This story affects me personally, and today, I ask for your prayers.

It is no secret that I work for an Iranian-owned contracting company here in Houston. The president of the company, and close friend of mine, Kamal Khanjani, is a member of the Ba'hai' community, which is outlawed in Iran. He came to the United States after the Mullahs took over in Iran. At that time, his factory, his home, and all his personal belongings were confiscated by the government, but he did make it here and saved his life. While in the United States, his family gave birth to 2 children, one a girl, who a few years ago, graduated from the University of Montreal in Canada, then went to Iran at her own peril to teach at a school for women. This was against the law, but a woman named Shirin Ebadi, a Muslim herself, had shamed the Mullahs by using the Quran against them, and so the laws were not being enforced. Ms. Ebadi won the Nobel Prize for her work.

This year, the Mullahs have once again come down hard on the Ba'hai' community in Iran. We just found out that, two weeks ago, Kamal's brother, Jamal, who is one of Iran's Ba'hai' leaders, was arrested by the Mullahs, and is now in Evin Prison in Iran. This prison is like something out of the Middle Ages. The last time that members of the Ba'hai leadership were arrested, in the 1980's, they were all "disappeared" by the government and executed. The Government has become more open in the past few years, and no Ba'hai's arrested, but there now appears to be a reversal, and Jamal's life may now be in the balance.

At this time, I ask for your prayers. I also ask you to contact your Congressman and Senator, and ask for their help. Also contact the White House. Anything you can do, would be greatly appreciated by me.

Thank you.

Jamal Khanjani is the one in the middle, in the back.



Article is here.

That's too bad.

It's a good thing we are in Iraq, so this tyranny won't spread.

I will definitely be thinking about your boss's family member.

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I thought you were on vacation?

I'm BAAAAACKKK!!!

(got home at midnight last night).

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I'll get nicer when you get smarter.

I figured you might've broken the addiction.

back at last. we missed you.

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Darkness imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell

Land mine has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in hell

a bahai staying in iran is a no no. bahai faith has been made by british to spread their influence among normal people by opposing anti-colonization ideas. it's most hated religion among iranians. I hope he could find a way out of Iran, but that's very unlikely. man should always have hope though.

btw, evin is like any other prison. I've been there, for sight seeing of course. (I'm not a criminal)

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Darkness imprisoning me
All that I see
Absolute horror
I cannot live
I cannot die
Trapped in myself
Body my holding cell

Land mine has taken my sight
Taken my speech
Taken my hearing
Taken my arms
Taken my legs
Taken my soul
Left me with life in hell

Best of luck to your friends.

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"When I'm in command, every mission is a suicide mission!" -Capt. Zapp Branigan
The United Church of the Latter Day Tangential Tarts

Good news!!

I hope they bury this Ba'hai' trash under the jail and throw away the key.