Beyond our culture of contest lies a different kind of democracy: gentle, just and… inevitable. “Beyond King of the Mountain” is a documentary short about democratic governance outside of the “Western Liberal” model. Particularly poignant for those who are thinking …
Posted in Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Democracy, Economy, Film, Iran, News and Politics, Politics, Religion | 1 CommentAccording to the Baha’i leadership studies, Iraq is home to less than 2,000 Baha’is, spread all across the country. In 1970, Iraq banned the Baha’i Faith, and in 1975 there was a subsequent decision of prohibiting the issuance of identification …
Posted in Baha'is, Iraq | 9 CommentsTwitter is a great tool for raising awareness about all kinds of human rights violations. For one of our projects, the Muslim Network for Baha’is Rights, we’ve created this app that tracks tweets about Baha’i human rights abuses in real …
Posted in Announcements, Baha'is, Human Rights | 4 CommentsA few days ago, we launched the latest video that the Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights has created to help promote the cause for Baha’i human rights. We are extremely pleased to note that Foad, a very talented artist from …
Posted in Awareness, Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Civil Rights, Creative Media, Creativity, Iran, Music | 3 CommentsWe are extremely excited to release our latest video, which has been in the works for quite some time now. Abuses against the innocent Baha’i minority in Iran have been committed for over 30 years. Inspired by the reactions of …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Civil Rights, Creativity, Iran, Videos | 4 CommentsSeveral months ago, we profiled Shahriar AZ, a contemprary Iranian artist from New Zealand who utilizes art to raise awareness on human rights violations. In March 2008, Shahriar launched World Art Collective, the website that has become a vehicle for …
Posted in Awareness, Baha'is, Human Rights, Videos | 1 CommentAs a Baha’i, I am grateful for the friends from the MideastYouth.com and Muslim Network for Baha’i Rights for coming up with the idea and organizing the Baha’i Rights day, which was also made possible with the enormous help of …
Posted in Activism, Awareness, Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Events, Human Rights, Iran | Leave a commentFor many months, we have been thinking about creating a day in which everyone can become aware of Baha
Posted in Awareness, Baha'is, Civil Rights, Iran, Minorities, Religion | 5 CommentsJust like so many of us, I have been so absorbed with following the events in Iran, tweeting and re-tweeting and making sure #iranelection was trending. You may ask, why does a Czech person in California care? After all, how …
Posted in Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Civil Rights, Democracy, Demonstrations, Freedom of Speech, General, Iran, Islam | Tagged iranelection, revolution | 6 CommentsConspiracy theories are popular in this region for a good reason: they allow us to perceive ourselves as powerless victims and blame our shortcomings and insecurities on others. For decades, Baha’is have been painted as the enemy within, plotting and …
Posted in Awareness, Baha'i Faith, Baha'is, Interviews, Iran | 2 Comments