Iran's new school year again excludes Baha'is

3 October 2008

NEW YORK – As the new academic year got under way, young Baha'is in Iran again found the door to higher education closed.

Although in its public stance the Iranian government says Baha'is are free to attend university, reports indicate that the policy of preventing Baha'is from obtaining higher education remains in effect. Students this fall found that their exam results were frozen and their files listed as “incomplete” on the Web site of the national testing organization.

Baha'i Studies conference attracts 1,400 people from 23 countries

1 October 2008

As years pass, annual North American gathering gets more international. This year's conference, held in San Diego, had the theme "Religion and Social Cohesion."

Praying for the sick – can science prove that it helps?

1 October 2008

Definitive research is elusive, says a Canadian doctor.

World Heritage recognition of Baha’i shrines: 

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