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"The earth is but one country, and mankind its citizens."

Bahá'u'lláh

Aberdeen Baha'i community is a friendly and warm community of friends of all ages from a wide variety of cultures , working together to bring about the solutions to the many problems currently facing humanity.
These solutions are founded on a spiritual basis and we invite you to share in our community life as we strive to implement them and work towards a united world.
We hope this website will give you a flavour of the Aberdeen Baha'i Community life.

If you would like to get in touch or attend any of our activities - please phone 01224 571444 and ask for Audrey or Keith. To email us click here

Alternatively phone 0800 038 1844

And if you have the time - do visit the guestbook - it would be great to know who's visiting !

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Six Baha'is arrested in Iran; one worked for Shirin Ebadi's rights organizations

15 January 2009

GENEVA — At least six Baha'is were arrested in Iran yesterday, including a woman who worked at human rights organizations connected with Nobel prize winner Shirin Ebadi.

According to reports received from Iran, the six were arrested after government security agents raided the homes of at least 11 Baha'is. During the raids, they also confiscated Baha'i books and other items, such as computers and photographs.

Among those arrested was Jinous Sobhani, who worked as an assistant for the Organization for Defending Mine Victims and also for the Defenders of Human Rights Center. Both were founded by Mrs. Ebadi.

In an interview with CNN, Mrs. Ebadi said today that Ms. Sobhani had been laid off from both organizations after government agents raided Mrs. Ebadi's offices and shut them down in December.

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Conference series reaches halfway point with 40,000 participants

31 December 2008

KUALA LUMPUR, Malaysia — A series of 41 conferences is bringing together unprecedented numbers of Baha’is in country after country, with more than 40,000 people having participated so far.

The 18-week series reached the halfway point last weekend with a gathering in Kuala Lumpur, the capital of Malaysia. Previous weekends have seen as many as four simultaneous conferences, in cities from Almaty to Yaounde.

The conferences began on 1 November and conclude on 1 March.

The events – with their focus on providing an opportunity for reflection on achievements to date and the work ahead – have been described as a turning point for the participants.

The conference in New Delhi on 22-23 November was one of three held in India on two consecutive weekends. A total of 5,800 people participated.
Portland, Oregon, was one of six conference sites in the United States. More than 18,000 people attended the U.S. conferences on the first two weekends of… »
Fifteen-year old Hans Ilunga Mangenda attended the Lubumbashi conference in the Democratic Republic of the Congo on 22-23 November. Seven gatherings have been… »
Jamal Daumar of the Philippines and Alan Jamison of Guam were at the conference in Manila on 29-30 November. About 1,000 people participated.
The New Delhi gathering drew people from across northern India and from three neighboring countries.
The conference in Yaounde, Cameroon, on 29-30 November was the seventh in Africa so far. About 1,200 people attended that gathering.

“For many individuals, it has been a life-changing opportunity,” said one Baha’i who as an appointed counselor has attended several of the gatherings. “It has helped them gain a clearer vision about their life, their identity as a Baha’i, and their identity as a Baha’i community.”

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