Baháʼí Faith in Bahrain

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The

polemics were published in local newspapers of the Bahrain.[4] Recent estimates count some 1,000 Baháʼís or 0.2% of the national population[5] or a little more by Association of Religion Data Archives estimated there were some 2,832 Baháʼís in 2010.[6] According to the Bahraini government the combined percentage of Christians, Jews, Hindus and Baháʼís is 0.2%.[7][8]

Early phase

The founder of the Shaykhí movement,

National Spiritual Assembly across Arabia.[3] In 1968 another center was purchased which served until 1993 when another center was acquired.[citation needed
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Oppressed community

Traditionally the Ministry of Islamic Affairs had repeatedly denied the Baháʼí community's request for a license to operate. The Ministry of Islamic Affairs stated that the religion is an offshoot of Islam. According to its official interpretation of Islam, the government regards the core beliefs of Baha'is to be blasphemous and consequently illegal, and therefore the Ministry refuses to recognize the religion, but it allows the community to gather and worship freely.

polemics were published in local newspapers of the Bahrain.[4]

Current status

Recent estimates count some 1,000 Baháʼís, or 0.2% of the national population[5] or a little more by Association of Religion Data Archives estimated there were some 1800 Baháʼís in 2005.[13] Baháʼís reported they have not sought official recognition from the government; however, the group maintained a functioning cemetery on land donated by the government, as well as the center they established in 1963, and land for a future Baháʼí temple - indeed the government authorized the publication and public discussion of a book by a Bahraini citizen on the Baha'i community.[14] Newspapers in Bahrain and elsewhere in the region reported on the Egyptian identification card controversy, with many going into long explanations about the Baháʼí Faith around 2006.[15] Circa 2009 there were about twenty-two graves in a walled off Baháʼí cemetery, set off by a water fountain according to a pattern established by ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, who recommended setting a water fountain in the middle of cemeteries. A film called "School" was shown at the Dawn Breakers International Film Festival in 2009.

Baháʼí Social Society

Baháʼí Social Society is a Baháʼí NGO that claims to have been working for the betterment of Bahraini people. It organises various Baháʼí inspired programs for Bahraini people. In the year 2019 this NGO organised an event to celebrate 200th birthday of Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baháʼí faith, with members of Bahraini civil society and government officials.[16]

See also

References

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  3. ^ a b The Baháʼí Faith: 1844-1963: Information Statistical and Comparative, Including the Achievements of the Ten Year International Baháʼí Teaching & Consolidation Plan 1953-1963, Compiled by Hands of the Cause Residing in the Holy Land, pages 25, 26, 58.
  4. ^ a b MacEoin, Denis; William Collins. "Anti-Baha'i Polemics". The Babi and Baha'i Religions: An Annotated Bibliography. Greenwood Press's ongoing series of Bibliographies and Indexes in Religious Studies. pp. entries #157, 751, 821. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  5. ^ a b Kjeilen, Tore, ed. (2008), "Baha'i", Looklex Encyclopedia, an expansion of Encyclopaedia of the Orient, vol. Online, Looklex Encyclopedia
  6. ^ "Most Baha'i Nations (2010)". The Association of Religious Data Archives. Archived from the original on March 2, 2021. Retrieved November 4, 2020.
  7. ^ "Population and Demographics – Ministry of Information Affairs | Kingdom of Bahrain". Retrieved 2020-11-04.
  8. ^ "Bahrain TIER 2". USCIRF, Annual Report 2018 - TIER 2 Bahrain. Retrieved November 16, 2020.
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  10. ^ "Waiting for the formal recognition of Baha'is and their institutions in Bahrain". Al-Waqt Newspaper (in Arabic). Bahrain. April 2010. Archived from the original on 2011-07-07. Retrieved 2010-04-29.
  11. ^ "Bahrain: International Religious Freedom Report 2005". United States Department of State: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 2009-10-26. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  12. ^ "The Right to Freedom of Religion or Belief; Restrictions on Religious Freedom" (PDF). The Tandem Project. First Session U.N. Human Rights Council Universal Periodic Review. April 7–18, 2008. p. 4. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  13. ^ "Most Baha'i Nations (2005)". The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2005. Archived from the original on 14 April 2010. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  14. ^ "Bahrain: International Religious Freedom Report 2009". United States Department of State: Bureau of Democracy, Human Rights, and Labor. 2009-10-26. Archived from the original on 2009-10-29. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  15. ^ "The Situation of the Baháʼí Community of Egypt". Persecution of the Baháʼís Egypt. Baháʼí International Community. May 2007. Retrieved 2010-04-28.
  16. ^ "Activities الفعاليات". Baha'i Social Society (in Arabic). Retrieved 2020-11-16.

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