Remembering Mona / Recordando a Mona Mahmúdnizhád
by Santiago Antonio Rodriguez on Tuesday, June 19, 2012 at 11:38pm ·
On
the 18th of June, 1983 in Shíráz, Iran, ten women were executed by
hanging for their unwillingness to renounce their Bahá'í belief in the
face of the Islamic fundamentalism that had recently overtaken their
country.
This act was particularly disturbing since usually only Bahá'í men were targeted for execution.
The incident brought outcries from the world community appealing to the Iranian government to implement basic human rights for the Bahá'ís.
This international pressure had its effect in that recent years have witnessed fewer executions, but Bahá'ís are still denied basic rights of education, employment, assembly and legal protection.
The Bahá'í Faith is a religion native to Iran and is considered apostasy by the religious leaders of Shí'ih Islam.
Since the religion began in 1844, over 20,000 of its adherents have been martyred. Of the ten women executed in 1983, the youngest was only a teenager.
Her name was Mona Mahmúdnizhád.
Born September 10, 1965
Died June 18, 1983
Shiraz, Iran Nationality
Iranian Known for Execution for membership in the Bahá'í Faith
This act was particularly disturbing since usually only Bahá'í men were targeted for execution.
The incident brought outcries from the world community appealing to the Iranian government to implement basic human rights for the Bahá'ís.
This international pressure had its effect in that recent years have witnessed fewer executions, but Bahá'ís are still denied basic rights of education, employment, assembly and legal protection.
The Bahá'í Faith is a religion native to Iran and is considered apostasy by the religious leaders of Shí'ih Islam.
Since the religion began in 1844, over 20,000 of its adherents have been martyred. Of the ten women executed in 1983, the youngest was only a teenager.
Her name was Mona Mahmúdnizhád.
Born September 10, 1965
Died June 18, 1983
Shiraz, Iran Nationality
Iranian Known for Execution for membership in the Bahá'í Faith
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