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President of Israel visits World Centre to honor bicentenary amid wave of commemorations in Haifa and across the globe
By Admin Webmaster 10/29/2019 3:20:29 PMOn Sunday, President of Israel Reuven Rivlin came to Haifa to honor the 200th anniversary of the birth of the Bab. The visit follows a recent reception for local leaders and a special two-evening opening of the Shrine of the Bab and the terraces on Mt. Carmel, which saw more than 16,000 visitors walk through the Baha’i gardens, with many entering the Shrine, in a stirring display of joy, reverence, and social harmony.
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Overcoming prejudice and intolerance essential for a safer world
By Admin Webmaster 10/24/2018 11:55:03 PMThe 6th Congress of the Leaders of World and Traditional Religions, hosted by Kazakhstani President Nursultan Nazarbayev, was held on 10 and 11 October in Astana, Kazakhstan.
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Baha'i leader: Jubilee of Mercy for Christians, Bahais, Muslims and Jews
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe structure of a holy year is common to Christians, Jews, Buddhists and Hindus. The example of Pope Francis, who wants a "welcoming" Church which cures and heals the wounds of his flock. -
Baha'i Media Bank online
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Baha'i Media Bank, which was originally launched in 2006, has been made available again. -
International Seminar in Danang City - The Baha'i Community of Viet Nam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Baha'i Community of Vietnam welcome the opportunity to offer its contribution to the seminar. We are pleased that the Organizizers has choosen to focus on the theme “Work of education for youth and adolescents of the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is”, a crucial field ... -
Honoring the 'unseen' heroes in promoting religious freedom and coexistence
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn 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 of the oppressed, especially when this comes at great personal risk. -
The 60th Anniversary of The Bahá’í Faith in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA wonderful celebration was held at the Pho Saigon Restaurant on April 27, 2014 in honor of the 60th anniversary of the Bahá’í Faith in Vietnam and the 50th anniversary of the first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’í of Vietnam. -
Baha'i Holiday: Ridvan (April 21 Through May 2)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMRidvan is a twelve day Baha'i festival celebrating both Baha'u'llah's revelation to close followers that he is the next Manifestation of God, whose coming the Bab predicted, and his preparations to travel from Baghdad to Istanbul. It stretches between April 21 and May 2. -
In an unprecedented symbolic act senior cleric calls for religious co-existence in Iran
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn a symbolic and unprecedented move, Ayatollah Abdol-Hamid Masoumi-Tehrani, a prominent Muslim cleric in Iran, announced today that he has gifted to the Baha'is of the world an illuminated work of calligraphy of a paragraph from the writings of... -
The Constitution of The Universal House of Justice
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMDeclaration of Trust. The light that is shed from the heaven of bounty, and the benediction that shineth from the dawning-place of the will of God, the Lord of the Kingdom of Names, rest upon Him Who is the Supreme Mediator, the Most Exalted Pen, Him Whom ... -
Official website for Universal House of Justice launches
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA new official website of the Baha’i Faith has been launched providing general information about the Universal House of Justice – the international governing body of the Baha’i community – and making available selected statements and letters that ... -
'To Serve Humanity' – youth discuss contributing to the betterment of society in a series of short films
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMA series of short films, collectively entitled To Serve Humanity, has been released on the World Wide Web today – exactly one year after the announcement by the Universal House of Justice of a convocation of conferences for young people throughout the world. -
To serve Humanity
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMIn February 2013, the Universal House of Justice announced a series of youth conferences to be held around the world. Thousands of young people from villages and neighbourhoods spanning every continent gathered to consult on the ways in which their generation can contribute to... -
World Religion Day in Vietnam
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMOne of the early contributions to this work was the organization of national and local commemorations of World Religion Day, an interfaith observance, initiated in America in 1950 and thereafter celebrated worldwide, on the third Sunday in January each year. -
Ascension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (Nov. 28th)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAscension of 'Abdu'l-Bahá. Abdu’l-Bahá' (Arabic: عبد البهاء; 23 May 1844 – 28 November 1921), born ‘Abbás Effendí, was the eldest son of Bahá'u'lláh,[1] the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. In 1892, `Abdu'l-Bahá was appointed in his father's will to be his successor and head of the Bahá'í Faith.[2][3] ... -
