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Director Mary Darling uses a Baha’i heroine’s persecution in Iran to explore moral courage, forgiveness and the hope of a ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X A map purporting to show the second-largest religion in each state appeared on the Washington Post ...

SPRINGFIELD — Persian culture often is misunderstood and the Baha’i Faith little understood by many. So for local dentist Dr. Kayvon Nezhad, the Global Education and Peace Network’s speaker series is ...

The Persian New Year marks the arrival of spring, and with it comes a sense of new beginnings. Called Nowruz in the Persian language Farsi, Navroz in the Ismaili Muslim tradition, and Naw-Rúz in the ...

Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) Facebook Click to share on X (Opens in new window) X On March 20, 2020, just after the spring equinox, Sienna Mae Heath scrounged up what spices, ...

Iranian Intelligence agents raided the homes of 14 Baha'i citizens in Alborz and Qazvin provinces, arresting two individuals. According to the annual report of the Commission on International ...

Nowruz, commonly known as the Persian New Year, symbolizes revival and renewal for its more than 300 million celebrants in modern-day Iran and beyond. I woke up yesterday morning. It was 26 degrees in ...

Long persecuted by Iran's Islamic regime, followers of the Baha'i faith in Tehran have now been told they must bury their dead upon the mass graves of political prisoners. The Baha'i community in the ...

Members of the Baha'i community in Australia say the religious minority is facing 'new and harsh methods' of persecution in Iran. Mona Fahandezh Saadi has had only minor contact from her sister, Yekta ...

Iran has reportedly summoned eight Baha’i citizens to begin prison terms after convicting them of security crimes for peaceful activities, including alleged communication with Western media and ...