The Baha'is of Iran: Socio-Historical Studies

Eliz Sanasarian in "The Comparative Dimension of the Banali Case and Prospects for Change in the Future" (pp. 156-69) opens by commenting upon an example of the sometimes severe consequences of "the ongoing Muslim non-Muslim diatribe in the Islamic Republic of Iran" (p. 157) between outspoken members of the Iranian Islamic regime and minority religionists (e.g., Zoroastrians, Jews, Baha^is) and their leaders unjustifiably viewed as persons plotting against Islam. The often expert coverage of such major themes registered in this worthwhile volume as Zoro astri an and Jewish conversions to the Batiali religion, Batiali relationships with and contributions to Iranian society, and the sad and ongoing history of Iranian Babi-Baha^i persecutions and minority human rights violations offers an indispensable resource to scholars working within the fields of Iranian and Babi-Baha^i studies.