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Awakening: A History of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths in Nayriz is an inspiring account of the brutal religious persecutions that took place in 1850, 1853, and 1909 in the town of Nayriz, Iran, against its Babi and Baha'i residents. During this time, the town's citizens, spurred on by a corrupt Muslim clergy and government, launched several waves of bloodshed against the Babis and later Baha'is who lived there. This type of persecution continues today in present-day Iran toward the Bahai's on a more subtle level and the history of the Babi and Baha'i Faiths in Nayriz serves as a reminder of what can happen when religious fanaticism and paranoia are allowed to replace rational thinking and tolerance. The book gives accounts from survivors, attempts to explain the motives of the persecutors, and tries to provide a context if any can be found for the level of brutality that occurred. To any unbiased reader, the accounts of betrayals, tortures, and massacres will be shocking, yet sadly similar to other mass killings that have taken place around the globe. Chinese Edition 1850 , , -- , ,1850 5 27 , , , 1850 1853 , , , , , 1909 , , , , , , , , ,

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It is to me a rare and special privilege, a spiritual joy and a divine grace, to have read your manuscripts, written in a beautiful and concise style, which is indeed bequeathed to all ages., the real disease of people of all generations. Dr. McJoben, Professor of Psychology, Franklin and Marshall College.

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Dr. Hussein Ahdieh was born and raised in Nayriz, Iran, He is a sixth generation Baha'i, his ancestors figuring among the first in Nayriz to accept the Babi and later Baha'i Faith. Hussein immigrated to the United States as a young man of 17. Like many immigrants seeking a better life in America, he worked and attended college in the New York area. Hussein eventually completed a Masters Degree in European Intellectual History and a Doctorate in Education from the University of Massachusetts.Dr. Ahdieh has had a distinguished career in education in New York. His proudest achievement is to have been one of the founders and Assistant Headmaster of the Harlem Preparatory School--a world renowned charter high school for disadvantaged students. The school is credited with helping numerous people to rise from poverty to a better life. Dr. Ahdieh also served as Director of Educational Programs at Fordham University.Hussein has been a resident of New York City for all of his adult life. He served as Treasurer of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the City of New York for many years and several times has represented his area at the U.S. Baha'i National Convention.In addition to Awakening, Dr. Ahdieh has co-authored 'Abdu'l-Baha in New York, a concise, informative history of 'Abdu'l-Baha's activities during his visits to the area. Mr. Hillary Chapman is a fourth generation American Baha'i. He earned a Bachelors Degree in History and a Masters Degree in Education. He was an English and History teacher at the highly ranked Chapin School in New York City. He served as the secretary of the Assembly of the Baha'is of the City of New York, and of Nashville, Tennessee for many years and as a long-time delegate to the Baha'i National Convention of the United States. He currently works as a writer in Nashville and has had many songs and poems published.

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