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Association for Bahá’í Studies conference experiments with new features
The 38th annual Association for Bahá’í Studies-North America conference (ABS) – entitled “Scholarship and the Life of Society” and held from 7 to 10 August – included new experimental features as part of an effort to reimagine the conference in line with guidance from the Universal House of Justice last year.
Participation in politics
The National Spiritual Assembly recently recommended that all friends refresh their study of the Universal House of Justice’s 2 March 2013 letter to the Bahá’ís of Iran “in light of the conflicts emerging in different parts of the world and their devastating consequences.”
Youth conferences attract young people with a keen sense of purpose
Eight of the ten youth conferences called by the National Spiritual Assembly to take place across Canada this summer have been held in Halifax, N.S., Saskatoon, Sask., Victoria, B.C., Calgary, Alta., Montreal, Que., Waterloo, Ont., Kelowna and Vancouver, B.C. A youth conference in Ottawa, Ont. will take place this weekend, and a conference in Toronto will take place 22 to 24 August.
Destruction of Bahá’í cemetery in Shiráz resumes
Iran’s Revolutionary Guard, a branch of the Iranian military, has resumed its destruction of a Bahá’í cemetery in Shíráz in order to make way for a sports and cultural complex.
Message from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the World
From the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís of the World, 1 August 2014.
A few photos from across the country
Here is a gallery of photos of community building activities across the country that various friends have been inspired to share through social media.
Youth discuss how to create a new way of life
This past weekend, youth gathered in Montreal, Que. and Calgary, Alta. reflected on how the peoples of the world could create a “new way of life, a new civilization, a new model, something completely different” from what they have now.
One soul-stirring prayer
“During every fast, I ardently prayed for the end of the persecution of the believers in Iran. And every year passed, and the persecution continued.”
Participant reflections from July Vancouver Island Youth Conference
Here are some reflections from participants in the Vancouver Island youth conference which took place from 11 to 13 July.
Photo of a meeting in Aurora, Ont.
In mid-July, the Spiritual Assembly of Aurora met with representatives of the Bahá’í Council of Ontario and Auxiliary Board members.
