Honoring the "unseen" heroes in promoting religious freedom and coexistence
In this world of division and conflict, it takes a special kind of courage for those in a dominant group to break ranks and speak out on behalf...
May 16, 2014
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Human rights champions in Iran commemorate sixth anniversary of imprisonment of Baha'i leaders
In an unprecedented show of solidarity, influential Iranian personalities, human rights activists, journalists, and a prominent religious leader...
May 15, 2014
The Universal House of Justice applauds efforts to promote coexistence
In a letter issued yesterday, on the eve of the sixth anniversary of the arrest and imprisonment of the seven Iranian Baha'i leaders, the Universal...
May 14, 2014
Muslim leaders embrace Ayatollah Tehrani's call for religious coexistence
Muslim leaders in Pakistan, the United Kingdom, Bahrain, India, and Iran are echoing the call for religious tolerance and "coexistence" with...
May 13, 2014
Shiraz cemetery demolition continues by the Revolutionary Guards
Despite a worldwide outcry, the Iranian Revolutionary Guards is continuing to destroy a historic Baha'i cemetery in Shiraz, Iran. The ongoing...
May 8, 2014
Destruction of historic Baha'i cemetery under way in Shiraz by Iranian Revolutionary Guards
The Baha'i International Community was shocked to hear the news that Iran's Revolutionary Guards has begun excavation in a historically important...
May 1, 2014
Ayatollah Tehrani's gift stirs global conversation on religious coexistence
The ground-breaking gift of a senior Iranian cleric to the worldwide Baha'i community is beginning to stir a global conversation about religious...
April 25, 2014
In Myanmar, prize-winning feature film sheds light on misunderstood minority
YANGON, Myanmar - In a remote rural town of Dou Ngan Kha not far from Myanmar's border with Thailand, tribes from the Kayan people gather every...
April 24, 2014
Ridvan message made available on Universal House of Justice website
The 2014 Ridvan message of the Universal House of Justice to the Baha'is of the world has been made available this year for the first time on...
April 20, 2014
Religious leaders and prominent thinkers in India respond to Iranian cleric's courageous act
In India, a number of prominent religious leaders have commended the recent decision of Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani to gift an artistic...
April 17, 2014