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Religions ::
Iran Christians |
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IRAN
CHRISTIAN RELIGION . |
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IRAN
CHRISTIANS: |
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Iran
CHristians. Iran's indigenous
Christians include an estimated 250,000
Armenians, some 32,000 Assyrians, and a
small number of Roman Catholic,
Anglican, and Protestant Iranians
converted by missionaries in the
nineteenth and twentieth centuries. The
Armenians are predominantly urban and
are concentrated in Tehran and Esfahan;
smaller communities exist in Tabriz,
Arak, and other cities. A majority of
the Assyrians are also urban, although
there are still several Assyrian
villages in the Lake Urmia region.
Armenians and Assyrians were recognized
as official religious minorities under
the 1906 constitution. Although
Armenians and Assyrians have encountered
individual prejudice, they have not been
subjected to persecution. During the
twentieth century, Christians in general
have participated in the economic and
social life of Tehran. The Armenians,
especially, achieved a relatively high
standard of living and maintained a
large number of parochial primary and
secondary schools.
The new, republican Constitution of 1979
also recognized the Armenians and
Assyrians as official religious
minorities. They are entitled to elect
their own representatives to the Majlis
and are permitted to follow their own
religious laws in matters of marriage,
divorce, and inheritance. Other
Christians have not received any special
recognition, and there have been a
number of incidents of persecution of
Iranian Anglicans. All Christians are
required to observe the new laws
relating to attire, prohibition of
alcohol, and segregation by sex at
public gatherings. Christians have
resented these laws because they have
infringed on their traditional religious
practices. In addition, the
administration of the Armenian schools
has been a source of tension between
Christians and the government. The
Ministry of Education has insisted that
the principals of such schools be
Muslims, that all religion courses be
taught in Persian, that any Armenian
literature classes have government
approval, and that all female students
observe hejab inside the schools.
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