June 28, 2013--Baha'i International Community, New York. The worldwide Baha'i community has learned that the house of Baha'u'llah, the Founder of the Baha'i Faith, in Baghdad, Iraq – a profoundly sacred site known as the Most Great House – has been destroyed. The precise circumstances surrounding the demolition are not yet clear.
Bani Dugal, the Principal Representative of the Baha'i International Community to the United Nations said: "This deplorable act has robbed people throughout the world of a priceless piece of their spiritual heritage."
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