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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...
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"...