The Bahá’í faith is the second-largest religious group in Iran, after Muslims—but as Sohrab explains, the Islamic Iranian government systematically targets Bahá’ís and denies them education, security, and human rights.
Bahá’í Quotes in Darius the Great Is Not Okay
The Darius the Great Is Not Okay quotes below are all either spoken by Bahá’í or refer to Bahá’í. For each quote, you can also see the other terms and themes related to it (each theme is indicated by its own dot and icon, like this one:
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A Holodeck Vision
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I couldn’t eat in front of someone who couldn’t eat with me.
“I’m okay for now. Can we come back after Nowruz? Then we can both have some.”
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Soccer/Non-American Football
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I thought about that: How back home, all Persians—even Fractional Persians like me and Laleh—were united in our Persian-ness. We celebrated Nowruz and Chaharshanbeh Suri together in big parties, Bahá’ís and Muslims and Jews and Christians and Zoroastrians and even secular humanists like Stephen Kellner, and it didn’t matter. Not really.
Not when we were so few in number.
But here, surrounded by Persians, Sohrab was singled out for being Bahá’í.
He was a target.
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Bahá’í Term Timeline in Darius the Great Is Not Okay
The timeline below shows where the term Bahá’í appears in Darius the Great Is Not Okay. The colored dots and icons indicate which themes are associated with that appearance.
A Holodeck Vision
...and bigger than Dad. Sohrab and his uncle greet each other with “Alláh-u-Abhá,” the traditional Bahá’í greeting, and then Sohrab introduces Darius to his uncle, Agha Rezaei. Darius blushes when Agha...
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Soccer/Non-American Football
...they just don’t like to lose. Shrugging, Sohrab continues that Ali-Reza is very prejudiced against Bahá’ís, which Darius finds surprising. At home, Persians of all religions band together, and religion doesn’t...
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The Kolinahr Discipline
...like to be an architect or a civil engineer, but that’s not easy for a Bahá’í. He doesn’t explain what he means.
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Main Sequence
...he was just on his way to work, not protesting. He was arrested because he’s Bahá’í, and Sohrab patiently explains that the government hates Bahá’ís. Darius apologizes. The boys sit outside...
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The Khaki Kingdom
...he attends with Ali-Reza and Hossein. He says he has friends, some of whom are Bahá’í, but most people aren’t as prejudiced as Ali-Reza. Then, he asks why Darius doesn’t have...
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...of Sohrab. Sohrab explains that he only prays twice per day, but sometimes he wishes Bahá’ís prayed to the azan. It’d make him feel connected. Then, he asks if Darius believes...
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Chelo Kabob
...bring sabzi (herbs) when she comes. When Khanum Rezaei opens the door, Darius returns her Bahá’í greeting, which makes her smile. She says Mamou makes the best chelo kabob and sends...
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