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Iran’s new school year again excludes Baha’is
NEW YORK, 3 October 2008 — As the new academic year got under way, young Baha’is in Iran again found the door to higher education closed.
Although in its public stance the Iranian government maintains that Baha’is are free to attend university, reports over the past few…
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Baha’i Studies conference attracts 1,400 people from 23 countries
SAN DIEGO, 1 October 2008 — The 32nd annual conference of the North American Association for Baha’i Studies drew some 1,400 people from 23 countries - the largest-ever representation from outside the United States and Canada.
The gathering, held this year in San Diego, had…
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Praying for the sick – can science prove it helps?
SAN DIEGO, 1 October 2008 — Proving scientifically that it helps to pray for a sick person is an elusive proposition, says Dr. Taeed Quddusi, one of the speakers at the 32nd annual conference of the North American Association for Baha’i Studies.
The first problem, he said,…
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Melburnians turn to ‘Soul Food’ for nourishment
MELBOURNE, 28 September 2008 — Melbourne stands out as a multicultural metropolis – Malaysian restaurants, Japanese paper shops, music venues with bands from Senegal to Indonesia, all within strolling distance of one another. Not surprising, then, that Melburnians have adopted a…
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Youth program in tough town offers key ingredient – hope
PORTICI, 15 September 2008 — Alberto Liccardi, 12, lives in the southern Italian city of Portici and says he has some advice for friends that hang out in the streets.
“Instead of doing nothing in the middle of the road, come to the Baha’i Center. It is better for you,”…
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A musical life that goes on and on
RIED, 29 August 2008 — Composer Russell Garcia is 92 years old and still making music. Not only that, he’s touring internationally.
This week, in the town of Ried in northern Austria, in front of an audience of 200 people, he conducted a local orchestra and choir in a…
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Baha'is imprisoned in Yemen may face imminent deportation to Iran
NEW YORK, 27 August 2008 — Three Baha’is currently imprisoned in Yemen are facing the possibility of imminent deportation to Iran, where Baha’is are intensely persecuted and they would likely face imprisonment or torture.
“We are gravely concerned about the fate of…
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Iranian media attacks on Baha'is and Nobel Prize Winner Shirin Ebadi seek to stir “irrational fears and prejudices”
NEW YORK, 12 August 2008 — Fraudulent claims in the Iranian news media about seven imprisoned Baha’i leaders and the efforts of Nobel Peace Prize winner Shirin Ebadi and others to defend them represent an effort by the government to prevent Baha’is from having adequate legal…
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American jazz musicians compose winning song for Olympics
BRUNSWICK, Georgia, 5 August 2008 — Two U.S. jazz musicians combined their knowledge of Chinese music, Brazilian samba, and American jazz to write one of the songs being featured at the Beijing Olympic Games.
“Beijing Olympics Hao Yuing (Good Luck),” composed by Phil Morrison…
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Baha’is reject allegations of subversive activity in Iran
NEW YORK, 3 August 2008 — The Baha’i International Community categorically rejects statements by an Iranian prosecutor that seven Baha’is detained in Tehran have “confessed” to operating an “illegal” organization with ties to Israel and other countries.
“We…
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Vietnam recognizes Baha’is as religious community
Ho Chi Minh City, 31 July 2008 — The government of Vietnam has given full recognition to the Baha’i community as a religious organization.
A certificate was presented to representatives of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Vietnam at a ceremony on 25…
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Most Holy Book of Baha’i Faith published in Norwegian
BEITOSTOLEN, 29 July 2008 — The Baha’i book known as the Kitab-i-Aqdas, the “Most Holy Book,” has been published in Norwegian for the first time, bringing to about 30 the number of different language editions of the work.
The book, originally written in Arabic, was…
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