See the funny men
Two British comedians who happen to be Baha’is (or, if you are a Baha’i: two British Baha’is who happen to be comedians) are becoming ever more visible in the media.
Omid Djalili was one of a number of people (including ex-Sex Pistol John Lydon) who gave their views on The Meaning of Life recently on BBC1 TV. I particularly loved his description of himself in the church choir, imagining himself to be tall and handsome, but in reality being fat and sweaty. In the last of this three-part series he gave a wonderfully simple and accurate description of the Baha’i belief about the nature of God.
Omid has clearly made it, since he has an entry all to himself on Wikipedia and he’s been commissioned to do new a one-man series on BBC1. This is a quote from Omid’s website:
After a successful pilot, Omid has been commissioned to do a six-part stand-up series for BBC1 (UK),
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A very interesting and thoughtful article. Well worth reading. An expansion of involvement by Baha’is in the wider culture looks promising for getting across the insights that the Baha’i teachings offer on solving the problems of the day. The internet is another medium that is facilitating this development.
The Internet is certainly playing an important role in helping Baha’is engage in solving the problems of the day, as witness the growth in the number of blogs written by Baha’is, teaching online, and so on.
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