But when she opened the door, she found four armed members of the Iranian Revolutionary Guard who were there to take her away to prison. Her crime - practicing the Baha'i faith in a country that sees the religion as heresy. Just imagine you are home.
Home is a safe place.
She said her son cried and begged for his mother not to go as she was put into a car with the men. He followed them out and tried to open the car door. The religion started around 1850 in Iran by Baha'u'llah, whom members consider a prophet, Roohizadegan said. Members of the Baha'i faith believe in the equality of all men and women, she said. They also believe the leaders and prophets of the world's religions are messengers from God, said Llynn Krasko, a local member of the Baha'i faith.