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When I was six, my family moved to California because my father received a great job offer. It took me a couple of months to get used to California, but I quickly began to [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/why-bahai/" rel="tag">Why Baha'i</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-26738" class="post-26738 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-life tag-commemorations tag-community-building tag-holy-days entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2011/02/25/days-outside-of-time-festival-reveres-eternal-essence-of-god-2/">‘Days outside of time’ festival reveres eternal essence of God</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2011-02-25T15:31">February 25, 2011</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">Admin</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2011/02/25/days-outside-of-time-festival-reveres-eternal-essence-of-god-2/#respond" title="Comment on ‘Days outside of time’ festival reveres eternal essence of God">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>From sunset Feb. 25 to sunset March 1, Baha’is will be exchanging gifts, getting together with friends and family, and engaging in acts of charity – activities that characterize the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha.</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/community-life/" title="View all posts in Community Life" rel="category tag">Community Life</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/commemorations/" rel="tag">Commemorations</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/community-building/" rel="tag">Community building</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/holy-days/" rel="tag">Holy Days</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-28767" class="post-28767 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-bahai-centers-of-learning category-community-life tag-conferences entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2011/02/22/2011-bahai-studies-conference-looks-at-transforming-habits-of-thought/">2011 Baha’i Studies Conference looks at ‘Transforming Habits of Thought’</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2011-02-22T21:37">February 22, 2011</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">The American Bahá'í Staff</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2011/02/22/2011-bahai-studies-conference-looks-at-transforming-habits-of-thought/#respond" title="Comment on 2011 Baha’i Studies Conference looks at ‘Transforming Habits of Thought’">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>“Transforming Habits of Thought” is the theme for the 35th annual Conference of the Association for Bahá’í Studies–North America, Aug. 11–14 in San Francisco, California. The association is inviting proposals for presentations at the conference. Presentations are not limited to the conference theme, and proposals are especially welcome from youth and those who have never [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/community-life/bahai-centers-of-learning/" title="View all posts in Baha'i Centers of Learning" rel="category tag">Baha'i Centers of Learning</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/community-life/" title="View all posts in Community Life" rel="category tag">Community Life</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/conferences/" rel="tag">Conferences</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-31133" class="post-31133 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-life tag-commemorations tag-events tag-race-unity entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2011/01/31/freedom-trail-march-in-jefferson-county-wv/">Freedom Trail March in Jefferson County, WV</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2011-01-31T16:44">January 31, 2011</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">cwright</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span>Comments Off</span> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Even weather that was well below freezing couldn’t stop about sixty people from attending the NAACP’s annual “Freedom Trail March” on Sunday, January 9 in Jefferson County, WV. Of the sixty participants, more than twenty were Baha’is, most traveling from other communities as far as Baltimore, Maryland.                 [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/community-life/" title="View all posts in Community Life" rel="category tag">Community Life</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/commemorations/" rel="tag">Commemorations</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/events/" rel="tag">Events</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/race-unity/" rel="tag">Race Unity</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-28477" class="post-28477 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-distinction-in-society tag-awards tag-distinction-in-society tag-social-and-economic-development entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2011/01/28/bahai-finalist-for-national-geographic-changemakers-award/">Baha’i finalist for National Geographic Changemakers Award</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2011-01-28T20:46">January 28, 2011</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">gfullmer</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2011/01/28/bahai-finalist-for-national-geographic-changemakers-award/#respond" title="Comment on Baha’i finalist for National Geographic Changemakers Award">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>A Baha’i pioneer to Fiji, Austin Bowden-Kerby, is one of 12 finalists selected out of 250 applicants for a prestigious international award through National Geographic’s Changemakers, for his innovative social and economic development project Coral Gardens – Living Reefs, a project that is helping transform tourism, increasing fish stocks, alleviating poverty, and conserving coral reefs. [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/distinction-in-society/" title="View all posts in Distinction In Society" rel="category tag">Distinction In Society</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/awards/" rel="tag">Awards</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/distinction-in-society/" rel="tag">Distinction In Society</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/social-and-economic-development/" rel="tag">Social and economic development</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-27397" class="post-27397 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-perspectives tag-christian-topics tag-commemorations tag-interfaith entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2010/12/21/27397/">Embracing the December Holiday Season</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2010-12-21T21:41">December 