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New Zealand Police support race unity initiative
AUCKLAND, New Zealand, April 22, 2008
The New Zealand Police, a government department, has signed a formal funding agreement with the Baha’is for a speech contest for teenagers about...
Baha'is to elect Universal House of Justice
HAIFA, Israel, April 22, 2008
A global election process that began with people in 100,000 cities and villages around the world will culminate on 29 April when delegates gather...
Connection between racism and mass atrocities addressed by panel
NEW YORK, United States, April 7, 2008
The relationship between racism and mass atrocities was the focus of a panel discussion co-sponsored by the Baha'i International Community to...
Vietnamese Baha'is reach milestone with election of National Spiritual Assembly
HO CHI MINH CITY, Vietnam, April 4, 2008
The Baha'is of Vietnam have reached a historic milestone with the election - for the first time in many years - of a national Baha'i administrative...
Baha'is celebrate new year
EUREKA, New Zealand, March 21, 2008
Baha'is celebrated their new year today with programs and festivities in thousands of localities around the globe. New Zealand Baha'is were among...
Dean of Westminster Abbey highlights need for unity
LONDON, England, March 18, 2008
A passage from the Baha'i teachings about the relationship between human beings and the environment was read as part of the 2008 observance of...
In the shadow of the lotus, peace and calm prevail
NEW DELHI, India, March 19, 2008
Every day, the people come. Thousands of them. At times it's a constant stream of humanity. Eight thousand people a day, 10,000, sometimes 15,000....
In the Queensland outback, 'Fari's Day' means fresh produce
ATHERTON, QUEENSLAND, Australia, March 10, 2008
Fariborz Rameshfar operates what must be one of the longest fruit and vegetable runs in the world – every two weeks a 2,000-kilometer trek through...
Equality of women and men can improve economic performance, says economist
UNITED NATIONS, United States, February 26, 2008
Equality between the sexes can have a real world economic effect, potentially improving the economic performance of nations and corporations....
Baha'i fast "essentially a period of meditation and prayer"
LOS ANGELES, United States, February 26, 2008
Baha'is around the world will arise for prayers before sunup on March 2 as they begin their yearly fasting period – "an annual renewal of faith,"...
Baha'is celebrate Ayyam-i-Ha and prepare for annual fast
SOLANO, Philippines, February 25, 2008
Baha'i children love Ayyam-i-Ha because it's a special period of the year devoted to charity, hospitality, social events, and the giving of gifts....
Draft Iranian law threatens gross human rights violations
NEW YORK, United States, February 22, 2008
The Iranian Parliament is considering legislation that would institutionalize a series of gross human rights violations, affecting not only Baha'is...
Building unity with community prayer
HEIDELBERG, Germany, February 19, 2008
Twenty-five-year-old Andreas Rolle is in his final year of university, studying to become an elementary-school teacher. Like many students, he...
Baha'i International Community issues statement on poverty eradication
NEW YORK, United States, February 15, 2008
A new statement from the Baha'i International Community calls for a coherent, principle-based approach to the eradication of global poverty....
Iranian Baha'is sentenced to prison were helping underprivileged youth
GENEVA, Switzerland, February 6, 2008
Accusations by the Iranian government that 54 Baha'is were engaged in anti-regime "propaganda" when they were arrested almost two years ago are...
New tactic obstructs Baha'i enrollments in Iranian universities
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 31, 2008
More than a million students take Iran's national university entrance examination each year. So Halaku Rahmaniyan was extremely pleased when...
Egypt court upholds Baha'i plea in religious freedom cases
CAIRO, Egypt, January 29, 2008
In a victory for religious freedom, a lower administrative court here today ruled in favor of two lawsuits that sought to resolve the government's...
Amnesty International, US State Department call for release of Baha'i prisoners in Iran
GENEVA, Switzerland, January 29, 2008
In the wake of a US State Department call for Iran to release Baha'i prisoners, Amnesty International has issued an "urgent action" appeal on...
People's Theater from Germany goes international
OFFENBACH, Germany, January 20, 2008
After six years of perfecting a technique that combines drama and discussion as a means to communicate with youth, a German theater group has...
Egypt religious freedom cases continued to 22 January
CAIRO, Egypt, December 25, 2007
Court hearings on two lawsuits filed by Baha'is over the government's policy on religious affiliation and national identity papers have been...