Conference series reaches halfway point with 40,000 participants
A series of 41 conferences is bringing together unprecedented numbers of Baha’is in country after country, with more than 40,000 people having...
December 31, 2008
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Restoration work begins on Shrine of the Bab
Work has begun on a four-year restoration project on the golden-domed Shrine of the Bab, one of the holiest sites in the Baha’i world and Haifa’s...
December 28, 2008
Baha’is call for reopening of human rights center in Iran
The Baha'i International Community today expressed grave concern over the closing by the Iranian government of Shirin Ebadi’s Defenders of Human...
December 23, 2008
Baha’i conference series completes eighth week
The series of 41 Baha’i conferences being held around the world continued this past weekend with gatherings in Sao Paulo, Brazil, and Kuching,...
December 23, 2008
UN General Assembly expresses "deep concern" about human rights in Iran
The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a resolution expressing “deep concern at serious human rights violations” in Iran. The resolution,...
December 18, 2008
Manhattanites start small, aim high with class for children
As one of the wealthiest neighborhoods in the United States, Manhattan’s Upper East Side might seem like an unlikely place to start building...
December 16, 2008
Faith groups sign human rights statement
Groups and individuals around the world this month have been commemorating the 60th anniversary of the adoption of the Universal Declaration...
December 15, 2008
Ethics stressed at UN conference on climate change
In its contributions to the UN Climate Change conference in Poznan, Poland, this week, the Baha’i International Community stressed the importance...
December 11, 2008
Baha’i conference series reaches the United States
The first conferences in the United States in the current series of 41 Baha’i gatherings being held around the world attracted nearly 8,500 people...
December 9, 2008
Baha'is mark 60th anniversary of Human Rights Declaration
Many Baha'i communities around the world are observing Human Rights Day this week - which this year has special significance because it marks...
December 7, 2008