The story of the Bahá'í faith's first tentative footholds in the UK and its subsequent growth. There were few contacts between the UK and the Bahá'í faith in the 19th century. The first English ...

More than 350 people attended the Black History Month celebration at Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette on Feb. 4. The Saturday evening event featured speakers including orchestral and choir ...

Lewis Walker, an assistant archivist for the Baha’i House of Worship for the North American Continent in Wilmette, gave a lecture in Parkes Hall, 1870 Sheridan Road, on Monday. The Northwestern Baha’i ...

On July 9, 1850, the Baha’i figure called the Bab was killed. Believed to be a messenger of God proclaiming the impending arrival of Baha’u’llah, he was executed for apostasy by firing squad in the ...

A description of Bahá'í worship, in which they try to know and love God. Bahá'ís see themselves as a people with a mission to bring harmony and unity in the world, and this is reflected in their ...

This story was originally published on Columbia Faith & Values (ColumbiaFAVS.com). Tyree Byndom’s decision to jump in to the City Council race for the First Ward representative spot involved serious ...

As a young atheist, Nader Saiedi felt that his family’s religion contradicted his trust in reason. The current UCLA professor could not reconcile what he believed were inconsistencies between faith ...

This year, the end of October has a special meaning for those of the Baha'i faith, with global members marking worldwide the 200th anniversary celebration of the birth of the Báb, whose message ...

Iran persecutes its Baha’i minority fiercely in a year of protests and war, rights groups say - Ever since the Baha’i faith ...

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