Bahai's screen film on Iranian faithful's plight

The event is being staged at the Arlington Arts Centre by members of the Thames Valley Baha’i faith group.
Shohreh Fleming, a Thames Valley based Bahá’í, said: “The Bahá’í Faith is the youngest of the world’s independent religions. “But members of the Bahá’í Faith are regularly persecuted in Iran and few people understand what this really means for the everyday lives in these people living in Iran.
“Filmmaker Reza Allamehzadeh has won awards for his films and we are excited to be able to give people the opportunity to see ‘Iranian Taboo’ as part of the evening.”
Shawn Khorassani, from investment initiative Coras, said: “We are happy to support Thames Valley Bahá’í Community in its aim to enable people throughout the Thames Valley to take a closer look at the plight of Bahá’ís in Iran.
The event, on 19 October 19 at 7.30pm, will explore how members of the Bahá’í faith live in Iran and will include a viewing of the documentary DVD by award-winning filmmaker Reza Allamehzadeh.
Persian with English subtitles, it tells the story of an Iranian Bahá’í woman, Nadereh, and her 14-year-old daughter who decide to sell all of their belongings and leave their homeland to take refuge in the West.
The evening will include a very brief introduction to the Bahá’í faith. The event is being sponsored by Coras, supporting enterprise and charities.
Bookings for the free event should be made via Arlington arts on 01635 244246. For more details about the evening, check out the Arlington Arts Summer Autumn 2013 programme.
For more details about the West Berkshire’s Bahá'í Community check out www.tvbahai.org.uk