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Baha'is in the Media
A selection of recent U.S. media coverage in which Baha'is are mentioned. Click on the headline to read the full article. (Note: Some newspapers require registration or payment to view articles; some links may have expired).
Community Associates of the Art Institute conclude Programming Year with a Visit to Wilmette's Baha'i Temple
TribLocal - April 23, 2011
The Winnetka Community Associates of the Art Institute of Chicago will offer their final program of the 2010-2011 programming year with a visit May 11 to the Baha'i House of Worship. Led by Candace Hill, author of the Images of America series' book, ...
WEST WINDSOR: Local Baha’i group elects a Spritual Assembly
The Princeton Packet - April 21, 2011
By Allison Musante, Staff Writer WEST WINDSOR - When Bryn Mulligan turned to the Baha'i faith 20 years ago, she said it felt much like her Christian upbringing - "just newer, updated." She explains the Baha'i fundamental belief of the "oneness
Baha'is celebrate first day of Festival of Ridvan today
Lancaster Online - April 19, 2011
"All we do is designed to bring unity, a new civilization, heaven on earth," said Judith Washington, a member of the Baha'i community in Lancaster. Baha'is don't proselytize, and they avoid divisiveness like the plague. ...
Baha'i in county celebrates new year
St. Augustine Record - April 15, 2011
St. Johns County Baha'is met in Ponte Vedra Beach recently to celebrate the dawn of the 168th year of the Baha'i or "Badi" calendar signaling the end of the 19-day fast. This holiday, Naw Ruz, is held on the vernal equinox and has been observed since ...
Columbia Daily Tribune - April 10, 2011
Nick Okamoto wipes his brow Saturday as he picks up litter in a creek along West Broadway with members of the Rothwell Heights subdivision and the Baha'i Faith. Traveling through Columbia around noon yesterday, one might have seen ...
Religious Persecution in Iran
Voice of America - April 6, 2011
The seven imprisoned leaders of Iran's Baha'i community have had a 20 year sentence reimposed, after authorities reversed an earlier decision to cut that term in half. "We're deeply troubled about reports coming out of Iran that a 20 year sentence of ...
Letter: Baha'i celebrates the New Year
Gilroy Dispatch - March 29, 2011
By The Community After 19 days of fasting, the Baha'is in Gilroy celebrated Naw-Ruz, the Baha'i New Year after sundown on March 20, the eve of the vernal equinox. Thousands across the US communities, celebrated the ancient New Year festival celebrated ...
Spiritual Journey for Samineh Hiebert, Baha'i
The Huntsville Times - March 25, 2011
By From The Huntsville Times Robin Conn / The Huntsville TimesSamineh Hiebert holds grass she has been growing for Nawruz, the Baha'i New Year, celebrated this week. The grass symbolizes the new life of springtime. Behind her is a painting of one of ...
Odyssey Networks add Baha'i Faith to mobile app
Orlando Sentinel - March 22, 2011
Odyssey Networks has added the Baha'i Faith to it's Call of Faith app, which features six channels of Odyssey content and eight channels of content programmed by Odyssey members. The Baha'i Channel will feature videos about Baha'i teachings, ...
Spring Marks a New Year for Boston's Baha'i Community
Patch.com - March 22, 2011
The Baha'i Center on Albany Street hosts prayer meetings, study groups, children's classes, and regional conferences. Baha'is hope to grow in South End Center. By Arezu Sarvestani | Email the author | 2:30pm On Sunday, spring finally arrived.
Religious fasts present spiritual significance for students
Daily Pennsylvanian - March 18, 2011
But that is exactly what College junior Gabby Abrishamian-Garcia does during the Baha'i fasting period, which calls for the devout to reflect on their spirituality and abstain from food and drink between sunrise and sunset. The Baha'i fasting period is
Baha'is prepare for new year at start of spring
PennLive.com - March 17, 2011
JOHN C. WHITEHEAD, The Patriot-NewsBehzad Zandieh of Harrisburg, a member of the Spiritual Assembly of Baha'is of Harrisburg, prepares for Naw Ruz, the Baha'i new year. The eve of the vernal equinox marks the end of the annual Baha'i 19-day fast.
Former Moscow resident Harold Rosen returns to discuss his new book on world religions
DNews - March 17, 2011
Rosen, a former Moscow Unitarian minister who now lives near Vancouver, B.C., will speak Sunday and Monday in Moscow and read from and discuss his new book "Founders of Faith: The Parallel Lives of God's Messengers."
A Special Rapporteur Needed For Iran
Voice of America - March 16, 2011
As an example of the ongoing repression in Iran, an undisclosed number of people have recently been arrested for supposedly preaching the Baha'i faith in several Iranian cities. Bahai's are the largest non-Muslim religious minority in Iran. ...
