Mohsen Makhmalbaf is an Iranian film maker and member of the Iranian political opposition, who has won some 50 awards. He will be an honorary guest at the Jerusalem International Film Festival, where his most recent film “The Gardener” will appear. Makhmalbaf is coming to Israel despite the fact that he could face up to five years in prison for such a visit should he ever decide to return to Iran. Even though the Bahai faith was founded in Iran, it has it's base now in Israel. In Iran, members of the Iranian Bahai community face unwarranted arrests, beatings, torture, rapes, unjustified executions, destruction of property, and a series of other human rights abuses.
You can learn more at:
http://www.bahai.org/
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Bahai Temple and gardens in Haifa, Israel. |