Baha'i News

Over the past two years, the pandemic has prompted global recognition of the interdependence of nations, particularly their economic ties.

Justin Trudeau, Prime Minister of Canada, has written to extend his greetings to the Canadian Bahá’í community on the occasion of Ridvan.

From March 14–24, 2022, two staff from the Bahá’í Community of Canada’s Office of Public Affairs participated in the annual U.N. Commission.

“We are in a moment of peril, but… we are also in a moment of great promise,” said Member of Parliament Elizabeth May.

In March 2020, the World Health Organization declared the novel coronavirus (COVID-19) outbreak a global pandemic.

Over 150 representatives of local, regional and national Bahá’í institutions and agencies recently gathered at the Toronto Bahá’í Centre.

How could we imagine a future in which the equality of women and men has been fully realized in society?

A rising wave of conferences is sweeping across the globe bringing together everyone from around the world to serve humanity.

The steel superstructure for the 26-metre-high dome of the national Bahá’í House of Worship in the DRC is nearing completion.

The unprecedented challenges posed by the pandemic have led many people throughout the world to reflect deeply on how they live and work.

The New York Office of the BIC recently brought together representatives of many different communities and organizations.

How can spiritual principles such as justice and oneness guide the development of cities?

The latest article published on The Bahá’í World website examines the American Bahá’í community’s efforts to counter the effects of racism.

A new podcast series, “In Good Faith,” exploring the relationship between religion and the media has been launched.

A statement by the BIC proposes that the principle of equality of women and men will need to be intentionally woven into the government.

At a press conference in Tunis, Tunisia, the faith communities of that country signed a jointly prepared “National Pact for Coexistence"

The consultations of the Boards of Counsellors that had begun after their conference have concluded marking the beginning of a new chapter.

Glimpses of a Hundred Years of Endeavour, a film commissioned by the Universal House of Justice, was released today on Bahai.org.

The conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors whilst reading of a message from the Universal House of Justice came to a conclusion

An image of the opening pages of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s Will and Testament has been published.

The Bahá’ís of Tunisia are marking a century since ‘Abdu’l-Bahá sent an Egyptian Bahá’í named Sheikh Muḥyí’d-Dín Sabrí to Tunisia.

The United Nations General Assembly has called on the Iranian government to end its discrimination of minorities in Iran.

The Mayor of Edirne Recep Gürkan, Şemsettin Öztürk, a Bahá’í representative, recently met to discuss the significance of Bahá’í history.

The Kitáb-i-Aqdas has been translated into Tok Pisin, the most widely spoken of the hundreds of languages in Papua New Guinea.

The NSA hosted a small gathering at the Bahá’í Shrine in Montréal to mark the centenary of the Ascension of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

A film about Richard St. Barbe Baker, who is the world’s first global conservationist, premiered in a virtual showing hosted from Saskatoon.

Over the last two weeks, representatives of the BIC have been joining in discussions at the 2021 COP26.

Anticipation for Saturday morning’s opening of the local Bahá’í House of Worship in Vanuatu is building.

With school closures last year young students were forced to navigate homeschooling alongside parents, a new form of education was needed.

The Public Discourse, a podcast made by the Canadian Baha'is , has launched a third season that covers the life of 'Abdu'l-Baha.

Many communities throughout the world are reflecting on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s life of service to humanity.

“‘Abdu’l-Bahá: Champion of Universal Peace,” explores how ‘Abdu’l-Bahá advanced the cause of peace in his own ways.

The pandemic has awakened many societies to the possibilities for progress when people, come together to address various inequities.

A years-long armed conflict in the (C.A.R.) has disrupted life across the country and displaced hundreds of thousands of people.

When at the start of the pandemic the Baha'i community in Jordan began a discussion series with many people, they didn't expect the outcome.

For years, Baha’i communities across the United Kingdom have been learning to build communities that reflect the value of unity in diversity

During the summer break from a hard year in school when many youth were isolated from their friends, youth decided to connect the community.

It’s an annual occasion, a clear reminder of the cruel, targeted discrimination embedded in Iran’s education system.

Concerned with societal challenges that have become more obvious during the pandemic, more journalists in Kazakhstan are researching more.

Members of the UNmute Civil Society Coalition, including the governments of Denmark and Costa Rica, held an online and in-person discussion.

Recent reports indicate that the Iranian government has affirmed its policy to bar members of the Baha’i Faith from attending university.

One hundred years ago, in May, the first race amity conference in the United States was held in Washington, D.C., by the American Bahá’ís.

Each year, the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland offers a unique course that assists students to identify issues.

In recent months, the Iranian government’s decades-long campaign of hate speech against the Bahá’ís in Iran has reached new levels.

How does culture shape perceptions of women? Which elements contribute to achieving gender equality and which ones act as obstacles?

A significant milestone has been reached with the completion of the complex steel structure of the Bahá’í House of Worship in Port Moresby.

During the pandemic, people throughout the world have seen how an act of kindness among neighbors can turn strangers into friends instantly.

The Kitáb-i-Aqdas has been published in Icelandic for the first time, making available to an entire population Bahá’u’lláh’s Most Holy Book.

The Addis Ababa Office of the BIC brought together scientists, representatives of faiths and civil societies to discuss climate change.

How is it that despite sufficient quantities of food being produced to feed the entire global population each year, food systems fall short?