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."

Kholoud Hafez Abdou is a 17 years old Egyptian student who, like all other students in her stage of education, must sit for the final exams that allow her to graduate from high school and enter university education.

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In Marvdasht, principals of all schools in the district have been asked to forward to the Security Office of the Department of Education on a confidential basis all enrolment forms “on students from religious minorities and the perverse Bahaist sect”.

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Rainn Wilson gave this speech at North East Baha'i Yough Conference...

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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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Nearly half a million Iranians, members of the Baha'i faith, are being systematically persecuted despite calls by human rights advocates and Western governments.

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