21, 2010</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">gfullmer</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span>Comments Off</span> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>‘Tis the season to be jolly…the streets are lit up, the sound of Jingle Bells and Frosty the Snowman can be heard from department stores and the smell of potato pancakes are wafting from the bakeries…the December holidays are upon us. For Baha’is, it is an opportunity to enjoy the feeling of goodwill, the yearning [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/perspectives/" title="View all posts in Perspectives" rel="category tag">Perspectives</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/christian-topics/" rel="tag">Christian topics</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/commemorations/" rel="tag">Commemorations</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/interfaith/" rel="tag">Interfaith</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-32459" class="post-32459 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-sharing-bahai-beliefs tag-bahai-buzz tag-elections entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2010/11/05/thoughts-about-the-november-2010-elections/">Thoughts about the November 2010 Elections</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2010-11-05T10:03">November 5, 2010</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">cwright</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span>Comments Off</span> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Jason Ross shares in his blog The Third Valley his experience voting in a Baha’i election verses voting in a U.S. election. To read more detailed information on Baha’i administration and the Baha’i electoral process, visit the following articles: Baha’i administration Baha’i elections get vote for spirit and spirituality When it comes to elections, Baha’is [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/community-life/sharing-bahai-beliefs/" title="View all posts in Sharing Baha'i Beliefs" rel="category tag">Sharing Baha'i Beliefs</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/bahai-buzz/" rel="tag">Baha'i Buzz</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/elections/" rel="tag">Elections</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-24468" class="post-24468 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-2 tag-arts tag-commemorations tag-personalities entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2010/10/21/bebop-bahai-dizzy-gillespie-remembered-today/">Bebop Baha’i, Dizzy Gillespie, remembered today</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2010-10-21T22:16">October 21, 2010</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">gfullmer</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2010/10/21/bebop-bahai-dizzy-gillespie-remembered-today/#respond" title="Comment on Bebop Baha’i, Dizzy Gillespie, remembered today">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>October 21, 2010 – 6:19pm Today, on what would have been the jazz great’s 93rd birthday, Dizzy Gillespie is remembered in a profile on The Washington Post: “In case you haven’t used Google today (Oct. 21), you may not have noticed an unusual design on the home page: a razzmatazz boogie of semi-abstract art with a [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/news-2/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/arts/" rel="tag">Arts</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/commemorations/" rel="tag">Commemorations</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/personalities/" rel="tag">Personalities</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-74" class="post-74 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-life tag-commemorations tag-community-building tag-holy-days entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2010/02/26/ayyam-i-ha-a-time-of-giving-and-hospitality/">Ayyam-i-Ha, a time of giving and hospitality</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2010-02-26T00:00">February 26, 2010</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">Admin</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2010/02/26/ayyam-i-ha-a-time-of-giving-and-hospitality/#respond" title="Comment on Ayyam-i-Ha, a time of giving and hospitality">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Baha’is celebrate the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha each year from sunset on Feb. 25 to sunset of March 1 as a preparation for the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/fasting-time">Fast</a>, which begins March 2 and ends March 20. During Ayyam-i-Ha, members of the Faith perform acts of charity, give gifts to friends and family, and attend social gatherings.</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/community-life/" title="View all posts in Community Life" rel="category tag">Community Life</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/commemorations/" rel="tag">Commemorations</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/community-building/" rel="tag">Community building</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/holy-days/" rel="tag">Holy Days</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-694" class="post-694 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-features-2 category-uncategorized tag-arts tag-holy-days entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2010/02/21/fun-and-games-just-in-time-for-ayyam-i-ha/">Fun and games – just in time for Ayyam-i-Ha!</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2010-02-21T00:12">February 21, 2010</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"></span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2010/02/21/fun-and-games-just-in-time-for-ayyam-i-ha/#comments" title="Comment on Fun and games – just in time for Ayyam-i-Ha!">2 comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>He was ready to call it a night when the wheels started turning. Bobby Picker Jr. jumped out of bed, grabbed some graph paper, and began to draw. "It was very linear when I first started, but now it’s a beautiful piece of artwork,” he said about his creation.