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Outstanding collection of Baha'i literature finds permanent home

An extensive library of Baha'i books and related literature has been opened to academic researchers, exactly 35 years to the day after the passing...

"Education is Not a Crime" gains momentum

Education is Not a Crime, a worldwide campaign drawing attention to the constructive response of the Baha'i community to the Iranian government's...

Archbishop Tutu condemns denial of education to Baha'is of Iran

In a statement published on 30 January, Archbishop Desmond Tutu, the South African social rights activist and Nobel Peace Laureate added his...

New international website of the Baha'i community launched

The website of the worldwide Baha'i community at www.bahai.org has been launched in a new version, representing the latest stage in the development...

Baseless indictment of Yemeni Baha'i after 14 months of harsh imprisonment

In a betrayal of justice, authorities in Yemen have indicted Hamed Kamal bin Haydara, a Yemeni national, of being a spy for Israel and converting...

Panel explores migration, media, and misperception

How does the media influence our sense of identity? How does it shape our perception of those different from us? How does it reinforce "otherness"?...

Two months in the morgue

One facet of campaign to make Iranian Baha’is invisible

The body of a Baha'i has been held in the morgue for nearly two months in the large, southern Iranian city of Ahvaz because local officials have...

On foothills of the Andes, light ascends and inspires

The most recent in a series of newsreels on the construction of the Baha’i House of Worship for South America has been released. Opening with...

UN resolution voices global concern over human rights violations in Iran

Today the UN General Assembly strongly expressed its concerns over ongoing human rights violations in Iran. “Unfortunately, as today’s resolution...

Hateful propaganda sparks concern for Baha’is of Rafsanjan

Against the backdrop of increasing economic pressures, a recent anti-Baha'i demonstration and a hateful speech delivered by a cleric have raised...