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Murray Woman Shares Story of Ongoing Persecution of Baha'is in Iran

Murray Resident Mona KashaniHeern, her mother and sister fled Iran in the early 1980's after unexpected news that prison officials had executed her father. Heern's father had be imprisoned for being a member of the Baha'i faith.

Heern's family has been persecuted consistently in Iran for their religious beliefs. There are more than 5 million members of the Baha'i faith world-wide and around half a million in Iran. The Baha'i faith was founded in the mid-19th century, and since its inception has been the target of persecution from the Iranian Government.

Heern's uncle has just been sentenced to five years in prison for a crime of "conscience" and her aunt was recently released from prison, on bail. Chad Lampe speaks with Heern to learn more about the ongoing persecution of her family and faith community in Iran.

Chad Lampe, a Poplar Bluff, Missouri native, was raised on radio. He credits his father, a broadcast engineer, for his technical knowledge, and his mother for the gift of gab. At ten years old he broke all bonds of the FCC and built his own one watt pirate radio station. His childhood afternoons were spent playing music and interviewing classmates for all his friends to hear. At fourteen he began working for the local radio stations, until he graduated high school. He earned an undergraduate degree in Psychology at Murray State, and a Masters Degree in Mass Communication. In November, 2011, Chad was named Station Manager in 2016.
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