U.S. Bahai News Headlines

Media portrayal of women is focus of panel

glen — Mon, 08 Mar 2010 14:02:11 -0600

NEW YORK — When Jan Floyd-Douglass decided to buy a new car, she bypassed suitable models from eight different manufacturers – and then wrote to tell them why.

The annual Nineteen-Day Fast: a time of spiritual purification

admin — Mon, 01 Mar 2010 00:00:00 -0600

From March 2-20, Baha'is worldwide observe the annual 19-Day Fast by refraining from eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset.

Why Baha'i - Justin Cecil

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 16:24:11 -0600

Orlando, Fla.
Baha’i since May 2009

There were a lot of things, a lot of different ideas, that propelled me to the Baha’i Faith.

Ruth G. Richardson - Portrait of an Artist

Fri, 26 Feb 2010 15:19:21 -0600

Ruth G. Richardson is a member of the Baha’i Faith and lives just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Today, Ruth is in her 80’s and enjoying her second career as a painter.

Selected profiles of African American Baha'is

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 11:12:11 -0600

In observance of African American History Month, we pay tribute to some notable African American Baha’is who have made significant contributions to American society.

Ayyam-i-Ha a time of giving and hospitality

admin — Fri, 26 Feb 2010 00:00:00 -0600

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 Fast, which begins March 2 and ends March 20.

Fun and games - just in time for Ayyam-i-Ha!

Sun, 21 Feb 2010 00:12:25 -0600

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.

Next court date for Baha’i leaders will be April 10

Fri, 19 Feb 2010 12:14:55 -0600

--UPDATE -- Feb. 22, 2010: The third court session for seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Iran is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, a day earlier than originally announced.

Washington Post’s “Faith Complex” program interviews D.C. Baha’i about Baha’is in Iran

Wed, 17 Feb 2010 14:52:07 -0600

On February 16, “Faith Complex,” a program of the Washington Post and Georgetown University, published an interview with Baha’i author Sovaida Ma’ani Ewing of Washington, D.C.

Amid wreckage in Haiti, new birth brings hope

Sat, 13 Feb 2010 14:55:55 -0600

PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Little Tina Rose Wome came into the world on 28 January in a makeshift clinic, fashioned from a classroom at the Anis Zunuzi Baha'i School on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince.