Iran arrests 28 over links to religious networks (AP, December 11, 2012) Tehran, Iran — Tehran's chief prosecutor says authorities have arrested 28 Iranians for alleged links to foreign-based TV networks advocating the Baha'i religion, which is banned in the Islamic Republic. A Tuesday report by semi-official Mehr news agency quotes Abbas Jafari Dowlatabadi as saying intelligence officers arrested the members of "counterrevolutionary networks" in 10 buildings across the city of Tehran. The detainees were in close contact with TV networks that advocate the Baha'i faith, Dowlatabadi said. Baha'i practitioners are frequently prosecuted in Iran, prompting outcry among international human rights groups. The Iranian government banned the Baha'i religion after 1979, when Islamic clerics came to power. It was founded in the 1860s by Baha'u'llah, a Persian nobleman considered a prophet by the Baha'is. Islam considers Muhammad the final prophet. _________________________________________________ Note : This would also deny prophetic status to. Joseph Smith, not to mention a variety of other religious leaders since the 7th century AD. Interesting in this context is the fact that the Mormons are heavily engaged in archaeological work in Egypt and elsewhere in the Mid East.
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