5 days 21 hours ago
The efforts of young adolescents to improve air quality and provide shelter from the heat had the added benefit of preventing a patch of road from eroding when floods hit
1 week 4 days ago
Project restores faded parts of building and strengthens its seismic resistance, extending the conservation work carried out by Shoghi Effendi in the early 1950s.
2 weeks 4 days ago
New conceptions of human nature are challenging common notions about migration and fostering greater participation of migrants in the life of society.
3 weeks 4 days ago
At the 65th session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, the BIC focuses on the need for models of leadership to be reevaluated.
1 month ago
Prayer, uplifting music, and service to community contribute to social transformation in Sydney neighborhood.
1 month ago
The concrete pour for the central plaza and floor of the main edifice this week signifies a new stage in the project, as two portal walls near completion.
1 month 1 week ago
A program prepared by the Bahá’ís of Chile and broadcast on a national media network explores experiences in responding to the health crisis.
1 month 2 weeks ago
Campaign calling for the return of ancestral lands to Bahá’ís in Ivel generates unprecedented global outpouring of solidarity from officials and prominent figures.
1 month 2 weeks ago
The Nineteen Day Feast—regular gatherings dedicated to prayer, consultation, and fellowship—has been added to Singapore’s intangible cultural heritage list.
1 month 2 weeks ago
Completion of the floor slab marks a key milestone in the construction of the temple in the Democratic Republic of the Congo as exterior of Kenya temple nears completion.
1 month 3 weeks ago
Farmers as well as agricultural scientists and policy makers in several countries have joined the growing outcry at Iran’s seizure of lands belonging to Bahá’í farmers.
1 month 3 weeks ago
Historic ceremony marks start of construction for the first local Bahá’í House of Worship in India.
2 months ago
An extraordinary wave of support from Muslim leaders, government officials, and parliamentarians comes as persecution of Iran’s Bahá’í community intensifies.
2 months ago
Custom-made formwork that will be used to mold plaza walls has been assembled as berm walls rise and work on garden paths advances.
2 months ago
Former PM, justice ministers, and Supreme Court judges are among high-ranking legal professionals condemning recent court ruling to confiscate Bahá’í properties.
2 months 1 week ago
A BIC statement to the 59th session of the UN Commission for Social Development was at the heart of discussions Wednesday on AI.
2 months 1 week ago
Researchers and practitioners gather to explore insights into the complex and multidimensional challenges related to the availability of and access to food.
2 months 2 weeks ago
The film on equality between women and men premiered today and marks the 25th Anniversary of the landmark Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action.
2 months 2 weeks ago
Prompted by a desire for social progress, traditional chiefs gather to discuss their shared responsibility for the well-being of their people.
2 months 3 weeks ago
With work on berm foundations completed, structural reinforcements are now being put in place for one of the walls enclosing the south plaza.
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