Restoration work begins on Shrine of the Báb
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Work has begun on a four-year restoration project on the golden-domed Shrine of the Bab, one of the holiest sites in the Baha’i world and Haifa’s best-known landmark.
UN General Assembly Concerned About Human Rights in Iran
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The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a resolution expressing “deep concern at serious human rights violations” in Iran.
Discourse of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá at St. John’s, Westminster
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Audio: “…If we claim that the sun is seen in the mirror, we do not mean that the sun itself has descended from the holy heights of his heaven and entered into the mirror! This is impossible. The Divine Nature is seen in the Manifestations and its Light and Splendor are visible in extreme glory….”
Ethiopian Children’s TV Show Receives Honor
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Tsehai Loves Learning, an Ethiopian educational television show produced by a Baha’i couple, received an award at Prix Jeunesse International 2008.
Holy Day Marks 116th Anniversary of the Passing of Bahá’u’lláh
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Four hundred Bahá’í pilgrims will be among the thousand followers of Bahá’u’lláh from around the world who gather at His burial site on May 29th at 3 a.m.
Iranian Baha’i leaders Being Held Incommunicado
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Six Baha’i leaders, arrested nearly two weeks ago, have no access to lawyers or relatives. The Baha’i Community is very concerned about their fate.
International Community Rejects Iranian Allegations on Recent Arrests
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Allegations by Iran that six Baha’is were arrested last week “for security reasons and not for their faith” are utterly baseless and without documentation, said the Baha’i International Community today.
Ridvan Message 2008
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Thousands upon thousands, embracing the diversity of the entire human family, are engaged in systematic study of the Creative Word in an environment that is at once serious and uplifting.
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