DHAKA, Bangladesh — Almost 180 legal professionals from around the country gathered here for a conference on the Baha’i Faith and the personal and family laws that apply to its members. Held in the auditorium of the country’s Supreme Court, the unprecedented event aimed to prepare advocates and judges who might be required to assist [...]

Peter Khan, 1936-2011 Gifted preacher … Dr Peter Khan was a convincing and entertaining speaker. One of the landmarks of Sydney’s northern suburbs is the great white Baha’i Temple. Dr Peter Khan was part of the group responsible for its construction 50 years ago and an international administrator of the Baha’i faith at its world [...]

SYDNEY, Australia — On the fiftieth anniversary of Australia’s Baha’i House of Worship, dignitaries have paid tribute to its contribution to the life of the community. “Our society is enriched and ennobled by the temple,” said the Mayor of Pittwater, Councillor Harvey Rose. “It’s a beacon from the sea, and the land and the sky…a [...]

NEW YORK — In an open letter to Iran’s minister for higher education, the Baha’i International Community is calling for an end to “the unjust and oppressive practices” that bar Baha’is and other young Iranians from university. Read the letter in English here Read the letter in Persian here “This letter affirms every person’s duty [...]

From time to time the National Spiritual Assembly receives letters from Bahá’ís or local Spiritual Assemblies about the authenticity of certain prayers or “tablets” that are circulated in typed form. The Research Department of the Universal House of Justice is asked to check these writings for authenticity. The following works that commonly circulate in the Bahá’í community are not authentic: “Fourth Dimensional Consciousness” and other instructions to Marie Watson. This so-called tablet from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá is erroneous; Shoghi Effendi has stated that it is not a work by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.