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One of the greatest heroes of the Baha’i Faith, Mulla Husayn – the first to accept the Bab, the forerunner of the Baha’i revelation – came to his new belief...

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On a religious forum I ran across an essay on Baha’is and the United Nations in which a woman I’ll call “Jen” made a series of statements about Baha’i belief...

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I work voluntarily with the sick, and some of them have serious illnesses. Quite understandably, many patients and their loved ones suffer considerable anxiety.   It must be a huge...

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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.

Any realistic view of our present global situation must acknowledge that we are experiencing rapid political, social, and environmental deterioration.  Unfortunately, parallels to the storm clouds that gathered before World...

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We know how important it is to engage in meaningful conversations and I’ve long admired Rainn Wilson for his ability–not only to engage in meaningful conversations, which you can listen to him do time and time again on the Baha’i Blogcast–but also his desire to help spark that same depth of connection between other people […]

One day in my twin sons’ Baha’i-inspired children’s class I heard this quote from the Baha’i writings: “There is nothing sweeter in the world of existence than prayer.”  Nothing sweeter. ...

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The Baha’i teachings exalt the virtue of gratitude. In fact, when Abdu’l-Baha traveled to North America in 1912, the concept of gratitude emerged as one of the major themes of...

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BIC statement to African and European Heads of State and Government emphasizes implications of interdependence and expanding conceptions of progress and development.

Since the pandemic a few years ago, I’ve noticed a trend towards healing childhood trauma. Interestingly, at the same time, healing trauma has also become the topic of multiple conversations...

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The other day, reading the work of a Baha’i scholar who addresses the mystical quest as it’s understood in the Baha’i teachings, I hoped to learn new ways to deal...

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As a retired emergency medicine physician, I hold two key Baha’i principles close to my heart and my head: First, science and religion agree; and second, healing can be both...

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For this month’s newsletter, I want to bring to the fore some media resources related to Abdu’l-Baha and some tributes of souls who were transformed in this presence. In preparation for our community’s celebration for the Day of the Covenant, I had the opportunity to return to the film Exemplar that was commissioned for the […]

UN resolution condemns Iran’s escalating persecution of Bahá’ís and religious minorities, citing arrests, property confiscation, and educational discrimination.

The Baha’i teachings describe true marriage as “a holy institution” and “a fortress for well-being.” Does yours feel that way? If you’re about to marry, do you think it will...

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When you think of a good friend, what do you think of? A person who is honest? Trustworthy? Humble? Most people would say all three of these are the qualities...

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How can we cultivate a spirit of consultation and true friendship online? Those vital spiritual attributes, so conducive to human progress, often get lost on the web.  Just think of...

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During the Enlightenment, philosophers and thinkers started to anticipate that scientific advances would one day inform our moral philosophy – and give humanity a better sense of moral purpose. Then,...

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BIC delegation to the Second World Summit for Social Development highlights the need to reimagine development through the lens of collective well-being.