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Thousands of Bahai believers, some dressed in their country's traditional costume, take part in ceremonies marking the inauguration of 18 terraces of gardens, waterfalls, and marble staircases leading to the Bahai Shrine of the Bab, one of the religion's founders, in the northern coastal Israeli town of Haifa, Tuesday May 22, 2001. Bahai, is a split from Islam and was founded in the mid-1800s by Baha'ullah in Iran. Bahai teach the importance of abandoning all prejudice and recognize the essential unity and common themes of all religions. The Bahai community numbers some 5 million worldwide.
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Photo by Lefteris Pitarakis / AP

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