May
28
Irish President visits Baha’i Centre in Dublin
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President McAleese, left, talks to two members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of the Republic of Ireland, Mr Brendan McNamara and Mrs Alison Wortley Mary McAleese, President of the Republic of Ireland, has praised the universality of of the Baha’i teachings and the contributions of the Baha’i community make to life in [...]
Jul
14
Cherie Blair: Iran’s Bahá’ís face “uncertain, dangerous future.”
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Cherie Blair QC – one of the United Kingdom’s leading human rights lawyers and wife of former Prime Minister Tony Blair – is calling for Iran to ensure that seven leaders of the Bahá’í faith – held in prison for more than a year without charge or access to their legal counsel – be given [...]
Jul
14
Birmingham Bahá’í wins coveted Jewel award
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An internationally recognised infertility consultant from the Midlands – who provides services in gynaecology, assisted conception and early pregnancy care - has been honoured for his work. Masoud Afnan, 51, a member of the Birmingham Bahá’í community – was presented with a prestigious Lloyds TSB Jewel Award at a ceremony in the city on Saturday 11 July. [...]
Jun
24
Queen honours Surrey Bahá’í
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Jun
2
Actor Earl receives CBE
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The veteran actor Earl Cameron has received his medal as a Commander of the British Empire (CBE). The 91 year old actor was honoured with a CBE in HM the Queen’s New Year Honours list for his “services to drama”. In an investiture ceremony held at Buckingham Palace, Mr Cameron received his award from HRH [...]
May
31
Bahá’ís featured in major Glasgow exhibition
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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 [...]
Apr
27
New UK Bahá’í Review published
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The 15th edition of the UK Baha’i Review has been published. This attractive, full-colour, 32-page magazine, launched in 2001, showcases the activities and thinking of the Bahá’í community of the United Kingdom in the past twelve months. Special features in the latest edition includes news of the UNESCO recognition of Baha’i holy places in Israel [...]
Jan
14
UK hosts largest Bahá’í gathering in 45 years
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London has hosted the United Kingdom’s largest Bahá’í gathering in 45 years with a northern European regional conference that brought together 3,200 people from the United Kingdom, Ireland, Sweden, Norway, Finland, Denmark, Iceland, and Greenland. A World Congress held in the Royal Albert Hall in 1963 was the only bigger Bahá’í gathering in the city [...]
Dec
31
Veteran Bahá’í actor honoured by Queen
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Veteran actor, Earl Cameron, has been named a Commander of the British Empire (CBE) in HM the Queen’s New Year Honours list. After a career spanning seven decades, 91 year old Mr Cameron has been honoured for his “services to drama”. A dedicated member of the Bahá’í faith since 1963, Mr Cameron – who now [...]
Dec
9
Bahá’ís mourn Lady Carpenter
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Lady Lilian Carpenter, the widow of the former Dean of Westminster Dr Edward Carpenter and a devoted member of the United Kingdom Bahá’í community has died at the age of 91. Lady Carpenter met her husband, then a young curate, at the Holy Trinity church in Marylebone where she was active in its Sunday School and [...]