Fasting a tradition for multiple faiths
Tampa Bay Online - March 11, 2011
The Baha'i Faith Bibles are seen gathered on this table. Members of the faith are in the middle of a 19-day fast that began March 2. By MICHELLE BEARDEN | The Tampa Tribune On Wednesday, Catholics and several other Christian denominations began ...
Baha'is celebrate holy period with 19-day fast and New Year
Minneapolis Star Tribune - March 7, 2011
America's Baha'i community celebrates a major holy period Feb. 26 to March 21 with preparation, 19-days of daytime fasting and the Baha'i New Year. From Feb. 26–March 1, Baha'is prepare for their important fasting period through celebration, ...
Comparing religious organizations on campus
The Daily Titan - March 3, 2011
According to Bahai.org, the Baha'i faith believes God is setting historical forces that are breaking down the barriers between race, class and nation, ultimately uniting all civilizations. When first hearing about the Baha'i faith, ...
Baha'i faithful begin 19 day fast in preparation for new year
AnnArbor.com - March 2, 2011
26 to March 21 with preparation, 19 days of daytime fasting and the Baha'i New Year. Between Feb. 26 and March 1, Baha'is enjoyed a period of celebration, hospitality, charity and gift giving, with a family celebration and brunch at the Baha'i Center ...
Illinois Lawmakers Introduce House and Senate Resolutions Condemning Iran's Continued Persecution of Baha'i Minority
eNews Park Forest - March 1, 2011
Baha'is comprise the largest religious minority in Iran, where the Baha'i religion was founded in the 19th century. According to the 2010 US State Department International Religious Freedom Report, “Since the 1979 Islamic Revolution, more than 200 ...
Interfaith devotional
Montgomery Advertiser - February 26, 2011
Members of the Montgomery Bahá'i Assembly held an interfaith devotional late last week to pray for seven Iranian Bahá'i leaders who've been jailed in Iran because of their religious beliefs. The group, which included the Rev. ...
Baha’i faith begins holy days Saturday
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Local Baha’i Children Host Canned Fruit Drive for Moraine Township Food Pantry
TribLocal - February 20, 2011
By Elizabeth Marquardt Yesterday at 8:54 am The Baha'i faith believes that all humanity is one, that God is one, and that all religions are one. You may have seen the beautiful Baha'i temple in Wilmette, near Lake Michigan. Here in Highland Park and ...
Songs of the Revolution: A Bahrain Website Mixes Music and Activism
TIME - February 15, 2011
One promotional spot, a jazzy ad done in the style of a tourism commercial about the persecution of the Baha'i' minority in Egypt got thousands of hits within the first few days. "People were talking about it because Muslims were doing it. ...
Presentation explains, celebrates Baha’i history
Daily Northwestern - February 15, 2011
Lewis Walker, an assistant archivist for the Baha'i House of Worship for the North American Continent in Wilmette, gave a lecture in Parkes Hall, ...
Student assembly rejects club request
The Apache Pow Wow - February 12, 2011
ETMC clinic on campus and Baha'i Club sponsor. "Basically there are the three promises that we all try to live up to." After History professor and Baha'i ...
Leesburg Martin Luther King Memorials Dedicated
Leesburg Today - February 12, 2011
The "I Have A Dream" Committee was established in 1992 by the Loudoun Douglass Alumni Association, the Baha'i Community of Loudoun, the Loudoun County ...
Baha'is lobby U.S. commission to help them survive in Iran
CNN - February 11, 2011
Eric Marrapodi reports that family members of Baha'is currently imprisoned in Iran met with the commissioners and reporters to tell their story of how their family members were arrested, tried and imprisoned on false charges.
Assault On Rights In Iran
Voice of America - February 11, 2011
Mr. Khanjani, who is a member of the Baha'i community, had been barred from university studies because of his religion. There are credible reports that ...
Baha'is Press Case of Relatives Imprisoned In Iran
The Huffington Post - February 9, 2010
Kamalabadi and three other Baha'i representatives -- all of whom have family in prison -- spoke at a special session of the U.S. Commission on International Religious Freedom, and also met with Amnesty International.
Rep. Frank Wolf on Pushing for Reform in Egypt
The Atlantic - February 8, 2011
"If you're a Baha'i, you can't even really get a driver's license, because on your ID you're either a Muslim or a Christian." Two weeks ago, as unrest ...
Surviving oppression in Iran, working toward degree at MCC
Mesa Legend - February 8, 2011
Moradipour is a member of the Baha'i faith. It is a religion that has close to five million members spread throughout 236 countries. ...
Local Baha'is react to sentencing
Indiana Daily Student - February 2, 2011
By Lubna Safi | IDS Graduate student and Baha'i member Blair Johnson spoke about the persecution of the seven Baha'i leaders in Iran. ...
YOUR TURN: Baha’i faith group speaks against religious persecution
Ball State Daily News - January 27, 2011
Related to these events is a continuing human rights issue of great concern to members of the Baha'i religion in Muncie involving seven members of the ...
