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Fiji's First Lady visits Temple
NEW DELHI, India, November 22, 2005
The First Lady of Fiji, Leba Qarase, visited the Baha'i House of Worship in New Delhi, India on 10 October 2005. A prayer service held specially...
Radio program attracts wide audience
THURSDAY ISLAND, QUEENSLAND, Australia, November 21, 2005
A weekly Baha'i radio program is building bridges of understanding across the more than 100 islands of the Torres Strait in the far north of...
Panel urges talks on religious intolerance
UNITED NATIONS, United States, November 17, 2005
Governments should tackle increased religious intolerance by promoting discussion both within and between religious groups and by ensuring that...
Peace expert appointed to university chair
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND, United States, November 16, 2005
A former senior official with the United States Agency for International Development, John Grayzel, has been appointed to the Baha'i Chair for...
Women scoop awards at film festival
SYDNEY, Australia, November 9, 2005
A movie from a child's perspective about the equality of the sexes won the "best film" award at the Baha'i-inspired "Harmony Film Festival" held...
Religions gather to pray for peace
DAR ES SALAAM, Tanzania, November 9, 2005
Representatives of nine religious communities offered prayers on the International Day of Peace at a gathering organized by the Baha'i community...
New service offered to readers
HAIFA, Israel, November 3, 2005
The Baha'i World News Service now offers readers an RSS feed for use in their news readers and Web logs (blogs). The RSS (Really Simple Syndication)...
Edinburgh gains elegant center
EDINBURGH, Scotland, November 1, 2005
An elegant Baha'i center in the Scottish capital has been obtained after a united effort by the local and national Baha'i communities. The center,...
Magazine wins 'grand award'
NEW YORK, United States, October 27, 2005
"One Country," the newsletter of the Baha'i International Community, has won a prestigious "Grand Award" this year in the APEX 2005 Awards for...
Stimulating spirit pervades study circle
SOFIA, Bulgaria, October 20, 2005
On a soft summer evening, conversation in the center of this Eastern European capital moved quickly past the transient issues of the day to the...
Values highlighted on UN anniversary
UNITED NATIONS, United States, October 7, 2005
In observance of the 60th anniversary of the United Nations, the Baha'i International Community has issued a major statement that focuses on...
German Baha'is celebrate 100 years
STUTTGART, Germany, September 26, 2005
More than 1,800 participants at the centenary celebration of the German Baha'i community commemorated a history both "dark" with crisis and "highlighted"...
Ambassador talks peace at Green Acre
ELIOT, MAINE, United States, September 13, 2005
The Japanese ambassador to the United States told a gathering at Green Acre Baha'i School that he had "deep admiration" for the effort Baha'is...
David S. Ruhe, 1914-2005
HAIFA, Israel, September 7, 2005
Dr. David S. Ruhe, former member of the Universal House of Justice, died Tuesday, 6 September 2005, near his home in Newburgh, New York, following...
Science and religion explored
CAMBRIDGE, MASSACHUSETTS, United States, September 2, 2005
The relationship between science and religion was explored at the 29th annual Association for Baha'i Studies conference, which took place here...
Baha'i group pays homage to a heroine
SOFIA, Bulgaria, August 3, 2005
Towering trees sheltered ornate headstones that were almost hidden in the dense vegetation of an old cemetery in this eastern European capital....
'Value system' could protect diversity
DUBLIN, Ireland, July 28, 2005
The challenge of establishing unity in diversity was among the topics explored at a conference held here to examine the impact of the Baha'i...
'Prophet's Daughter' tells story of an exceptional woman
HAIFA, Israel, July 20, 2005
A woman who was assigned principal responsibility for the administration of an independent world religion is the subject of a book recently launched...
Junior youth take inspired steps
SINGAPORE, Singapore, July 14, 2005
Junior youth from the Singaporean Baha'i community entertained more than 500 youth at a recent event organized by the World Bank. The young Baha'is...
Baha'is address historic UN hearings
UNITED NATIONS, United States, July 5, 2005
A representative of the Baha'i International Community outlined specific recommendations for reform of the United Nations during an address at...