</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/features-2/" title="View all posts in Features" rel="category tag">Features</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/arts/" rel="tag">Arts</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/holy-days/" rel="tag">Holy Days</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-1960" class="post-1960 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-reports tag-bahai-arrests tag-bahai-faith tag-bahai tag-bahai-leaders tag-human-rights-watch tag-iran tag-persecution-of-bahais entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2010/01/27/human-rights-watch-includes-bahais-in-annual-report/">Human Rights Watch includes Baha'is in annual report</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2010-01-27T12:21">January 27, 2010</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">oea</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span>Comments Off</span> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Human Rights Watch again included the persecution of Iran’s Baha’i community in it’s annual report, World Report 2010, which evaluates human rights in 90 countries and territories throughout 2009. Below is an excerpt from the report on Iran, mentioning the situation of the Baha’is: The government continues to deny members of the Baha’i faith, Iran’s [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/iran/reports/" title="View all posts in Reports" rel="category tag">Reports</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/bahai-arrests/" rel="tag">Baha'i arrests</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/bahai-faith/" rel="tag">Baha'i Faith</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/bahai/" rel="tag">Bahai</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/bahai-leaders/" rel="tag">bahai leaders</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/human-rights-watch/" rel="tag">Human Rights Watch</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/iran/" rel="tag">Iran</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/persecution-of-bahais/" rel="tag">persecution of Baha'is</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-666" class="post-666 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-features-2 category-uncategorized tag-arts tag-commemorations entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2009/12/22/music-brings-unity-to-holiday-season/">Music brings unity to holiday season</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2009-12-22T14:00">December 22, 2009</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"></span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2009/12/22/music-brings-unity-to-holiday-season/#comments" title="Comment on Music brings unity to holiday season">6 comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Every year we’re asked, "How do Baha’is <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://bahai.us/winter-holidays">handle the winter holidays</a>?" "When is the <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://bahai.us/node/67">Baha’i gift-giving season</a>?" "How do <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://bahai.us/Jesus-Christ">Baha’is view Christ</a>?"</p> <p>This year we spoke with Veda Mosavi, a Baha’i from Calif. who was raised by a Persian Baha’i father and a mother from a Baptist background, who became a Baha’i when Veda was young.</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/features-2/" title="View all posts in Features" rel="category tag">Features</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/uncategorized/" title="View all posts in Uncategorized" rel="category tag">Uncategorized</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/arts/" rel="tag">Arts</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/commemorations/" rel="tag">Commemorations</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-291" class="post-291 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-community-life tag-holy-days entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2009/10/01/celebrating-the-birth-of-baha%e2%80%99u%e2%80%99llah-divine-teacher-for-this-age/">Celebrating the Birth of Baha’u’llah: Divine teacher for this age</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2009-10-01T23:27">October 1, 2009</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">Admin</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2009/10/01/celebrating-the-birth-of-baha%e2%80%99u%e2%80%99llah-divine-teacher-for-this-age/#respond" title="Comment on Celebrating the Birth of Baha’u’llah: Divine teacher for this age">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>For the last 40 years, Baha’is in the Washington, D.C., area have been hosting a birthday celebration, open to the public, for the most important person in their lives –<a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahaullah.org/iran/bahaullah-childhood/"> Baha’u’llah</a>, Founder of the Baha’i Faith, who was born on Nov. 12, 1817, in Tehran, Persia (now Iran).</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/community-life/" title="View all posts in Community Life" rel="category tag">Community Life</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/holy-days/" rel="tag">Holy Days</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-1577" class="post-1577 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-public-statements tag-bahai tag-human-rights tag-iran tag-religious-freedom tag-religious-persecution tag-shohreh-aghdashloo entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2009/09/22/shohreh-aghdashloo-on-bahai-human-rights-in-iran/">Shohreh Aghdashloo on Baha'i human rights in Iran</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2009-09-22T15:04">September 22, 2009</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">oea</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span>Comments Off</span> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Award-winning Iranian actress Shohreh Aghdashloo advocated for Baha’i rights and religious freedom in Iran in this video address, which debuted at a public event held on Sept. 12, 2009, in Washington, D.C. Also available at Iranian.com</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/iran/public-statements/" title="View all posts in Public Statements" rel="category tag">Public Statements</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/bahai/" rel="tag">Bahai</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/human-rights/" rel="tag">Human rights</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/iran/" rel="tag">Iran</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/religious-freedom/" rel="tag">Religious freedom</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/religious-persecution/" rel="tag">religious persecution</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/shohreh-aghdashloo/" rel="tag">Shohreh Aghdashloo</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-33072" class="post-33072 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-2 tag-arts entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2009/05/26/choral-festival-gets-better-from-year-to-year-2/">Choral Festival gets better from year to year</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2009-05-26T17:13">May 26, 2009</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">cwright</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span>Comments Off</span> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>It’s hard to believe the event could get any better… Rich