Rep. Frank Wolf Introduces Bill To Protect Religious Minorities
The State Column - January 27, 2011
According to the Baha'i World News Service, some 335 Baha'is have been arrested in Iran on account of their religious beliefs. Seven leaders of the Baha'i ...
Baha’i Club to host Interfaith Panel
Lariat Saddleback College - January 22, 2011
As part of Diversity Week, Saddleback College will host its first, and possibly only, Interfaith Panel hosted by the Baha'i Club on Thursday from 4 pm to 6 ...
Jan. 18 letters - We are one
The Times of Trenton, NJ - January 18, 2011
From the early days of its establishment in the United States (1890s), the Baha'i community has taken a strong stand to affirm racial equality. ...
Baha'is holding 'drop-in' prayer
Louisville Courier-Journal - January 16, 2011
This is a participatory prayer gathering,” said Nancy Harris, a member of the administrative body of the local Baha'i community. The Baha'i faith is a ...
Baha’is want to promote acceptance
The Advocate - January 15, 2011
By TERRY ROBINSON One of the basic principles of the Baha'i faith is its tolerance of other religions, followers say. That's why Sunday's World Religion Day ...
Embracing diversity
West University Buzz - January 2011
My family observed the Baha’i Faith, a religion based on the belief that all humanity was created by one God and is part of one human race. Baha’is believe in fellowship with people of all religious beliefs with no prejudice.
Memory of King strong in march
Martinsburg Journal - January 10, 2011
Sponsored by the Jefferson County branch of the NAACP, the march began at St. Philip's Episcopal Church in Charles Town and ended at Ranson's Baha'i Faith ...
Local Baha'is offer prayers for Iranian prisoners
Colorado Springs Gazette - January 9, 2011
Heads bowed and eyes closed, more than 40 Baha'is joined Sunday in a special prayer service at the Colorado Springs Baha'i Center in honor of those seven ...
Needham to bring back Martin Luther King Day celebration
Needham Times - January 6, 2011
Ramin Abrishamian is the leader of the small Baha'i community in Needham. He also serves as this year's chairman of the Needham Clergy Association. ...
Imprisoned In Iran: Local Family Battles Religious Persecution Overseas
KZTV Action 10 News - Janaury 2, 2011
And there were always very revolutionary ideas, like equality of men and woman was one of the essential teachings of the Baha'i faith," she explained. ...
Bahai's in Iran are Easily Forgotten
Huffington Post - December 20, 2010
The 300000-strong Baha'i community, the largest religious minority in Iran, represents less than 1% of the population. Over the past 30 years, ...
Dr William M Scholl College of Podiatric Medicine Student Featured in APMA Outreach Campaign, Today's Podiatris
PR Web - December 15, 2010
But as a member of the Baha'I faith, she was banned from attending a university. Her parents decided to move the family to the US Sadeghi didn't speak ...
Religious Refugee Makes a Difference
SMU Daily Mustang - December 13, 2010
In less than four months this year, he implemented 13 junior youth groups in Dallas County as part of a worldwide Baha'i Faith spiritual empowerment initiative. His goal is to establish 20 groups by April 2011 and he is corresponding ...
Getting spiritual
Diamondback Online - December 11, 2010
He grew up in a "Baha'i household in suburban Seattle with a father who was a sewer truck dispatcher/abstract painter/science-fiction novelist," according ...
Helen Thomas has spent 50 years uniting races through her faith
The Herald I HeraldOnline.com - December 11, 2010
By Julie Graham - Special to The Herald The 83-year-old Rock Hill woman is a follower of the Baha'i faith, a monotheistic religion founded 150 years ago in ...
Iran's Women: Canaries in the Coal Mine
Huffington Post - December 10, 2010
Married at 14, she left her husband and children to follow the Babi movement, the precursor of the Baha'i religion. She became one of its most outspoken ...
Iran’s Other War
Pajamas Media - December 9, 2010
The nation-state of one of the world’s oldest religions now hosts the holiest site of one of the newest, and the nation where the Bahai Faith was born vows to destroy the nation where the Bahai Faith had to migrate.
Local girl wins Baha’i essay contest
Sequim Gazette - December 8, 2010
Jessica Craig, a seventh-grade student at Sequim Middle School, won the Baha'i Assembly of Clallam County East essay contest in recognition of United ...
Bahai’ club promotes oneness at interfaith meeting
Lariat Saddleback College - December 6, 2010
Zimmerman was formerly the Baha'i Club faculty advisor at University of California Irvine for 22 years before coming to Saddleback last year. ...
Will the doctor fill potholes or get a potbelly?
Daily Monitor - December 5, 2010
In an interesting statement about good governance the Baha'i International community made a few suggestions in the following statement: “Good governance is ...
