TW Newsletter Number 12 - February 2010

Welcome to the February 2010 Treasures of Wonderment Newsletter, an online magazine promoting positive change through creative living. A collection of stories, presented in ENGLISH and in FRENCH, from people around the world who help us think outside the box, become innovative people and take us beyond our limits to make a difference. During the first months of this year, Treasures of Wonderment will continue to bring you up-to-the-minute coverage of the Iranian Bahá'í Trial because it concerns us all.

IN THIS ISSUE:  

UNITED IN CELEBRATION
The Bahá'í way: Ayyam-i-Há, a time of giving and hospitality between sunset of February 25 to sunset of March 1. Happy Ayyam-i-Há!' celebration of World Music, Song & Dance - see below a video by Josian Dholah of Mauritus Island. Read more...

LEND US YOUR WINGS
Oh hummingbird, mankind was waiting for you to come flying along. Heavenly songbird, we were so wrong. We've harmed you. (video of Seals & Croft) Read more...

NO MORE
The detention of 13 Baha'is on February 10 and 11 follows the arrest of 13 others in early January. The government alleges that those arrested in January helped to organize recent anti-government demonstrations but has not made public any charges against those detained in February. Read more...

ON A POSITIVE NOTE
"Over the past decade, I increasingly began to sense trends that were not made explicit in the media. I would read articles here and there that seemed to indicate positive trends in the world. Read more...

NO ROOM FOR JUSTICE
The third court session for seven Baha'i leaders imprisoned in Iran is scheduled for 10 April, a day earlier than originally announced. The earlier notification was oral. Read more...

LOOK INTO YOUR HEART
A third court date has been announced for seven Baha'i leaders imprisoned in Iran, the Baha'i International Community has learned. The trial proceedings – begun on 12 January after the seven had been incarcerated in Tehran's Evin prison for 20 months – will continue on Sunday, 11 April, according to information conveyed orally to their attorneys. There are today more than 60 innocent Baha'is in detention in Iran. Read more...

REGARDE DANS TON COEUR
La Communauté international bahá’íe a appris qu’une troisième date de comparution avait été annoncée pour les sept dirigeants bahá’ís emprisonnés en Iran. Les audiences du procès – commencé le 12 janvier après que les sept responsables ont été détenus 20 mois dans la prison d’Evin à Téhéran – continueront le dimanche 11 avril, selon les informations données oralement à leurs avocats. Il y a actuellement environ 60 bahá’ís en détention dans différents villes d’Iran. Read more...

DO WHAT YOU CAN
The 25th Anniversary recording features over 80 artists and performers. The recording of We Are The World 25 For Haiti embodied the same enthusiasm, sense of purpose and generosity as the original recording 25 years ago. (Watch Video "We Are The World 25 Haiti" below) Read more...

PLEASE EXCUSE ME IF I REJOICE
#1 song on TW billboard:  Chelsea-Lyne Heins with Nabil Moghaddam and Karim Rushdy dedicating their song "This Love" to The Baha'is in Iran, especially the 7 Baha'is on trial, and their families. Would you sing along with them... (Lyrics and Music Video below) Read more...

FIND YOUR PASSION
Professor Randy Pausch made a surprise return to Carnegie Mellon University to deliver an inspirational speech to the Class of 2008 at the Commencement ceremony on May 18, 2008. "The brick walls are not there to keep us out. Read more...

TOMORROW WILL BE TOO LATE
Does the West want to punish the Iranian government or its people ?  On the eve of Iran’s Universal Periodic Review in Geneva on February 15, Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi appealed in an interview by Carole Vann/Infosud Human Rights Tribune with Infosud for more coherence from the international community with regard to the Mullas. Read more...  

DEMAIN, IL SERA TROP TARD
Shirin Ebadi : « Punir le pouvoir iranien, pas notre peuple » Par Carole Vann, Tribune des droits. L'Iran passe lundi son « examen » des droits de l'homme au sein de l'ONU. Vendredi à Genève, l'avocate et prix Nobel de
la Paix Shirin Ebadi appelait la communauté internationale à plus de cohérence à l'égard du régime de mollahs. Read more...

