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Prayers warm hearts in arctic community

Iqaluit, NU, 19 January 2007 (CBNS) — Within Iqaluit’s population of around 5200, a unique friendship has been developing among a group of neighbours with considerably different backgrounds.

Egyptian court ruling against Bahá’ís attracts Canadian media attention

Toronto, ON, 24 January 2007 (CBNS) — The outcry in the Middle East over an Egyptian court ruling against a Bahá’í couple has drawn the attention of several media outlets in Canada, including two Arab-language newspapers.

World Religion Day draws diverse crowd

Gatineau, QC, 31 January 2007 (CBNS) — Approximately 200 people came together to mark World Religion Day at city hall in Gatineau, Québec, earlier in January.

Special Olympics as much about fellowship as athletics for Bahá’í

Owen Sound, ON, 9 February 2007 (CBNS) — By any measure, 28-year-old Steph Smith is a sports nut.

Among the sports Smith regularly participates in are downhill skiing, ice hockey, softball, soccer, track and field, swimming, and bowling. She scooped up three silver medals in skiing events at the provincial Special Olympics in Owen Sound, Ontario, this past weekend, a tally she can add to the dozens of medals she has picked up in previous meets. And she was named provincial Athlete of the Year in 2002.

Bahá’í delegates prepare for UN Commission on women

Toronto, ON, 22 February 2007 (CBNS) — The Director for the Advancement of Women for the Bahá’í Community of Canada, along with two Bahá’í girls, are set to attend this year’s Commission on the Status of Women.

Bahá’í girls contribute to UN dialogue on gender equality

New York, New York, 13 March 2007 (CBNS) — Two Canadian Bahá’í girls joined about 200 other youth from around the world at the United Nations’ Commission on the Status of Women to study the question of gender equality.

Bahá’í beekeeper wins provincial award for agricultural innovation

Stirling, ON, 19 March 2007 (CBNS) — An organic solution to the serious threat that mite infestation poses to North American honeybees has won a Bahá’í farmer the Premier of Ontario’s inaugural award for agricultural innovation.

Bahá’í representatives meet with Foreign Affairs Minister on serious situation in Iran and Egypt

Minister of Foreign Affairs, Peter MacKay, stands with Karen McKye (left) and Susanne Tamas.Ottawa, ON, 30 April 2007 (CBNS) — The Honourable Peter MacKay, Canada’s Minister of Foreign Affairs, met with two Bahá’í representatives on 16 April 2007 to discuss the deteriorating situation of the Bahá’ís in Iran and Egypt.

Egyptian-Canadian Bahá’ís tell their story

Toronto, ON, 18 April 2007 (CBNS) — Since the Egyptian Supreme Administrative Court judgment on 16 December 2006, effectively denying Bahá’ís their identity cards (see story), several Canadian city dailies have published stories on the concerns of Egyptian-Canadian Bahá’ís.

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.