Now, I haven’t actually been able to view this yet, but it seems that Justin Baldoni of Everwood fame is up on Current TV talking about the Baha’i Faith accompanied by quite possibly the most unflattering photo ever.
I also don’t really get how Current TV works and any time I want to watch anything […]
BWNS has an update on the 54 Baha’i youth that were arrested in Shiraz. Fifty-one of them have been released and three remain in prison, even though none of them, neither those released nor the three who are still in prison, have been formally charged:On Wednesday 24 May, five days after their summary arrests, 14 […]
54 Baha’i Youth have been arrested in Iran. From the BWNS story:The arrests occurred on Friday, 19 May, while the Baha’is, along with several other volunteers who were not Baha’is, were teaching classes to underprivileged children in a school as part of a UNICEF community service activity conducted by a local non-governmental organization. At the […]
While the recent story about coloured badges for religious minorities may not have been entirely true, a story that ran last week in Canada’s The Record reminds us that Iran’s religious minorites are still facing heavy persecution. The piece tells how Khosrow Farahbakhsh, a Baha’i now living in Canada, fled Iran in 1983 to escape […]
The Baha’i Era began 162 years ago today, on May 23, 1844, when The Báb declared his mission and began to prepare humanity for the coming of Baha’u'llah. From the BBC website:The young man wearing the green turban was called Siyyid Ali Muhammad [The Báb] and he was descended from the Prophet Muhammad through […]
I’ve never actually seen the US version of The Office (though I am a fan of the UK version), but today’s Seattle Times has got a profile of Rainn Wilson, who happens to be both an actor on the show as well as a Baha’i:He grew up in Lake Forest Park and attended Shorecrest High […]
On Friday, Canada’s National Post put up a story claiming that the government in Iran had just passed a law requiring all religious minorities to wear coloured badges to identify themselves. The story was picked up and swirled around by just about everyone including Yahoo, MSNBC, and others. Now, based on information from, well, just […]
No one seems to be able to confirm this one for sure (yet), but Canada and Australia are reporting that Iran has passed a law requiring all members of religious minorities to wear coloured badges:
Canadian Prime Minister Stephen Harper said he had “only seen reports” about the law but commented he would not be surprised […]
It seemed inevitable that something like this was going to happen, but Egypt’s Supreme Administrative Court has just suspended last month’s ruling by a lower court that stated Baha’is would be able to identify their religion on official documents:The earlier ruling, made on 4 April, was passed after a case was filed by a Bahai […]
Here’s another article out of Egypt, this time from Cairo weekly Al-Ahram. You can read the whole thing here (including the part where the grand sheikh of Al-Azhar refers to the Baha’i Faith as “a sacrilegious dogma followed by a deviant sect of atheists”), but I’ve pulled out a couple of typical passages for your […]
A friend just told me about this small Baha’i publisher called Dawntide Inspired Publishing. Based in South Africa, they offer a small collection of beautifully designed books, music, games, e-cards, and more. And free shipping on orders over $25.
(thanks to Leila for the tip)
I have been somewhat remiss in my duties to keep you all updated on things going on in Egypt lately, so here’s a great big update for you.
Over a month ago there was a court decision to allow Baha’is in Egypt to identify themselves as Baha’is on their govenrment documents. It was a great victory […]
Vatican astronomer Guy Consolmagno spoke out a few days ago against what he sees as a “destructive myth” that has developed in modern society that religion and science are competing ideologies:
“Knowledge is dangerous, but so is ignorance. That’s why science and religion need to talk to each other,” he said.
“Religion needs science to keep […]
An editorial today in the Hindustan Times calls on Indian officials to do what they can to help stop the persecution of the Baha’is in Iran:The Baha’is are a significant minority in India. The architectural marvel of the Lotus Temple in Delhi is testimony to their commitment to unity in diversity. The lotus has deep-rooted […]
Just in case you find yourself wandering Europe this summer looking for something to do, the Czech youth website is offering a list of European Baha’i Summer Schools. There are 11 on the list so far and no doubt more will be added before summer arrives.
An article published last week in the University of Maryland’s student paper talked about the denial of education to Baha’is in Iran:
When Sahar Kasiri applied to take entrance exams for state-recognized universities in Iran, she was faced with a difficult decision. There were four options to check for religion, and none of them were […]
So after the ruling last month by the Egyptian Administrative court that stated that Baha’is in that country would be able to identify themselves as Baha’is on their official government documents, the government has stated that they’re going to appeal the decision:Religious Endowments Minister Mahmoud Hamdi Zakzouk told parliament the government would base its appeal […]
I hope you all had a nice Ridvan. Here are a couple more Ridvan stories for the festive period, as well as this article on the BBC website about celebrating Baha’i Holy Days, including, natually, Ridvan. The BBC also has a nice piece explaining what the Ridvan festival is all about.
Now, I meant to get […]
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A sweet, sweet voice that's been wooing souls in Vancouver for a while now. Check for upcoming shows her myspace page or just head over to download some tracks. You won't be sorry.
While he's been profiled here already, Ferraby Lionheart certainly deserves all the praise that this meager blog can heap upon him as he's released an absolute gem of an album with his 'self-titled EP'.
Seattle hip-hop duo Common Market have been covered in this blog already but they definitely deserve a place in the sidebar. From a review in Seattle's The Stranger:
You could say the duo connected through a higher power. "We're both Baha'i; that's how I heard of Sabzi in the first place," explains Scion. "So being involved with the Baha'i community and doing music, people kept asking me, 'Do you know Saba?'" "Yeah, people would just be like, there's another Baha'i in town that 'does hiphop,'" Sabzi laughs. Once connected, Sabzi spun records at the release party for RA's debut EP Apostrophe—and the pair found that musically, they were on the same page.
You can find their music well, pretty much everywhere. Instant gratification types (such as myself) can get theirs from the itunes music store.
Whether singing a classic by the Supremes or exploring the limits of hip-hop, Zahyia Rolle, known as ZZ Rolle by her peers, is a performer who defies labels and defines the world "artist." Rapper, songwriter, actress, dancer, choreographer, producer - Zahyia only recognizes boundaries and limits long enough to cross them.
She was also a contributer to Boston Praise Collective's award winning album "From Exile to Exhaltation - Our Offering to Baha'u'llah" (also available on itunes). So drop by her website, download some tracks, and enjoy.
An invigorating blend of various Polynesian dances, rhythms and sounds fused with pop, MANA is a Baha'i music and cultural performance group based in Sydney, Australia. The members of MANA are predominately youth, most of them still attending high school, and though they are all residents of Sydney, their roots are traced back to Samoa, Tonga and the Cook Islands.
To date, MANA has released 2 albums: Reflections on the Life of the Spirit and Arising To Serve. All lyrics have been taken from the Baha'i Writings found in the sequence of courses known as Ruhi Books, developed by the Ruhi Institute. There is currently a total of seven books in the sequence.
A few Baha'is in LA, USA are involved in this little musical effort.
In a music scene severly overburdened with manufactured screamo and whiney pop-punk, LA's Telecast is a glowing gem of ulterior hope. Remember the days when songs had meaning beyond some basic cloying variation of "I hate you, Dad," or "Nobody understands me and my skateboard?" So does Telecast.- From Filter Magazine
The Baha'is Magazine
A new version of a glossy 80-page magazine profiling the Baha'i Faith and its worldwide community has just been published. It features sections on Baha'u'llah, the spiritual and moral teachings of the Baha'i Faith, the Faith's history and administration, and its programs of social and economic development. It also has profiles of individual Baha'is and examples of community activities.
It can be ordered through the Baha'i Distribution Service in the United States.
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