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Festivities honor community service
HONIARA, Solomon Islands, March 1, 2004
Jubilee festivities here provided a fitting opportunity for the Baha'i community to reinstate a popular community service award. The Baha'is...
Trainees use tools for teaching
CHIRIQUI PROVINCE, Panama, April 9, 2004
The sweet smell of cedar sawdust fills the air, and the rhythmic back-and-forth of a lone hacksaw harmonizes with an insistent tap-tap-tapping...
Magazines win high praise
BIRMINGHAM, ALABAMA, United States, March 26, 2004
Two Baha'i publications have won awards from the Religion Communicators Council (RCC), an interfaith association at work in print and electronic...
Four islands unite in celebrations
ANTANANARIVO, Madagascar, December 21, 2003
Representatives of Baha'i communities in four Indian Ocean islands gathered here to celebrate the 50th jubilee of the arrival of the Faith in...
'Baha'i World' volume focuses on key issues
HAIFA, Israel, March 29, 2004
The need for religious tolerance, the role of the individual in building society, and HIV/AIDS are among the topics addressed in the newly released...
Tongan Baha'is parade to the palace
NUKU'ALOFA, Tonga, January 28, 2004
Hundreds of Baha'is paraded through the streets of this capital city as they celebrated the golden anniversary of the Baha'i Faith in Tonga....
Learning and singing harmonize
SAN JOSE, Philippines, December 30, 2003
Participants in a choral concert tour here also conducted intensive training on the use of the arts and choral music for both the Baha'i community...
Women's award to Baha'i representative
NEW YORK, February 11, 2004
The Principal Representative of the Baha'i International Community to the United Nations, Bani Dugal, has received a "Women Helping Women" award...
National communities celebrate together
DAKAR, Senegal, December 28, 2003
Baha'i communities of former French West Africa have celebrated the 50th anniversary of the introduction of the Baha'i Faith to the region. Participants...
Scholar to receive interfaith honor
COLLEGE PARK, Maryland, United States, March 1, 2004
Professor Suheil Bushrui, who holds the Baha'i chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland, is to receive an award previously bestowed...
Inspiring young people to serve others
HLUBOKÁ NAD VLTAVOU, Czech Republic, January 1, 2004
A six-day gathering to inspire Baha'i youth to make their contribution to the welfare of humanity attracted participants from more than 30 countries....
Secret rendezvous of faith
WINDHOEK, Namibia, December 20, 2003
The first Namibian to become a Baha'i told participants at jubilee celebrations here about how he joined the Faith after secret meetings with...
Chile Temple Web site launched
HAIFA, Israel, February 12, 2004
The Baha'i International Community launched a Web site presenting the design of the Baha'i House of Worship to be constructed in Chile. The site...
Promoting social harmony in Europe
STRASBOURG, France, February 10, 2004
An exhibition on social harmony at the main building of the European Parliament was officially inaugurated at a reception here on 10 February....
Community builds its first Baha'i center
HUAHINE, French Polynesia, January 7, 2004
Devotional songs and prayers marked the inauguration of the first Baha'i center to be built in French Polynesia. After the local mayor and a...
Travel writers salute 'floral jewel'
HAIFA, Israel, December 15, 2003
The Baha'i garden terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel have received an award from the Society of American Travel Writers....
Drumming and dancing in delight
HARARE, Zimbabwe, December 12, 2003
Musicians and dancers played a spectacular role during celebrations marking the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Baha'i Faith in Zimbabwe....
Handing on the light of faith
PORT LOUIS, Mauritius, December 12, 2003
Three generations demonstrated the growth of the Baha'i community in a moving presentation at the festivities marking the 50th anniversary of...
Royal recognition for services to women
LONDON, January 13, 2004
A member of the British Baha'i community, Lois Hainsworth, will receive the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at Buckingham...
Festivities exceed expectations at Seychelles celebration
VICTORIA, Seychelles, November 8, 2003
A jubilant Baha'i community celebrated its 50th anniversary here in a week-long series of events which included the official opening of an impressive...