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Baha'is celebrate 'King of Festivals'
HAIFA, Israel, April 23, 2007
Baha'is around the world are celebrating the Festival of Ridvan, which marks the anniversary of Baha'u'llah's declaration in 1863 that He was...
New 'Baha'i World' volume published
HAIFA, Israel, April 18, 2007
A new volume of "The Baha'i World" is now available, offering three new essays, a profile of an outstanding development project, and a wealth...
Cyprus Arts and Music Festival planned for June
LIMASSOL, Cyprus, April 16, 2007
The Cyprus Arts and Music Festival planned for June will feature Baha'i musicians, actors, visual artists and speakers at a venue on the shores...
Combating peer pressure a focus of Baha'i program
PERTH, Australia, April 9, 2007
Like young teens everywhere, Jani Song often feels social pressure to conform – even when the things that are fashionable may also be harmful....
Baha'i schoolchildren in Iran increasingly harassed and abused by school authorities
NEW YORK, United States, April 5, 2007
Baha'i students in primary and secondary schools throughout Iran are increasingly being harassed, vilified, and held up to abuse, according to...
Baha'is celebrate new year
LONDON, England, March 23, 2007
Baha'is around the world celebrated their new year this week, with those in Vietnam holding a special ceremony to mark the government's issuing...
Golden tile from Baha'i shrine goes on display in museum
ALEM, Netherlands, March 20, 2007
The Baha'i community of the Netherlands has given a golden tile from one of its sacred shrines to a museum that specializes in roof tiles. In...
Baha'i women and girls "active and dynamic" at UN women's meeting
UNITED NATIONS, United States, March 18, 2007
Last autumn, Anisa Fadaei started a discussion group on women's issues at her high school. Meeting every two weeks at lunch, about a dozen girls...
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...