The Seat of the Universal House of Justice on Mount Carmel in Haifa

The members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Canada, the community’s national governing body, travel today to the Baha'i World Centre in Haifa, Israel to participate in the election of the nine members of the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Baha'i world community.

Wilmette Bahá'í House of Worship

Over the weekend I had the opportunity to go to one out of the seven Bahá'í Temples located around the world. The temple was located in IL and represents the continent of North America. The following site shows the dome area that I sang in: http://www.bahai.us/bahai-temple

I have never heard about this religion prior to my experience over the weekend. Coming from a nondenominational background, I was curious about what I was seeing.

Vahid Manie-Oskoii, a business administration major at the University, believes in Jesus. And Muhammed. And Krishna and Buddha, too. Manie-Oskoii is a member of the Bahá'í faith, a religion centered around the idea that we're all united, spiritually.

"We actually believe in all of the religions," Manie-Oskoii said. "There's only one God and he sends prophets or messengers, if you will, for different times throughout the world."

When I tell people that I am a Bahá'í, the first answer I get is always the same: "A what?" In fact, I often wonder if I would have heard about it, were it not for a student my mother encountered in high school.

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By the time you read this, more than 6 million Baha’i’s around the world will be celebrating the 19-day Fast. All of the Great Faiths have a special time allocated to fasting, prayer and meditation before their new year begins. For the Christians, this is Lent. For Muslims, it is Ramadan. For the Jews, it is Passover.

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At an age when eating with friends is a highlight of their school day, some teens are excited about their first sacred fast.

No other religion has been as explicit as the Baha'is in its support of the principle of equality of men and women. The Baha'i scriptures clearly states that there should be 'no difference in the education of male and female.'

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Mumbai's Bahá'í community is currently celebrating four days of Ayyám-i-Há. MUMBAI: “When I went to London for my studies, I was like any other girl,” says 28-year-old Ichha Rupani. “In the first year, I used to party three nights a week, drink and have plenty of fun."

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