Youth program in tough town offers key ingredient – hope
Alberto Liccardi, 12, lives in the southern Italian city of Portici and says he has some advice for friends that hang out in the streets. “Instead...
September 15, 2008
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A musical life that goes on and on
Composer Russell Garcia is 92 years old and still making music. Not only that, he’s touring internationally. This week, in the town of Ried in...
August 29, 2008
Baha'is imprisoned in Yemen may face imminent deportation to Iran
Three Baha’is currently imprisoned in Yemen are facing the possibility of imminent deportation to Iran, where Baha’is are intensely persecuted...
August 27, 2008
Iranian media attacks on Baha'is and Nobel Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi seek to stir "irrational fears and prejudices"
Fraudulent claims in the Iranian news media about seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders and the efforts of Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and...
August 12, 2008
American jazz musicians compose winning song for Olympics
Two U.S. jazz musicians combined their knowledge of Chinese music, Brazilian samba, and American jazz to write one of the songs being featured...
August 5, 2008
Baha’is reject allegations of subversive activity in Iran
The Baha’i International Community categorically rejects statements by an Iranian prosecutor that seven Baha’is detained in Tehran have “confessed”...
August 3, 2008
Vietnam recognizes Baha’is as religious community
The government of Vietnam has given full recognition to the Baha’i community as a religious organization. A certificate was presented to representatives...
July 31, 2008
Most Holy Book of Baha’i Faith published in Norwegian
The Baha’i book known as the Kitab-i-Aqdas, the “Most Holy Book,” has been published in Norwegian for the first time, bringing to about 30 the...
July 29, 2008
Arsonists in Iran target Baha’i homes, vehicles
Acts of arson targeting homes and vehicles are the latest violent tactics directed against the Baha’is of Iran. “In the early hours of the morning...
July 28, 2008
Baha’i shrines chosen as World Heritage sites
A United Nations committee meeting here has determined that two Baha'i shrines in Israel possess "outstanding universal value" and should be...
July 8, 2008