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UN Religious Freedom Official expresses fears for Baha'is in Iran
UNITED NATIONS, United States, March 20, 2006
Representatives of the Baha'i International Community reacted with alarm today to a United Nations official's statement about actions of the...
A global presence on women's issues at the UN
UNITED NATIONS, United States, March 20, 2006
Mary Caetana Aune has long been a champion of human rights. She has worked in her native Brazil with UNICEF and the Geledes Instituto da Mulher...
Guyana youth try to "move the world"
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, March 9, 2006
With an empty Coke bottle for a pint of rum and a white plastic chair the only other prop, the skit performed by five young men and women during...
"Time for Reflection" in Scottish Parliament
EDINBURGH, Scotland, February 6, 2006
Representatives of the Baha'i Faith were invited recently to address Scotland's Parliament as part of the body's weekly proceeding that allows...
Government officials visit Baha'i book display in Senegal
DAKAR, Senegal, February 5, 2006
The Minister of Culture and Historical Heritage visited a display by the Baha'i community of Senegal at an international book fair, held in the...
Two Baha'i musicians receive Grammy nominations
NEW YORK, United States, February 2, 2006
Two Baha'i musicians have received separate nominations for a 2006 Grammy Award, the music industry's best known and most prestigious awards....
Journalists win awards for human rights
BRASILIA, Brazil, January 30, 2006
Six prominent Brazilian journalists and three media organizations received "world citizenship awards" at a Baha'i-sponsored event here. The awards...
Orlando conference focuses on service to humanity
ORLANDO, FLORIDA, United States, January 30, 2006
Baha'is responded quickly and efficiently to Hurricane Katrina because of the decentralized structure of Baha'i communities, and the Faith's...
New film on Baha'i pilgrimage debuts
HAIFA, Israel, January 23, 2006
A new film about Baha'i pilgrimage to the Holy Land is now available as a DVD. Commissioned by the Universal House of Justice, "Pilgrimage --...
Global governance needed to counter terrorism
GROESBEEK, Netherlands, January 9, 2006
The challenges that terrorism throws at governments can only be countered by global governance deeply grounded in unity, a keynote speaker told...
Baha'is honor champion of human rights
LONDON, England, January 3, 2006
A former British parliamentarian, Sydney Chapman, received the inaugural Blomfield Award for Human Rights at a ceremony organized by the United...
Free computer courses lead to jobs
BANJUL, The Gambia, January 1, 2006
A graduation ceremony last month has boosted the number of computer graduates from classes offered free by the local Baha'i community to more...
Counsellors meet to discuss plans
HAIFA, Israel, December 28, 2005
Pictured at the Baha'i World Centre are members of the Continental Boards of Counsellors together with members of the Universal House of Justice,...
Prolific author hailed for his penetrating insights
STRATFORD, ONTARIO, Canada, December 27, 2005
The internationally eminent scholar, William S. Hatcher, who passed away last month, has been described as "one of the brightest minds" of the...
Wrongly imprisoned Baha'i dies in Iranian jail
NEW YORK, United States, December 19, 2005
A Baha'i who was wrongly jailed in Iran for 10 years died in his prison cell of unknown causes on Thursday, 15 December 2005, the Baha'i International...
UN calls on Iran to stop persecution of Baha'is
UNITED NATIONS, United States, December 17, 2005
For the 18th time since 1985, the United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution expressing "serious concern" over the human rights...
Professor and prince participate in seminar
WASHINGTON, United States, December 15, 2005
Suheil Bushrui, the holder of the Baha'i Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland, participated in a seminar on "Faith and Social...
Children conduct service in House of Worship
SYDNEY, Australia, December 8, 2005
A devotional service conducted by children was held in the Baha'i House of Worship here to celebrate Universal Children's Day. The children,...
Head of state visits Baha'i World Centre
HAIFA, Israel, December 7, 2005
The president of the Republic of the Marshall Islands, Kessai Note, and his wife, Mrs Mary Note, paid an official visit to the Baha'i World Centre...
Devotional meeting pulses with energy
NEW YORK, United States, November 28, 2005
The sounds of African drums and soaring voices burst out over a normally quiet lower Manhattan Street lined with antique dealers and four-story...