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Baha’is observe International Day for Eradication of Poverty
UNITED NATIONS, United States, October 26, 2008
Asked to open a United Nations meeting on poverty, Kevin Locke recited an “eagle” prayer in his native Lakota Sioux dialect. “The eagle is a...
Iranian report confirms innocence of Shiraz Baha'is
NEW YORK, United States, October 24, 2008
An Iranian inspector who examined the 2006 arrests of a group of young Baha’is in Shiraz, Iran, filed a confidential report dated June 2008 confirming...
UN report cites Iranian government’s violations against Baha’is
UNITED NATIONS, United States, October 22, 2008
U.N. Secretary General Ban Ki-moon has expressed his concern over human rights violations in Iran against Baha'is, other minorities, women and...
Baha'is to mark Birth of the Bab
HAIFA, Israel, October 17, 2008
Baha'is around the world will observe a holy day - the Birth of the Bab - on 20 October. One of nine holy days on which Baha'is suspend work,...
Blog Action Day creates unity for social action, says organizer
SYDNEY, Australia, October 13, 2008
Bloggers everywhere – including people who write some of the most subscribed-to blogs in the world – will discuss the subject of poverty during...
Iran’s new school year again excludes Baha’is
NEW YORK, United States, October 3, 2008
As the new academic year got under way, young Baha'is in Iran again found the door to higher education closed. Although in its public stance...
Praying for the sick – can science prove it helps?
SAN DIEGO, United States, October 1, 2008
Proving scientifically that it helps to pray for a sick person is an elusive proposition, says Dr. Taeed Quddusi, one of the speakers at the...
Baha’i Studies conference attracts 1,400 people from 23 countries
SAN DIEGO, United States, October 1, 2008
The 32nd annual conference of the North American Association for Baha’i Studies drew some 1,400 people from 23 countries - the largest-ever representation...
Melburnians turn to ‘Soul Food’ for nourishment
MELBOURNE, Australia, September 28, 2008
Melbourne stands out as a multicultural metropolis – Malaysian restaurants, Japanese paper shops, music venues with bands from Senegal to Indonesia,...
Youth program in tough town offers key ingredient – hope
PORTICI, Italy, September 15, 2008
Alberto Liccardi, 12, lives in the southern Italian city of Portici and says he has some advice for friends that hang out in the streets. “Instead...
A musical life that goes on and on
RIED, Austria, August 29, 2008
Composer Russell Garcia is 92 years old and still making music. Not only that, he’s touring internationally. This week, in the town of Ried in...
Baha'is imprisoned in Yemen may face imminent deportation to Iran
NEW YORK, United States, August 27, 2008
Three Baha’is currently imprisoned in Yemen are facing the possibility of imminent deportation to Iran, where Baha’is are intensely persecuted...
Iranian media attacks on Baha'is and Nobel Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi seek to stir "irrational fears and prejudices"
NEW YORK, United States, August 12, 2008
Fraudulent claims in the Iranian news media about seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders and the efforts of Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and...
American jazz musicians compose winning song for Olympics
BRUNSWICK, GEORGIA, United States, August 5, 2008
Two U.S. jazz musicians combined their knowledge of Chinese music, Brazilian samba, and American jazz to write one of the songs being featured...
Baha’is reject allegations of subversive activity in Iran
NEW YORK, United States, August 3, 2008
The Baha’i International Community categorically rejects statements by an Iranian prosecutor that seven Baha’is detained in Tehran have “confessed”...
Vietnam recognizes Baha’is as religious community
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, July 31, 2008
The government of Vietnam has given full recognition to the Baha’i community as a religious organization. A certificate was presented to representatives...
Most Holy Book of Baha’i Faith published in Norwegian
BEITOSTOLEN, Norway, July 29, 2008
The Baha’i book known as the Kitab-i-Aqdas, the “Most Holy Book,” has been published in Norwegian for the first time, bringing to about 30 the...
Arsonists in Iran target Baha’i homes, vehicles
NEW YORK, United States, July 28, 2008
Acts of arson targeting homes and vehicles are the latest violent tactics directed against the Baha’is of Iran. “In the early hours of the morning...
Baha’is commemorate martyrdom of the Bab
HAIFA, Israel, July 6, 2008
This week Baha’is mark the 158th anniversary of the martyrdom of the Bab, one of the two central figures in the founding of their religion. On...
"People can sense the presence of God"
ACRE, Israel, July 8, 2008
Muslims to Mecca, Jews to Jerusalem, Christians to Bethlehem, Buddhists to Lumbini - and Baha'is to Acre. The holiest spots on earth to Baha'is...