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Confidential Iran memo exposes policy to deny Baha'i students university education
NEW YORK, United States, August 27, 2007
The Baha'i International Community has received a copy of a confidential 2006 letter from Iran's Ministry of Science, Research and Technology...
South African film shows faith in action
CAPETOWN, South Africa, August 19, 2007
Two professional filmmakers have finished an hourlong documentary about three Baha'is and how they practice their faith, and the film is being...
Hip-hop hits spiritual chords
LOS ANGELES, United States, August 12, 2007
Be cool. Be religious. Yes, you can watch MTV and still have morals. Some music professionals in Los Angeles - all of them Baha'is and all knee-deep...
Iranian Baha'i students shut out of vocational education
NEW YORK, United States, July 31, 2007
Iranian Baha'is seeking to enter Iran's technical and vocational institutes have been effectively barred from admission for the coming academic...
Tasmanian Baha'i Center gets dome
HOBART, TASMANIA, Australia, July 23, 2007
A huge dome has been lifted into place atop the new Baha'i Center of Learning on the island of Tasmania, an Australian state that lies south...
Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Bab
HAIFA, Israel, July 8, 2007
On July 9, Baha'is around the world commemorate the date in 1850 that the Bab - one of two main figures in the founding of their Faith - was...
Canadian school teaches 'we' instead of 'me'
HAWNIGAN LAKE, BRITISH COLUMBIA, Canada, July 2, 2007
It's only three words - a total of six letters. But the "Me to We" slogan helps students understand what service is all about, says the principal...
In Brazil, positive spin spells TV success
BLUMENAU, Brazil, June 24, 2007
The host of a long-running television talk show for women, Shideh Granfar, has a simple formula for success: "Keep it positive." She recalls...
Attacks on Iranian Baha'is, from the elderly to young schoolchildren, continue unabated
NEW YORK, United States, June 7, 2007
Reports and documents filtering out of Iran over the last six months indicate a widespread and calculated effort by the government to maintain...
Baha'is commemorate anniversary of the ascension of Baha'u'llah
HAIFA, Israel, May 27, 2007
On May 29, Baha'is around the world will observe the 115th anniversary of the ascension of Baha'u'llah, the founder of their faith. Baha'is recognize...
Rainn Wilson talks about Hollywood, his family and the Baha'i Faith
LOS ANGELES, United States, May 24, 2007
Actor Rainn Wilson is used to talking to the media - he is part of the award-winning cast of the U.S. television series "The Office," and his...
Baha'is celebrate anniversary of their faith
HAIFA, Israel, May 21, 2007
May 23 marks the anniversary of the night in 1844 when a young man in Persia named Siyyid Ali-Muhammad quietly announced that He was a Messenger...
Baha'is elect national assemblies
GIZO, Solomon Islands, May 16, 2007
Surrounded by a tent community of refugees from the recent earthquake and tsunami, the Baha'is of the Solomon Islands forged ahead with their...
Funeral and memorial service planned for Samoan head of state
APIA, Samoa, May 14, 2007
A state funeral is planned for 18 May for the Samoan head of state, His Highness Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II, to be followed on 20 May by a...
Government of Slovakia recognizes the Baha'i Faith
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, May 13, 2007
The government of Slovakia has officially registered the Baha'i Faith as a religious community, guaranteeing the group the right to own property,...
Climate change creates moral issues, says panel
UNITED NATIONS, United States, May 9, 2007
As the scientific consensus on global warming grows, it's time to look more closely at how to share the economic, social, and humanitarian burdens...
What 'Respect' says about women
BRISBANE, Australia, May 1, 2007
A hundred years ago, popular songs about women tended to reflect their dependence on men, Dr. Dorothy Marcic, a former university professor,...
Successful musical got its start at Baha'i conference
BRISBANE, Australia, May 1, 2007
Management consultant Dorothy Marcic always tried to make her seminars entertaining as well as informative. This time she outdid herself. She...
German town re-erects monument
BAD MERGNTHEIM, Germany, April 25, 2007
A Baha'i memorial removed when the Nazis were in power has been restored by municipal authorities in this resort town in southern Germany. The...
Religion could help fight AIDS, says study
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 24, 2007
Strategies to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people could be more effective if they tapped into the power of religious belief and...