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For media-related inquiries and general questions about the Baha'i Faith.

Contact: Glen Fullmer or Ellen Price
Phone: 847-733-3559
Fax: 847-733-3578
Email: ooc@usbnc.org

Address:
1233 Central Street
Evanston, IL 60201

Media Inquiries about National and International Affairs

For media inquiries regarding persecution of Baha'is in Iran or other Muslim countries, Baha'i involvement at the U.N., in promotion of human rights, advancement of women, sustainable development, religious freedom, and other public policy issues.

Contact: Kathleen Holmlund
Phone: 202-833-8990
Fax: 202-833-8988
Email: USBahaiMedia@usbnc.org

Address:
1320 19th Street, NW Suite 701
Washington, DC 20036

 

U.S. Baha'i News

  • Nov 26 08

    At this season we reflect on the spiritual significance of thanksgiving with the following words of Abdu’l-Baha, son of Baha’u’llah, Founder of the Baha'i Faith. Abdu'l-Baha shared these thoughts when He visited the United States in 1912.

  • Nov 26 08

    Baha'is in the area surrounding the House of Worship came together last night for a special devotional program to celebrate the Day of the Covenant, which commemorates Baha’u’llah’s appointment of His eldest son, Abdu’l-Baha, as the protector of the Covenant of Baha’u’llah.  

  • Nov 11 08

    Back in the ‘80s, James Bean was frustrated at how few religious voices there were on the radio.

  • Oct 31 08

    The number nine has been kind to Gene Saunders, aka Crochet Dad. Handy with a hook, his nine-pointed afghans and “lapghans” and his hats with nine cables, have brought him a modicum of fame and a smidgen of fortune (if you loosely define the word).

  • Oct 31 08

    Author Brian Lepard gears In the Glory of the Father: The Baha'i Faith and Christianity to Christians who are interested in learning more about the relationship between their religion and the Baha'i Faith. Mr. Lepard recounts his spiritual journey and discovery of the Baha'i Faith, and describes the lives of the Bab, Baha'u'llah and Abdu’l-Baha. Other chapters explore the station of Jesus Christ, biblical interpretation and the nature of God.

  • Oct 30 08

    Throughout the United States, Baha’is are inviting spiritual seekers to enrich their life through such activities as prayer gatherings, weekly study of the Baha'i scriptures and classes for the spiritual education and training of children.

  • Oct 27 08

    Asked to open a United Nations meeting on poverty, Kevin Locke recited an "eagle" prayer in his native Lakota Sioux dialect.

  • Oct 24 08

    An Iranian inspector who examined the 2006 arrests of a group of young Baha’is in Shiraz, Iran, filed a confidential report dated June 2008 confirming what Baha’is have said all along: that their activities were strictly humanitarian in nature and did not involve the “illegal” teaching of the Baha’i Faith.

  • Oct 15 08

    Throughout the United States, Baha’is are inviting spiritual seekers to enrich their life through such activities as prayer gatherings, weekly study of the Baha'i scriptures and classes for the spiritual education and training of children.

  • Oct 15 08

    Something magical happens to many Baha'is when they turn 15. They become more responsible. Everything they’ve learned from growing up in the Faith kicks in, and, although they aren’t yet adults, they grow the mental equivalent of three inches.

  • Oct 15 08

    On Oct. 20, Baha’is around the world celebrate the Birth of the Bab, one of 11 Holy Days in the Baha'i calendar. (Baha'i days begin at sunset so celebrations may begin the evening of Oct 19.)

  • Oct 14 08

    Bloggers throughout the world – including people who write some of the most subscribed-to blogs in the world – discussed the subject of poverty on the second annual Blog Action Day -- Wednesday, Oct. 15.

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