A high - level deligation from Vietnam visited the Baha'i World Centre
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AM25 September, a high-level delegation from Vietnamvisited the Bahá'í World Centre. The delegation was led by the Deputy Minister of Internal Affairs, Mr. Pham Dung, who oversees the State Department for Religious Affairs and chairs the Government Committee for Religious Affairs... -
Dr. Joshua Lincoln appointed as Secretary-General of the Baha’i International Community
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe Baha'i International Community is pleased to announce the appointment of Joshua Lincoln as its new Secretary-General, effective today. The Secretary-General is the senior officer acting on behalf of the Universal House of Justice, the world ... -
Youth arise to serve as conferences draw to a close
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMSince early July, tens of thousands of young people from communities spanning the entire globe have responded to the call of the Universal House of Justice to participate in a series of 114 youth conferences that have been held in scores of localities, on every continent. Whether... -
Reports of the killing of an Iranian Baha'i received
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMr. Rezvani was well-known as a Baha'i and was loved and respected by the people of Bandar Abbas for his honesty and helpfulness. As a young man, he was expelled from his engineering studies at university because he was a Baha'i. He nonetheless came to be ... -
Tirana Youth Conference Albania (10-12 August 2013)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMNot only was this conference the largest event which many of the youth had ever attended, it was also the first time many were offered an opportunity to discuss, on a larger scale, how they could translate their hopes for a better society into tangible actions. -
Hushmand Fatheazam, 1924-2013
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMr. Hushmand Fatheazam, former member of the Universal House of Justice, passed away yesterday in Vancouver, Canada. He was 89 years old. The Universal House of Justice has sent the following message to all National Spiritual Assemblies:... -
Conferences for youth striving to serve their communities begin
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMYouth striving to contribute to the well-being of their communities have begun gathering in a series of conferences called for by the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Baha'i Faith. The first of the 114 youth conferences... -
For Baha'i leader, like the saint of Assisi, Pope Francis is a steward of the environment and creation
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMOn World Environment Day, AK Merchant underscores the concern the pope has expressed for nature and all living things. By reasserting the warning the Holy Father issued in the general audience, he is promoting a balance between "material and spiritual elements,"... -
Eleventh International Baha'i Convention: A global community reflects
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMore than 1,000 representatives of the Baha'i world community gathered here, 29 April-2 May, for a unique global event that was infused with joy, reverence and purpose -
Ridvan - April 21 Through May 2
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMRidvan is a twelve day Baha'i festival celebrating both Baha'u'llah's revelation to close followers that he is the next Manifestation of God, whose coming the Bab predicted, and his preparations to travel from Baghdad to Istanbul. It stretches between April 21 and May 2 -
Baha'is elect Universal House of Justice
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMMore than 1,000 Baha'is from 157 countries cast their ballots today in the election to choose the nine members of the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Baha'i Faith. -
Two members of Universal House of Justice leaving after years of service
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMTwo members of the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Baha'i Faith, are leaving after many years of service in the Holy Land. -
The Service of Women on the Institutions of the Baha'i Faith (2)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMAs to you, O ye other handmaids who are enamoured of the heavenly fragrances, arrange ye holy gatherings, and found ye Spiritual Assemblies, for these are the basis for spreading the sweet savours of God, exalting His Word, uplifting the lamp of His grace, promulgating His... -
The Service of Women on the Institutions of the Baha'i Faith (1)
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMFrom 1844, the year of the founding of the Babi religion, to the present day, women have played important roles in Baha'i history. Babi and Baha'i women have often acted as leaders in the community, holding its highest positions and participating in its most ... -
U.S. House of Representatives resolution condemns Iran's persecution of Baha'is
By Admin Webmaster 2/6/2016 10:31:10 AMThe United States Congress has called on Iran to release Baha'is imprisoned solely for their religious beliefs. In a resolution passed on 1 January, the House of Representatives expressed its condemnation of Iran's ...
