History

Selected profiles of American Baha'i Women

Fri, 18 Mar 2011 17:02:33 -0400

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

Tribute to Shoghi Effendi – by Ruhiyyih Khanum, at Kampala Intercontinental Conference, January 26, 1958

Wed, 03 Nov 2010 15:32:58 -0400

Baha'i Talks, Messages and Articles has posted the very moving Tribute to Shoghi Effendi, the Guardian of the Baha'i Faith, offered by his dear wife Ruhiyyih Khanum.

Celebrating the birth of Baha’u’llah

shane — Tue, 10 Nov 2009 01:00:00 -0500

I never dreamed, when I first encountered the Baha'i Faith as a young adult, that one day I would write a book about its Founder, Baha'u'llah, whose birthday Baha'is around the world celebrate November 12.

Remembering a day of tragedy, a day of courage

shane — Thu, 18 Jun 2009 01:00:00 -0400

This week marks the 26th anniversary of the day 10 Bahá'í women were hanged in Shiraz, Iran, for teaching religious classes to Bahá'í youth -- the equivalent of being Sunday School teachers in the West.

Louis Bourgeois: Architect of the House of Worship

shane — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:51:49 -0400

In 1901, French-Canadian architect Louis Bourgeois confided to a friend that his mission in life was to build a temple dedicated to truth.

How the Baha'i House of Worship in Wilmette came to be

shane — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 12:31:02 -0400

Not long after the first World’s Parliament of Religions introduced Americans to the Baha'i Faith at the 1893 World’s Columbian Exposition in Chicago, the Faith took hold and gradually gained momentum in the United States.

Tahirih: a fitting role model for Women’s History Month

shane — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:55:16 -0400

Celia Taghdiri says she’s been fascinated by Tahirih since childhood.

Baby Boomer Baha’is recall joining the Faith in Summer of Love era

shane — Fri, 06 Jul 2007 19:19:56 -0400

For a number of Baby Boomers, the 40th anniversary of the Summer of Love evokes more than hippies, Haight-Ashbury, Hare Krishnas and hairy kids: It recalls the period in which they joined the Baha'i Faith.