"Soul Pancake is really an expression of who I am as a human being, " said the actor, a member of the Baha'i faith.

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Alireza Miryusefi, spokesman for Iran's mission to the United Nations, said that while the Baha'i Faith was not recognized as an official religion in Iran, its adherents had full civil rights.

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The Baha'i faith, founded during the 19th century in Iran and now with 5 million to 6 million adherents worldwide, is a monotheistic religion that focuses on the spiritual unity of humanity.

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Born in Iran, he was 8 at the time of the revolution and raised in a family of Baha'is, a peaceful but persecuted faith (the regime executed 150 members).

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The Preston Faith Forum's float involved 100 walkers from the Hindu, Sikh, Baha'i, Buddhist, Muslim, Christian and Jewish traditions.

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