Proposed mosque wins Temecula Planning Commission's support
Los Angeles Times - December 3, 2010
"Many good people came to support it — Christians, Jews, Baha'is, you name it," Hadi Nael, chairman of the Islamic Center of Temecula Valley, said Thursday. "I'm proud of that as an American citizen. It shows that justice prevails.
'What does it mean to be free?': Iranian artist to read from first novel in Hoboken
The Jersey Journal - December 2, 2010
Movafegh's family is Baha'i, a new world religion born in Iran. Years later, Movafegh, who now lives in Jersey City, has collected her experiences into an ...
Human Rights Day event to focus on treatment of Baha’is in Iran
TribLocal - December 1, 2010
9 will focus on the treatment of members of the Baha'i faith living in Iran. Co-hosted by Amnesty International and local Baha'i assemblies from Evanston, ...
Evanston Human Rights Day Forum Demands Freedom for Seven Iranian Baha'is
Evanston Review - November 23, 2010
Amnesty International and local Baha'i assemblies will observe Human Rights Day -- with an Evanston forum demanding freedom for seven Iranian Baha'i leaders ...
Baha'i Faith Founded in Persia, alive and well in Nevada County
The Union - Nov 19, 2010
Earlier this month, the faithful met in Nevada City to celebrate the birthday of the religion's founder, Bahá'u'lláh, whom they consider God's divine messenger. A few dozen Nevada County Bahá'ís meet every Sunday for services and are part of a larger, worldwide assembly ...
UNL professor stresses human rights protection
Daily Nabraskan - November 19, 2010
Baha'i, the religion he grew up with, always stressed unity and understanding. " That led me to want to study human rights," he said. His journey took him to the UN and around the world with various research projects. ...
In My View: When faiths clash, love must always win out
Green Valley News and Sun - November 13, 2010
Religion seems to divide more than unify; to promote more suspicion and distrust than love; to justify war over peace. How has religion become so distorted? Unawareness of certain truths about religion has allowed this to happen.
Baha'is celebrate the brith of Baha'u'llah
NorthJersey.com - November 11, 2010
The anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah, founder of the Baha'i Faith, is celebrated on Nov. 12. Baha'u'llah, whose given name was Mirza Husayn-Ali, ...
Founders of Faith: The Parallel Lives of God's Messengers
PR Web - November 8, 2010
And Baha'u'llah – founder of the Baha'i Faith -- claimed to fulfill the promises of Abraham, Moses, David, Zoroaster, Isaiah, Jesus and Muhammad.
Local Baha'is present interfaith spiritual gatherings for mutual support
Tehachapi News - Novemebr 6, 2010
This video is about the purpose of the Baha'i interfaith devotional gatherings. To watch the whole short film about the Baha'i interfaith devotional ...
Baha'is to observe 193rd anniversary of birth of Baha'u'llah
Sheboygan Press - November 5, 2010
The Baha'i community of Sheboygan will observe the 193rd anniversary of the birth of Baha'u'llah, prophet-founder of the Baha'i faith, Friday, Nov. 12. ...
Concert helps foster unity
St. Albert Gazette - November 3, 2010
Araz is one of many acts performing at the 17th Annual Unity in Diversity concert hosted by St. Albert Baha'i on Saturday, Nov. 6 at the Arden Theatre. ...
Unlimited Horizons: County Baha'is pray for safety of fellow believers in Iran
Ventura County Star - November 2, 2010
The Encyclopedia Brittanica Year Book states that the Baha'i faith is the second most widespread religion in the world. There are 6 million Baha'is around ...
Area Bahai’s prepare to celebrate founder’s birthday
Sammamish Review - November 1, 2010
Baha'i is an independent, monotheistic religion and is based on Baha'u'llah's writings and teachings. It has more than five million adherents in 236 ...
Multi-faith prayer vigil calls for release of Baha’i prisoners
Grand Praire Reporter - October 30, 2010
Dr. Rolando L. Maddela, Chair of the Local Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'i of Grand Prairie, speaks to members of various faiths that gathered Saturday afternoon for a prayer vigil for seven Baha'i members held in an Iran prison. ...
The Bird Is the Word
Weekly Alibi - October 28, 2010
For Sutton, a Bahá'i member, the core message in The Hidden Words is basically: “You are a spiritual being, you are not a material being. ...
New RSO aims to unite students of all faiths and cultural backgrounds
The Daily of the University of Washington - October 26, 2010
A spectrum of faiths were represented at the meeting, from all the major religions to the minority faiths, such as Coptic Orthodox from Egypt and Baha'i, ...
Baha'is celebrate the Birth of the Bab
Frederick News Post - October 23, 2010
"Baha'is are the most peace-loving people in any country," said Susan Haines, Baha'i Faith of Frederick public information officer. To a Baha'i one is a ...
