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.
The U.S. Baha’i Office of Public Information has just released a video on the Baha’i International Community’s United Nations Office in New York and its approach to sustainable development.
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Haven’t even watched it yet, but “in the *beginning* of the 20th century” we saw our planet from space??! Help! It wasn’t that long ago!
Jay (June 6, 2014 at 12:28 AM)