Following recent news articles reporting on the arrest and persecution of members of the Bahá’í community in Iran, the Bahá’í International Community Secretariat at the Bahá’í World Centre is issuing an official statement regarding the situation. On 22 January 2025 the security forces of the Islamic Republic of Iran arrested eleven Bahá’í women in Baharestan,...Read More

The construction project at the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel in Haifa is now completed.  On Sunday, December 1st 2024, the Shrine and its surrounding gardens will be again open to the public. Shrine of the Báb: Daily, 9 am to 12 noon, Entrance at Hatzionut 80 Holy Bahá’í Gardens surrounding the Shrine...Read More

FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE CONSTRUCTION TO RESUME AFTER FIRE AT THE SHRINE OF ABBAS EFFENDI IN ‘AKKO   On the morning of 8 April 2022, a fire broke out at the construction site of the Shrine of Abbas Effendi (‘Abdu’l-Bahá) in ‘Akko.  The blaze was extinguished by firefighters, and no-one was injured. As a precaution, the...Read More