The Baha'i community of Iran is the country's largest non-Muslim religious minority. This book presents a study of the social and historical development of the Baha'i community, and its role in shaping modern Iran. It addresses both a gap in academic literature on the Baha'i Faith, and in the study of modern Iran in general.

Here, five prominent figures in the field redress this balance and look at different aspects of this persecution, including its historical background, the attitude of secular Iranians, persecution before and after the Islamic Revolution of 1979, and human rights perspectives. This book will be of interest to students and scholars of Iranian studies, Middle Eastern studies and comparative religion, and with many chapters authored by leading academics in Iranian studies, "The Baha'is of Iran" addresses both a gap in academic literature on the Baha'i Faith, and in the study of modern Iran in general.

1. Foreword "Dominic Parviz Brookshaw" and "Seena B. Fazel"
2. Messianic Expectation and Evolving Identities: the conversion of Iranian Jews to the Baha'i Faith "Mehrdad Amanat" 3. The Conversion of Zoroastrians to the Baha'i Faith "Fereydun Vahman" 4. Instructive Encouragement: the tablets of Baha'ullah and 'Abdu'l-Baha to Baha'i women in Iran and India "Dominic Parviz Brookshaw" 5. Baha'i Schools in Iran "Moojan Momen
6. "Baha'i Health Initiatives in Iran: a preliminary survey "Seena B. Fazel" and "Minou Foadi"
7. Baha'i Discourses on the Constitutional Revolution "Kavian Milani"
8. The Comparative Dimension of the Baha'i Case and Prospects for Change in the Future "Eliz Sanasarian"
9. The Historical Roots of the Persecution of Babis and Baha'is in Iran "Abbas Amanat" 10. Anti-Baha'ism and Islamism in Iran "Mohamad Tavakoli-Targhi" 11. Anatomy of Prejudice: reflections on secular anti-Baha'ism in Iran "H.E. Chehabi" 12. The Discourse and Practice of Human Rights Violations of Iranian Baha'is in the Islamic Republic of Iran "Reza Afshari"