June 18, 2023 will mark 40 years since 10 Baha’i women were hanged in Shiraz. Their only ‘crime’ was their refusal to renounce their beliefs in a faith that promotes the principles of gender equality, unity, justice, and truthfulness. This collection highlights Baha’i Blog content relating to the ongoing persecution of Baha’is in Iran.
Ali Youssefi has created a new song called “One Tree”. Featuring 88 participants from 25 countries and territories, “One Tree” is a global collaborative project, created at a time when most friends around the world were confined to their home due to the coronavirus pandemic.
Lyrics & Quote
Gather all people beneath the shadow of Thy bounty and cause them to unite in harmony, so that they may become as the rays of one sun, as the waves of one ocean, and as the fruit of one tree.
Abdu’l-Baha
Ali sang two Baha’i Blog Studio Sessions, which you can find here:
Ali’s song “Unite”, which is also composed of voices recorded around the world, can be watched here and “Rise” can be seen here. You can also find his music on his YouTube channel.
We interviewed Ali about his album, Daystar, and you can read all about it here on Baha’i Blog.
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.
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