much for courage in writing about bahai right
god blessing u
greeeeeeeeeeeeeeeeting
Egyptian bahai

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