Editing Religious segregation (section)

== Iran ==
[[Shi'a Islam]] has been the [[state religion]] of [[Iran]] since the [[Iranian Revolution]] in 1979. While [[Judaism]], [[Christianity]], and [[Zoroastrianism]] are officially recognized and legally protected religious minorities, they are not allowed to evangelize or allow Muslim Iranians to convert to other faiths.

Other religious minorities, such as those of the [[Baháʼí Faith]], are not recognized by the government and thus do not have any legal protections nor the [[Constitution of the Islamic Republic of Iran|constitutional]] right to practice their religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.fidh.org/IMG/pdf/ir0108a.pdf|title=Discrimination against religious minorities in IRAN|page=6|publisher=FIDH|access-date=2008-08-03}}</ref> The Muslim Network for Baháʼí Rights has reported cases of Baháʼí students being expelled from [[university]] due to their religion.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.bahairights.org/2007/07/18/bahais-in-iran-deprived-of-their-education/|title=Baha'i children in Egypt not being admitted to schools because of their faith|work=Muslim Network for Bahá'í Rights|access-date=2008-08-03|archive-date=2019-03-01|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20190301013418/http://www.bahairights.org/2007/07/18/bahais-in-iran-deprived-of-their-education/|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/07/06/schools-out-for-the-bahais/|title=School's Out for the Bahá'ís|access-date=2008-08-03|work=Mideast Youth|url-status=dead|archive-url=https://archive.today/20120525144733/http://www.mideastyouth.com/2008/07/06/schools-out-for-the-bahais/|archive-date=2012-05-25}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://news.bahai.org/story/575|title=Confidential Iran memo exposes policy to deny Bahá'í students university education|work=Bahá'í World News Service|access-date=2008-08-03|date=2007-08-27}}</ref>
According to the Times Higher Education, Baháʼí educators are required to renounce their faith in order to teach in Iranian universities.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.timeshighereducation.co.uk/story.asp?storyCode=203640&sectioncode=26|title=Segregation in Iran|work=Times Higher Education|access-date=2008-08-03|publisher=TSL Education Ltd.|date=2006-06-08}}</ref> Due to its [[Heterodoxy|heterodox]] beliefs, the Baháʼí faith is officially considered a [[heresy|heretical]] movement because of the Baháʼí belief that [[Bahá'u'lláh]] is a divinely ordained prophet in contradiction of the [[Qur'an]], which asserts that Muhammad is the [[Seal of the prophets|last and final messenger]] sent to mankind.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_26173.shtml |access-date=2008-08-03 |title=Iran: Religious minority reports arson attacks |work=Persian Journal |url-status=dead |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130610153003/http://www.iranian.ws/iran_news/publish/article_26173.shtml |archive-date=June 10, 2013 }}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s892997.htm|title=Islam and apostasy|work=The Religion Report|publisher=ABC Radio National (Australia)|access-date=2008-08-05|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20111012073200/http://www.abc.net.au/rn/talks/8.30/relrpt/stories/s892997.htm|archive-date=2011-10-12|url-status=dead}}</ref><ref>{{cite web|url=http://www.clarionledger.com/apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20080719/FEAT04/807190313/1022|title=Bahá'í believers know freedom and oppression|work=Clarion Ledger|access-date=2008-08-03}} {{Dead link|date=September 2010|bot=H3llBot}}</ref>