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When Jan Floyd-Douglass decided to buy a new car, she bypassed suitable models from eight different manufacturers – and then wrote to tell them why. "I love your car but I didn't buy it because I don't like your advertisements because they demean women," wrote Ms. Floyd-Douglass, who is on the board of the Women's National Commission in the United Kingdom.
Audio: "Iran's decision to begin the trial yesterday of seven Baha'i leaders has triggered a strong international reaction, including a call by Nobel laureate Shirin Ebadi for their immediate release and ultimate acquittal."
John Iron reads: "The trial of seven imprisoned Baha'i leaders began today in Iran. Initial reports indicate that the trial is marked by numerous violations of legal due process..."
Recent developments in Iran have raised grave concern about the ultimate fate of the seven Baha'i leaders who are scheduled to go on trial next Tuesday.
The seven Baha'i leaders currently imprisoned in Iran are facing the anniversary of their arrest this Thursday, along with new and extremely grave accusations, after spending a year in jail without formal charges or access to their lawyer, Shirin Ebadi.
Prime Minister Kevin Rudd congratulated Australian Bahá’ís on the 75th anniversary of their National Spiritual Assembly at an event in Sydney. Participants remembered the Baha'is in Iran, who would be marking the same anniversary if not for the decades of persecution in that country.
Beth McKenty moved to Iqaluit in northeast Canada in 1999 to fulfill a pledge, made 45 years earlier, to devote part of her life to reducing youth suicide.
British Prime Minister Gordon Brown has sent a message to UK Baha'is to mark Ridvan, the most important Baha'i festival, expressing "respect and admiration".
This is the 70th year the Buenos Aires Baha'is elect their Local Spiritual Assembly – one of the two oldest of the now 600 Baha'i councils in South Americ
The Baha'i International Community and two human rights organizations in call on Iranian President Ahmadinejad to address discrimination in his own country.
Egypt's Ministry of Interior has published a decree allowing individuals to obtain government documents without identifying their religious affiliation.
Canada's House of Commons unanimously adopted a strongly worded motion condemning the persecution of Baha'is in Iran and calling for release of Baha'i leaders.
A new Web site with information for visiting the Baha'i shrines and gardens in Haifa and Acre was introduced today by the Baha'i International Community.
On March 21st, Baha'is mark Naw-Ruz, their new year, and this year also the 100th anniversary of the interment of the remains of the Báb on Mount Carmel.
In Mexico, the prayers were in Spanish, Mayan and Nahuatl. Across North America, in Toronto, they were in English, French, and the Northern Tutchone language.
Work has begun on a four-year restoration project on the golden-domed Shrine of the Bab, one of the holiest sites in the Baha’i world and Haifa’s best-known landmark.
The United Nations General Assembly today adopted a resolution expressing “deep concern at serious human rights violations” in Iran.
Tsehai Loves Learning, an Ethiopian educational television show produced by a Baha'i couple, received an award at Prix Jeunesse International 2008.
Thousands gather to commemorate passing of Baha'u'llah at His burial site on May 29th at 3 a.m.