March 8th, 2011 | by Susanne Alexander | published in old/new world order, relationships, society
I had a conversation recently with a friend who works in a large corporate office. I asked how his week had gone, and immediately he began to tell me all the negative happenings and actions of his manager. I let him talk briefly, but then said to him, “Now, tell me something positive about her. [...]
February 21st, 2011 | by Susanne Alexander | published in community, society
One of the fun and amazing things that happens when I’m asked to be of service, is that new perspectives show up. I recently had the privilege of presenting a keynote address at a Bahá’í marriage conference in British Columbia, Canada. As I prepared for it, I began making the connection between the skill-building that [...]
February 16th, 2011 | by E. Talisman | published in old/new world order, society, world events
Although Baha’is are required, by their Faith, to be patient and to refrain from protesting in the name of their religion, they are not naive to the reality that the human soul cannot be contained. The human spirit is driven to participate in society and to express itself. It cannot be controlled. It cannot be [...]
February 1st, 2011 | by Leili | published in old/new world order, society, world events
Egypt is suffering in chaos right now. For those of you who don’t know, the people of Egypt are rioting and protesting against the president, Mubarak who has been in reign with his own regime for over 30 years. The people are protesting their autocratic governments, lack of free elections and speech, high levels of [...]
January 12th, 2011 | by admin | published in society, world events
The following are excerpts taken from a recent article in the Huffington Post. Written by Homa Sabet Tavangar Month one of the year 2011 could be the perfect time to embrace oneness, but recent events might hope to thwart that and create even greater division and heartache. This first week of 2011 witnessed two horrific [...]
