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Iranian Taboo – one of the most talked-about films!

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It’s one of the most-talked about films of the year so far – Iranian Taboo tells the story of an Iranian Baha’i woman, Nadereh and her 14-year-old daughter who decide to sell all of their belongings and leave their homeland, to take refuge in the West.

It takes us across continents from Turkey to Israel, and from the U.S. to Iran and gives us a unique insights into the persecution of Baha’is of Iran -from the underground Baha’i University (BIHE) to the oppressed Baha’i peasants of the Eival village in the northern province of Mazandaran.

The film itself is not available on general release, but you can see the trailer here: Trailer: www.youtube.com/watch?v=I3Ut4GryiRw

 Watch this space for to find out more about the film’s director and news of a DVD.

Close your eyes to racial differences . . .

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Baha'i community sponsoring Race Unity Day event
Baha’i community in Springfield, Oregon, USA at a Race Unity Day event. Reprinted by courtesy of Bahá’í International Community.

Baha’u’llah, Founder of the Baha’i Faith, implored people to: “Close your eyes to racial differences and welcome all with the light of oneness.”

It was this which inspired the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States to inaugurate Race Unity Day in 1957 to promote racial harmony and understanding. It has been held every year since then on the second Sunday in June.

Shawn Khorassani, of the Thames Valley Baha’i Community, said: ” The purpose of Race Unity Day is to focus attention on racial prejudice, which Baha’is believe is the most challenging moral issue facing our nation.

“Writing in the mid-1800s, Baha’u’llah, Founder of the Baha’i Faith, stated  that humanity is a single race. He called on the world to recognize the principle of human oneness in all spheres.

“Worldwide, Baha’is have sought to build a model of racial integration by embracing people from all races, backgrounds and classes of society.”