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Cambodia temple earthworks completed
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia, March 8, 2016
Following the design unveiling in mid-July of last year and the groundbreaking in November, work on the local Baha'i House of Worship in Battambang,...
Seminar highlights links between religious freedom and economic prosperity
LONDON, England, March 6, 2016
In Iran, the Baha’i community continues to endure intense persecution solely based on religious belief, a blatant violation of a fundamental...
Local economies point to the future
INDORE, India, March 3, 2016
How does a nation whose economy is growing by 7 percent a year allow for economic prosperity without fueling the rising inequality between rich...
Spanish publication explores dimensions of governance
MADRID, Spain, February 25, 2016
The first of a series of conferences on governance, initiated by the Baha'i community of Spain, has led to a new publication entitled La gobernanza...
Delhi seminar explores role of youth in social transformation
NEW DELHI, India, February 19, 2016
India has the largest youth population in the world, a reality that holds both tremendous promise and potential challenges for the future of...
After catastrophe, youth lead reconstruction in Vanuatu
TANNA, Vanuatu, February 4, 2016
Ten months after Cyclone Pam devastated Vanuatu, the island of Tanna has made remarkable strides towards recovery.
Bahai.org launches in six new languages
HAIFA, Israel, February 1, 2016
Efforts to make the official website of the worldwide Baha'i community available in nine major languages are well under way. Today, the core...
Bahrain lectures address peace
MANAMA, Bahrain, January 8, 2016
The road to peace is long and arduous, but the journey is not in vain. This was among the main messages offered by Dr. Sawsan El-Hady in talks...
Lofty aims mark close of conference
HAIFA, Israel, January 2, 2016
The conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors, which commenced on 29 December, came to conclusion earlier today with a message of the...
Momentous conference opens
HAIFA, Israel, December 29, 2015
The Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors commenced this morning. Some 80 senior officers of the Baha’i Faith hailing from nearly...
Exploring the foundations of peace
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND, United States, December 24, 2015
It is 30 years since the Universal House of Justice released The Promise of World Peace, a groundbreaking statement addressed to the peoples...
In another brave gesture, senior cleric calls for justice
BAHA'I WORLD CENTRE, December 21, 2015
Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani, a senior Muslim cleric in Iran, has courageously called on his nation's people to uphold a higher standard...
Ongoing human rights violations in Iran spotlighted in UN vote
UNITED NATIONS, United States, December 18, 2015
Last month, 20 Baha'is were arrested by the Iranian authorities, which also carried out a series of coordinated shop closures, affecting some...
At COP21 Baha'is see movement toward unity
PARIS, France, December 14, 2015
The outcome of last week's UN Conference on Climate Change, known as COP21, which resulted in an accord signed by 196 nations to reduce greenhouse...
Baha'i Media Bank online
HAIFA, Israel, November 27, 2015
The Baha'i Media Bank, which was originally launched in 2006, has been made available again. The site provides access to a large collection of...
UN condemns Iran for continuing human rights violations
UNITED NATIONS, United States, November 20, 2015
The UN expressed "serious concern" yesterday over Iran's continuing human rights violations, affirming that increased engagement with the international...
Baha'is face new wave of arrests in Iran
BIC NEW YORK, United States, November 19, 2015
The Baha'i community in Iran is facing yet another wave of arrests and shop closures. In a coordinated attack on the community by Iranian authorities...
Europeans voice concern about the economic oppression of Iranian Baha'is
BRUSSELS, Belgium, November 17, 2015
Prominent Europeans, including members of parliament, are calling on Iran to end its economic repression of Baha'is. Among the most prominent...
First groundbreaking for a local House of Worship
BATTAMBANG, Cambodia, November 15, 2015
Saturday 14 November witnessed the first groundbreaking for a local Baha'i House of Worship. Some two hundred community members from the region...
Role of religion explored at Council of Europe Exchange
SARAJEVO, Bosnia And Herzegovina, November 8, 2015
Religion is a powerful source of human motivation and society should gain a deeper understanding of how to benefit from its influence, the Baha'i...