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<span>The collapse of communism and the rise of ethnic strife plunged the southern fringes of the former Soviet Union into turmoil, particularly in the Caucasus where some 1.5 million people had been forced from their homes in Georgia, Armenia and Azerbaijan.</span></span>
Answer:
The Supreme Court ruled Bible reading or any type of prayer unconstitutional.
Explanation:
This is due to separation of Church and State. Considering public schools are state funded, the allowance of religion was found unconstitutional.
The faith of the iranian origin is the baha'i faith