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Conference series reaches halfway point with 40,000 participants
KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia, December 31, 2008
A series of 41 conferences is bringing together unprecedented numbers of Baha’is in country after country, with more than 40,000 people having...
Restoration work begins on Shrine of the Bab
HAIFA, Israel, December 28, 2008
Work has begun on a four-year restoration project on the golden-domed Shrine of the Bab, one of the holiest sites in the Baha’i world and Haifa’s...
Baha’i conference series completes eighth week
SAO PAULO, Brazil, December 23, 2008
The series of 41 Baha’i conferences being held around the world continued this past weekend with gatherings in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Kuching,...
Baha’is call for reopening of human rights center in Iran
GENEVA, Switzerland, December 23, 2008
The Baha'i International Community today expressed grave concern over the closing by the Iranian government of Shirin Ebadi’s Defenders of Human...
UN General Assembly expresses "deep concern" about human rights in Iran
UNITED NATIONS, United States, December 18, 2008
The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a resolution expressing “deep concern at serious human rights violations” in Iran. The resolution,...
Manhattanites start small, aim high with class for children
NEW YORK, United States, December 16, 2008
As one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the United States, Manhattan’s Upper East Side might seem like an unlikely place to start building...
Faith groups sign human rights statement
THE HAGUE, Netherlands, December 15, 2008
Groups and individuals around the world this month have been commemorating the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration...
Ethics stressed at UN conference on climate change
POZNAN, Poland, December 11, 2008
In its contributions to the UN Climate Change conference in Poznan, Poland, this week, the Baha’i International Community stressed the importance...
Baha’i conference series reaches the United States
CHICAGO, United States, December 9, 2008
The first conferences in the United States in the current series of 41 Baha’i gatherings being held around the world attracted nearly 8,500 people...
Baha'is mark 60th anniversary of Human Rights Declaration
NEW YORK, United States, December 7, 2008
Many Baha'i communities around the world are observing Human Rights Day this week - which this year has special significance because it marks...
Baha’i conferences circle the globe
ANTOFAGASTA, Chile, December 2, 2008
Baha’i conferences last weekend circled the globe – from Chile to Cameroon to the Philippines. It was the fifth of 18 consecutive weekends that...
UK Foreign Policy Centre challenges Iran on human rights
LONDON, England, November 30, 2008
The Foreign Policy Centre, a leading foreign affairs think tank in Britain, has published a new report on Iran titled “A Revolution Without Rights:...
Bus crash doesn’t stop travelers from reaching Quito conference
QUITO, Ecuador, November 27, 2008
The series of 41 conferences being held in cities around the world continues to be historic for the Baha’i Faith, not only for the number of...
UN rejection of Iranian ‘no-action motion’ is victory for human rights, say Baha’is
UNITED NATIONS, United States, November 21, 2008
The Baha’i International Community praised the United Nations General Assembly for today rejecting a so-called “no-action motion” on human rights...
Baha’is gather in DRC despite war, other challenges
UVIRA, Democratic Republic Of The Congo, November 18, 2008
A war close at hand and myriad financial and security challenges did not stop nearly 800 people from reaching a historic Baha' conference in...
Big turnout for regional Baha’i conferences
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, November 11, 2008
More than a thousand Baha’is from nearly a dozen countries came together for a regional conference that turned out to be the largest Baha’i gathering...
Baha’is mark the Birth of Baha’u’llah
SEOUL, South Korea, November 11, 2008
The Baha’i center in Seoul was the site of a special program – one of thousands around the world – marking the 191st anniversary of the birth...
Photograph collection posted to Web site
HAIFA, Israel, November 7, 2008
A collection of 500 photographs of Baha’i activities around the world is now available for viewing and downloading on the official Baha’i Web...
Zambia gathering is first in series of 41 conferences
LUSAKA, Zambia, November 4, 2008
Some 750 Baha’is from Zambia, Malawi, and Zimbabwe gathered in Lusaka last weekend for the first of 41 regional Baha’i conferences scheduled...
Ugandan project doesn’t stop at literacy
NEBBI DISTRICT, WEST NILE REGION, Uganda, November 2, 2008
Being literate means being able to read useful information – that's why the first unit in the UPLIFT literacy program tells how to treat malaria....