Google Doodle and the legendary Dizzy Gillespie
USANewsWeek.com - October 22, 2010
Deep inside his cheerful nature, was hidden a wise intelligent man who became a follower of the Baha'i faith in 1968.He wrote a number of songs in his jazzy ...
Thames Valley Baha’i Community members open up their hearts
PRLog.Org - October 22, 2010
Thames Valley Baha'i Community has launched 'Time to Unwind' prayer and meditation devotional evenings for people to ...
School briefs
Sequim Gazette - October 20, 2010
The Baha'i Assembly of Clallam County East is sponsoring a writing contest for students at Sequim Middle School in honor of United Nations Human Rights Day ...
Faiths gather in South Bend
South Bend Tribune - October 18, 2010
Leaders from Baha'i, Buddhist, Catholic, Islamic, Jewish, Mozambican, Protestant and nondenominational faiths offered prayers from each of their faiths. ...
Baha'is to celebrate birthday of the Bab on Oct. 20
Sheboygan Press - October 15, 2010
The Baha'i community
Baha'is ask Congress to speak out for imprisoned Iranian Baha'i leaders
St. Augustine Record - October 15, 2010
The seven Baha'i leaders, members of the Yaran (Friends), an ad hoc national coordinating council representing
Religion helped journalist endure imprisonment in Iran
Austin American-Statesman - October 15, 2010
Through the faith of her fellow prisoners, including Baha'i and Muslim women, Saberi says she found courage and began to understand the meaning of truth, ...
Interfaith Gathering Focuses on Women
Burke Connection - October 14, 2010
Religious representatives from the Baha'i, Buddhist, Christian, and Islamic faiths had equal time to describe the pillars of their faiths and their women of ...
Historic Baha'i House damaged in storm
NorthJersey.com - October 14, 2010
The house is part of the estate belonging to the Baha'i faith. Three trees bordering the east side of the house fell in succession, damaging the roof and ...
Journalist Roxana Saberi speaks of time in Iranian prison
The Journal News, LoHud.com - October 13, 2010
... blogger Hossein Derakhshan, serving a prison term of 19 1/2 years, and seven leaders of the minority Baha'i faith who were sentenced to 20 years. ...
In the Mideast, An Online Music Site With A Message
NPR - October 12, 2010
She cites an Iranian rapper named Foad Manshady, of the Baha'i faith, who takes risks to relate the problems of being a religious minority in
Iran sentences Baha'i aide to Nobel laureate to 2 years in jail
CNN International - October 2, 2010
By the CNN Wire staff
Baha'i event focuses on human rights in Iran
Coquitlam Now - October 1, 2010
The Tri-Cities Baha'i community believes seven members of their faith are wrongly imprisoned in
Baha’i faith melds many religions
The Crimson White, September 28, 2010
However, there is a religion that combines facets of all these religions that is not as easily recognizable: Baha'i. Mallory Flowers, a sophomore majoring ...
Mailbag: A nonpolitical religion
Albany Democrat Herald - September 25, 2010
However, when he states, “It is impossible to separate religion from politics,” perhaps he is unaware of the nonpolitical religious system of the Baha'i ...
Iran halves 20-year jail terms for seven Baha'i
Hurriyet Daily News - September 22, 2010
Iran
Two Baha'i Elections
Examiner – Topeka, K.S. - November 4, 2009
This weekend I participated in two Baha’i elections, each very different from the other. In the Baha’i community there is no clergy...
Orinda Families Seek Release of Relatives Held in Iran (a PDF doc.)
The Orinda News - Orinda, C.A. - November 2009
“All members of the Orinda Baha’i community are deeply concerned for their coreligionists in Iran.” Massoud Fanaieyan, information officer for the local spiritual assembly of the Baha’i of Orinda, is related to one of the seven Yaran. His cousin Khanjani...
On Faith: How do we measure sacrifice? Peninsula Gateway- Gig Harbor, WA - August 5, 2009
The Baha'i community in Gig Harbor had a two-hour concert at Skansie Park on July 26 in honor of the Baha'i believers in Iran who are sacrificing their ...
The fate of 7 imprisoned Iranian Baha'is lost in the Iranian election coverage
StarNews - Wilmington, N.C. - August 4, 2009
Local Baha’i believer, Zia Hashemi, a doctor at Dosher Memorial Hospital in Southport, called me a few weeks ago...
Cambridge interfaith group talks race
Boston Globe- August 3, 2009
William H. Smith, who attended the Unity Cambridge service as a representative of the Baha'i religious community, said he believed that the turmoil ...
Dentist grins at life
Charleston Gazette, W. V. - August 2, 2009
Radiant with contentment, she reflects a deep commitment to the Baha'i Faith. She worships here with an intimate religious community of no more than 40 ...
Exiled Iranian Baha'i members pay tribute to executed friends
Sacramento Bee- July 31, 2009
Hesam Sabetian and dozens of other Baha'i immigrants from Iran took a tearful trip down memory lane at the Arcade Learning Library in ...
