Source: WRAL

http://www.wral.com/goodnews/9660917/detail.html

On August 10, 2006 WRAL reported, "A number of area nonprofit and faith organizations plan to hold a public day of prayer Sunday in response to escalating conflict in the Middle East. The Triangle Hope for Middle East Peace Prayer Day will be held at 3 p.m. Sunday at the Progress Energy Center for the Performing Arts. The event, which will be followed by a reception to promote interaction between...

Source: 49abcnews

http://www.49abcnews.com/news/2006/aug/05/local_bahai_religion_celebrates_centennial/

On August 5, 2006 49abcnews reported, "More than 100 people packed the Maner Conference Center to celebrate 100 years of the Bahai faith in Topeka. People had the chance to browse through booths filled with Bahá’í art and literature as well as attend presentations on the history of Bahá’í in Topeka. Event chairwoman Marcia...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=466

On July 31, 2006 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "A new volume of selected writings by Baha'u'llah, entitled 'The Tabernacle of Unity,' has been recently translated and published in English. This latest publication of the Baha'i World Centre contains five 'tablets' - letters - written by Baha'u'llah to individuals of Zoroastrian background in the 1800s. As such, these tablets...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/462

On July 27, 2006 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "Bringing wide-ranging experience in women's issues, civil society organization, and international development, Fulya Vekiloglu has joined the United Nations Office of the Baha'i International Community in New York as a representative to the United Nations. A native of Turkey, Ms. Vekiloglu arrived in New York in June 2006. She will work alongside Bani...

Source: The Jerusalem Post

http://www.jpost.com/servlet/Satellite?cid=1153291961938&pagename=JPost%2FJPArticle%2FShowFull

On July 21, 2006 The Jerusalem Post reported, "'Hizbullah would think it pretty neat if they destroyed our temple,' said Albert Lincoln, secretary-general of the Baha'i International Community in Haifa, said Thursday. 'Shi'ites consider a Baha'i an apostate who can be killed for nothing...

Source: Portsmouth Herald

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/07202006/mainenews-ph-por-bahai.html

On July 20, 2006 the Portsmouth Herald reported, "The 5 million followers of the Baha'i faith worldwide come from more than 2,000 different tribal, racial and ethnic groups in 235 countries. They are united in the belief that all people, no matter their religion, race or social status, are part of one human body. So when guerrilla rockets...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story/461

On July 17, 2006 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "The Prime Minister of the Kingdom of Tonga praised the Ocean of Light School for its distinctive educational philosophy, which integrates academics and spiritual virtues, at the school's 10th anniversary celebration held earlier this month. "The school has grown very rapidly, not only in size but also in the standard of education it is providing," said the...

Source: Belleville News-Democrat

http://www.belleville.com/mld/belleville/living/15036680.htm

On July 15, 2006 Belleville News-Democrat reported, "Watching the aftermath of New York City's terrorist attack on Sept. 11, 2001, was traumatic for Alice Langston. 'How could humanity be so evil?' the 47-year-old Highland accountant asked. 'Why did God allow this to happen?' Langston began a spiritual journey that led her to become a Baha'i, embracing an...

Source: Lexington Herald-Leader

Wire Service: AP

http://www.kentucky.com/mld/heraldleader/living/religion/14962575.htm

On July 8, 2006 the Associated Press reported, "Tucked away in Labib Iskandar's pocket is a neatly folded slip of paper with fraying edges that tells the story of a community fighting for recognition. It's a receipt Iskandar got when he applied for the computer-based identification card...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=459

On July 2, 2006 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "Baha'is in Iran face discriminatory housing policies, including 'the abusive use of property confiscation,' said a United Nations report released at a news conference last week. At least 640 Baha'i properties have been seized since 1980, according to Miloon Kothari, the UN Special Rapporteur on adequate housing, who wrote the report...

Source: The Herald Sun

http://www.herald-sun.com/durham/4-749318.html

On July 1, 2006 The Herald Sun reported, "Mark Perry of Carrboro was 12 years old, living in New Hampshire, when his stepfather became a member of the Baha'i faith. Raised Christian, Perry was unfamiliar with the books on the shelves. 'At first, I was afraid of it and thought it was a cult. But it answered all my questions about the universe,' he said. The Baha'i faith's message of unity...

Source: Chicago Tribune

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Source: Worldwide Faith News

On June 27, 2006 Worldwide Faith News reported, "The inaugural meeting of the Inter-Faith Action for Peace in Africa (IFAPA) Commission ended in Kigali, Rwanda, on 22 June with Africa's religious leaders agreeing to use the instrument for a peaceful future for the continent and all its people. 'We have begun the task of working together for peace. We have already gained considerable experience in responding to the challenges of conflict and poverty through our respective interfaith networks and...

Source: The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles

On June 26, 2006 The Jewish Journal of Greater Los Angeles reported, "In the aftermath of Sept. 11, Sande Hart grew increasingly disgusted by disparaging remarks some of her friends — both Jewish and not — made about Muslims. The Koran, they said, preached killing Jews and other infidels; Islam was a hate-filled religion, with few redeeming qualities. Hart, a Rancho Santa Margarita resident with two young children, said she knew in her heart that the anti-Islamic remarks were small-...

Source: The News Tribune

http://www.thenewstribune.com/news/columnists/merryman/story/5865668p-5206902c.html

On June 24, 2006 The News Tribune reported, "The middle schoolers who hope to spend Aug. 27 through Sept. 1 at the first session of Puget Sound Interfaith Youth Camp at Camp Seymour want more than the usual from their summer camp experience. Sure, they want boating, campfires and hiking. They also want to talk about the...