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Baha’i World Center celebrates the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha

The Ayyam-i-Ha festival is celebrated in the days before the Baha’i Fast and is dedicated to community service, hospitality, and generosity.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Guests enter the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens in Bahji, in the northern Israeli port city of Acre, February 26, 2026
A woman holds a placard during a demonstration in solidarity with protestors living in Iran, in Israel's central city of Holon on January 24, 2026.

UN experts demand answers as Iran continues to cloud the truth on violent protest crackdown

UN human rights experts demand that Iran reveal the fates of detainees, stop executions, and provide accountability amidst the brutal crackdown on protesters in recent months.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.

When faith comes under fire: How Iran’s repression of religious minorities has increased

IRAN AFFAIRS: A new report by NUFDI titled “Faith Under Siege” has documented the religious oppression, providing many examples of the individuals who have been arrested.

|ByALEX WINSTON
Members of the Baha'i faith hold flowers as they demonstrate outside a state security court during a hearing in the case of a fellow Baha'i man charged with seeking to establish a base for the community in Yemen, in the country's capital Sanaa April 3, 2016

Iranian regime weaponizes judicial systems against Baha'i minority, Human Rights Watch claims

The Baha'i International Community reported that the occurance persecutory acts against Baha’i between July and November 2025 was three times higher than the same time period in 2024.

|ByGOLDIE KATZ

Grapevine March 24, 2023: It’s in the book

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

MARCH 26, 2023ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
GALIT GUTMAN and her daughter, Emma, model creations by Aharon Genish.

Pro-Iran regime prof. in US covered up mass murder - human rights report

Mohammad Jafar Mahallati, who teaches Islam at the Ohio-based Oberlin College, was the Islamic Republic of Iran’s UN ambassador from 1987-1989.

FEBRUARY 19, 2023ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Iranian-Americans, college students and community members protest against the gender apartheid policies of the Islamic Republic of Iran

Christian youth see 'future of despair' says Greek Orthodox Patriarch

President Herzog and the Patriarch each emphasized the importance of coexistence, mutual respect and dignity as qualities integral to making peace.

DECEMBER 30, 2022ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
The Greek Orthodox Patriarch of Jerusalem, Theophilus III, gives a press conference at the Palestinian run Imperial Hotel inside Jaffa Gate in Jerusalem's Old City on March 29, 2022.

Baha’is urge Qatar’s Emir to restore their rights

The Baha'i International Community organization issued an appeal to the Qatari monarchy urging the Emir to eliminate the discrimination against Baha'is.

OCTOBER 25, 2022ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
The Baha'i shrine is seen in the northern city of Haifa August 18, 2008

Iran arrests 12 Baha'i people accused of spying for Israel

Iranian news agency IRNA reported that the Ministry of Intelligence and National Security of the Islamic Republic arrested 12 followers of the Baha'i faith on suspicion of spying for Israel.

SEPTEMBER 4, 2022ByMAARIV ONLINE
An Iranian woman holds a Hezbollah flag during a protest to express solidarity with the Palestinian people amid a flare-up of Israeli-Palestinian violence, in Tehran, Iran May 18, 2021.

Iran steps up persecution of its Baha’i minority

Tehran is seen as scapegoating the group to distract attention from the deteriorating situation in the country.

AUGUST 5, 2022ByDEBBIE MOHNBLATT/THE MEDIA LINE
A BAHA’I family in Fars province stands near where an arson attack was committed.

Acre Bahai Shrine damaged in fire

Damage was sustained to NIS 250 million construction site dedicated to Abdul Baha.

APRIL 28, 2022ByIAIN CARLOS, GIL ZOHAR
UNDER CONSTRUCTION: Main building at shrine of Abdul Baha, Acre.

Iran regime plans to enrich itself by seizing Baha’i properties, says NGO

Human rights experts have noted that the Baha’is are the most persecuted non-Muslim religious minority group in Iran.

FEBRUARY 19, 2022ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
A holy shrine of the Baha'i faith is seen in the northern Israeli city of Haifa in November 2006 picture. Founded in the 19th century by a Persian nobleman, Baha'i is considered by some scholars to be an offshoot of Islam. The faith sees itself as an independent religion and its 5 million followers

Qatar and Iran accused of religious cleansing of Baha’is

"Qatar’s suitability to host the World Cup should - once again, be questioned," said a leading expert on Qatar’s regime.

JANUARY 30, 2022ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
The Baha'i shrine is seen in the northern city of Haifa August 18, 2008

After 'Post' article, college reviews antisemitism of ex-Iran envoy prof

The Post’s examination of Mahallati’s UN speeches show he repeatedly went to great lengths to negate the existence of the Jewish state at the UN.

MAY 6, 2021ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
Mohammad Jafar Mahallati at TEDxTehran.