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Blend American jazz, Brazilian samba and Chinese traditional sounds and what do you have? A song played at the Olympics in Beijing.
Rainn Wilson, who plays Dwight Shrute on “The Office” and stars in the film “The Rocker,” which opens in mid-August, talks about being a Baha’i on NPR’s “Fresh Air.” Tune in at 28.06 minutes to hear him discuss the Faith and growing up in a Baha’i family.
The Institute on Religion and Public Policy condemns arson attacks
The IRPP has put out the following statement: Institute condemns Iranian arsonist targeting of Baha’is In the early hours of the morning of July 18, the house of the Shaaker family in Kerman was set on fire, only weeks after their car had been torched and in the wake of a series of threatening phone [...]
(CNN) Iran: Religious minority reports arson attacks
CNN posted an article titled “Religious minority reports arson attacks” about the arson attacks on the Baha’is of Iran.
Arsonists in Iran target Baha'i homes, vehicles
NEW YORK, July 28 2008 (BWNS) — Acts of arson targeting homes and vehicles are the latest violent tactics directed against the Baha’is of Iran.
Message of Persecution
An article titled “Message of Persecution” was published in a local VA newspaper, The Arlington Connection.
Veronica Fairchild: I was born and raised Mormon
Sun Valley, Nevada Baha’i since 2004 I was born and raised Mormon. I attended until I was about 17, but stopped attending because the church wasn’t treating my family the way I thought Jesus would treat His brothers and sisters. I also was told to break up with the guy I was seeing because he [...]
One Sunday a month, Tamara Hendershot hosts an informal prayer gathering, or devotional, in her Highland Park home north of Chicago. Each gathering brings a different combination of participants.
Some swear by the power of prayer; others reject it as magical thinking. For Baha’is, prayer is the glue that cements their loving communion with God.
Brilliant Star, a bimonthly children’s magazine published by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States, has won an APEX 2008 Award of Excellence for the second year in a row.
Iran's blood-drenched mullahs – Human Rights getting worse
The op-ed titled “Iran’s blood-drenched mullahs” in today’s Washington Times includes information about the plight of the Baha’is in Iran. The op-ed is by Nir Borns, vice president of the Center for Freedom in the Middle East, and Shayahn Arya, Iranian activist and associate researcher at the Institute for Monitoring and Cultural Tolerance in School [...]
Bahais a target in Iran
Julia Duin‘s column in The Washington Times published today: Bahais a target in Iran
The resting places of Baha’u'llah and the Bab, in Acre and nearby Haifa, Israel, respectively, have been designated World Heritage sites by UNESCO.
Persecuted for her faith, woman 'never became bitter'
On July 5 Alabama’s Huntsville Times published an article, “Persecuted for her faith, woman ‘never became bitter’”, about the extraordinary life of Oliya Aqsanoshohada.
Baha'i followers know persecution is alive and well
On July 5 Oregon’s Statesman Journal published an article titled “Baha’i Followers Know Persecution is Alive and Well”. The article is about a Baha’i who faced persecution in Iran.
White House statement about imprisoned Baha'i leaders
On June 14 the White House made a statement about the imprisoned national Bahá’í leaders in Iran: “The Iranian regime’s human rights record is shameful. A month ago today, the regime arrested six Bahai leaders solely on the grounds of their religion. They should be released immediately. Iran should uphold the basic human right to [...]
Nobel laureates call for release of Iranian Baha’i prisoners
Six Nobel Peace Prize laureates have issued a statement calling on the Iranian government to immediately free seven prominent Iranian Baha’is imprisoned in Tehran.