Among the thousand delegates from 150 countries at the International Bahá'í Convention were Keyhan Ighanian and Thor Henning Lerstad, both from Norway.

HAIFA, Israel — Experiencing the diversity of the human family can be humbling, as Bahá’ís attending their recent international convention learned.

One can meet an industrialist from Italy, a civil engineer from Barbados, and a presidential advisor from South Africa – but realize that a 25-year-old student from South America is equally impressive with her knowledge of how to organize classes for children and youth.