PRESS RELEASE DATE 9 OCTOBER 2025 (Haifa, Israel) During its opening evening, the Bahá’í World Centre invited the public to visit the Shrine of the Báb and enjoy walks up and down the terraces of the Holy Bahá’í Gardens during twilight hours. In addition to the special experience of visiting the Shrine and Gardens in...Read More

PRESS RELEASE Terraces by Night, Lailah Bahá’í, 2025 On 8 and 9 October 2025, the Bahá’í World Centre will offer evening visits to the Shrine of the Báb and Holy Bahá’í Gardens in Haifa. Terraces by Night – Lailah Bahá’í is an opportunity to share hope and light, and the evening visits to this Bahá’í Holy Place...Read More

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