Recently, the BBC published an article with extensive excerpts from a BBC audio podcast containing an excellent overview of the Bahá’i Faith. The BBC Podcast is the latest in the BBC World Service’s “Heart and […]
EACH religion teaches that a mediator is necessary between man and the Creator — one who receives the full light of the divine splendor and radiates it over the human world, as the earth’s atmosphere receives and diffuses the warmth of the sun’s rays. This mediator between God and humanity has different designations though he always brings the same spiritual command. …In one era he is called Abraham, at another time Moses, again he is called Buddha, another time Jesus, and yet another time Mohammad. …Man must turn to the light and not think that the form of the lamp is essential, for the lamp may be changed; but he who longs for light welcomes it from whatever source it comes.
MEPs denounce Iran’s campaign against Bahá’ís as “persecution by design,” “a state-engineered crime against humanity,” and a “continuing pattern of tyranny.”
In this second installment, Moojan Momen explores how Bahá’u’lláh’s teachings reshaped early Bahá’í community life in Iran and inspired new forms of collective action.
BIC statement to African and European Heads of State and Government emphasizes implications of interdependence and expanding conceptions of progress and development.
UN resolution condemns Iran’s escalating persecution of Bahá’ís and religious minorities, citing arrests, property confiscation, and educational discrimination.
BIC delegation to the Second World Summit for Social Development highlights the need to reimagine development through the lens of collective well-being.
A new milestone has been reached with the completion of the ‘Akká Visitors’ Centre as landscaping surrounding the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá continues to advance.
New two-part podcast explores the largely hidden history of significant Bahá’í contributions to education, governance, and social reform in 19th century Iran.
As wildfires ravaged the Los Angeles area, bonds forged through service became lifelines, revealing the quiet strength of a purposeful community in a time of crisis.
Drawing on Bahá’í experiences, a workshop with the European Commission explores how recognizing youth as agents of change advances efforts of racial unity.
500 youth from 22 countries in Eastern Europe gathered in Bucharest to explore how to intensify their efforts to contribute to the betterment of their societies.
Conversations on equality highlight that meaningful social change begins in the home through consultation, mutual respect, and recognition of human nobility.
Families in rural Queensland turn a streetside garden into a place for service and to support local biodiversity.
Consultation is essential to addressing contemporary challenges, say Bahá’í delegates at the 8th Congress of Leaders of World and Traditional Religions.
Over 13,000 people of diverse backgrounds experienced the illuminated terraces leading to the Shrine of the Báb on Mt. Carmel as part of the “Terraces by Night” event.
Participants at the annual ABS conference reflect on how spiritual principles can inform inquiry across diverse fields—from neuroscience to information technology.
A new podcast by the Bahá’ís of Ethiopia creates a space for youth to reflect on questions of identity in a society comprising more than 80 ethnic groups.
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