Mar
23
Baha’i New Year celebrated in UK Parliament
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Lembit Opik MP addresses the Naw-Ruz reception in the House of Commons LONDON – Senior diplomatic representatives of five countries were among the guests at the parliamentary reception to mark Naw-Ruz, the Baha’i New Year, on 22 March. The reception, hosted by the All Party Parliamentary Friends of the Baha’is, attracted around 100 guests from [...]
Mar
22
Baha’i world governing council has two new members
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The Baha’i World News Service has reported the election of two new members to the Universal House of Justice, the Baha’i Faith’s nine-member world governing council. The new members are Stephen Birkland and Stephen Hall. They were elected in a by-election in which members of national Baha’i governing bodies around the world serve as electors. [...]
Mar
20
Prime Minister sends UK Baha’is Naw-Ruz greetings
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As Baha’is worldwide prepare to celebrate Naw-Ruz, the Baha’i New Year, on 21 March, Baha’is in the UK were pleased to receive a special greeting message for the annual parliamentary Naw-Ruz reception from Prime Minister Gordon Brown MP. It gives me great pleasure to send my warm regards to the National Spiritual Assembly of the [...]

