In the spring of 1982 the Universal House of Justice wrote to a number Baha’i Academics inviting them to prepare a response to the charges made by representatives of Iran’s Islamic Republic against the Baha’i Faith. Douglas Martin and Dr. Firuz Kazemzadeh were two others invited to respond, in addition to Dr. Banani, who are in attendance at this conference, were also invited to respond.
Shortly after Dr. Banani received the letter from the House of Justice he was invited by a non-Baha’i International Organization to present a paper. That paper, “Religion or Foreign Intrigue: The Face of the Babí and Bahá’í Religion in Iran”, was presented five weeks ago and is the title of his presentation today.
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