New Haven, Connecticut, 12 December 2007 (CBNS) — On October 26 and 27th 2007, the Yale School of Architecture held a symposium called, “Constructing the Ineffable: Contemporary Sacred Architecture”. Among the presenters was Fariborz Sahba, Canadian architect of the Bahá'í House of Worship in India and the Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb in Haifa, Israel.
Battleford, Saskatchewan, 04 December 2007 (CBNS) — Parvis Yazdani, a Persian-born Canadian living in Saskatchewan, may be a dentist by day, but after hours he’s busy communicating with his partners around the globe on more far-reaching projects. Since the 2002 founding of his Canadian-based independent production house, Xerxes Indie Films (XIF), Mr. Yazdani has been using film to convey untold stories, bring people together, and inspire social change.
Toronto, Ontario, 13 November 2007 (Rob O'Flanagan, CBNS) — Every work of art Otto Rogers has set out to make began with a sense of great anticipation. "Within the act of creation lies the anticipation of assistance," said Rogers, 72, who is the subject of a major new art book from Radius Books, a new publisher based in Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Ottawa, Ontario, 07 September 2007 (CBNS) —
The organizers of the International Environment Forum’s 11th annual conference on “Responding to Climate Change: Scientific Realities, Spiritual Imperatives” recently announced a complementary event taking place during the conference on Saturday evening, October 13th, 2007 in the nation’s capital.