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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]
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 [...]

