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As Christmas season went into full swing this year, Glen Fullmer’s 7-year-old son came home from school with an assignment: Make a poster illustrating his family holiday traditions.
Every year we’re asked, "How do Baha’is handle the winter holidays?" "When is the Baha’i gift-giving season?" "How do Baha’is view Christ?"
This year we spoke with Veda Mosavi, a Baha’i from Calif. who was raised by a Persian Baha’i father and a mother from a Baptist background, who became a Baha’i when Veda was young.
Holiday Reinhorn, (fiction writer and wife of actor Rainn Wilson), was asked about the Baha’i Faith during a recent interview on ABC News Radio.
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The Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Ill., is one of 80 Chicago-area landmarks displayed in miniature at the Wonderland Express at the Chicago Botanic Garden in Glencoe, Ill. On display Nov. 27 through Jan. 3, the 10,000-square-foot exhibit features miniature trains that wend their way around landmarks and waterfalls by way of bridges and trestles.
All the miniature landmarks are individually crafted from natural materials. The replica of the Baha’i temple took three weeks to create and is made entirely of plant materials including lichen and banana stems; the dome is made of a calabash gourd.
Acceptance of the ethical dimension of climate change has risen to a new level of importance in discussions at the UN Climate Change Conference in Copenhagen, say members of the Baha’i delegation.
TIME magazine ranks detention of Baha'is leaders among top 10 religious stories of 2009
On Dec. 8, TIME magazine ranked the ongoing detention of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran ninth among the top 10 religion stories of 2009. From the article: The government of Iran has held seven leaders of the Baha’i faith — a monotheistic religion founded in 19th century Persia — in prison for more than a year [...]
TIME magazine ranks detention of Baha'is leaders among top 10 religious stories of 2009
On Dec. 8, TIME magazine ranked the ongoing detention of seven Baha’i leaders in Iran ninth among the top 10 religion stories of 2009. From the article: The government of Iran has held seven leaders of the Baha’i faith — a monotheistic religion founded in 19th century Persia — in prison for more than a year [...]
Baha’is from five continents, including two from the United States, are making presentations at the Parliament of the World’s Religions – an event now held every five years in the modern continuation of an initiative begun more than a century ago.
U.S. Senate passes 11th resolution condemning the persecution of Baha'is in Iran
On December 1, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a resolution condemning the state-sponsored persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran, the country’s largest religious minority. Human rights violations against the Iranian Bahá’í community have increased since 2005, including the incarceration of Baha’i leaders in Evin prison eighteen months ago. S.Res.71 is a concurrent resolution to H.Res.175—the eleventh congressional [...]
U.S. Senate passes 11th resolution condemning the persecution of Baha'is in Iran
On December 1, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a resolution condemning the state-sponsored persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran, the country’s largest religious minority. Human rights violations against the Iranian Bahá’í community have increased since 2005, including the incarceration of Baha’i leaders in Evin prison eighteen months ago. S.Res.71 is a concurrent resolution to H.Res.175—the eleventh congressional [...]
On December 1, the U.S. Senate passed by unanimous consent a resolution condemning the state-sponsored persecution of Baha’is in Iran, the country’s largest religious minority.
AP: Iran bans paper for running photo of Baha'i temple
The Associated Press reported today that authorities have ordered Iran’s largest-circulation newspaper, Hamshahri, to close after it published an advertisement containing a photograph of a Baha’i temple. The AP wire story provided an overview of the ongoing persecution of Baha’is in Iran, including mention of the seven Baha’i leaders who have yet to face trial [...]
AP: Iran bans paper for running photo of Baha'i temple
The Associated Press reported today that authorities have ordered Iran’s largest-circulation newspaper, Hamshahri, to close after it published an advertisement containing a photograph of a Baha’i temple. The AP wire story provided an overview of the ongoing persecution of Baha’is in Iran, including mention of the seven Baha’i leaders who have yet to face trial [...]
U.N. approves resolution condemning human rights violations in Iran
Today, the U.N. General Assembly issued a strong condemnation of human rights violations in Iran, including violations against Baha’is. The resolution, which was approved in the Third Committee of the U.N. General assembly by a vote of 74-48, expressed “deep concern at serious ongoing and recurring human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran” [...]
A study course on the Scientific and Spiritual Dimensions of Climate Change has just been made available online by the International Environment Forum (IEF), a Baha’i-inspired organization addressing environment and sustainable development.
Guam Senate passes resolution on Baha'is in Iran
The Pacific News Center today reported that the Guam Senate has passed resolution 148, urging the U.S. government to “push for Iran to release members of the friends of Iran and to cease persecuting the Baha’i community of Iran.”
I never dreamed, when I first encountered the Baha’i Faith as a young adult, that one day I would write a book about its Founder, Baha’u'llah, whose birthday Baha’is around the world celebrate November 12.
Rebecca Bonner, 9, has memorized enough Baha’i prayers to earn herself a shiny, golden badge that features the globe and has the words, “Unity of Mankind” resting proudly on the North Pole.
In August more than one thousand attendees celebrated the 50th anniversary of the Green Lake Baha’i Conference in Wisconsin
Rep. Mark Kirk includes Baha'is in call for human rights in Iran
U.S. Representative Mark Kirk mentioned the Baha’is of Iran during remarks at the U.S. Institute of Peace on November 4. After reading the names of 10 Iranian Baha’is currently imprisoned for their beliefs, Rep. Kirk said, I say their names out loud today because no matter how hard the Iranian regime tries to silence these [...]
Voice of America: Religious Liberty Violated in Iran
On October 30, Voice of America published the following editorial about religious freedom in Iran: The continuing imprisonment of 7 leaders of Iran’s Baha’i community falsely accused of capital crimes, as well as the incarceration of 2 Iranian Christian women who also lack adequate medical care, are 2 of the many cases that contribute to [...]
Voice of America: Religious Liberty Violated in Iran
On October 30, Voice of America published the following editorial about religious freedom in Iran: The continuing imprisonment of 7 leaders of Iran’s Baha’i community falsely accused of capital crimes, as well as the incarceration of 2 Iranian Christian women who also lack adequate medical care, are 2 of the many cases that contribute to [...]
Last night, Rainn Wilson, "a mostly comic character actor from a beloved TV sitcom" and active member of the Baha’i Faith, was interviewed on ABC’s Nightline television news program about the Baha’i Faith and his website, "Soul Pancake."
Baha’is included in 2009 International Religious Freedom Report on Iran
On October 26, the U.S. Department of State released its 2009 International Religious Freedom Report on Iran, which includes several mentions of the persecution of Iran’s Baha’i minority. For example, Adherents of religious groups not recognized by the Constitution, such as the Baha’is, do not have freedom to practice their beliefs. The Government prohibits Baha’is [...]
Baha’is included in 2009 International Religious Freedom Report on Iran
On October 26, the U.S. Department of State released its 2009 International Religious Freedom Report on Iran, which includes several mentions of the persecution of Iran’s Baha’i minority. For example, Adherents of religious groups not recognized by the Constitution, such as the Baha’is, do not have freedom to practice their beliefs. The Government prohibits Baha’is [...]
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