Category: Baha’i Faith
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Unity and Progress
“A significant experience in our country”: Faith leaders in the UAE foster coexistence, build unified vision To read the story online or view more photos, visit news.bahai.org. ABU DHABI, United Arab Emirates, 22 July 2021 , (BWNS) — A unique forum initiated by the Bahá’ís of the United Arab Emirates (UAE) is allowing religious leaders of the country…
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A New Begining
A path toward a unified America June 16, 2021 Share Podcast: A path toward a unified America The centenary of the first race amity conference held by the American Bahá’í community was marked by a three-day symposium exploring racial unity and social change. RSS | iTunes | SoundCloud | Tunein | iHeart | Stitcher WASHINGTON, D.C. — One hundred years ago, in May, the first…
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Agriculture
Shift in agricultural systems necessary for sustainability, says BIC June 8, 2021Share BIC BRUSSELS — Each year, tens of thousands of people from Africa travel to Europe to work alongside a declining national agricultural workforce on farms in EU member states in an industry that is increasingly becoming dependent on migrant seasonal workers. When the…
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Call to action
“O contending peoples and kindreds of the earth! Set your faces towards unity, and let the radiance of its light shine upon you. Gather ye together, and for the sake of God resolve to root out whatever is the source of contention amongst you. There can be no doubt whatever that the peoples of the…
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Ascension of Baha’ullah
The Shining Lamp MtacalgSy p27oaa datnr 1cmo1sl:oSlmnr0a6r edPnMc · Ascension of Bahá’u’lláh My mother, my Aunt Khánum, my three sisters, and I lived in the bigger house at `Akká with our beloved Father; Bahá’u’lláh lived at Bahji. At this time the people of the place greatly respected and honoured Him and the Master, and we were as happy as…
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Kenya’s Baha’i Temple
Kenya: First Local Bahá’í temple in Africa opens its doors To read watch a video, read the story online, or view more photos, visit news.bahai.org. MATUNDA, Kenya, 24 May 2021, (BWNS) — A luminous presence in Matunda Soy, Kenya, the first local Bahá’í House of Worship in the continent of Africa was dedicated at an opening…
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Declaration of the BAB
MAY 2021The Declaration of the Bab May 23 The Bab was a Messenger of God Whose teachings paved the way for the coming of Baha’u’llah. The declaration of His mission in 1844 signaled the beginning of a new era for humanity.(Commemorations of this historic event are usually held two hours after sunset on May 22 to coincide…
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Bahá’í Podcast
Podcast series in Ireland invites grassroots conversation To watch a video, read the story online, or view more photos, visit news.bahai.org. DUBLIN, 20 May 2021, (BWNS) — Comhrá, meaning ‘conversation’ in Irish, is a recently launched podcast by the Bahá’ís of Ireland that provides a window into uplifting discussions among friends on themes central to the life of society. …
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Bahá’í History
Brief history The Bahá’í Faith traces its origin to 1844 and the announcement by a young man, Siyyid ‘Alí-Muhammad, in Shiraz, Persia (now Iran), that He had been sent by God to prepare humanity for a new age and the imminent appearance of another Messenger even greater than Himself. Siyyid ‘Alí-Muhammad took the title of…
