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Baha’i shrines chosen as World Heritage sites
QUEBEC CITY, Canada, July 8, 2008
A United Nations committee meeting here has determined that two Baha'i shrines in Israel possess "outstanding universal value" and should be...
Nobel laureates call for release of Iranian Baha’i prisoners
NEW YORK, United States, June 30, 2008
Six Nobel Peace Prize laureates have issued a statement calling on the Iranian government to free immediately seven prominent Iranian Baha’is...
Seven jailed Iranian Baha’is make brief contact with families
NEW YORK, United States, June 19, 2008
Seven prominent Baha’is imprisoned in Iran have each been allowed a brief phone call to their families, the Baha’i International Community has...
Quiet revolutionaries
DASDOI, UTTAR PRADESH, India, June 22, 2008
At first glance nothing about these eight people would tell you that they are founders of schools. They come from the unlikeliest of backgrounds....
Ethiopian children’s TV show receives honor
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, June 12, 2008
“Tsehai Loves Learning," an Amharic-language educational television show that is produced and broadcast in Ethiopia, received an award at the...
Holy day marks 116th anniversary of the passing of Baha’u’llah
ACRE, Israel, May 28, 2008
Four hundred Baha’i pilgrims will be among the thousand followers of Baha’u’llah from around the world who gather at His burial site on 29 May...
Iranian Baha’i leaders being held incommunicado; growing concern for their fate
NEW YORK, United States, May 27, 2008
Six Baha’i leaders who were arrested nearly two weeks ago are being held incommunicado, without access to lawyers or relatives, and the Baha’i...
Bahá'í International Community rejects Iranian allegations on recent arrests
NEW YORK, United States, May 21, 2008
Allegations by Iran that six Bahá’ís were arrested last week “for security reasons and not for their faith” are utterly baseless and without...
Bahá’í-inspired development program highlighted at U.N. meeting
UNITED NATIONS, United States, May 19, 2008
A Bahá’í-inspired program that has trained thousands of people in Honduras and Colombia to contribute to rural development was highlighted as...
Six Bahá'í leaders arrested in Iran; pattern matches deadly sweeps of early 1980s
NEW YORK, United States, May 15, 2008
Six Bahá’í leaders in Iran were arrested and taken to the notorious Evin prison yesterday in a sweep that is ominously similar to episodes in...
The faces of the Bahá'í world
HAIFA, Israel, May 12, 2008
Experiencing the diversity of the human family can be humbling, as Bahá’ís attending their recent international convention learned. One can meet...
Systematic training initiative showing results, say convention delegates
HAIFA, Israel, May 2, 2008
There is a new wind blowing in the Bahá’í world. That message came through loud and clear in three days of consultations at the 10th International...
Baha'is elect Universal House of Justice
HAIFA, Israel, April 30, 2008
The results of the election of the nine members of the Universal House of Justice, the governing body of the Baha’i Faith, have been announced....
Baha'is celebrate most important festival at most holy site
ACRE, Israel, April 30, 2008
Followers of Bahá’u’lláh from more than 150 countries gathered yesterday at what for them is the holiest spot on earth – the tomb of Bahá’u’lláh...
In a global procession, ballots are cast for the Universal House of Justice
HAIFA, Israel, April 29, 2008
In a ceremony that combined spiritual dignity with global diversity, a thousand Bahá’ís from 153 countries cast ballots today in an election...
Convention delegates pray at holy places
ACRE, Israel, April 28, 2008
Less than a kilometer outside this fortified medieval city in northern Israel is a whitewashed mansion, surrounded by elaborate gardens, known...
Bahá’í World News Service launches new Web site
HAIFA, Israel, April 28, 2008
The Bahá’í World News Service has launched a new Web site that includes an expanded home page and a section designed to meet the needs of journalists....
Delegates arrive in Haifa for International Bahá'í Convention
HAIFA, Israel, April 27, 2008
A thousand delegates from 153 countries have arrived – from the southern tip of Africa, to Siberia, to the Americas, to remote Pacific islands...
Young Baha'is address UK parliamentarians on human rights
LONDON, England, April 24, 2008
Four young people offered their view of human rights at a reception this week in the United Kingdom Houses of Parliament. The reception is an...
Leaving after many years of service in the Holy Land
HAIFA, Israel, April 23, 2008
Two members of the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Baha'i Faith, are leaving after many years of service...