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As the sun sets on 20 April, Baha’is around the world will be preparing for the greatest and holiest of their annual festivals, the twelve-day festival of Ridvan. Perhaps uniquely amongst religious festivals, Ridván is not just a time for prayer and celebration. It is the occasion when Baha’is take part in the elections of [...]

Resident for several years of various East Coast cities, Luke Slott, a 26-year-old Irishman, Baha’i and musician, has been jealously hoarded by our American friends for far too long. London finally had a chance to enjoy Luke’s Chopin-inspired piano, bluesy guitar and hauntingly beautiful sung prayers at a musical devotional held in London, in April. [...]

The major refurbishment work at the Baha’i Centre in Edinburgh’s New Town is making progress. Before it was acquired by the Baha’i community, this elegant building had been used as office space. There is a great deal of work to be done to bring the interior up to the standard required for the Baha’i Centre [...]

The concerns of Baha’is in the UK about the fate of the leaders of the Baha’i community in Iran deepened today as more details emerged about yesterday’s trial hearing in Tehran. The Baha’i International Community has reported that the families of the Baha’i leaders were not allowed into the court. It quickly became clear that [...]

The Baha’i World News Service has reported that the seven imprisoned Iranian Baha’i leaders faced a third court session in their ongoing trial in Tehran today. No details of the closed hearing are available. “We know that a session did take place, but we do not have any specific information from reliable sources,” said Diane [...]

The third court session for seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Iran is scheduled for 10 April. According to Diane Ala’i, representative of the Baha’i International Community to the United Nations in Geneva, the court date was confirmed to in writing to lawyers in Iran. The seven defendants have been imprisoned since 2008. It was only [...]