A researching in the field of Baha’ism investigated the Baha’ism leaders’ view speaking with a Baha’i proselytizer:

     The Baha’i proselytizer:

     Rejecting racism definitely, our Baha’i leaders have emphasized on the equality of human beings in all aspects; as our leader Abdul Baha has said: “All human beings are from a family and the slaves of one God. They are from the same kind. Variety of kinds is delusion. All people are the same in God’s presence whether they are English, French, Turkish, or Persian. All are the same. These divisions have been done by people not by God; so it is false and null. Everybody has two eyes, two ears, a head and two feet.[1]”

     Researcher: Well, it is just a slogan; because there are many documents indicating the Baha’i leaders’ emphasis on racism and insulting Turkish tribes and African black people.[2]

     The Baha’i proselytizer: Anyway, our leaders haven’t been bigoted about their race and haven’t considered it as superior. This is a reason for them not to be racists.

     The researcher: Of course, the Baha’i leaders believe that some races are inferior. This is a document for the slogan of the equality of human being to be null. However, it is interesting for you to know that the Baha’i leaders have been bigoted about their race as Iranian one; as Abdul Baha has said: “Don’t think that the Iranian people are inferior to other people regarding curiosity, intelligence and inherent inquisitiveness; but they are superior to all tribes concerning natural powers. Furthermore, the Iranian country is the best regarding possessing balance and natural situations and geographic good natures.[3]”