Source: Star Bulletin

http://starbulletin.com/2002/01/26/features/story1.html

On January 26, 2006 the Star Bulletin reported, "Members of the state house of representatives [in Hawaii] heard an opening-session speaker urge that they 'not be tempted by the lust for power or personal gain.' Leimomi Mookini Lum also called for their 'will to persevere against the onslaught of special-interest groups'... Those words didn't come in testimony from critics or lobbyists,...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=424

On January 23, 2006 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "A new film about Baha'i pilgrimage to the Holy Land is now available as a DVD. Commissioned by the Universal House of Justice, 'Pilgrimage -- A Sacred Experience' is intended to stimulate increasing numbers of Baha'is to make their nine-day pilgrimage to the Shrines of Baha'u'llah, the Bab, and 'Abdu'l-Baha. The film gives glimpses of the...

Source: Portsmouth Herald

http://www.seacoastonline.com/news/01162006/news/83082.htm

On January 16, 2006 the Portsmouth Herald reported, "Standing in what once was the center of the People’s Baptist Church, Valerie Cunningham shared her memories of Dr. Martin Luther King Jr., and her experiences growing up in Portsmouth during the civil rights movement... The church where King spoke as a young minister and Boston University student... was the location of a...

Source: Amnesty International public statement

http://www.amnestyusa.org/news/document.do?id=ENGMDE130042006

On January 11, 2006 an Amnesty International public statement reported, "Amnesty International has written to the head of Iran’s Judiciary to express concern at continuing abuses committed against the country’s Baha’i community and to urge him to ensure that no-one is imprisoned on account of their religious or cultural identity or...

Source: The Seattle Times/Times Snohomish County Bureau

http://seattletimes.nwsource.com/html/artsentertainment/2002731833_kingday11n.html

On January 11, 2006 the Times Snohomish County Bureau reported, "From Baha'is to Baptists, the Martin Luther King Celebration Choir is composed of all races and many faiths, from most parts of Snohomish County. And county residents are invited to the choir's once-a-year concert Sunday in honor of the...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=421

On January 9, 2006 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "The challenges that terrorism throws at governments can only be countered by global governance deeply grounded in unity, a keynote speaker told the European Baha'i Conference on Law. Dr. Wendi Momen said that the challenges to the law that terrorism poses are not only in the area of balancing safety with human liberty but in the creation of...

Source: Chicago Tribune

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Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=420

On January 3, 2006 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "A former British parliamentarian, Sydney Chapman, received the inaugural Blomfield Award for Human Rights at a ceremony organized by the United Kingdom Baha'i community's national governing council and the Barnet Baha'i community. The Baha'is of the United Kingdom have established the Blomfield Award -- named after Lady Blomfield, a prominent...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=418

On December 28, 2005 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "[M]embers of the Continental Boards of Counsellors... [are meeting with] members of the Universal House of Justice, the International Teaching Centre, and... the Hand of the Cause of God Dr Ali-Muhammad Varqa [at the Baha'i World Centre]. The Continental Boards of Counsellors, an institution charged with promoting the propagation and...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=415

On December 19, 2005 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "A Baha'i who was wrongly jailed in Iran for 10 years died in his prison cell of unknown causes on Thursday, 15 December 2005, the Baha'i International Community has learned. Mr. Dhabihu'llah Mahrami, 59, was held in a government prison in Yazd under harsh physical conditions at the time of his death. His death comes amidst ominous signs...

Source: Bangor Daily News

http://www.bangornews.com/news/templates/?a=125338

On December 17, 2005 the Bangor Daily News reported, "Ever feel tempted to consult a shaman? Or learn how to be a shaman? Interested in finding out about solstice celebrations conducted by local pagans? Wondering what Swedenborgianism is all about? Curious about the much-persecuted Baha'i Faith? Looking to find a compatible meditation group? Information on these topics and many, many more can...

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=413

On December 17, 2005 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "For the 18th time since 1985, the United Nations General Assembly has passed a resolution expressing 'serious concern' over the human rights situation in Iran, also making specific mention of the ongoing persecution of the Baha'i community there. The resolution, which had been put forward by Canada and co-sponsored by 46 countries including...

Source: The Star Phoenix

Source: Washington Jewish Week

Source: Baha'i World News Service

http://news.bahai.org/story.cfm?storyid=411

On December 8, 2005 the Baha'i World News Service reported, "A devotional service conducted by children was held in the Baha'i House of Worship here to celebrate Universal Children's Day. The children, many of whom do not come from Baha'i families, read from the scriptures of the Baha'i Faith and other religions. An unaccompanied choir -- with members aged between five and twelve years old -- provided...