To Light a Candle (NR)

synopsis

Amidst controversy over Iran's nuclear program, issues of human rights and religious freedom in one of the world's only theocracies are often ignored. The Bahá'í minority in particular are systematically imprisoned, tortured and killed by the Iranian government and prohibited to study or teach in Iranian universities. Maziar Bahari is an Iranian Canadian journalist, filmmaker and human rights activist. His NYT bestselling memoir, Then They Came for Me, is the basis for Jon Stewart's 2014 film "Rosewater." "To Light a Candle" shows how the Baha'i minority has defied Iran's brutal systematic religious persecution through non-violent resistance and educating their youth.