Rothwell Polk shares the tradition of Naw-Ruz in this editorial from The Huffington Post.

In observance of Women's History Month, we pay tribute to some notable American Baha’i Women:

Today on International Women's Day, Amnesty International makes a public statement calling on "the Iranian authorities to release immediately all women detained arbitrarily in Iran, including political activists, rights defenders and members of religious and ethnic minorities."

Prior to 1999, Paradise Valley was one of the very few towns in Arizona that did not observe Martin Luther King, Jr. Day.  Recognizing that this holiday is a symbol to many of the need for racial harmony, a key principle of the Baha’i Faith, the Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Paradise Valley contacted the city mayor and other town officials about starting an event as a community service project to promote race unity.

“Let’s Get Together!”, a commemoration of Martin Luther King, Jr. Day, was held at the First Presbyterian Church in Olean, New York on Sunday, January 16.

Oregon State University (OSU) kicked off Martin Luther King, Jr. Day a week early with the start of their annual ten day long observance on Monday, January 10.

Even weather that was well below freezing couldn’t stop about sixty people from attending the NAACP's annual "Freedom Trail March" on Sunday, January 9 in Jefferson County, WV.

The Baha’is of Sammamish hosted their third annual program in commemoration of World Religion Day on Sunday, January 16 at Sammamish City Hall. 

Ever since the seven Baha’i leaders in Iran (known as the “Yaran”, meaning friends) were taken against their will in May of 2008 and have since been imprisoned and sentenced to ten years on false charges, Baha’i communities around the world have held prayer gatherings on their behalf.

In The Huffington Post, Homa Sabet Tavangar notes the parallels between the messaeges of Baha'u'llah, prophet Founder of the Baha'i Faith and Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr.