Talk:Baháʼí Institute for Higher Education

improvements made and needed

Some improvements in referencing are needed. I've marked some of the places where specific cites are requires; the UN document should be cited from an official source, not a source within the Baha'i community. Some of the other sources are affiliated with Baha'i, and this needs to be specified. The references atthe end now given with bullet points should if possible be integrated within <ref> </ref> rtags in the appropriate places in the article.

The "Context" section is a little too extensive--if there is anther place in Wikipedia where this material is covered, that article should be linked to here, instead of repeating the material.

As a minor point, we do not generally link names of academic departments--it does not help the reader's understanding of this specific subject to read , say, a general article on Chemistry.

We do, however, give the names of people associated with the leadership of institutions, and list notable people associated with the institutions who have Wikipedia articles, to the extent they are publicly known, and with always respect to the provision in our WP:BLP policy that we do no harm in naming them. What is published on the web is of course available to all, but Wikipedia is a particularly conspicuous place, and the policy has in mind situations like that in Iran. DGG ( talk ) 02:28, 14 October 2011 (UTC)

I've addressed a variety of issues and significantly extended the referencing. Smkolins (talk) 12:15, 16 January 2012 (UTC)

more refs to include

• Students risk torture, jail to pursue education By Megan Morris | New Mexico Daily Lobo, Last updated: 02/29/12

• Bahá’í students find religious freedom in U.S. by Lauren Stelling, 28 February 2012 Smkolins (talk) 03:20, 8 March 2012 (UTC)

included and many more besides.

Another to include:

Tahririha-Danesh, Tahereh (2001). "The Right to Education: The Case of the Bahá'ís in Iran". In Tahririha-Danesh, Tahereh (ed.). Bahá’í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights. Juxta Publishing Co. pp. 216–230. ISBN 978-988-97451-5-8. {{cite book}}: External link in |chapterurl= (help); Unknown parameter |chapterurl= ignored (|chapter-url= suggested) (help) Smkolins (talk) 14:54, 12 March 2012 (UTC)

Another:

• Education Under Fire to premiere in Sydney this week SYDNEY, 18 APR 2012
• Film and Panel Discussion On the Exclusion of Baha'is in Iran from Higher Education By Sneha Abraham April 20, 2012
• A film that salutes Baha’is’ struggle for education in Iran by PAWANPREET KAUR 13th May
• Video | Hamid and Christina Moghadam Program in Iranian Studies (mentions BIHE)
• Iran’s Secret University for Baha’i: Global and Underground July 27, 2012, by Angilee Shah, PACIFIC STANDARD.
• The Epic, Secret Struggle to Educate Iran's Bahais May 13, 2012, by Sohrab Ahmari, The Chronicle of Higher Education
• Imprisoned Baha’i Refused Medical Leave After Surgery, 1st June 2012, International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran Smkolins (talk) 23:17, 29 August 2012 (UTC)