Baha'i women are prohibited from membership in the House of Justice.

We all know that men and women have differences, and this is basically an obvious fact in creation, and Islam has also endorsed it. However, Islam has established duties and rights for men and women based on justice. In the Baha'i faith, the slogan of gender equality is one of the twelve principles. It seems to be a slogan taken from Western and secular countries. The discussion of equality between men and women is fundamentally contrary to science and reason. Rights are usually rooted in duties and are considered based on individual abilities and rights by performing duties. Unlike many religions and schools, the Baha'i faith believes in the equality of men and women, but because this belief is contrary to nature, Baha'i leaders have violated this slogan in many of their writings, like their other commands. The slogan of gender equality in Baha'iism means the equality of rights. Hasbanali Noori believed: "The Supreme Pen has removed the distinction between the two and has given the whole a place and a status in a single sphere with perfect care and expansive mercy" (Ishraq al-Khavari, Ma'idah al-Asemani). If you pay attention, at the end of the sentence, there is a mention of status, which is interesting. Also, in another place, 'Abdu'l-Bahá has said: The human world has two wings, one for men and one for women. A bird cannot fly unless the two wings are equal. And in another place he has repeated: that of course if they do not achieve equality, the happiness of the human world will not be complete (Ad-Bahá's Addresses).

The contradictions are raised here that Husayn Ali Nouri (Bahá'u'lláh) introduces women as slaves and completely calls women with insults and contempt and says, "O male slaves, rise up for the cause of truth!"

Why are women called slaves in these statements that they should be like men? That is, from his point of view, wherever there is talk of inferiority, they are women? Perhaps this is why no woman in Baha'iism has been among the Baha'i leaders, the truth of our statement and criticism of the non-membership of women in the Universal House of Justice is a witness.

Another contradiction and contradiction in the two issues of non-membership in the House of Justice and equal rights for women and men has surprised even Shoghi Effendi. He says: Abbas Effendi (Abdu'l-Bahá) said that the non-membership of women in the House of Justice will appear in the future!! But Shoghi continues by saying how can we extinguish the fire of criticism and protests of supporters of women's rights We are not.

Baha'i leaders say that this order is a kind of "exemption" and that membership in the House of Justice is a duty, not a right. Moreover, 'Abdu'l-Bahá believed in a right, not a duty! "In the Sharia of God, women and men are equal in all rights, except in the general House of Justice, because the President and members of the House of Justice are men by the book and share all rights."

Interestingly, the current leaders of the House of Justice also contradict their own statements. This importance and equality should become a demand of Baha'i women and ask the House of Justice when the future will give us this right.

Mehrangiz Kar's criticism of the Baha'i world community about the lack of women's membership in the House of Justice could be the beginning of protests.