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"I remember the day that I was admitted to enter the U.S. Embassy in Pakistan because the U.S. knew what [I was] dealing with as a Baha'i from Iran. That was the first time in my life, at the age of 16, I experienced human rights. There was a country halfway around the world that valued my life more than my own country did. And that is something that always stuck with me."

"Life for Baha'is in the country had been tough even before the uprising, but it became increasingly so after the fact, Zamani tells Entrepreneur. When Zamani was 10, a mob incited by school officials chased him off campus and attempted to kill him. He survived, and by age 16, was finally able to flee the country."

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