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The Universal House of Justice 19 March 2025 message about family life and marriage is a treasure trove beyond compare! I’m still only scratching the surface of it but, to help me delve a little deeper, my husband and I came up with this list of tentative questions that might be helpful when studying and […]

I’m very excited to share with you some behind-the-scenes details of another initiative from Baha’i Inspired!! Baha’i Inspired is Baha’i Blog’s sister YouTube channel which focuses on video content with an American flavour. I’ve already chatted with Naysan about Baha’i Inspired’s incredible Hip Hop Sessions and in this post, I’d love for you to get […]

Hi friends! I’m left speechless by the incredible Naw-Ruz gift we’ve received from the Universal House of Justice! If you haven’t already seen it, you can find the full 19 March 2025 message on family life and marriage on the Baha’i Reference Library. We’ve also created an audio reading of the message, in case it […]

Moving to a new country is a mix of excitement, challenges, and constant learning. When I first arrived in Germany in 2015, I was filled with curiosity, like a sponge ready to absorb everything. Now, almost a decade later, I’ve completed my master’s, earned my PhD, and I’m working professionally in my field. But my […]

With the new year almost on the horizon, it’s an exciting time when friends share different styles and designs for Baha’i calendars. We recently heard from Noah and Sarah about what they’ve created and in previous years we heard from Roya Mottaheddeh and Tina and Tanisha of Fire & Gold. I’m excited to share this […]

Isn’t it interesting to look at something you might think of as negative and to perceive how it is, in fact, positive? Say abstaining from food and drink. I could perceive it as a hardship, something to be endured, or I could be thankful my body is able to go without food and water for […]

The Baha’i Fast is a sacred time—a period of spiritual renewal, reflection, and connection to God. However, for years, I woke up before sunrise dreading the day ahead, knowing that by mid-morning I’d feel drained, short-tempered, and counting the hours until sunset. I asked myself: While preparations for the Fast will look different for everyone […]

Playwright and historical novelist of Persian Passion (inspired by The Dawn-Breakers), Tom Lysaght, has written a new book of personal essays and remembrances called The Inner Atlas. This compilation chronicles his trilogy of the soul (becoming a Baha’i, pilgrimage, pioneering) as well as reflections on ancestors, sex and spirituality, divine governance, Shakespeare, and theatre. It spans […]

When I met my wife Sarah, she had already been making Badi calendars for a few years. On her own, she would identify art, quotations, and the thing that caught my attention—a 19-day layout. Most Badi calendars overlay onto Gregorian ones, but my sweetie was inspired to overlay the Gregorian one onto the Badi calendar. […]

Ayyam-i-Ha is almost here and it’s the perfect time to participate in our THIRD annual Ayyam-i-Ha bake off! You can join from anywhere around Australia, or the world! To get involved, you’ll need to: What makes an Ayyam-i-Ha treat? It can be whatever you want it to be! It can have a Baha’i theme to […]

This time of year feels like the deep inhale before seeing how far I can swim underwater in a single breath, lungs straining and muscles burning, that delicious gasp of fresh air at the end. This month spans 19 days, is then followed up with Ayyam-i-Ha, includes, for my little family, a big trip–all before […]

In the Baha’i Faith, we are called to rise above the limitations of our human inclinations and embody divine love and unity. A powerful quote from Abdu’l-Baha that I keep returning to invites us to transform our perceptions and responses to those who oppose us. He states: “Recognize your enemies as friends and consider those […]

I came across Kiya Shahidi’s melodies on Instagram when he performed his first jazzy rendition of quotations from the Writings and his voice hooks you right in the heart! He’s been very prolific recently but I wanted to hear all about his live Baha’i-inspired album called Faith. I hope you enjoy this conversation, and Kiya’s […]

Many communities mark World Religion Day on the third Sunday of January. Have you heard of this day? It was originally created in the 1950s by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States and it is based on the principles of the oneness of religion and progressive revelation–which, coincidentally, is the subject of […]

I absolutely love the work of Misha Blaise so I was exhilarated when I found out that she has put together an introduction to the life of the soul and the teachings of the Baha’i Faith. The book is called You Are a Cosmic Tree and it’s published by Bellwood Press, an imprint of the […]

I have observed that in my cultural milieu, the labels “introvert” and “extrovert” are commonly used to categorize people’s social behaviors and preferences. These terms often shape how we view ourselves and others—an introvert is typically seen as someone who is inwardly focused and recharges through solitude, while an extrovert is seen as someone who […]

In one of its messages the Universal House of Justice explained to us that the deteriorating conditions of the world and the developments in community building that the Baha’i world–together with like-minded citizens–are working towards point to “an urgent, inescapable conclusion”, namely, “[t]here must be a sustained, rapid rise in the number of those committing […]

A few months ago I heard the tremendously exciting news that a new volume of The Baha’i World was in the works, and even though The Baha’i World moved online in 2019 and has released new articles and curated collections since, this new volume is being printed! This thrilled the cockles of my book-loving heart […]

As a professor of urban planning and public health, I’m always confronted by students’ desire to “change the world.” I use the opportunity to help students recognize the need for cultivating our personal capacity for reading the realities of our communities through self-reflection and reflexivity as well as cultural humility while simultaneously engaging with like-minded […]

Over the years it’s been really exciting to see Baha’i Blog team members branch out and launch initiatives so I’m super thrilled to chat with Naysan, whose enthusiasm, passion and stick-with-it-ness has brought many, many projects into fruition. He has encouraged and accompanied countless friends to take their artistic pursuits to the next level. I […]