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Kiss the Rope
What is the power of a 17-year-old girl?
The Iranian Revolution of 1979 silenced and eliminated any whose beliefs didn’t neatly fit into the new parameters, whether or not those people presented an actual challenge. Despite their obedience to the new government, Baha’is were viciously persecuted. Young people were no exception. Mona’s story illustrates the power of faith and extraordinary inner perception and strength.
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A Baha’i Perspective Podcast
Podcast interview with Gail Madjzoub, author of Crimson Ink - A Modern Novel of Iran 1955-2011. It introduces both author and book and covers the motivation for writing about women, social justice, oppression, and constructive resilience with a window on the current religious persecutions of the Baha’is in Iran.
Author Interview
From the blog “Dr. Sock Writes Here”, writer “Jude” (aka Judith Lapadat) asks Gail about how she created structure for multiple points of view, a long timeline, and conveying the complexity of the theme of family; the challenges she had while meshing fact and fiction, and more.