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Lights of Carmel 


Issue: Volume 8, February 2004
  

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Recent Bahá'í News

Promoting social harmony in Europe
STRASBOURG, France, 11 February 2004 (BWNS) -- An exhibition on social harmony at the main building of the European Parliament was officially inaugurated at a reception here on 10 February. > GO TO STORY

Community builds first center
HUAHINE, French Polynesia, 5 February 2004 (BWNS) -- Devotional songs and prayers marked the inauguration of the first Baha'i center to be built in French Polynesia. > GO TO STORY

Travel writers salute 'floral jewel'
HAIFA, Israel, 31 January 2004 (BWNS) -- The Baha'i garden terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Bab on Mount Carmel have received an award from the Society of American Travel Writers. > GO TO STORY



Baha'is from Huahine and their guests in front of the new Baha'i center.

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Published Articles

A Sacred Tour to the Land of Mystery
By Sylvia Miley
To Kneel and pray with thankfulness that the privilege has been given to recognise “Him Who God shall make manifest”; to plead for forgiveness for shortcomings and humbly ask Him to show the way to be useful, steadfast and obedient. These were the prayers and exhortations that drifted through this pilgrim’s mind. > GO TO ARTICLE  

Creating New Folklore
By Istvan Dely
Folklore, Shoghi Effendi says, is the expression of a people. A people, however, is not a static entity. By law it must change: decay or grow. The Creative Word of God for today is the single most potent agency to empower people to grow. > GO TO ARTICLE

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Poetry

Recognition
By George Townshend
A tribute by a renowned Bahá'í writer and figure. > GO TO POEM

Reflections on Scarborough Fair
By Doris V. Lorkins
A poem written after attending UK Bahá'í Festival at Scarborough in 2002. The title was A Change of Time, with videos shown of Bahá'ís - Ordinary Heroes. > GO TO POEM

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Review 

Chile Temple Web site launched
HAIFA, Israel, 12 February 2004 -- The Baha'i International Community launched a Web site presenting the design of the Baha'i House of Worship to be constructed in Chile. > GO TO REVIEW

Sunrise & Sunset Times for the Bahá'í Fast
With the Bahá'í Fast only weeks away, this simple website will probably be one of the most visited sites on the Bahá'í World Wide Web. > GO TO REVIEW

Bill
"Bill", a biography of Hand of the Cause of God William Sears is written by his beloved wife, Mrs. Marguerite Reimer Sears. > GO TO REVIEW 

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Bahá'í Houses of Worship

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Bahá'í Glossary

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Hidden Words of Bahá'u'lláh, A Reflection by George Townshend

       

  
  
  
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