Quenching The Light

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

The Muslim Network for Bahá'í Rights

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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