Equality of women and men can improve economic performance, says economist
Equality between the sexes can have a real world economic effect, potentially improving the economic performance of nations and corporations....
February 26, 2008
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Baha'is celebrate Ayyam-i-Ha and prepare for annual fast
Baha'i children love Ayyam-i-Ha because it's a special period of the year devoted to charity, hospitality, social events, and the giving of gifts....
February 25, 2008
Draft Iranian law threatens gross human rights violations
The Iranian Parliament is considering legislation that would institutionalize a series of gross human rights violations, affecting not only Baha'is...
February 22, 2008
Building unity with community prayer
Twenty-five-year-old Andreas Rolle is in his final year of university, studying to become an elementary-school teacher. Like many students, he...
February 19, 2008
Baha'i International Community issues statement on poverty eradication
A new statement from the Baha'i International Community calls for a coherent, principle-based approach to the eradication of global poverty....
February 15, 2008
Iranian Baha'is sentenced to prison were helping underprivileged youth
Accusations by the Iranian government that 54 Baha'is were engaged in anti-regime "propaganda" when they were arrested almost two years ago are...
February 6, 2008
New tactic obstructs Baha'i enrollments in Iranian universities
More than a million students take Iran's national university entrance examination each year. So Halaku Rahmaniyan was extremely pleased when...
January 31, 2008
Amnesty International, US State Department call for release of Baha'i prisoners in Iran
In the wake of a US State Department call for Iran to release Baha'i prisoners, Amnesty International has issued an "urgent action" appeal on...
January 29, 2008
Egypt court upholds Baha'i plea in religious freedom cases
In a victory for religious freedom, a lower administrative court here today ruled in favor of two lawsuits that sought to resolve the government's...
January 29, 2008
People's Theater from Germany goes international
After six years of perfecting a technique that combines drama and discussion as a means to communicate with youth, a German theater group has...
January 20, 2008