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New version of international website of the Bahá’í community launched
A new version of www.bahai.org has been launched, representing the latest stage in the development of an official online presence that extends back to 1996.
Baseless indictment of Yemeni Baha’i after 14 months of imprisonment
The Bahá’í World News Service has reported that authorities in Yemen have indicted Hamed Kamal bin Haydara, a Yemeni national, of being a spy for Israel and converting Muslims to the Bahá’í Faith.
German Panel explores migration, media and misperception
A recent panel discussion on the German media’s depiction of international migration in that society was organized by the Bahá’í community in partnership with German NGO, the Foundation for the International Weeks against Racism.
Message from the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís in Iran
From the Universal House of Justice to the Bahá’ís in Iran, 18 December 2014.
From the Writings
Hear Me, ye mortal birds! In the Rose Garden of changeless splendor a Flower hath begun to bloom, compared to which every other flower is but a thorn, and before the brightness of Whose glory the very essence of beauty must pale and wither.
Updates on Bahá’í House of Worship of South America
The seventh newsreel describing the most recent developments related to the Bahá’í House of Worship of South America–located at the foothills of the Andes Mountains, overlooking the city of Santiago, Chile–was recently released.
The ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá
‘Abdu’l-Bahá passed away in the early hours of 28 November, 1921, at the age of 78.
Bahá’í Councils 2014 – 2015
On 26 November, the Day of the Covenant, a new term of service began for Regional Bahá’í Councils in Canada. Referred to by the Universal House of Justice as a “new element of Bahá’í administration,” Councils are institutions “of a special kind,” brought into being by the Supreme Body to carry forward the teaching work and minister to the needs of a rapidly growing Bahá’í community.
The Day of the Covenant
In 1912, ‘Abdu’l-Baha, the Centre of the Covenant, made a 239 day journey across North America. The believers at the time wished to celebrate the day of His birth, which falls on the same day as the Declaration of the Báb (23 May, 1844). ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, instead, asked the believers to celebrate the Day of the Covenant , which is celebrated on 26 November.
Photos of activities from across Canada
A gallery of photos from across Canada that show the friends engaged in various activities, which include the celebration of the Birth of Bahá’u’lláh and the Regional Bahá’í Council elections.
