Hamid bin Haydara
I am asking everyone I know, from my blog, from Facebook, LinkedIn, everywhere to give me advice.
When I was in Lebanon for the Lokahi Foundation Global Summit, I met a young woman, who I will not name here, because I have no idea that if I do, it will endanger her in anyway. She lives in the Mideast, works for social justice and appealed to me to help her help a friend of hers, Hamid bin Haydara, a fellow Baha’i.
The Baha’i are not held in high regard anywhere in the Middle East that I know of – they are not Muslim, not Christian. Here is how Merriam – Webster defines Baha’i: “an adherent of a religious movement originating in Iran in the 19thcentury and emphasizing the spiritual unity of humankind.”
Doesn’t sound very threatening but Iran, where it originated, is particularly determined to crush it out. In general, rigid Muslims hate them simply because they are not Muslim, with a fierceness larger than that reserved for Christians.
This young lady has reached out to me to ask me to help save her friend, who was scheduled to die this past January 29th. As far as we know, he still is alive.
And this is bigger than what I generally do with social media. I told her to get his story told as widely as she could, and she is reaching out to me to help her do that.
In the race from place to place, I think I have pushed it aside a bit as it felt too big for me.
Hereand hereand here are three articles explaining the situation. You can google him; there is lots out there.
So, if you have any words of advice on how to save this man’s life, which seems very worthy of saving, please be in touch.
Thank you.
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