Bahá'í Community of Bexley

01/17/2025

A Year in Review for Bahá’í Community Worldwide!

09/12/2024

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BIC statement urges embracing humanity’s interdependence as foundation for global governance, challenging world leaders to rethink systems at upcoming UN summit.

06/04/2024

“Purity of heart, deep spirituality, and unshakeable faith—these attributes are inherent in the noble people of Papua New Guinea. They are the qualities that have characterized the believers in your country ever since the Faith reached your shores; they are the foundation upon which the House of Worship has been built. This physical edifice, nestled in the hills of Port
Moresby that overlook the Coral Sea, has a profound spiritual significance. By welcoming all within its walls, it expresses the unity of the human race and the oneness of all religions. It weaves together the diverse peoples of this mighty nation by inviting them all to come together
in service to humanity and worship of God. Indeed, souls across the country are already being stirred by these ideals. We rejoice to see how, in villages and neighbourhoods, worship and
service have come to form the basis of a rich pattern of collective life wherever community-building activities are flourishing. In such places, brothers and sisters in spirit are learning together how they can contribute their share to the betterment of their communities—and beyond this, how they can provide for the material and spiritual prosperity of their whole
society. May the dedication of this Temple, in the heart of your nation, inspire the emergence of many more communities aspiring to such noble aims.”

Some 4,000 people from across Papua New Guinea gathered in Port Moresby over two days to celebrate the historic opening of the country’s national Bahá’í House of Worship

05/22/2024

As the inauguration of the Bahá’í House of Worship in Papua New Guinea (PNG) approaches, members of the architectural team, comprising Henry Lape and Saeed Granfar from Port Moresby, reflect on their collaborative journey in creating a design that embodies the Bahá’í principle of unity in diversity.

Architects share their insights into the collaborative efforts behind Papua New Guinea’s soon to be inaugurated Bahá’í temple, which stands for the oneness of humanity.

03/15/2024

“The archive goes beyond conservation,” said Nabil Rodríguez, the project’s coordinator. “It harmonizes ancestral knowledge with spiritual principles found in the Bahá’í teachings, aiming to inspire both present and future generations.

Radio Bahá’í in Chile launches national archive project, cataloging four decades of recordings of Mapuche cultural expression through arts, storytelling and conversations

11/17/2023

And sometimes it is to hold onto inspiring examples. My Baha’i friends in Evin won respect from those who didn’t know them by valuing life as it was despite all the injustices. For a long time, their basic rights were violated, however, they didn’t confront the injustice. Instead, they nurtured an alternative; they embraced life with peace and found a way to ensure good things endure. They affirmed more light, less wrath — for themselves, and for others. They always held onto their humanity, and through it reminded the rest of us of ours.

EXCLUSIVE: Nazanin Zaghari-Ratcliffe shared a bunk with one of Evin prison’s pillars of resilience. She tells the Standard of what she learned about Iran’s state-sponsored cancel culture and repression

03/11/2023

03/03/2023

02/21/2023

“deep-seated prejudices cannot be unrooted from the hearts and minds of individuals—much less from the structures that underpin society and the institutions that serve it—through anti-racism legislation alone.”

The Bahá’í International Community’s statement calls for a shift in how institutions view human capacity, suggesting grassroots participation in policymaking processes.

01/12/2023

The Bahá’í temple, which has been promoting environmental stewardship, was host to a gathering for both public and private sectors to reflect on a conservation project.

12/11/2022

An Unbelievable Injustice: Mahvash Sabet and Fariba Kamalabadi sentenced to a second decade in prison in Iran

Amid increasingly violent and repressive actions by Iran’s authorities against their own citizens, two Bahá’í women have been sentenced to a second 10-year imprisonment.

11/16/2022

BAHÁ’Í WORLD CENTRE — Construction work continues on the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, with the concrete base layer of the west berm nearly done. Once completed, the berms will connect with the trellis, which will span the central edifice where ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s sacred remains will be permanently laid to rest.

Construction work continues on the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, with work on the concrete base layer of the west berm nearly completed.

12/03/2021

Thai classical dance is a high form of art used as a medium in worshiping and honoring The Sacred. In this video, the following words of Abdu’l-Baha is chanted in a traditional form of Thai poetry originated over five hundred years ago, called Sepha. The chant is accompanied by a Thai cultural dance offering to honor the centenary of the ascension of Abdu’l-Baha, a Central Figure of the Baha’i Faith. Each pose portrays the meaning of that particular verse in the Sepha chant. The headdress, known as chada, features a distinctive tall, pointed shape, acquired from the lomphok, a ceremonial headgear of Thailand, historically worn by royalty and nobility and believed to have been adapted from the turbans of Safavid-dynasty in Persia during the Ayutthaya period.

คำอธิษฐานของ ศาสนาบาไฮ และ รำไทย - A Baha'i prayer and traditional dance in Thailand to commemorate the centenary of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s passing

11/28/2021

Representatives of Bahá’í communities throughout the world came together in the concourse of the Seat of the Universal House of Justice for a spiritually charged closing of the centenary gathering on Saturday, galvanized by a week immersed in reflection on ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s exemplary life.

Attendees came together for the closing session of the gathering at the Seat of the Universal House of Justice on Saturday, galvanized by the example of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá.

11/19/2021

“Exemplar”: The film follows the life of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá and the profound effect He had on people both past and present. A sense of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá’s unique function as a shelter, a shield, and a stronghold for all humanity is captured in vignettes of some of the people whose lives were transformed through their association with Him.

A film commissioned by the Universal House of Justice for the centenary commemoration of the passing of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has been released.

11/14/2021

07/17/2021

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