Iran's abuses extend far beyond mistreating protesters
World Focus- July 29, 2009
The good news is that since the June 12 elections in Iran, much of the world has been exposed to the egregious human rights abuses committed by the Islamic Republic of Iran...
IRAN: Baha'i woman is among seven awaiting trial
Los Angeles TImes- July 28, 2009
Iraj Kamalabadi of Rancho Cucamonga constantly worries about his sister Fariba Kamalabadi, who is sitting in Tehran’s infamous Evin Prison...
Two countries are worlds apart for Bahai faithful
Los Angeles Times- July 27, 2009
Local members struggle to cope with the hardships of their brethren in Iran, who are barred from government jobs, higher education and practicing their...
Faiths unite to feed need in community
The Tennessean - Nashville,TN- July 26, 2009
At the Bahá'i Center of Nashville, Sepehr Homayoon likes to prepare a special quiche for meetings. Studded with red cabbage, onion and cauliflower, ...
Baha'is hope to shine light on Iran's abuses
Arizona Daily Star- July 25, 2009
The Baha'i faith is only 165 years old, an infant compared to the ancient history of Iran, where it was founded...
A new take on democracy
Examiner.com- July 25, 2009
I recently discovered that the Baha'i Faith selects their leaders democratically and that they do it without campaigns, parties, nominations, platforms, ...
Baha'i perspective on raising children
Examiner.com - July 24, 2009
While some religious factions choose to argue over the interpretation of sacred text regarding corporal punishment, the Baha'i Faith asks all parents ...
Vigil Honors Imprisoned Baha'is
The Morning News- Fayetteville, AR- July 23, 2009
Area Baha'is gathered Monday in support of seven Iranian Baha'is imprisoned in Tehran...
Baha'i response to oppression in Iran
Examiner.com - July 23, 2009
Sacramento Baha'i Examiner: This article provides a clarified explanation of why Baha'is do not participate in protests of any sort, ...
Freedom for the Baha'i
PSU Daily Vanguard - Portland,OR- July 21, 2009
Baha'i imprisoned in Tehran: Top from left:Fariba Kamalabadi, Vahid Tizfahm, Jamalodin Khanjani, Afif Naeimi and Mahvash Sabet. Bottom from left: Behrouz ...
A path of morals and equality
Glendale News Press- July 21, 2009
Aerospace and nautical engineer declared himself member of Baha'i faith...
Germantown woman shares story of uncle imprisoned in Iran
Business Gazette - Gaithersburg,MD- July 15, 2009
Monir Khanjani speaks to Baha'i members at a prayer service at a Germantown residence about her uncle, who is being held in ...
Free Baha'i Leaders Held In Iran
Voice of America - July 15, 2009
According to the Baha'i World News Service, their families were recently informed by authorities that the trial was delayed. The seven Baha'i leaders ...
Reports: Trial of Baha'is delayed in Iran
CNN International - July 14, 2009
A death-penalty trial of seven Baha'i prisoners accused of spying for Israel has been delayed, Iranian officials have told family members, ...
Trial for seven Baha'is in Iran reportedly delayed
WashingtonTV - Washington, DC- July 13, 2009
The trial of seven jailed members of the banned Baha'i faith in Iran has been delayed, officials reportedly told their ...
Baha'is mark their prophet's execution
Toledo Blade - Toledo,OH- July 11, 2009
Participants also received an update on the fate of seven Baha'i leaders imprisoned in Iran and reportedly scheduled to go on trial today. ...
A Baha'i Perspective | Valley Free Radio
By webcom@valleyfreeradio.org - July 11, 2009
Warren Odess-Gillett interviews Judy Soaring Hawk. Judy is the product of a mixed marriage. Her father is native American and her mother is white...
Commemoration of the Martyrdom of the Báb
Examiner.com - July 11, 2009
From that day forward, he was known as the Báb. On July 9, 2009 , Baha'i communities all over the world honored the sacrificial death of one of the ...
US panel demands release of Baha'is facing trial in Iran
CNN International - July 10, 2009
Seven Baha'i prisoners face a death-penalty trial Saturday in Iran amid calls for their release from a US panel on religious freedom. ...
AJC: Where's the Outrage over Iran's Baha'i Show Trial?
American Jewish Committee- July 10, 2009
AJC urged widespread international condemnation of tomorrow's trial of seven members of the Baha'i faith in Iran, ...
Trial for 7 in Iran hits home for Houston-area family
Houston Chronicle - July 10, 2009
Kamal Khanjani's brother Jamaloddin and six other Baha'i members, seen in the photo he's holding, on Saturday will go on trial for their ...
US panel demands Iran release 7 Baha'is on trial
The Associated Press- July 9, 2009
WASHINGTON (AP) — A US government agency is demanding that Iran release seven Baha'i prisoners rather than submit them to trials on charges of spying for ...
