Current Affairs
For the love of our mothers
I was born in a country (Bulgaria) which ratified the global treaty on women’s rights (CEDAW) at its inception but now I live in one of the eight countries (Iran, Nauru, Palau, Qatar, Somalia, Sudan, Tonga, USA) which has not ratified it yet. If you can guess which country I live in and you happen [...]
In support of our sisters and brothers in Iran
We entreat God to deliver the light of equity and the sun of justice from the thick clouds of waywardness, and cause them to shine forth upon men. No light can compare with the light of justice. The establishment of order in the world and the tranquillity of the nations depend upon it. – Baha’u’llah [...]
Do not think that ye are forgotten
On this Baha’i Rights Day, day of awareness of the denial of human rights to Baha’s in the cradle of this world-unifying religion, we sigh with relief — the trial of the 7 Iranian Baha’i leaders has been postponed. But can you imagine the prolonged agony and anxiety of not knowing what will happen next? [...]
Speak up for Baha’is, just as Rainn Wilson, and the Baha’i International Community did
I was just listening to Oprah’s Soul Series webcast of an interview she had with Rainn Wilson on life’s big questions when I was struck by Rainn’s reference to religion based on the etymology of the word religio which means… to bind together, to reconnect. What an uplifting concept, and what an unfortunate contrast with [...]
Be Free
As tension is rising in anticipation for what promises to be an unfair trial of the seven members of the coordinating committee of the Baha’is in Iran, in the campaign to eradicate the largest non-Muslim minority of Iran, the news that more and more governments are standing up for the freedom and dignity of the [...]
Protect the innocent Baha’is of Iran
Troubling news are spreading all over the internet. The Iranian government is set to try seven outstanding servants of the persecuted yet innocent Baha’i community, a gentle Faith dedicated to uniting the hearts of all people. The claim is utterly ridiculous — that the members of the national coordinating committee of the Baha’is of Iran [...]
