Source: The Scotsman

http://news.scotsman.com/features.cfm?id=1076062004

On September 14, 2004 The Scotsman reported, "Each of the men and women captured on film by [photographer Luke] Watson is a prominent member of a different faith community in Scotland. They make up a rich panorama of traditions, and will be displayed as part of the Keeping Faith exhibition, which opens on Friday at the Scottish National Portrait Gallery. Archbishop Brian Smith, of the Scottish...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=323

On September 12, 2004 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "The destruction of yet another Baha'i holy place in Iran has prompted an outcry by Baha'is around the world, who see that the Iranian Government is persisting in a campaign of persecution so extreme in the fanaticism driving it that it even jeopardizes invaluable assets of the country's cultural heritage. The demolition in June of an...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=319

On August 22, 2004 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "A Baha'i youth conference here attracted participants from Baha'i, Muslim, Christian, and traditional African religious backgrounds. They gathered at the University of N'Zerekore in the forest region of this French-speaking country to learn about the teachings, history, and administration of the Baha'i Faith through...

Source: North Adams Transcript

http://www.thetranscript.com/Stories/0,1413,103~9054~2334357,00.html

On August 14, 2004 North Adams Transcript reported, "Currently, the Baha'i faith claims to have 5 million followers spread through 205 countries -- there are about 50 in the Berkshires/Albany region. Its annual growth rate is more than double that of both Christianity and Buddhism -- only Islam comes remotely close. The Middle East remains central to the...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=317

On August 11, 2004 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "In yet another clear violation of the human rights of the Baha'is of Iran, nearly 1,000 Baha'i university-age students in Iran have been told they must accept identification as Muslims in order to enter university this year, the Baha'i International Community has learned. Representatives of the Baha'i International Community...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=316

On August 11, 2004 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "When Nelson Evora hurtles through the air during the Olympic Games this month, he will know that his fellow Baha'is will be with him in spirit. Nelson Evora, who will represent Portugal in the triple jump, has often expressed his gratitude for the support of the Baha'i community in his adopted homeland... He is one of a group...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=314

On August 4, 2004 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "When Maxien Bradley of Mt. Isa suggested forming a study circle, others who lived far away were quick to sign up. A resident of this mining town Ms. Bradley had found a way for members of a study circle to meet regularly despite the desert and farmland that separated them in the vast 'outback' (remote area). Study circles are a...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=312

On July 26, 2004 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "The Baha'is of Papua New Guinea are celebrating the 50th anniversary of a community that includes thousands of Baha'is living in more than 3,000 localities in all 19 provinces of the country. Rather than hold the festivities in a central location of this mountainous country where communities are often separated by difficult...

Source: UN News Service

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=310

On July 14, 2004 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "The high point of 20 years of interfaith activity by Lally Lucretia Warren, a Baha'i from Botswana, came this week when she chaired a session at the 2004 Parliament of the World's Religions. The Parliament, a major interfaith conference, drew more than 8,000 people from 75 countries to this Mediterranean city 7-13 July. Acting...

Source: The Tennessean

http://www.tennessean.com/local/archives/04/07/54129671.shtml?Element_ID=54129671

On July 10, 2004 The Tennessean reported, "about 50 Baha'is gathered [in Nashville, Tenn.] with one purpose in mind: commemorating a martyr of their faith. The Martyrdom of the Bab is an annual holy day celebrated worldwide at noon... he congregation, seeking relief from the heat in a shady grove of trees, reflected more diversity than...

Source: The Salt Lake Tribune

http://166.70.44.66/2004/Jun/06262004/saturday/saturday.asp

On June 26, 2004 The Salt Lake Tribune reported, "Her grandparents spent more than two years serving the faith in Switzerland. Her older brother gave a year in Elliott, Maine. An aunt is still on her mission. So it was only natural that Lahdan Saeed, fresh out of Highland High School in Salt Lake City, would join the Bahai Youth Service Corps. Bahais have emphasized service...

Source: Daily Times

http://www.dailytimes.com.pk/default.asp?page=story_7-6-2004_pg7_21

On June 7, 2004 the Daily Times reported, "There are no more than 250 Bahai families in Lahore, which might explain why their voices are heard so rarely. But Muhammed Riaz Shahid, a local representative of the Bahai community, mentions another reason for the relative quiet surrounding these people. 'As a community we believe in staying away from politics, conflicts...

Source: Forum 18

http://www.forum18.org/Archive.php?article_id=333

On June 3, 2004 Forum 18 reported, "Seventh Day Adventists have confirmed that, on Monday 1 June, they were given state registration, the first religious group to be registered under the new state registration rules, and Bahai's are likely to be confirmed later today (3 June) as the next group to be registered. Other religious groups have expressed cautious optimism that they too may be registered, however...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://www.bahaiworldnews.org/story.cfm?storyid=293

On April 22, 2004 Baha'i World News Service reported, "Government authorities in Iran have destroyed a Baha'i holy site, the Baha'i International Community has learned. The gravesite of Quddus, a prominent figure in early Baha'i history, has been razed to the ground, despite protests from Baha'is at the local, national, and international levels. 'The destruction and desecration of this...