Syrian teenagers Ahmed and Hassan perform a backflip as they play at the seaside of Alimos , suburb of Athens. AP Photo
Syrian teenagers Ahmed and Hassan perform a backflip as they play at the seaside of Alimos , suburb of Athens. AP Photo
A woman walks on a hill overlooking the ancient Acropolis in Athens a day after Greece said it would reopen most shops and relax leisure restrictions despite persistently high Covid-19 deaths. AFP
A woman walks on a hill overlooking the ancient Acropolis in Athens a day after Greece said it would reopen most shops and relax leisure restrictions despite persistently high Covid-19 deaths. AFP
Cuban street performer Ricardo Elias Hardy, 57, perform as a living statue at the Retiro park in Madrid. AFP
Cuban street performer Ricardo Elias Hardy, 57, perform as a living statue at the Retiro park in Madrid. AFP
A medical worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine, at Moti Lal Nehru Medical College in Allahabad. AFP
A medical worker inoculates a man with a dose of the Covishield vaccine, at Moti Lal Nehru Medical College in Allahabad. AFP
A woman wearing a face exits out to cast her early vote for the upcoming the Seoul mayoral by-election at a polling station in Seoul. AP Photo
A woman wearing a face exits out to cast her early vote for the upcoming the Seoul mayoral by-election at a polling station in Seoul. AP Photo
Snow falls on a statue of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball Hall of Famer Willie Stargell, outside PNC Park on Pittsburgh's Northside. AP Photo
Snow falls on a statue of Pittsburgh Pirates baseball Hall of Famer Willie Stargell, outside PNC Park on Pittsburgh's Northside. AP Photo
A Buddhist monk receives a dose of China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine at a temple in Bangkok, Thailand. REUTERS
A Buddhist monk receives a dose of China's Sinovac coronavirus vaccine at a temple in Bangkok, Thailand. REUTERS
People socialise in Primrose Hill park with the sun seen behind, as lockdown restrictions are eased in London, Britain. Reuters
People socialise in Primrose Hill park with the sun seen behind, as lockdown restrictions are eased in London, Britain. Reuters
A man flashes the three-finger salute as he passes burning tires during a protest against the military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar. REUTERS
A man flashes the three-finger salute as he passes burning tires during a protest against the military coup, in Mandalay, Myanmar. REUTERS
People ride a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park on the first day of opening, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Valencia, California. REUTERS
People ride a roller coaster at Six Flags Magic Mountain amusement park on the first day of opening, as the coronavirus disease (COVID-19) continues, in Valencia, California. REUTERS

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April 02, 2021

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Yemen's Bahais and the charges they often face

The Baha'i faith was made known in Yemen in the 19th century, first introduced by an Iranian man named Ali Muhammad Al Shirazi, considered the Herald of the Baha'i faith in 1844.

The Baha'i faith has had a growing number of followers in recent years despite persecution in Yemen and Iran. 

Today, some 2,000 Baha'is reside in Yemen, according to Insaf. 

"The 24 defendants represented by the House of Justice, which has intelligence outfits from the uS and the UK working to carry out an espionage scheme in Yemen under the guise of religion.. aimed to impant and found the Bahai sect on Yemeni soil by bringing foreign Bahais from abroad and homing them in Yemen," the charge sheet said. 

Baha'Ullah, the founder of the Bahai faith, was exiled by the Ottoman Empire in 1868 from Iran to what is now Israel. Now, the Bahai faith's highest governing body, known as the Universal House of Justice, is based in the Israeli city of Haifa, which the Bahais turn towards during prayer. 

The Houthis cite this as collective "evidence" of Bahai "links" to Israel - which the Houthis consider their enemy. 

 

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