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Baha'i community participates in first World Humanitarian Summit

With a rising tide of natural disasters and widespread civil unrest, the community of nations is realizing the critical need to work more closely...

Ground broken for the Colombia House of Worship

Sunday marked the historic groundbreaking for the local Baha'i House of Worship for Norte del Cauca in Colombia. Some 700 people gathered on...

Reaction to meeting with a Baha'i exposes the truth

A storm of furious denunciation, in reaction to a simple meeting between two friends in a private home, has dramatically exposed the duplicity...

Global campaign on anniversary of arrest of Iranian Baha'i leaders

The Baha'i International Community has marked the 8th year anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of the seven former Baha'i leaders in Iran...

Communities elect national governing councils

Baha'i communities around the world have elected their national administrative bodies in a unique electoral process. Each year, during the Baha'i...

"Woven by the Mercy of God"

Conference highlights religion's role in social change

A recent interfaith event, co-hosted by the Baha'i community of Spain, drew 200 participants to explore how religious communities can collectively...

Joy Stevenson, 1919-2016

Joy Stevenson, former Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre, passed away today in Queanbeyan, Australia. She was 97 years old....

New websites reflect breadth of Baha'i communities worldwide

A wave of official Baha'i websites, numbering over 40 and spanning the world, have emerged recently. In addition to the launch of new international...

UN focuses on religion to prevent violence

Religious leaders and faith-based organizations across the world are meeting to understand their role in preventing incitement to violence that...

Cambodia temple earthworks completed

Following the design unveiling in mid-July of last year and the groundbreaking in November, work on the local Baha'i House of Worship in Battambang,...