Quenching The Light is a 9-minute video that
features the paintings of 200+ Bahá'ís who have lost their lives
since the Islamic revolution of Iran. The video presentation
also includes video-footage of living descendants of those who had
lost their lives in the past three decades and the faces of few
who were able to escape the country and the persecution. There are
also other Bahá'ís from around the world in the video segment who
are concerned about the persecution of their fellow
co-religionists. The video dramatically
narrates the injustices done to the Bahá'ís of Iran since the
revolution.
Click here for the list of cast and crew
Detailed
Information:
The Bahá'í Question -
Cultural Cleansing in Iran
Bahá'í International
Community UN Office
Bahá'í Topics:
Persecution of Bahá'ís
Wikipedia: Persecution
of Bahá'ís
Bahá'ís of Iran Blog
(Persian)
Bahá'í World News Service
Educational Denial
Google News
Television Broadcast:
K11UU TV has acquired the rights to telecast the video in the
American Samoa and other countries that receive the channel
through cable. If you are interested in telecasting in other
regions, please contact us.
Important notes about the video:
The presentation is an independent production and does not
represent the views of the
Universal House of Justice or any
other
Bahá'í institutions. The video
is a work of art and not an official statement from the
mentioned institutions The names, pictures and the numbers of
Bahá'í martyrs does not necessary match
on the screen. Not all
actors are associated with the martyrs or their families. The
talent are ordinary Bahá'ís and not hired actors. The
word "genocide" derives from
Hands of the Cause of God
William
Sears' book "A Cry From The Heart" and is not used by the
Universal House of Justice or other Bahá'í institutions..
M-W defines genocide as "the
deliberate and systematic destruction of a racial, political, or
cultural group." The "three century old"
statement
does not necessary mean a full three centuries (300 years) and is calculated
from
the early persecutions of 1844;
where 1844-1890s was 19th century, 1900s-1990s the 20th and
2000-on the 21th century. The statement "two teenaged girls"
include a
17-year-old and mistakenly
a 23-year-old among
the 10 women, between the ages
of 17 and 57, who were executed in 1983. The video covers only the
reported events from 1979 until 2006. For updated news, please
visit the official and
dedicated website.
Full cast and crew names available here.
Sources:
The information for the video is gathered from the
official
statements of the Bahá'í International Community; William Sears'
book "A Cry From The Heart;" Geoffrey Nash's
"Iran's Secret
Pogrom;" Mahmehr Golstaneh's "A Tribute To The Faithful" and a
collection of personal stories.
Copyright:
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KDK Factory. All rights
reserved. No reproduction, distribution or broadcast of any form
or medium without permission.
