Humanitarian activities got Bahais imprisoned Iran Video

"Souls of Shiraz"



Lyrics, Vocals, Flute, Piano, Violin: Anke Keitel
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Chanting: Mehdi Rezwan
Percussion: Armin Heislitz
Produced by Mike K. Downing


53 souls on the streets of Shiraz
Out to share their message of love
with youth from deprived backgrounds
breezes of confirmation floating around

All were captured and put into a cell
Their social deeds were thus ignored
into deep grounds they fell
Mis-judgement of their Baha'i belief
the cause of such grief

Confined in a prison
captured for their passion
May God burst their cage asunder
and let their souls soar

Haleh, Sasan, Raha you are the same age as me
29, 32, 33
imprisoned in a cell without a bed or a chair
without medicine, movement or a bit of fresh air

I cannot understand
how you deal with such pain
Injustice, maltreatment
where is the gain
Your souls must be so strong
to be tested like this

Confined in a prison
captured for your passion
May God burst your cage asunder
and let your souls soar.

"Broken Land" A song for Haiti from Bahai Youth Canada.

This song was written by two Bahai youth from Canada, JC and Karim, in response to recent events in Haiti.

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The Baha'i community looks upon the natural world as a unified system in which all beings are connected together whether they are plants, animals or microbes. Cooperation and reciprocity are seen as essential attributes of coexistence in nature. Change is natural and continual in all life but disruptive and powerful change caused by human greed, reckless behaviour and ruthless consumption patterns does not give nature time to adapt.

Baha'i writings illustrate the concept of interconnectedness of nature: "Although outwardly cataclysms are hard to understand and to endure, yet there lies a great wisdom behind them which appears later. All the visible material events are inter-related with invisible spiritual forces. The infinite phenomena of creation are as interdependent as the links of a chain. When certain links become rusty, they are broken by unseen forces, to be replaced by newer and better ones. There are certain colossal events which transpire in the world of humanity which are required by the nature of the times".

The heartbreaking tragedy that has befallen the nation of Haiti has stirred the world with compassion and prompted an outpouring of support. Governments and international humanitarian agencies are mounting an urgent and complex relief operation to provide much-needed food, water, medical supplies and other life-saving interventions to the millions who have been affected by the earthquake.

Our care and concern encompasses the entire nation of Haiti, both in its hour of dire need and in the coming months and years of long-term reconstruction. While such devastating natural disasters fill us with feelings of awe and consternation, we find hope in the thought that through these tests, humanity is brought closer together. The Baha'i writings on suffering and tests state:
"... When such a crisis sweeps over the world no person should hope to remain intact. We belong to an organic unit and when one part of the organism suffers all the rest of the body will feel its consequence. This is in fact the reason why Baha'u'llah calls our attention to the unity of mankind. But as Bahá'ís we should not let such hardship weaken our hope in the future... "