 Baháʼís continue to be persecuted in Islamic countries, as Islamic leaders do not recognize the Baháʼí Faith as an independent religion, but rather as apostasy from Islam.The most severe persecutions have occurred in Iran, where more than 200 Baháʼís were executed between 1978 and 1998, and in Egypt.The rights of Baháʼís have been restricted to greater or lesser extents in numerous other countries, including Afghanistan, Indonesia, Iraq, Morocco, Yemen, and several countries in sub-Saharan Africa.