Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
With the recent premiere of Changing the World, One Wall at a Time, a documentary that details the world’s largest street art campaign, we thought we’d share more images of some of the amazing murals that adorn different corners of the world. This street art for education equality campaign, titled Education is Not a Crime, or #Notacrime, aims to raise awareness of the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran, and in particular, their denial to access forms of higher education.
#Notacrime is an initiative of Maziar Bahari, an Iranian Canadian journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist, who although not a Baha’i himself, feels that the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran (Iran’s largest religious minority) is emblematic of many of the problems the country faces. You can read our interview with Maziar about Changing the World, One Wall at a Timehere, or listen to his conversation with Rainn Wilson on our blogcast.
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
Hi Jörg, Thanks for your question. If you would like to use these images, please reach out to the team at #NotaCrime directly via their social media platforms listed at the bottom of this post. Thanks for asking!
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I am very impressed from the pictures under the topic “Notacrime” Is it possible to use these pictures for noncommercial purposes? (I live in Germany)
kind regards
Jörg
Jörg Weidemann (June 6, 2023 at 5:18 PM)
Hi Jörg, Thanks for your question. If you would like to use these images, please reach out to the team at #NotaCrime directly via their social media platforms listed at the bottom of this post. Thanks for asking!
Sonjel Vreeland (June 6, 2023 at 9:20 AM)