Doug Cameron (musician)
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Douglas John Cameron is a Canadian
musician and composer best known for writing and performing a protest song
entitled "Mona with the Children" about a Persian Bahá'í woman, Mona Mahmudnizhad
, who, in 1983, together with nine other Bahá'í women, was sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz
, Iran
, because of her membership in the Bahá'í Faith
. Cameron recreated Mahmudnizhad's story in a music video, Mona with the Children, which made the pop charts in Canada
(#14 for the week of October 19, 1985).
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
musician and composer best known for writing and performing a protest song
Protest song
A protest song is a song which is associated with a movement for social change and hence part of the broader category of topical songs . It may be folk, classical, or commercial in genre...
entitled "Mona with the Children" about a Persian Bahá'í woman, Mona Mahmudnizhad
Mona Mahmudnizhad
Mona Mahmudnizhad was an Iranian Bahá'í who, in 1983, together with nine other Bahá'í women, was sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran because of her membership in the Bahá'í Faith...
, who, in 1983, together with nine other Bahá'í women, was sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz
Shiraz
Shiraz may refer to:* Shiraz, Iran, a city in Iran* Shiraz County, an administrative subdivision of Iran* Vosketap, Armenia, formerly called ShirazPeople:* Hovhannes Shiraz, Armenian poet* Ara Shiraz, Armenian sculptor...
, Iran
Iran
Iran , officially the Islamic Republic of Iran , is a country in Southern and Western Asia. The name "Iran" has been in use natively since the Sassanian era and came into use internationally in 1935, before which the country was known to the Western world as Persia...
, because of her membership in the Bahá'í Faith
Bahá'í Faith
The Bahá'í Faith is a monotheistic religion founded by Bahá'u'lláh in 19th-century Persia, emphasizing the spiritual unity of all humankind. There are an estimated five to six million Bahá'ís around the world in more than 200 countries and territories....
. Cameron recreated Mahmudnizhad's story in a music video, Mona with the Children, which made the pop charts in Canada
Canada
Canada is a North American country consisting of ten provinces and three territories. Located in the northern part of the continent, it extends from the Atlantic Ocean in the east to the Pacific Ocean in the west, and northward into the Arctic Ocean...
(#14 for the week of October 19, 1985).
See also
- Mona MahmudnizhadMona MahmudnizhadMona Mahmudnizhad was an Iranian Bahá'í who, in 1983, together with nine other Bahá'í women, was sentenced to death and hanged in Shiraz, Iran because of her membership in the Bahá'í Faith...
- the indie music archive
- music video: Mona with the Children
- http://www.reference.com/browse/Martyr