This video showcases the beauty of the resting place of Shoghi Effendi, Guardian of the Baha’i Faith, accompanied by the reading of a loving letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the United Kingdom. The letter details the significance of this sacred place, the recent renovations and enhancements to the site, and a warm invitation for all to come and pray and meditate there. Continue reading
More than 170 guests and Baha’is gathered in New Zealand’s Parliament Buildings on 22 October, 2019 to celebrate the bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab, Prophet-herald of the Baha’i Faith, and this video presents a medley of highlights from the event. Continue reading
This video shares the celebration that occurred at the Richmond Hill Centre for the Performing Arts (Richmond Hill, Canada) on October 20th, 2019 in honor of the bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab, Prophet-herald of the Baha’i Faith. Continue reading
It’s been so exciting to see the thousands of celebratory initiatives and activities happening around the world in honor of the Bicentenary anniversary of the Birth of the Bab, the Prophet-herald of the Baha’i Faith!
Many of these initiatives and activities have been featured on bicentenary.baha.org/the-bab/glimpses, a page created by the Baha’i World Centre in honor of this special occasion, so we thought we’d share 19 glimpses of bicentenary celebrations and events from around the world, found on the bicentenary page. Here they are listed in alphabetical order, and if you click on the country or image, it’ll take you to more related images: Continue reading
In this talk called ‘Sacred Stairway: Pathway to a Book’ given at the Ink of Light Baha’i Writers’ Festival in 2019, author Michael V. Day shares stories and insights from his trilogy of books about the Shrine of the Bab.
Ink of Light is an annual festival that explores and celebrates the work of Baha’i writers and creatives, who all come together to share ideas, learn from one another, and celebrate creative expression. Continue reading
In this talk called ‘Sacred Stairway: Pathway to a Book’ given at the Ink of Light Baha’i Writers’ Festival in 2019, author Michael V. Day shares stories and insights from his trilogy of books about the Shrine of the Bab.
Ink of Light is an annual festival that explores and celebrates the work of Baha’i writers and creatives, who all come together to share ideas, learn from one another, and celebrate creative expression. Continue reading
Here is a breath-taking aerial video of the Shrine of the Bab, located in Haifa, Israel, illumined at night. This video was published by the Baha’i World Centre on the occasion of the bicentenary anniversary of the Birth of the Bab, Prophet-herald of the Baha’i Faith. Continue reading
I’m super excited to let everyone know about a new animation called An Introduction to the Baha’i Faith by Rainn Wilson that Baha’i Blog had the pleasure of working on with our dear friends at BahaiTeachings.org, SwissVBS, and of course, actor Rainn Wilson.
When Rainn first called to chat about the idea of making an animated introduction to the Baha’i Faith, I was excited because of what was learned when Baha’i Blog made this short video about the Baha’i Faith, and because sadly, there’s still not that much out there when it comes to introductory Baha’i materials online. Seeing as how 57 percent of the world are actively online these days, there’s definitely a need for videos like this.
Over the last year or so while working on this project, I’ve had a number of conversations with friends about what goes into making an animation about the Baha’i Faith. Here at Baha’i Blog we’re passionate about the creation of Baha’i-inspired content and exploring the processes involved, so I thought perhaps it would be a good opportunity to share a little bit about some of the considerations made, and the questions we asked ourselves, such as where to find the resources, what animation style we should use, how to write the script. After all, the goal was to create an animation that introduces the Baha’i Faith to a wide audience. Continue reading
Baha’i Blog is excited to share An Introduction to the Baha’i Faith by Rainn Wilson, a new animation we’ve been working on with our dear friends Rainn Wilson, BahaiTeachings.org and SwissVBS.
In this animation, actor, and Baha’i, Rainn Wilson shares an overview of the Baha’i Faith by first presenting the overarching belief systems of atheism and Christianity, and then that of the Baha’i Faith. Continue reading
This is an audio reading of a letter from the Universal House of Justice to the Baha’is of Iran, dated 24 October, 2019. Continue reading
