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AuthorBaher Seioshansian

Baher Seioshansian, an engineer by training, was born and raised in Qatar. A Baha’i of Iranian ancestry, he was unexpectedly and arbitrarily forced by the Qatari authorities to leave Qatar and his position at the U.S. Embassy. He now resides in Maryland, United States.
In this file photo taken during a government-organized media tour, workers walk back to the Al-Wakra Stadium worksite being built for the 2022 World Cup, in Doha, Qatar. (AP Photo/Maya Alleruzzo, File)

Qatar’s Baha’i community and the plight of foreign workers

by Baher Seioshansian Aug 18, 2021Aug 18, 2021

Despite a government response to the special rapporteurs, asserting Qatari laws prevent the government from discriminating on the basis of religion, the deportations of Baha’is continue and the reasons for targeting remain undisclosed.

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