Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. The Baha’i have long been under attack in Iran, as I have discussed on this blog.

Blog posts represent the views of CFR fellows and staff and not those of CFR, which takes no institutional positions. This week marks a landmark in the Islamic Republic of Iran’s crimes against that ...

Want to stay current with Arthur’s writing? Sign up to get an email every time a new column comes out. Updated at 10:27 p.m. ET on August 21, 2025 One of the biggest gripes I have about my academic ...

Aleda Nelson’s interest in the Baha’i Faith began when she spotted a billboard at the corner of Maryland Parkway and Flamingo Road. “It said, ‘One Planet. One people. Please,’ ” she recalled. “I had ...

Director Mary Darling uses a Baha’i heroine’s persecution in Iran to explore moral courage, forgiveness and the hope of a ...

On July 15, Mohammad Nourizad, a former hard-line conservative columnist turned dissident, kissed the feet of a 4-year-old Baha'i boy named Artin. Nourizad posted a photo of the scene on his blog ...

Membership of the Bahá'í faith is open to all those who believe that Bahá'u'lláh is the latest Manifestation of God and who accept the Covenant Bahá'u'lláh made with his followers about his successor ...

A description of Bahá'í worship, in which they try to know and love God. Bahá'ís see themselves as a people with a mission to bring harmony and unity in the world, and this is reflected in their ...

The history of Bahá'í explained in its historical, geographic and religious context. The Bahá'í faith began to take its present form in 1844 in Iran. It grew out of the Shi'ite branch of the Muslim ...

Prayer is a vital part of Bahá'í spiritual life. Bahá'ís believe that prayer is more than making requests to God; it's more like a conversation with God in contrast to meditation, which is like a ...

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