Alborz Nourani who started his education at the Industrial Sharif University in 2010 in computer science was expelled from this university for ‘believing in the Baha’i faith’.
According to reports, this student’s access to the officials educational website of the Sharif University became ‘forbidden’ from August 23 and after talking to university officials he was told that the ‘order for his expulsion was issued by higher officials’ and that he had to go to the Student Selection Department of the Ministry of Science [ministry of higher education].
After this student went to the Student Selection Department, the head of this department, Dr. Nourbakhsh, bluntly announced the reason for his expulsion as ‘believing in the Baha’i faith’.
Notably, Alborz Nourani’s brother, Sama Nourani who was expelled from the Sahand University in Tabriz is currently serving his one year prison term in cellblock 350 in Evin Prison. Sama Nourani was arrested on March 2, 2010 because of inquiries into why he was expelled and his activities regarding the right to education and was detained in cellblock 2A for 56 days. (Committee of Human Rights Reporters – Sep. 1, 2011)