The Ohio State University
Bashir Tofangsaz is a Ph.D. candidate in the department of sociology at the Ohio State University. His work focuses on contentious politics and human rights with a focus on the MENA region. In particular, Bashir analyzes politics of post-revolutionary Iran. This project was funded by a research grant from ASMEA.
The Forgotten Minority: A Longitudinal Study of the Prosecution of Baha’is in Post-Revolutionary Iran
This study is the first to use data provided by the Archives of Baha’i Prosecution in Iran. Results show that Baha’i prosecution is heavily concentrated in urban areas. Baha’is residing in rural communities are more likely to be targets of violence as communities. Iranian Baha’is living in urban areas, however, are more likely to have their civic rights violated as individuals.
Sessions
Visions of Iran
Roundtable A: Regional Impact of the Abraham Accords