Nov
26
Iran challenged to fulfil obligations to women, Kurds and Bahá’ís
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The rights of women and minorities in Iran must not be overlooked while the world focuses on the country’s nuclear issue, according to a report released by Britain’s leading progressive foreign affairs “think-tank”.
The new report launched at Westminster by the Foreign Policy Centre on Tuesday 25 November, to coincide with United Nations International Day for the Elimination of Violence [...]
Nov
24
Bahá’í wins top environmental award
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A member of the UK Bahá’í community has won a prestigious award for her work in protecting high conservation priority areas around the world.
Mrs Guilda Navidi-Walker of Stisted was honoured by the World Wide Fund for Nature for the role she has played in helping convene summits for heads of states and ministers to agree to [...]
Nov
21
Bahá’í documentary released on DVD
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A new film about a young man’s journey around the world to understand the Bahá’í faith – its beliefs, its humanitarian efforts, and its ongoing struggle against persecution – has been released on DVD.
The Wayfarer is an informative documentary written and directed by filmmaker Jess Firth. Mr Firth first encountered the Bahá’í faith while visiting [...]
Nov
6
British Bahá’í honoured by Mongolia
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A British Bahá’í has been awarded one of the highest honours in Mongolia.
Lois Lambert has been named a State Honoured Citizen. She is only the second non-Mongolian to have been given this award.
Mrs Lambert has been conducting moral education classes for students for the past two years at a medical college owned and administered by [...]

