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Social Contract, Social Capital, and Trust

Trust is the key to our social capital and its absence the main obstacle to the creation of a social contract worthy of our people. >>>

Empathy: First-Aid for an Ailing Society

Vicarious and imaginative empathy needs to be at play in our discourse on this site as it may be an indicator of whether we will repeat the same mistakes as before or not>>>

The 8 stages of genocide – What stage are we at in Iran?

The May 2009 report of the Sentinel Project focuses on Iran and provides a preliminary assessment of the danger that the Bahá’í community faces in Iran.>>>

هدیه‌ای از زندان اوین

در این ایام که ملت به وقایع چند روز گذشته می‌‌اندیشد و بسیاری در واکنش به آن فریاد میکشند، مادری در زندان اوین، به یاد روز تولد دخترش هدیه‌ای را به دست او می‌رساند.

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بهائی بهائی حمایتت می‌کنیم!

در میان شعار‌ها از زردشتیان و بهائیان نیز یاد شد! >>>

ایران در رتبه اول ممالک جهان

روش دسترسی‌ ایران اسلامی به یک رتبه ممتاز دیگر >>>

Roxana Saberi rates the service at Hotel Evin

In her interview with GMA, she describes her arrest and the evolution of the charges against her.  Despite her anguish and ordeal she expressed great affection for the Iranian culture and people.

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Palestine, 1892, Telegram: “the Sun of Bahá has set”

After 40 years of imprisonment, Bahá’u’lláh's ascension was communicated to Sultan Abdu'l-Hamid in a telegram which began with these words>>>

Asking Questions: The Answer to Fundamentalism

Our historical need for leadership and our vulnerability to being different is a measure of our collective fears and our dependence. We demand answers to questions we dread to ask!>>>

Shiraz on this day - The Birth of a New Faith

Today marks the birth of a new Faith in Persia.>>>

Institutionalization of Morality – Unanswered Questions!

Can militant institutions founded on the principle of (امر به معروف و نهی از منکر ) be effective in creating a moral society? >>>

The rise of Educated Iranians and the demise of Emulation

The deepening chasm between educated Iranians and those that adhere to the principle of emulation may define the long awaited rupture in a society that is ripe for change>>>

استاد جلیل شهناز و تار نواز خردسال اصفهانی

خردسال ۱۱ ساله اصفهانی، به نام امین عطائی، که از نتایج شاگردان استاد میباشد، هنر خود را در آخرین تجلیلی كه از وی گشته به نمایش گذاشت و مورد لطف استاد قرار گرفت.

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Girls are the key to transforming Iran.

We as Iranians, having suffered so much under the yoke of tyranny, dogma, and exploitation, are qualified to transform our land from the darkest corner of this world to a shining beacon of hope and prosperity>>>

Delara's fate marks another tragic day in Iran's dark and dismal record.

Could not her tragic end and the many thousands of other lives which have been trampled and extinguished not be accounted for by the spiritual awakening of a disillusioned society that prides its past and laments its present?>>>