On Faith: Religious freedom isn't free in all countries of the world
Peninsula Gateway - Gig Harbor,WA- July 8, 2009
They are members of the Baha'i Faith who espouse the oneness of God, the oneness of humanity, unity in diversity, and that all the major religions emanate ...
Slain cabdriver had fled Iran to avoid danger
Fort Worth Star Telegram - July 7, 2009
... Vatanpour had seen his share of danger in Iran, where he was persecuted for his religious beliefs as a member of the Baha'i faith, Lida Vatanpour said. ...
Messages of solace to Iran
Examiner.com - July 4, 2009
In spite of the devastating persecution, torture, executions and exile heaped upon the early Babi/Baha'i faithful, Baha'ullah wrote lovingly of Persia, ...
Fisher: Iranians fear for family back home
San Jose Mercury News - June 30, 2009
But just being Baha'i makes them suspect in Iran. "Everything that goes wrong in Iran," Roya says, "they somehow find a way to blame the Baha'is. ...
In tense Iran, human rights must be saved
SunJournal.com - Lewiston,ME- June 28, 2009
For more than a year, seven leaders of the Baha'i faith in Iran — a minority religion in the Islamic republic, with a mere 300000 members — have been ...
Local Baha'is pray for Iran
The State - Columbia,SC- June 28, 2009
The seven, like Matin, are members of the Baha'i Faith, which Iranian religious authorities view as a heretical religion and anathema to Islam. ...
'It's such a freedom'
Modesto Bee - Modesto,CA- June 28, 2009
Raised in the Baha'i faith in her native Iran, she came to this country with three of her sisters when she was 25 to escape the oppression. ...
Feast of Mercy (Rahmat)
Examiner.com - June 27, 2009
June 26th at sunset marks the third day of Rahmat, the month of Mercy on the Baha'i nineteen day calendar. The Sacramento community of Baha'is celebrated ...
Local Iranians calling for peace
Santa Monica Daily Press - Santa Monica,CA- June 26, 2009
Aghdas Hazi, a Santa Monica resident and member of the Baha'i Spiritual Assembly of Santa Monica, said the protests remind her of those in 1979. ...
Trial date set for seven jailed Baha'is in Iran
WashingtonTV - Washington,DC- June 24, 2009
Seven Iranian members of the banned Baha'i faith charged with “espionage for Israel” and other crimes are scheduled to be ...
Religious persecution in Iran is felt in America and across the world
Allentown Morning Call - Allentown,PA- June 24, 2009
Among those women were members of the Baha'i Faith, whose adherents are routinely persecuted and arrested by the Iranian regime solely on religious grounds. ...
Time away from 'The Office' for faith
Bend Bulletin - Bend,OR- June 23, 2009
Wilson, who was raised in and continues to practice the Baha'i Faith, has said he's turned down “morally repugnant” roles. ...
From a Brookfield living room, prayers for peace, freedom
Brookfield Elm Grove Now - Waukesha,WI- June 23, 2009
The gathering, which ends with food, more tea and socializing later on, offers a glimpse into the Baha'i faith, the world's youngest independent religion ...
A chronicle of Hope
HollandSentinel.com - Holland,MI- June 19, 2009
Things changed slowly for Douglas as she took more and more interest in the Baha'i religion — an international faith that teaches that all major religions ...
Baha'i members from Iran closely watching election protests
Northwest Cable News - Portland,OR- June 18, 2009
Kutches is an officer of the Baha'i faith in Western Washington. Many members from Iran are watching the clashes with intense interest. ...
The Baha'i Faith, Iranian Elections and Social Media
Examiner.com - June 18, 2009
As a Baha'i, the elections have been of particular interest to me and many other Baha'is around the world, namely because there are a group of Baha'i women ...
Baha'is mark Race Unity Day with picnic, fellowship
Rapid City Journal - Rapid City,SD- June 15, 2009
Black Hills members of the Baha'i faith, a community of more than 5 million internationally, ...
Unity Day observed at HV Griffin Park
Shelbyville Times-Gazette - June 14, 2009
The event was the fourth Race Unity Day picnic sponsored by the Baha'i community Saturday at HV Griffin Park. The Baha'i faith is based on the premise that ...
Diversity on display at annual festival
Billings Gazette - MT, USA- June 14, 2009
Local members of the Baha'i faith staff a festival booth just about every year. It's a good match for the faith's teachings, which center on the idea of ...
Will Elections Loosen Iran's Grip?
Washington Post - June 11, 2009
I also got to know two Baha'i female leaders, who along with five male colleagues have been detained for more than a year without trial. ...
Chicago Baha'i community prays for change in Iran on eve of election
Examiner.com - June 10, 2009
According to the Baha'I World News Service, thousands more have suffered harassment, including many of the following human rights violations: This peaceful ...
