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Treatment of Bahá’ís in the Cradle of the Faith
Iran Human Rights

U.S. Senator Defends Bahá’ís of Iran

February 12, 2011

On September 29th, 2010 Vermont Senator Patrick Leahy called attention to the Imprisonment of the Seven Baha’i leaders in Iran and to the long-term persecution there of the Iranian Baha’i Community. The full text of […]

Upcoming Events

  • April 29, 2026
    • Ninth Day of Ridván
      Ninth Day of Ridván
  • April 30, 2026
    • Children's Class - Kennydale
      at 6:30 pm
      Children's Class - KennydaleTime: 6:30 pm
      This children's class is held in Kennydale on Thursday afternoons
  • May 2, 2026
    • Twelfth Day of Ridván
      Twelfth Day of Ridván
    • Online Study Circle (Spanish)
      at 8:00 am
      Online Study Circle (Spanish)Time: 8:00 am
      There is a Study Circle held online in Spanish on Sunday Mornings. Please use the "Contact Us" form on this website for more information.
    • Junior Youth Class (2 groups)
      at 4:30 pm
      Junior Youth Class (2 groups)Time: 4:30 pm
      This Junior Youth event occurs every Saturday afternoon. It is split into 2 groups:
      11 to 13yrs of age
      14 to 16 years of age
    • Study Circle
      at 6:30 pm
      Study CircleTime: 6:30 pm
      This study Circle is on Ruhi book 3 at the same time and at the same location as the Children's in Kennydale.
  • May 3, 2026
    • Study Circle - Introductory
      at 11:00 am
      Study Circle - IntroductoryTime: 11:00 am
      This weekly study circle (at Johanderi's) is introductory. It focuses on a booklet entitled "Reflections on the Life of the Spirit". Everyone is welcome.
    • Study Circle
      at 6:30 pm
      Study CircleTime: 6:30 pm
      This is a weekly youth study circle on Ruhi Book 5.
    • Devotional/Study Circle
      at 7:00 pm
      Devotional/Study CircleTime: 7:00 pm
      This is combination Devotional and Study Circle focusing on books revealed by Baha'u'llah.

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  • Jamál (Beauty)
    Jamál (Beauty)Baháʼí Month of Jamál (Beauty) begins.

From the Baha'i Writings...

The foundations of the divine religions are one. If we investigate these foundations, we discover much ground for agreement, but if we consider the imitations of forms and ancestral beliefs, we find points of disagreement and division; for these imitations differ, while the sources and foundations are one and the same. That is to say, the fundamentals are conducive to unity, but imitations are the cause of disunion and dismemberment.

— Abdu’l-Baha

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