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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 […]

For Baha’is, the concept of Satan or the devil doesn’t refer to an actual being. Instead, those symbols represent the promptings of our egoic self and material desires — the...

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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 […]

How does an artist depict the human spirit’s journey? The Austrian Baha’i artist Claus Mayrhofer, who adopted the artist’s name Barabbas, attempted to do just that throughout his career. Barabbas...

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A group within my community has asked me to give a talk about social justice. While pondering and researching this concept, I‘ve concluded that justice cannot exist until people realize that there’s more...

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Members of Kazakhstan’s Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs discuss how collective exploration of spiritual principles over the years is fostering societal harmony.

Often, when women of color are vocal about discrimination, they become the targets of hostile sexism and are tone policed or silenced. And, if you were a Black woman during...

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As I keep writing about my experience here in the nursing home, and as I keep proceeding daily toward my passage to the next world, and as I keep putting...

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Idealists — people who have noble ideals they’d like to realize in themselves and in the world — will definitely experience some disappointment in life.  We idealize our parents or...

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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 […]

How did you learn what love is? Did someone teach you? I have been reading bell hooks’ book “All About Love.” The deeper I delve into it, the more certain...

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The News Service has now integrated the Arabic language into its website, marking a notable enhancement since the News Service was established over two decades ago.

A friend of my family just retired from her job after working at the same place for over 35 years. Though I suppose this is not an unusual thing to do, most...

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Dying isn’t easy. That may sound strange, but it’s true. I feel too tired, and I lack sufficient energy, even though my blood pressure seems normal. Maybe my body, in...

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At the recent UPR, a significant number of UN Members State raised concerns about the systematic persecution of the Bahá’ís in Iran.

Each of us has a set of personal ideals — our inner values, the concepts and beliefs we hold dear, and our vision of ourselves as ethical and principled beings....

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Many of us go through life without a sense of faith in anything greater than ourselves or our families. But increasingly, research shows that faith in a higher spiritual reality...

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During a discussion of the meaning of a “personal God,” I introduced my anti-theist friend, Ari, to the Baha’i concept of a manifestation — a prophet or messenger sent by...

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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 […]