On the 18th of June, 1983 in Shíráz, Iran, ten women were executed by hanging for their unwillingness to renounce their Bahá'í belief in the face of the Islamic fundamentalism that had recently overtaken their country. This act was particularly disturbing since usually only Bahá'í men were targeted for execution. The incident brought outcries from the world community appealing to the Iranian government to implement basic human rights for the Bahá'ís.



Now a feature film is to be releasd called "Mona's Dream". This site has the particulars:



http://www.monasdream.com/

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Thanks for the information Arthra. I didn't know that happened to the woman. Not that it is any better for a man. I went to the site. I find things like this terribly sad, it brings it home though. I forget living in this country what horrible things happen around the world.

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