David Freeman BIC @DavidFreemanBIC

As 2024 comes to an end, the Bahá’í World News Service looks back at some of the stories it covered in the year, offering a glimpse of Bahá’í efforts in fostering a more peaceful world. news.bahai.org/story/1773/

A must-read by Australian-Iranian journalist Dellaram Vreeland @dellavee on #Bahai community activities in #Australia—and why the same activities are punished with persecution in #Iran. #OurStoryIsOne #HumanRights

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“Australia has welcomed Iranian #Bahais with open arms. Back home, we’d be persecuted” @dellavee writes for @GuardianAus about the denial of #humanrights to practice her faith freely in #Iran Read the article: theguardian.com/australia-news… #AusBahai #Bahai #BahaisInIran #Equality

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Recent construction work at the Shrine of the Báb concludes, enhancing accessibility through new pathways and an expansion of the plaza at this sacred site on Mount Carmel. Full story on news.bahai.org/story/1764/

bahaiblog.net/video/news/bwn… This video from the Baha’i World News Service (BWNS) shares how the Universal House of Justice has announced that significant construction and renovation work is to be undertaken in the Shrine of the Bab and its surroundings.

Embracing Interdependence is key to peace and prosperity. The Bahá’í International Community’s new statement, ahead of the @UN Summit of the Future taking place later this month, explores how a shared conception of identity, a reconceptualization of the principle of justice, and new models of leadership, are essential parts of a framework that addresses the root causes of current challenges. Read our full story and the statement: bic.org/news/embracing… #OurCommonFuture #EmbracingInterdependence

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Construction at the Shrine of the Báb encompasses several features to enhance accessibility with significant improvements to paths, and enhancements to the plaza. Full story on: news.bahai.org/story/1747/

The @UN #SummitoftheFuture is coming in September—a high-level event to be convened by Secretary-General @antonioguterres for world leaders to address critical challenges and enhance global cooperation. Watch this space over the next few weeks as @BahaiBIC shares contributions about peace and global governance. "The only viable way forward lies in a system of deepening global cooperation...What was once viewed as an idealistic vision of international cooperation has, in light of the obvious and serious challenges facing humanity, become a pragmatic necessity." — BIC Statement: A Governance Befitting. #OurCommonFuture #sotf #youthlead

One must see in every human being only that which is worthy of praise. When this is done, one can be a friend to the whole human race. If, however, we look at people from the standpoint of their faults, then being a friend to them is a formidable task. - #AbdulBaha⠀ #bahai

Be calm, be strong, be grateful, and become a lamp full of light, that the darkness of sorrows be annihilated, and that the sun of everlasting joy arise from the dawning-place of heart and soul, shining brightly. - #AbdulBaha⠀ ⠀ #bahai #spirituality #pacience #kindness⠀

Read our full story: bic.org/news/four-yeme…… “The group had gathered in a private home for a peaceful community activity: a fundamental human right protected by international law and the freedom of religion or belief.” - Saba Haddad, Bahá’í International Community Representative to the United Nations #Yemen #Houthi #Bahai

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Four Yemeni Baha’is freed by Houthis as Baha’i International Community calls for release of all innocent detainees The last four jailed Yemeni Baha’is have been released—in a development that concludes a shameful episode, beginning in May 2023, when armed and masked men from

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"...the path to a more harmonious relationship with nature cannot be one of technological adjustment alone. It must also involve communities and societies learning to align themselves with higher principles." — BIC statement “One Planet, One Habitation” #cop28 #climateaction

An increased knowledge of the historical prelude to the establishment of Baha’u’llah’s Shrine can deepen our amazement at his accomplishments. #Bahai #Spirituality #Bahaullah bahaiteachings.org/bahaullahs-shr…

The trellis for the Shrine of ‘Abdu’l-Bahá has now been cast, signaling the completion of the concrete body of the Shrine. news.bahai.org/story/1691/

“The world that beckons is one of integration and balance, beauty, and maturity. It is a world with a redefined sense of progress, filled with communities and individuals working together with the support of institutions toward the realization of their highest aspirations.” — BIC statement “One Planet, One Habitation” #COP28 #climateaction

This video features a talk with Dan Perell and Yvette Allen from the Baha’i International Community’s Office of the United Nations about how the movement around climate and the environment could serve as a catalyst for global cooperation. #Bahai bahaiblog.net/video/talk/one…

A recent gathering on the grounds of the House of Worship in the Democratic Republic of the Congo explored humanity’s relationship with the natural world. news.bahai.org/story/1689/

Some important food for thought....about food: news.bahai.org/story/1682/

Thank you @UN Experts for your powerful statement on the #Bahai community in #Yemen: "... We are concerned that the disappeared individuals are at serious risk of torture and other human rights violations and, given the past record, may even face death sentences in connection with the legitimate exercise of their rights." ohchr.org/en/press-relea… @NazilaGhanea, Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief; Morris Tidball-Binz, Special Rapporteur on extrajudicial, summary or arbitrary executions; @fernanddev, Special Rapporteur on Minority issues; @cvoule, Special Rapporteur on the rights to freedom of peaceful assembly and of association; @DrAliceJEdwards, Special Rapporteur on Torture and other Cruel, Inhuman or Degrading Treatment or Punishment; @balde_aua (Chair-Rapporteur), Gabriella Citroni (Vice-Chair), @AngkhanaNee, @GraBaranowska, @analorenadp, Working Group on enforced or involuntary disappearances.

10 Bahá’í women were hanged in Shiraz–40 years ago–one by one because of their conviction in a faith that promotes equality, unity, and justice #OurStoryIsOne

In memory of Mona Mahmoudnejad, 17, executed on 18 June 1983 for her belief in a faith that promotes the principles of gender equality—absent and criminalized in Iran—as well as unity, justice and truthfulness. #OurStoryIsOne #داستان_ما_یکیست