If I were Bahل’ي !

F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have informed the world of the systematic plan to eliminate all trace of the Bahل’ي Faith and the Bahل’يs from Egypt.



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have brought to the attention of all the great personalities and the intellectuals of the world the respect and regard with which their peers in Egypt received ‘Abdu’l-Bahل (Son of Bahل’u’llلh) during His visit to this country in the early 20th. Century, and with what filth and disregard today s pretentious personalities and false intellectuals of Egypt smear the fair name of Bahل’ي and the Bahل’يs.



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the concourse of Justice in the world on the subject of the Al Azhar Establishment and say to its honourable Ulamل: How could you decide today that Bahل’ي is not a religion when the Superior Shar ia Tribunal of Beba/Souhag ruled in 1925 that "Bahل’ي is an independent religion."



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the concourse of Justice in the world on the subject of the Al Azhar Establishment which with all the mosques, mesdjids and kettab schools at their disposal in Egypt, have found it necessary to disown the Bahل’ي Community of their main centre building to use it for a Qur’لnic school.



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the concourse of Justice in the world on the subject of the imprisonment of some 92 Bahل’يs – men and women – aged between 2 and 80 years. They were arrested between midnight and dawn from all over Egypt and transfered to jail in Tanta; then falsely accused of treason, misconduct and espionage, far and wide in the media, for no other reason than because they are Bahل’ي.



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the concourse of Justice in the world on the frequent arrest of Bahل’يs, men and women, their incarceration in jail for days, weeks or months for interrogation. The courts have never found them guilty of neither crime nor fault, but they were Bahل’ي.



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the concourse of Art in the west and in the east, to the case of one of the greatest and most admired artists of Egypt, Hussein Bikar, who was arrested in his home and driven to jail with other renowned Bahل’يs for days of interrogation regarding his and their Bahل’ي Faith.



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the concourse of Art in the west and in the east, and would say to them: Hussein Bikar, one of the greatest and most admired Artists of Egypt had no Identity card at his death at almost 90 years of age. The Egyptian Authorities refused to issue one with "Bahل’ي" mentioned in the space for religion.



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the world Organizations of Law and Justice and of Human Rights, government and non-government alike, and said to them: Imagine that in Egypt of the 21st. Century, individual Identity cards have to include the binding indication of the religion of the individual ?



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the world Organizations of Law and Justice and of Human Rights, government and non-government alike, and said to them: Imagine that in Egypt of the 21st. Century, individual Identity cards must include the binding indication of one of only three religions notwithstanding the individual s wish or faith ?



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the world Organizations of Law and Justice and of Human Rights, government and non-government alike, and said to them: In Egypt of the 21st. Century, the sons and daughters of Bahل’يs are issued individual Identity cards with a dash (--) for religion while their parents are refused identity cards: WHY ? Because the Egyptian State does not recognize Bahل’ي marriage!



O people of the world: come and take stock of administrative excellence!



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness all the Ministers of Education of the world and informed them that: The Minister of Education of Egypt has declared that he will refuse admittance of children – yes children! of Bahل’يs to the government schools because the children are Bahل’ي!



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have informed the world that the new Egyptian Constitution contains the necessary elements for the elimination of the Bahل’ي minority in Egypt.



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have informed the world that burning the homes of Bahل’يs takes place with impunity in Egypt.



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have taken for witness the world Organizations of Mass Media, of Law and Justice and of Human Rights, government and non-government alike, and informed them that in Egypt, inciting to kill Bahل’يs, through TV and speeches is normal and is done with impunity!



In spite of all this:



F If I were Bahل’ي: I would have said to those in authority in Egypt: I am loyal to my country, I love my country, I strive for the success and progress of my country and I consider the children of my neighbours as my children without consideration of religion or creed. How wonderful would Egypt be were you, who are in authority, to follow in this same path.

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