Thanks for sharing us this piece of news - i found a link to your post from the livejournal baha'i community :) Mona continues to spread the word on the Faith long after her martyrdom, amazing soul that she is!
Lara Kearns
· 2 years ago
I read this post sometime back, and had heard the news about 2 ago or so and i just recieved the following update about the mona film and wanted to share with you all.
“Mona’s Dream” is a feature film that tells the story of Mona Mahmudnizhad and her family. Mona was 16 years old when she was arrested in the Iranian city of Shiraz along with scores of other Bahá’ís. The Islamic Republic of Iran, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, had set out to rid their country and their revolution of the Bahá’í Community, the largest religious minority in Iran. Mona and her family were victims of their cruel and intolerant persecution. She and her father were arrested on October 22nd, 1982 and suffered intense psychological and physical torture for several months. Jamshid, her father, was executed on March 12th, 1983 and Mona and nine of her female companions were executed on June 18th, 1983 by hanging.
The Mona’s Dream website currently features “Kiss the Rope” which was written as a tribute to Mona and can be found on our latest CD, Under the Lote-Tree (www.smithanddragoman.com).
Mona’s Dream is being produced by Jack Lenz and is currently in production.
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Always & Lovingly In His Service,
Your Baha'i Sister Lara
persian_rose9@lycos.com
From the band Smith & dragoman (myspace.com/smithanddragoman):
We are honoured to inform you that some of our music will be featured in the upcoming film entitled Mona’s Dream.
www.monasdream.com
“Mona’s Dream” is a feature film that tells the story of Mona Mahmudnizhad and her family. Mona was 16 years old when she was arrested in the Iranian city of Shiraz along with scores of other Bahá’ís. The Islamic Republic of Iran, under the leadership of Ayatollah Khomeini, had set out to rid their country and their revolution of the Bahá’í Community, the largest religious minority in Iran. Mona and her family were victims of their cruel and intolerant persecution. She and her father were arrested on October 22nd, 1982 and suffered intense psychological and physical torture for several months. Jamshid, her father, was executed on March 12th, 1983 and Mona and nine of her female companions were executed on June 18th, 1983 by hanging.
The Mona’s Dream website currently features “Kiss the Rope” which was written as a tribute to Mona and can be found on our latest CD, Under the Lote-Tree (www.smithanddragoman.com).
Mona’s Dream is being produced by Jack Lenz and is currently in production.
Sincerely,
Smith & Dragoman