Foreword Acknowledgements Introduction: The "Enigma" of the Baha'i Religion in Iran PART ONE: Persecution During the Qajar and Pahlavi Dynasties, 1844-1979 Chapter 1: Why Were the Babi and Baha'i Faiths Suppressed in Iran? Chapter 2: The Violent Repression of the Babis and Baha'is during the Qajar Period Chapter 3: The Baha'is during the Reign of Reza Shah Pahlavi Chapter 4: Baha'is in the Reign of Muhammad Reza Shah Pahlavi Chapter 5: The Shahrud Incident Chapter 6: Eighty-One Stab Wounds: The Murder of Dr Berjis in Kashan Chapter 7: True Crime: The Incident at Abarqu Chapter 8: The Events of 1955: Hojjat al-Islam Falsafi, the Ramadan Broadcasts, and the Military Occupation of the Baha'i Center PART TWO: The Islamic Republic in Confrontation with the Baha'i Faith Chapter 9: Baha'i Persecution during the Last Days of the Shah's Regime Chapter 10: The Baha'is--the First Victims of Oppression in the Islamic Republic Chapter 11: The Persecution of Baha'is under Bazargan and the Revolutionary Council Chapter 12: The Presidencies of Banisadr and Raja'i Chapter 13: Arrests and Executions of the Baha'i Assemblies, 1981-85 Chapter 14: The Destruction of Baha'i Holy Sites and Community Resources Chapter 15: After Ayatollah Khomeini: The Escalation of Persecution Chapter 16: Efforts at Reform under President Khatami Chapter 17: Escalating Repression under President Ahmadinejad (2005-13) Chapter 18: An Obsession with Conspiracy Theories in the Islamic Republic Chapter 19: Systematic Humiliation: Being Labeled Ritually Unclean (Najes) Chapter 20: The Perspectives of Iran's Grand Ayatollahs on the Baha'i Faith Chapter 21: The Appeals of International Organizations and the Iranian Diaspora Epilogue Postscript Appendix Glossary Select Bibliography Notes Index.