Archive for July, 2006

Martyrdom of the Bab

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

I’ll be gone on the 9th of July, so I’m just going remind you all now that the Martyrdom of the Bab took place on July 9th, 1850. From the US Baha’i Website:
On the day of his execution, a young follower burst through the assembled crowd and begged to be allowed to be martyred along […]

Vacation

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

I’m heading on vacation for the next two weeks, so posting will be light. Or not at all.
I’ll be picking up “ry went on vacation and all I got was two weeks of no posts on Baha’i Blog” t-shirts for everyone. Please leave your size and colour preference in the comments.

UN Investigator Calls for Halt to Forcible Evictions in Iran

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

A U.N. special investigator on Adequate Housing is warning that forcible evictions of ethnic minorities in Cambodia and Iran is a “human rights crisis”. In the case of Iran, the investigator specifically mentions the situation of the Baha’is:He says he continues to receive reports about Bahais who have had their land confiscated.

“In the last two […]

Baha’i Temples Around the World

Saturday, July 1st, 2006

There are a couple of stories out this week about Baha’i Houses of Worship. The first, from the Chicago Tribune, talks about the ongoing restoration of the gardens around the House of Worship in the US. The other story, from the New Vision newspaper in Kampala (via the allAfrica news service) lists the House of […]