Five decades of guidance foster a growing youth movement
30 June 2016
This summer marks fifty years since the Universal House of Justice first addressed a letter specifically to Baha'i youth around the world. Written in June 1966, the letter emphasized the central role of youth in bringing about a better world.
NEW YORK, 14 May 2016, (BWNS) — The Baha'i International Community has marked the 8th year anniversary of the unjust imprisonment of the seven former Baha'i leaders in Iran with a global campaign to call for their immediate release.
The campaign theme "Enough! Release the Baha'i Seven" calls to attention the plight of these seven individuals, and, beyond them, the plight of Iran's Baha'is who have faced relentless and systematic persecution orchestrated by the Iranian regime.
19 February 2016--India has the largest youth population in the world, a reality that holds both tremendous promise and potential challenges for the future of the country.
A statement of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations Climate Change Conference in Paris, France
November 14, 2015 7:00 am
Let me introduce you to the hundred or so Baha'is who live in and near Corvallis, part of the 6 million or so Baha'is worldwide.
First, the word is pronounced bah-HIGH.
Next, what exactly does that word, Baha'i, mean? “Baha” means “Glory” in Persian. Baha'is follow the teachings of Prophet-Founder “Bahá'u'lláh", a title that means “the Glory of God,” and who lived in Iran (then Persia) in the 19th century.
All are invited to join one of several devotional gatherings on Thursday, November 12, to launch the observance of the Birth of The Bab with families, friends and co-workers. We encourage all to invite their friends to these friendly gatherings. To learn more about the Baha'i Faith, click here.
Friday, November 13, 2015
Part of spiritual community building is the unique Baha'i election process. For a discussion of how Baha'is elect their leaders, through a process of grassroots democracy, click on the image. Four Baha'is from our Linn and Benton counties share their perspectives.
"All the propohets have striven to make love manifest in the hearts.... we are all the waves of one sea.... " --The Baha'i Writings
To see an example of loving-kindness and resilience in action, click on the photo to see a 3-minute video interview with Oregon State University retired communications professor Richard Weinman.
New York—28 July 2015
For some time, international negotiation to combat climate change and negotiations to put forward a post-2015 development agenda have proceeded along two separate tracks. No longer. The two processes are converging, driven by the increasing recognition that success in one cannot be achieved without success in the other.
Hundreds of Baha'is gathered in the Northwestern Province of Zambia on 24 July to celebrate their history and deliberate on their contribution to the development of their people.
The conference brought together people of all ages in a discussion on how the teachings of the Baha'i Faith are being applied to the life of their society. They examined various aspects of their culture, identifying those contributing to the advancement of their community and that should be carried forward and those which might need to be set aside.
