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Official character of Baha'i expulsions in Iranian university revealed
NEW YORK, United States, March 7, 2007
The Baha'i International Community has obtained a document that appears to confirm double-dealing by Iran in its policy towards Baha'i students...
Baha'is begin annual period of fasting
HAIFA, Israel, March 1, 2007
Venezuelan college student Oscar Ponte joined the Baha'i Faith last August and this month will observe its fasting period for the first time....
Iranian Baha'is face continuing discrimination in higher education
NEW YORK, United States, February 28, 2007
A growing number of Baha'is admitted to Iranian universities this year have been expelled, powerful evidence that Baha'i students in Iran still...
Baha'i girls to bring a message of hope to UN meeting on women
NEW YORK, United States, February 25, 2007
Among the hundreds of girls coming to the United Nations this week to discuss the problems facing girl children around the world will be a dozen...
Fabrication begins on components for Baha'i temple in South America
TORONTO, Canada, February 19, 2007
After months of testing a key computer model for the unique Baha'i house of worship to be built in Chile, architects have announced that fabrication...
Ethiopian giraffe captures children's hearts
ADDIS ABABA, Ethiopia, February 11, 2007
The marriage of a local schoolteacher and an American software developer has resulted in the birth of a young giraffe that has captured the imagination...
Congo Republic issues stamp for World Religion Day
BRAZZAVILLE, Congo Republic, January 31, 2007
The Congo Republic this month became the second country to issue a postage stamp for World Religion Day, an annual event commemorated in dozens...
Iranian Baha'is facing another "cycle of repression," says report
NEW HAVEN, CONNECTICUT, United States, January 24, 2007
The Iranian government appears to be laying the foundation for a new cycle of persecution against Iranian Baha'is, said a human rights organization...
Young adults seek spiritual enlightenment
HLUBOKA, Czech Republic, January 19, 2007
Joseph Fradella is a civil engineer from the United States. Joanna Portillo is a recent college graduate from El Salvador. Ndiitah Nghipondoka...
Systematic social development investigated
ORLANDO, United States, January 17, 2007
In recent years, Baha'is around the world have been engaged in an increasingly systematic approach to community development through what they...
Message to the Baha'is of Egypt from the Universal House of Justice
HAIFA, Israel, December 26, 2006
The Universal House of Justice, the highest governing body of the Baha'i Faith, has addressed a message to the Baha'is of Egypt in the wake of...
Baha'is help found Interfaith Forum in Iceland
REYKJAVIK, Iceland, December 24, 2006
The Baha'i community of Iceland joined with twelve other faith groups and collaborative partners here to form the country's first national interfaith...
UN General Assembly approves resolution expressing concern on human rights in Iran
UNITED NATIONS, United States, December 20, 2006
The United Nations General Assembly yesterday adopted a resolution expressing "serious concern" over the human rights situation in Iran, including...
UN Declaration on religious tolerance commemorated in Prague
PRAGUE, Czech Republic, December 19, 2006
Although it was negotiated at the height of the Cold War, a 25-year-old international agreement on freedom of religion or belief remains as relevant...
Egyptian court rules against Baha'is, upholding government policy of discrimination
CAIRO, Egypt, December 16, 2006
In a closely watched case that has become the focus of a national debate on religious freedom, Egypt's Supreme Administrative Court today ruled...
Award highlights moral education for junior youth
JENJAROM, Malaysia, December 6, 2006
Before he became a vegetable seller in this down-and-out ethnic Chinese village about 55 kilometers southwest of Kuala Lumpur, Lim Jia Chin was...
Egyptian Baha'i case final arguments heard; judgment due in two weeks
CAIRO, Egypt, December 3, 2006
Lawyers representing a Baha'i couple seeking to have their religious affiliation properly identified on state documents presented arguments yesterday...
Egypt court sets date for full hearing on Baha'i case
CAIRO, Egypt, November 25, 2006
The date for a full hearing on a closely watched court case over the right of a Baha'i couple here to have their religion properly identified...
UN expresses "serious concern" over human rights in Iran, including the situation of Baha'is
UNITED NATIONS, United States, November 22, 2006
A committee of the United Nations General Assembly yesterday passed a resolution expressing "serious concern" over the human rights situation...
Village women work to establish medical post
MOM VILLAGE, Papua New Guinea, November 12, 2006
On this remote island some 30 kilometers off Papua New Guinea's northern coast, a group of villagers have begun taking their destiny into their...