harmonies from about 150 talented voices filled the 1,200-seat Baha’i House of Worship auditorium with uplifting scriptural music at two free public concerts on Sunday May 24, 2009. It is estimated that about 700 people attended the 10:00 a.m. concert and perhaps 900 at [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/news-2/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/arts/" rel="tag">Arts</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-33082" class="post-33082 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-news-2 tag-elections tag-politics entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2009/04/20/%e2%80%98spiritual-elections%e2%80%99-not-an-oxymoron-for-baha%e2%80%99is-2/">‘Spiritual elections’ not an oxymoron for Baha’is</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2009-04-20T00:00">April 20, 2009</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">cwright</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span>Comments Off</span> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>From April 23 to April 26, 171 Baha’i delegates in this country will gather at the Baha’i House of Worship for the North American Continent in Wilmette, Ill., to elect members to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United States. At the same time, Baha’i delegates in 181 other nations will gather [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/news-2/" title="View all posts in News" rel="category tag">News</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/elections/" rel="tag">Elections</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/politics/" rel="tag">Politics</a> </div> </div><div class="post-26570 page type-page status-publish hentry entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/overview/local-us-media-coverage/">Local U.S. Media Coverage</a></h2> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>July 2010 Many around the world targeted for beliefs By Kate Shellnutt, The Houston Chronicle’s “Believe Out Loud” blog, July 1, 2010 May 2010 Religious persecution threatens Baha’is By Chuck Flagg, South Valley Newspapers, May 18, 2010 April 2010 Northwestern grad returns after Iran captivity By Tracy Gruen, special to The Chicago Tribune, April 21, [...]</p> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-26790" class="post-26790 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-audio-features tag-christian-topics tag-youth entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/12/17/rainn-wilson-on-interfaith-voices-radio-2/">Rainn Wilson on “Interfaith Voices” radio</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2008-12-17T14:18">December 17, 2008</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"></span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/12/17/rainn-wilson-on-interfaith-voices-radio-2/#comments" title="Comment on Rainn Wilson on “Interfaith Voices” radio">1 comment</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Actor Rainn Wilson spoke recently on "Interfaith Voices," a nationally syndicated public radio program, about balancing his life of faith as a Baha’i with his acting career in Hollywood, where he has developed a penchant for playing loners, oddballs and weirdos.</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/audio-features/" title="View all posts in Audio Features" rel="category tag">Audio Features</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/christian-topics/" rel="tag">Christian topics</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/youth/" rel="tag">Youth</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-540" class="post-540 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-features-2 tag-study-circles entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/08/19/circles-of-life-changing-study/">Circles of life-changing study</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2008-08-19T17:43">August 19, 2008</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">Admin</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/08/19/circles-of-life-changing-study/#comments" title="Comment on Circles of life-changing study">3 comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>“Study circle” sounds sedate and mundane, but Baha’i <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://bahai.us./node/60">study circles</a> can be anything but. </p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/features-2/" title="View all posts in Features" rel="category tag">Features</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/study-circles/" rel="tag">Study Circles</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-30312" class="post-30312 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-profiles entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/06/19/mary-jo-adams-as-an-adult-i-became-a-spiritual-seeker/">Mary Jo Adams: As an adult, I became a spiritual seeker</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2008-06-19T19:19">June 19, 2008</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">gfullmer</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span>Comments Off</span> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Reno, Nevada Bahá’í since 2007 I was raised Catholic, and for much of my youth dreamed of becoming a nun. But eventually I found I didn’t agree with much of the doctrine and felt unmoved by the services. So as an adult, I became a spiritual seeker. I explored Buddhism and other Eastern traditions, and [...]</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/profiles/" title="View all posts in Profiles" rel="category tag">Profiles</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-26755" class="post-26755 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-perspectives tag-administration tag-convention tag-elections entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/04/28/bahai-elections-take-it-to-the-top-2/">Baha’i elections take it to the top</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2008-04-28T16:47">April 28, 2008</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">Admin</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/04/28/bahai-elections-take-it-to-the-top-2/#respond" title="Comment on Baha’i elections take it to the top">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>On April 29, approximately 1,200 delegates from 170 nations will elect individuals to the nine-member <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://bahai.us/Universal-House-of-Justice" target="_blank">Universal House of Justice</a>, the international governing body of the Baha’i Faith. The election is held every five years at the Baha’i World Center in Haifa, Israel.