Bahai News

An Iranian news agency reports that the judiciary has after just a day lifted its ban on a popular newspaper which ran a photo of a Baha'i temple.

Iranian authorities have banned the country's largest-circulation newspaper for publishing a photo of a Baha'i temple, state media reported Monday.

Dawn Vinson, a dancer with Alf Layla We Layla We Leyla, performs a Middle Eastern folkloric dance during the eighth Multi-Faith Prayers for Peace celebration at Rhodes College on Sunday.

The resolution, approved by a vote of 74 to 48 by the Third Committee of th e UN General Assembly, expressed "deep concern at serious ongoing and recur ring human rights violations in the Islamic Republic of Iran." The list of violations included oppressive measures taken after the June presidential e lection and "increasing discrimination" against ...

FOR the members of the Baha'i Faith in Londonderry November 12 was one of the most important days of the year.

The Jewish Star of David on Blake Winn's handwritten name tag caught Terri York's eye, Thursday night, as participants in a religious roundtable filled their plates for dinner with their Baha'i hostess.

The Bahai House of Worship in Ashgabad after its exterior was completed in 1919.

MORE than 700 Baha'is nationwide celebrated the birth of Baha'u'llah, the founder of Baha'i faith on Thursday.

A homeless man has been charged with setting fires last month that destroyed a Baha'i center on Hillcrest Street, according to the Orlando Fire Department.

Iranian spiritual leader Bah'u'llh founded the Bah' religion in 1863. Today, it has five million followers from around the world.

The Baha'i Community of Northwest Ohio will celebrate the birth of The Bab, the prophet of the Baha'i Faith who heralded the birth of the Baha'u'llah, at 1 p.m. today at Secor Metropark.

The Birth of Baha'u'llah, Prophet-Founder of the Baha'i Faith will be observed on Wednesday, Nov.

The spiritually committed and the outright curious are invited to attend the fourth annual Festival of Faith Sunday for a glimpse of the beliefs and rituals behind several faith traditions.

They were joined by United Nations Secretary General Ban Ki-moon and HRH Th e Prince Philip, the Duke of Edinburgh, in a celebratory meeting that empha sized the role religion can play to inspire grassroots change and make "pea ce with the planet." "I have long believed that when governments and civil society work toward a common goal, ...

On Tuesday November 3, His Royal Highness Prince Philip will host over 200 guests for lunch at Windsor Castle, the 900-year-old palace that serves as an official residence of his and Queen Elizabeth's. But this lunch will be noticeably different from the roasted quail and crA me fraA che typical to castle meals.

Seven detained Baha'i believers accused of spying for Israel and blasphemy will soon go on trial in Iran, an official was quoted as saying.

Baha'is are often asked if we follow the Bible or some other Book of God. There are two simple answers to this question, and both are, 'Yes!' The Baha'i Faith is based on the knowledge that all the manifestations of God come from one source, and each brings updated teachings from that source relevant to the ages in which they appear.

At a meeting hosting by the Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams, leaders from Christian, Jewish, Muslim, Hindu, Sikh, Buddhist, Baha'i, Jain and Zoroastrian faiths called on the UK and G20 governments to fight for an ambitious deal to cut greenhouse gas emissions at UN-led talks in Copenhagen in December.

Leaders of Israel's Baha'i community will next week commemorate the recent passing of Murray Smith, former Deputy Secretary General of the Baha'i International Community.

David Dawson's column about atheism is an example of hypocrisy. He began with the statement "Atheists have a singular way of looking at the world." As an atheist, I would like to know what exactly is singular about not believing in god .