ADRESSE DE LA FRANCE A L'IRAN
Lettre de la France a l'Iran:  Monsieur le Président, La France est profondément inquiète de la situation des Droits de l’Homme en Iran. Cette situation s’est gravement détériorée durant les huit derniers mois. Read more...

FREEDOM FOR ALL TODAY
“Canada deplores Iran’s detention of seven more members of the Iranian Baha’i community today. Alaeddin Khanjani, Ashkan Bassari, Maria Jafari Ehsani, Bashir Ehsani, Romina Zabihiyan and Houtan Sistani were arrested this morning. Mona Misaghi was arrested on February 10, 2010. These individuals appear to have been detained on the basis of their faith. This is unacceptable. Read more...

LIBERTE POUR TOUS AUJOURD'HUI
Le ministre des Affaires étrangères, l’honorable Lawrence Cannon, a fait aujourd’hui la déclaration suivante au sujet de rapports selon lesquels l’Iran a procédé à l’arrestation de sept autres membres de la communauté Bahá’ie iranienne : « Le Canada déplore le fait que l’Iran tienne aujourd’hui en captivité sept autres membres de la communauté bahá’ie iranienne. Read more...

WITHOUT A SIGH
If you can keep your head when all about you ; Are losing theirs and blaming it on you; If you can trust yourself when all men doubt you, But make allowance for their doubting too: Read more... 

SANS UN SOUPIR
Si tu peux voir détruit l’ouvrage de ta vie ; Et sans dire un seul mot te mettre à rebâtir, Ou perdre d’un seul coup le gain de cent parties ; Sans un geste et sans un soupir... Read more... 

TOUS SE FONT DU SOUCI
Les représentants de cette religion indépendante née au XIXe siècle en Perse, et qui compte aujourd'hui plus de sept millions d'adeptes à travers le monde (plus d'une centaine dans la région), « s'inquiètent » du sort de sept Bahá'is, qui ont comparu dimanche pour la deuxième fois dans la capitale de ce pays. Ils sont notamment accusés d'espionnage pour le compte d'Israël, le bahá'isme comptant l'un de ses principaux lieux saints à Haïfa. (VIDEO : Il était une fois ) Read more... 

PATIENCE HAS ITS LIMITS
My compatriots have endured a difficult period. Their peaceful protests were responded with bullets and imprisonment. Many photographs and witnesses corroborate the government’s violence, not to mention instances when sufficient facts and evidence were presented to the authorities and public that revealed the identity of the killers. Read more...

TRIAL STAYS BEHIND DOORS
Seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders appeared in court today in Iran for a second session of their trial.  The session was once again closed, and family members were not permitted in the courtroom, the Baha'i International Community has learned. The hearing, which lasted just over one hour, does not seem to have gone beyond procedural issues. No date was given for any future sessions. Read more...

PROCES A PORTES FERMEES
Les sept responsables bahá’ís emprisonnés ont à nouveau été présentés au tribunal aujourd’hui pour la deuxième audience de leur procès. Le procès s’est tenu, une nouvelle fois, à huis clos et les membres des familles n’ont pas été admis dans la salle d’audience, selon les informations de la Communauté internationale bahá’íe. Read more...

ESCAPING FROM THE MONGOL ARMY
Kandovan (bees nest)  is a beautiful and unique historical village in the northwest of the country of Iran located in Iran's East Azerbaijan province, between Tabriz (Iran's fourth largest city) and Osku.  It is a small tourist village situated at an altitude of 1288 metres on the slopes of Mt Sahandkuhthat... Read more...

SUPREME MANSIONS
Today I have been speaking from dawn until now, yet because of love, fellowship and desire to be with you, I have come here to speak again briefly. Within the last few days a terrible event has happened in the world, an event saddening to every heart and grieving every spirit. Read more... 

IMAMS AND RABBIS FOR PEACE
"I am honored to speak to you this evening on the very important topic promoting respect for human rights and global ethics in the response to recent acts of terrorism especially to give my views on Religious Extremism and Fanaticism. Read more...

FANATICISM AND TERRORISM ARE ONE
Iran put 16 (Iranian) opposition supporters detained during anti-government protests last month on trial Saturday on charges of rioting and conspiring against the ruling system, Iran’s state media reported. Read more...

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