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The experiences of two members of the Scottish Bahá’í community have been featured in an exhibition on the subject of pilgrimage, staged at a prestigious Glasgow museum.
The exhibition, at the St.Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art, entitled Sacred Journeys: Expressions of Faith, explored the journeys of nine different religious adherents from Glasgow, two of whom - Menai [...]

Students at Durham University  have passed a motion expressing their concern for young Bahá’ís in Iran who are excluded from higher education. 
The motion - passed last night by Durham’s Student Union (DSU) - affirmed that  all people should have equal access to higher education on the basis of merit. 
Since 1979, the government of the Islamic Republic of Iran has systematically [...]

Prominent figures from the worlds of education, law, human rights, religion and journalism have today published an open letter expressing grave concern at the Iranian government’s denial of access to education to members of the Bahá’í faith.
The letter, published in today’s edition of The Times newspaper, to mark the 60th anniversary of the adoption and [...]

Violence against women and girls is widely condemned, but still too widely perpetrated, according to Baroness Royall of Blaisdon, the Leader of the House of Lords.
Baroness Royall, pictured right, was speaking at a reception held on Monday 8 December at the UK National Bahá’í Centre to highlight a Baha’i International Community statement, Beyond Legal Reforms: Culture [...]

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 [...]

As the new academic year gets underway, young Bahá’ís in Iran have once again come up against their government’s systematic policy of preventing them from accessing higher education.
Although in its public stance the Iranian government maintains that Bahá’ís are free to attend university, Bahá’í students attempting to gain admittance to universities and other institutions this term found that their [...]

A Bahá’í from Brent, London, has been honoured with a Lifetime Service Award for his work in schools and, in particular, religious education.
Mr Hasan Afnan was presented with the Joe Foster Award at a reception, held at the National Bahá’í Centre. Mr Afnan is the second recipient of the Award. The first recipient, Mrs Sheila [...]

Three new videos about the Bahá’í Faith in the Persian language have been launched online.
The three short films are the first in a planned series aimed at introducing basic Bahá’í teachings to a Farsi-speaking audience.  
The three titles are: (click on the titles to watch the videos on YouTube)
We are Bahá’ís- Followers of Iran’s largest religious [...]

The celebrated native American performer Kevin Locke has arrived in the United Kingdom for his first ever appearance at the world-famous Glastonbury Festival, as well as exciting programmes in London. 
Mr Locke, a Bahá’í, is known throughout the world as a visionary Hoop Dancer, the preeminent player of the indigenous Northern Plains flute, a traditional storyteller, cultural [...]

A Bahá’í from Northern Ireland who has devoted the last two decades to the empowerment of women in central India – and pioneering the use of solar-powered technology in their communities – has been awarded an OBE in Her Majesty the Queen’s Birthday Honours list.
James “Jimmy” McGilligan, pictured right, received his award “for services to [...]