</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/perspectives/" title="View all posts in Perspectives" rel="category tag">Perspectives</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/administration/" rel="tag">Administration</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/convention/" rel="tag">convention</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/elections/" rel="tag">Elections</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-26736" class="post-26736 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-perspectives tag-fast tag-spiritual-development entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/02/13/a-young-bahai-welcomes-the-%e2%80%98spiritual-swell%e2%80%99-of-her-second-fast-2/">A young Baha’i welcomes the ‘spiritual swell’ of her second Fast</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2008-02-13T15:14">February 13, 2008</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">Admin</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/02/13/a-young-bahai-welcomes-the-%e2%80%98spiritual-swell%e2%80%99-of-her-second-fast-2/#respond" title="Comment on A young Baha’i welcomes the ‘spiritual swell’ of her second Fast">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>Last year, as a new Baha’i, I participated in my first <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/annual-bahai-fast">Fast</a>. I was a strange combination of nervous, excited, scared and exhilarated. In the midst of my hunger, I managed to keep up a public blog, attend a retreat at <a target="_blank" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.greenacre.org/">Green Acre Baha’i School</a>, visit the <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://bahai.us/bahai-temple">Baha’i House of Worship</a> near Chicago and, in the end, discover the real point of it all. </p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/perspectives/" title="View all posts in Perspectives" rel="category tag">Perspectives</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/fast/" rel="tag">Fast</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/spiritual-development/" rel="tag">spiritual development</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-26730" class="post-26730 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-social-action tag-egypt tag-human-rights tag-religious-freedom entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/01/23/bahais-in-egypt-3/">Baha’is in Egypt</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2008-01-23T10:12">January 23, 2008</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"></span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2008/01/23/bahais-in-egypt-3/#respond" title="Comment on Baha’is in Egypt">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p><a href="##related">Related Items</a> | <a href="##related">Latest News</a> | <a href="##related">Media Coverage</a></p> <p><strong>ACTION ALERT</strong></p> <p>On Feb. 26, 2009, Rep. Frank R. Wolf introduced resolution<strong> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://thomas.loc.gov/cgi-bin/query/z?c111:H.RES.200:">H. Res. 200</a>,</strong> calling on the Egyptian Government to respect human rights and freedoms of religion and expression in Egypt, to the U.S. House of Representatives.</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/community-life/social-action/" title="View all posts in Social Action" rel="category tag">Social Action</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/egypt/" rel="tag">Egypt</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/human-rights/" rel="tag">Human rights</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/religious-freedom/" rel="tag">Religious freedom</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-26705" class="post-26705 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-perspectives tag-administration tag-elections entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2007/10/15/bahai-elections-get-vote-for-spirit-and-spirituality-2/">Baha’i elections get vote for spirit and spirituality</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2007-10-15T11:10">October 15, 2007</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn">Admin</span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2007/10/15/bahai-elections-get-vote-for-spirit-and-spirituality-2/#respond" title="Comment on Baha’i elections get vote for spirit and spirituality">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>What if they held an election without candidates? Without the requisite hand-shaking and baby-kissing, debates or campaign promises. Without even a personal discussion of whom to vote for.</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/perspectives/" title="View all posts in Perspectives" rel="category tag">Perspectives</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/administration/" rel="tag">Administration</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/elections/" rel="tag">Elections</a> </div> </div><div id="post-excerpt-26702" class="post-26702 post type-post status-publish format-standard hentry category-features-2 category-sharing-bahai-beliefs tag-community-building entry entry-excerpt clearfix"> <div class="entry-header"> <h2 class="entry-title"><a rel="bookmark" href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2007/10/09/bahai-communities-provide-soul-support-in-a-hard-to-connect-world-2/">Baha’i communities provide soul support in a hard-to-connect world</a></h2> <div class="entry-info"> <abbr class="published" title="2007-10-09T16:51">October 9, 2007</abbr> <span class="spacer">•</span> <span class="author vcard"><span class="fn"></span></span> <span class="spacer">•</span> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/2007/10/09/bahai-communities-provide-soul-support-in-a-hard-to-connect-world-2/#respond" title="Comment on Baha’i communities provide soul support in a hard-to-connect world">No comments</a> </div> </div> <div class="entry-summary"> <p>When "staying connected" means nothing more than being able to get on the Internet, personal relationships suffer. Depression, anxiety and other problems take hold, studies show, especially in kids and teens who don’t have healthy, face-to-face relationships.</p> </div> <div class="entry-footer"> In <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/features-2/" title="View all posts in Features" rel="category tag">Features</a>, <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/category/community-life/sharing-bahai-beliefs/" title="View all posts in Sharing Baha'i Beliefs" rel="category tag">Sharing Baha'i Beliefs</a> <span class="spacer">•</span> Tagged <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/tag/community-building/" rel="tag">Community building</a> </div> </div><div class="pagination"> <a href="https://web.archive.org/web/20111004154050/http://www.bahai.us/search/node/page/2/" class="next" rel="next">Next</a><p>1 of 2</p></div> </div> </div> </div> </section> <hr class="accessibility"/> <footer id="footer"> <div 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