From the 20th of April to the 2nd of May, the followers of the Baha’i faith celebrate a special festival called Ridvan. It is named after the garden where Baha’u’llah, the Founder of the Baha’i Faith, proclaimed His Mission. The main principle of the Baha’i Faith is Unity. As Baha’i, we believe in the ‘Oneness …
I started fasting at the age of 15 in Kenya. Since then I have fasted in Israel, the US, and now China! Some fasts have been more challenging than others. I remember fasting during my teens and how it was incredibly demanding because of all the sports I played. I was an avid field hockey player, often …
Thanks to a 36-year social and economic embargo between Iran and most industrialized nations, Iran remains a mysterious, misunderstood nation. As a generation of parents who might remember the 1979-80 hostage crisis and associate images of angry protesters burning American flags on Tehran’s streets, or simply have no personal contact with Iran or Iranians at …
“It behoveth the people of Bahá, throughout these days, to provide good cheer for themselves, their kindred and, beyond them, the poor and needy, and with joy and exultation to hail and glorify their Lord, to sing His praise and magnify His Name…” -Bahá’u’lláh In communities large and small across the globe, Bahá’ís are currently …