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Iran’s new school year again excludes Baha’is

glen — Fri, 03 Oct 2008 09:48:25 -0500

NEW YORK (BWNS) — As the new academic year got under way, young Baha'is in Iran again found the door to higher education closed.

Western expansion to help Tahirih Justice Center serve more women

shane — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:51:29 -0500

The Baha'i-inspired Tahirih Justice Center near Washington, D.C., will open its first satellite office in 2009 in Houston, Texas. The organization provides legal services to immigrant women and girls fleeing gender-based violence.

Why can’t we be friends? Race workshop proves we can

shane — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:48:14 -0500

Bob Rosenfeld’s idea of an ideal world isn’t the traditional melting pot. Rather, it’s a mosaic, allowing people to retain what makes them unique while being part of a greater whole.

Why Baha'i

shane — Fri, 26 Sep 2008 10:32:02 -0500

Alvin Bitsilly
Mexican Springs, N.M.
Baha'i since 1991

Before discovering the Baha'i Faith in the late '80s, I was into drugs and alcohol and living a real trashy life. I had just started to try to get my life together.

Teen spirit? Young Baha'is give it a twist of faith

shane — Wed, 24 Sep 2008 10:29:10 -0500

Haleh Chapman says she “went in one person and came out a different one” after spending 1 ½ years volunteering at Bosch Baha'i School near Santa Cruz, Calif.

Baha'i persecution in Iran, Egypt, noted in State Dept. religious freedom report

glen — Mon, 22 Sep 2008 18:11:48 -0500

The U.S. Department of State's 2008 International Religious Freedom Report, released on Sept. 19, calls attention to the grave persecution faced by Baha'is in Iran, as well as the discrimination against Baha'is in Egypt

Awakening hearts through the power of poetry

shane — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:35:42 -0500

Sally Arango Renata says she wanted to do “something that counts.”

In the Baha'i Faith, family comes first

shane — Tue, 16 Sep 2008 18:27:57 -0500

Just before their first child was born, Kerina and Carlos Arboleda searched for a religion in which to raise their family. Both came from Christian backgrounds, but wanted something to which they felt more connected.

Mars, Venus, Unity and Diversity

shane — Tue, 09 Sep 2008 16:23:15 -0500

Blogging on Baha'i Thought, Philippe Copeland says, “It is the powers of the soul, released and directed in response to the Word of God, that will allow gender diversity to yield its sweetest fruit, a peaceful and just global society.

Finding lasting happiness

shane — Mon, 08 Sep 2008 13:13:35 -0500

Hint: You won’t find it in a new car, a new job or even a new love. Iman provides a clue where to look and what you’ll discover on “Baha’i Perspectives.”