America's “most challenging issue”: racism pt. 2
Examiner.com - June 10, 2009
The Baha'I International Community has stated: The Special Rapporteur states that the theories of racial superiority predicated on biological grounds have ...
America's “most challenging issue”: racism pt.1
Examiner.com - June 10, 2009
According to the Baha'i Writings, the legal and social remedies of the past represent the beginning of the healing process, not a decisive end of racial ...
Baha'i Community Calls For Peace In Iran
WFMZ-TV Online - Allentown, PA,- June 8, 2009
It's been more than a year since 7 leaders of the Baha'i religion were imprisoned in Iran. Now local followers of that faith are trying raise awareness, ...
Baha'is gather near Chicago
The Huntsville Times - Huntsville, AL- June 5, 2009
I just returned from the Baha'i National Convention, which I attended as one of 171 delegates from across the country. ...
Speaking of Faith: Many faiths in one
Boston Globe - June 2, 2009
I am a Baha'i which means I try to follow the teachings of Baha'u'llah in my day to day life. Baha'u'llah, who lived in the nineteenth century, ...
Baha'is rally for 7 jailed in Iran
Spartanburg Herald Journal - May 30, 2009
It's been more than a year since seven Baha'i leaders were imprisoned in Iran...
Sabeti knows first-hand the pain of religious intolerance
Hays Daily News - May 27, 2009
Growing up in Tehran, Iran, Sabeti experienced first-hand the well-documented persecution of members of the Baha'i faith. "In school, other students start ...
Churches say premarital hoops offer spiritual, practical benefits
Savannah Morning News - May 23, 2009
In the Baha'i Faith, couples are expected to announce their engagement to the congregation and seek out the advice of members. Keri Daniel and her fiance ...
Observing the Declaration of the Ba'b in Sacramento
Examiner.com - May 23, 2009
Beginning at sunset on May 22, Baha'is from all around the world and in Sacramento, celebrated the 165th anniversary of the advent of the Baha'i Faith. ...
Americans 'shopping for religion'
Medill Reports - Chicago,IL- May 21, 2009
Ellen Price, assistant director of Baha'i's North American office of communications, said she began to think about her religious options in college. ...
Band's total far exceeds its parts
Charleston Post Courier - May 22, 2009
In an e-mail conversation earlier this week, Sutton, a member of the Baha'i faith, called their art improvised music. "I like to tell people we strive for ...
Imprisoned In Iran For Religious Belief
Voice of America - May 17, 2009
At least 30 members of the Baha'i community are in prison because of their faith, according to the Commission. Dozens are awaiting trial, while others have ...
Baha'is say jailed leaders in Iran face harsh new accusation
CNN - May 14, 2009
By Joe Sterling (CNN) -- Seven Baha'i leaders jailed in Iran face a possible new accusation that could lead to the death penalty, the religious group said ...
On faith: A source of new spiritual light
Peninsula Gateway - May 13, 2009
With more than 6 million adherents worldwide, the Baha'i Faith is an independent, world religion founded on the principles of the Oneness of God, ...
Seven Baha'is in Iran may face new charge
WashingtonTV - May 12, 2009
Seven members of the Baha'i faith, who have been detained in Iran for nearly one year, may face a new accusation, ...
6 Unique Religions Virtually Unknown To The West
BraveNewTraveler - May 6, 2009
I've been an active Baha'i ever since. Baha'i may sound exotic, but it deals with the needs of real people and the problems of the world. It has a unique form of community life and ways of solving problems using consultation. ...
A Baha'i Perspective
Valley Free Radio - May 2, 2009
Warren Odess-Gillett interviews Tim McLane, a Baha'i from the San Francisco bay area. He grew up in a very religious and social activist family...
A celebration of freedom
Daily Breeze - April 25, 2009
In the background is a portrait of Abdul-baha, the son of Baha'i's most important prophet, Baha'ullah...
Egyptians win the right to drop religion from ID cards | csmonitor.com
April 20, 2009
Rights activists say the decision on a case brought by Bahais is an historic first step towards a more inclusive definition of Egyptian identity.
Group celebrates equality of Baha'i faith
Bristol Press - April 19, 2009
By RALPH HOHMAN PLAINVILLE — It was 1965, Norene Robinson said, when she saw a spread about the Baha'i faith in a friend's copy of Ebony magazine. ...
IRAN: We'll Take Los Angeles
Strategy Page - Mar 7, 2009
More Bahai (a new religion, with Moslem roots, that emerged in
In seasonal fast, Baha’i members pray for prisoners
Atlanta
By Rebecca Rakoczy As Christians fast and pray during the 40 days of Lent, members of
Claremont
Local members of the Baha'i faith, the largest minority group in
RELIGION BRIEFS
SouthCoastToday.com - Mar 6, 2009
The seven Baha'i leaders had been held without charges since the spring of 2008 and have not had access to their lawyer, the Nobel Laureate, Sh
