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Baha'is celebrate anniversary of their faith
HAIFA, Israel, May 21, 2007
May 23 marks the anniversary of the night in 1844 when a young man in Persia named Siyyid Ali-Muhammad quietly announced that He was a Messenger...
Baha'is elect national assemblies
GIZO, Solomon Islands, May 16, 2007
Surrounded by a tent community of refugees from the recent earthquake and tsunami, the Baha'is of the Solomon Islands forged ahead with their...
Funeral and memorial service planned for Samoan head of state
APIA, Samoa, May 14, 2007
A state funeral is planned for 18 May for the Samoan head of state, His Highness Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II, to be followed on 20 May by a...
Government of Slovakia recognizes the Baha'i Faith
BRATISLAVA, Slovakia, May 13, 2007
The government of Slovakia has officially registered the Baha'i Faith as a religious community, guaranteeing the group the right to own property,...
Climate change creates moral issues, says panel
UNITED NATIONS, United States, May 9, 2007
As the scientific consensus on global warming grows, it's time to look more closely at how to share the economic, social, and humanitarian burdens...
What 'Respect' says about women
BRISBANE, Australia, May 1, 2007
A hundred years ago, popular songs about women tended to reflect their dependence on men, Dr. Dorothy Marcic, a former university professor,...
Successful musical got its start at Baha'i conference
BRISBANE, Australia, May 1, 2007
Management consultant Dorothy Marcic always tried to make her seminars entertaining as well as informative. This time she outdid herself. She...
German town re-erects monument
BAD MERGNTHEIM, Germany, April 25, 2007
A Baha'i memorial removed when the Nazis were in power has been restored by municipal authorities in this resort town in southern Germany. The...
Religion could help fight AIDS, says study
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, April 24, 2007
Strategies to prevent the spread of HIV/AIDS among young people could be more effective if they tapped into the power of religious belief and...
Baha'is celebrate 'King of Festivals'
HAIFA, Israel, April 23, 2007
Baha'is around the world are celebrating the Festival of Ridvan, which marks the anniversary of Baha'u'llah's declaration in 1863 that He was...
New 'Baha'i World' volume published
HAIFA, Israel, April 18, 2007
A new volume of "The Baha'i World" is now available, offering three new essays, a profile of an outstanding development project, and a wealth...
Cyprus Arts and Music Festival planned for June
LIMASSOL, Cyprus, April 16, 2007
The Cyprus Arts and Music Festival planned for June will feature Baha'i musicians, actors, visual artists and speakers at a venue on the shores...
Combating peer pressure a focus of Baha'i program
PERTH, Australia, April 9, 2007
Like young teens everywhere, Jani Song often feels social pressure to conform – even when the things that are fashionable may also be harmful....
Baha'i schoolchildren in Iran increasingly harassed and abused by school authorities
NEW YORK, United States, April 5, 2007
Baha'i students in primary and secondary schools throughout Iran are increasingly being harassed, vilified, and held up to abuse, according to...
Baha'is celebrate new year
LONDON, England, March 23, 2007
Baha'is around the world celebrated their new year this week, with those in Vietnam holding a special ceremony to mark the government's issuing...
Golden tile from Baha'i shrine goes on display in museum
ALEM, Netherlands, March 20, 2007
The Baha'i community of the Netherlands has given a golden tile from one of its sacred shrines to a museum that specializes in roof tiles. In...
Baha'i women and girls "active and dynamic" at UN women's meeting
UNITED NATIONS, United States, March 18, 2007
Last autumn, Anisa Fadaei started a discussion group on women's issues at her high school. Meeting every two weeks at lunch, about a dozen girls...
Official character of Baha'i expulsions in Iranian university revealed
NEW YORK, United States, March 7, 2007
The Baha'i International Community has obtained a document that appears to confirm double-dealing by Iran in its policy towards Baha'i students...
Baha'is begin annual period of fasting
HAIFA, Israel, March 1, 2007
Venezuelan college student Oscar Ponte joined the Baha'i Faith last August and this month will observe its fasting period for the first time....
Iranian Baha'is face continuing discrimination in higher education
NEW YORK, United States, February 28, 2007
A growing number of Baha'is admitted to Iranian universities this year have been expelled, powerful evidence that Baha'i students in Iran still...