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Earth Day 2009: Northern Michigan Baha’is help plant 12,000 trees across the Upper Peninsula
For the past five years the Baha’is of Marquette, numbering about 40, have helped with large Earth Day projects organized by EarthKeepers, an interfaith effort to care for the earth through environmental stewardship. This year, EarthKeepers is distributing 12,000 tree seedlings through more than 100 churches and temples across northern Michigan. The ten faith traditions [...]
The second century of U.S. Baha’i National Conventions began Thursday, April 23, as the 101st annual convocation opened at the House of Worship for the North American Continent in Wilmette, Ill.
‘Spiritual elections’ not an oxymoron for Baha’is
From April 23 to April 26, 171 Baha’i delegates in this country will gather at the Baha’i House of Worship for the North American Continent in Wilmette, Ill., to elect members to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States. At the same time, Baha’i delegates in 181 other nations will gather [...]
Baha'is and rights groups say Iranian president must address discrimination at home
GENEVA — April 19, 2009 (BWNS) – The Baha’i International Community joined two human rights organizations in calling on Iranian President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to address discrimination in his own country when he speaks this week at the conference known as Durban II.
Rights groups challenge Iran leader at racism meet
GENEVA (AFP) — Human rights groups on Sunday challenged President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad to eliminate severe discrimination in Iran, ahead of his arrival at a UN conference against racism and intolerance in Geneva. A number of references were made to the persecution of the Baha’i community in Iran.
Baha'i Leaders on Trial – Latest News
Download high resolution photo A spokesman for Iran’s Judiciary, Ali-Reza Jamshidi, announced on 17 February that the seven Baha’i leaders would have court hearings within a week on charges of espionage,but no specific hearing date was ever announced. They have been charged with spying for Israel, insulting religious sanctities and propaganda against the Islamic Republic. [...]
Remembering Dan Seals
Dan Seals, a much-loved pop and country music star who lent his voice and energy to the praise of Baha’u’llah internationally for over four decades, passed away on March 25, 2009, in Nashville, Tennessee after several years’ battle with lymphoma. He was 61. His musical career brought him to the top of the pop and [...]
Canada's Parliament condemns persecution of Baha'is in Iran
OTTAWA, April 2 (BWNS) – Canada’s House of Commons has unanimously adopted a strongly worded motion condemning the persecution of Baha’is in Iran and calling on the Iranian government to release Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Tehran.