Egypt’s Baha’i minority is running out of space to bury their dead

This is the last remaining burial place of Egypt's Baha'i community, a religious minority long on the margins of official life, and ‌it is quickly running out of room.

Community members say requests for new burial grounds in Alexandria and Port Said — where much of Egypt's Baha'i community lives — have been rejected without clear written explanations, said ​Marina Samir, who heads EIPR's freedom of religion and belief work.

BURIAL REQUIRED WITHIN ONE-HOUR JOURNEY While Islamic tradition requires burial within a day, Baha'i practices allow a body to be moved no more than one hour from the place of death, creating ​particular challenges.