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Mistreatment of Iran’s largest religious minority escalates

Toronto, ON, 4 April 2007 (CBNS) — An increasing number of attacks on Iranian Bahá’í schoolchildren has been reported recently, along with news of the expulsion of 94 Bahá’ís from Iranian universities. The pattern of harassment points to organized efforts to escalate the persecution of Iran’s largest religious minority.

Sociologist Will van den Hoonaard announced as Balyuzi Lecturer

Will van den Hoonaard will deliver the keynote address at this year’s Association for Bahá’í Studies conference.Toronto, ON, 3 April 2007 (CBNS) — Will van den Hoonaard, Professor of Sociology at the University of New Brunswick, has been announced as Balyuzi Lecturer for the Association for Bahá’í Studies conference taking place in Toronto, Ontario, from 16 to 19 August 2007.

Speakers at Bahá’í law conference explore moral implications of justice

Former Chief Justice Patrick LeSage reflected on his career in law at the 5th Annual North American Bahá'í Law Conference.Toronto, ON, 26 March 2007 (CBNS) — The Honourable Patrick LeSage, former Chief Justice of the Ontario Supreme Court, dispensed sound advice to the more than 90 participants who attended the closing lecture of the 5th Annual North American Bahá’í Law Conference in Toronto, Ontario, this past weekend.

Ottawa Bahá’ís share their faith in blogosphere

Ottawa, ON, 23 March 2007 (CBNS) — One day about three years ago, while reviewing statistics for his website pizza.sandwich.net, Dan Jones noticed a spike in hits from Australia.