The project for the Baha’i House of Worship in Chile was announced in 2001 and the winning design by Siamak Hariri – of the Canadian

حدود ۳۰ سال پیش، “کیارستمی” فیلم کوتاهی ساخت با نام “شکل اول- شکل دوم”. در این فیلم با چهره هائی مصاحبه می شود که از

This October 20th marks the 190th anniversay of the birth of Siyyid ‘Ali Muhammad, the Báb, the Prophet Herald of the Bahá’í Faith. Siyyid ‘Ali

The social, political and economic transformations in Eastern Europe, the former Soviet Union and China point to the end of violent revolutions and the emergence

Dissimulation is a form of  deception whereby the truth is concealed to gain an advantage. Dissimulation or Taghiyeh (تقیّه ) is an Islamic concept where

The challenges we face as a people are many and this by itself does not differentiate us from other people, societies and cultures.  We possess

The recent events have once again re-opened the wounds with which our society has lived with for decades. As the debate on the recent elections

The May 2009 report of the Sentinel Project focuses on Iran and provides a preliminary assessment of the danger that the Bahá’í community faces in

در این ایام که ملت به وقایع چند روز گذشته می‌‌اندیشد و بسیاری در واکنش به آن فریاد میکشند، مادری در زندان اوین، به یاد

در میان شعار‌ها از زردشتیان و بهائیان نیز یاد شد! آیا این اقلیت‌ها میتوانند امیدوار به دستیابی به حقوق شهروندی خود باشند؟ آیا این انتخابات

۱. ايران اولين كشوري است كه بيش از چهارصد هزار معتقد به يك عقيده و آئين  ( جاسوس ) ناميده مي شوند ۲. ايران اولين كشوري

In the first detailed interview she has granted since her release from Evin prison and her arrival in the US, Roxana Saberi gave a very detailed and

May 29th, 1892, at approximately 3 AM, marks the ascension of Bahá’u’lláh.  The news of His ascension was instantly communicated to Sultan Abdu’l-Hamid in a

Is the ability to ask questions something we need to learn or is it an innate ability?  How should we ask questions so that the

( خوشا شیراز و وضع بی مثالش ) ( خداوندا نگه دار از زوالش ) Sweet is Shiraz and its comparable site! O God, preserve

Iranians lament deep rooted corruption in every aspect of their society and it is with a sense of great loss that they look back at

The principle of Emulation or taqlid (تقلید ) is deep rooted in Shi’ism and is linked to the question of who will lead the Shi’ites

امروز، استاد پیر، كه مدتهاست، از بیماری قلبی و عصبی رنج می برَد، در بیمارستان برای چندمین بار بستری است و كلیه هایش نیز از

I believe that until and unless the social and academic education of girls is linked to the disparity in their social status and rights, as women, humanity will muddle from

While we grieve Delara’s fate, I would like to think that her life and its tragic ending is not a loss. That the pain we feel and

As the plight of Roxana Saberi continues to garner much well deserved international atttention, one has to wonder how many issues or violations is it

This crisis began with a television program, named al-Haqiqah [The Truth], which aired on Egypt’s Dream-2 channel on March 28th.  A mob went to the homes of the

From April 21 to May 2, Baha’is observe the Festival of Rezvan. This most holy day commemorates the anniversary of Bahá’u’lláh’s declaration in 1863 that

خانم سرور سروریان، ۲۵ ساله، ظهر روز گذشته مورخه۲۲ فروردین ماه در منزل شخصی خود توسط نیروهای امنیتی در شهر همدان بازداشت شد. نیروهای وزارت

With April 15th just a couple of days away, I asked myself “why am I so late this year?”. While my procrastination was not unusual, the time