You are reading this correctly. The &quot;for teaching physics&quot; title is clickbait, which does not appear to be reflected in the body of the article. Baha&#x27;i is a religion, and he was imprisoned for apostasy from Islam in a country where that is considered a crime.<p>Relevant information is here: <a href="https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_Faith#Persecution" rel="nofollow">https:&#x2F;&#x2F;en.wikipedia.org&#x2F;wiki&#x2F;Bah%C3%A1%27%C3%AD_Faith#Perse...</a><p>It&#x27;s pretty ugly.<p>To answer the GP&#x27;s question: if you are in Iran, you are likely to end up in prison for any form of openly displaying an unwillingness to follow Islamic rules. If you should find yourself in Iran, my best advice is to leave at the earliest opportunity.