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Festival of Ridvan

  • Ridvan celebrates Baha’u’llah’s time in 1863 in the garden of Ridvan in Baghdad when He publicly declared His station as a Manifestation of God. The Ridvan Festival is 12 days long and is also the time of year when Baha’is elect their governing bodies.
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Throughout history, God has sent us a series of divine Educators. They include (among others) Krishna, Moses, Zoroaster, Buddha, Jesus Christ, Muhammad, the Bab, and Baha’u’llah. Baha’u’llah explained that the religions of the world come from the same Source and are in essence successive chapters of one religion.

ABC’s God Forbid: Minority Religions and Their Beliefs

August 27, 2023, in Audio > Radio program, by

On ABC Radio National’s program “God Forbid”, Sami Shah hosted a panel that asked what different minority religions believe; how they worship, their history, and their concerns, and comforts, in modern Australia.

The panelists included:

Farhad Malegam, a practising Zoroastrian, in Sydney. He’s also a keen student of the ancient Gatha hymns by Zarathushtra.

Dellaram Vreeland, a journalist, writer and a Baha’i from Ballarat in Victoria.

Mahica Jain is a university student who’s been actively involved in the Sydney Jain community for a decade.

Among many other topics, Della talked about the #OurStoryIsOne media campaign, the House of Worship in Sydney, efforts by Baha’is and their friends to build vibrant communities, and Effie Baker–Australia’s first Baha’i woman.

In addition to being aired Saturday at 4am and Sunday at 6am and 10pm, you can listen to all episodes “God Forbid” online.

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Sonjel Vreeland

In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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