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September 11 – Ten Years Later
September 11 – Ten Years Later Healing Together as a Courageous Community Come and join us at this interfaith gathering to commemorate the events of September 11, 2001. All are welcome! For details, please call: 503-246-0813 Presented by: Ahmadiyya Muslim Community Islamic Society of Greater Portland Interfaith Council of Greater Portland Congregation P’Nai Or Oregon [...]
Spirit Forum: Healing Wisdom thru Story Telling
Spirit Forum is a series of monthly brown bag lunches and intimate conversations among people of all cultures and faiths. The theme of the series is ‘Awakening the Spirit Within.’ Our intent is to discern the essence of life (Spirit) in all life so that we might develop a deeper appreciation for ourselves, our planet, [...]
Spirit Forum: Establishing Emotional Boundaries
Spirit Forum is a series of monthly brown bag lunches and intimate conversations among people of all cultures and faiths. The theme of the series is ‘Awakening the Spirit Within.’ Our intent is to discern the essence of life (Spirit) in all life so that we might develop a deeper appreciation for ourselves, our planet, [...]
Time Magazine features the Baha’i Faith
A recent article in Time Magazine highlighted the Baha’i Faith and the Shrine of the Bab in Haifa, Israel. In “The Little Religion that Persists: The Baha’i in Israel,” Karl Vick describes the beauty of the gardens around the Shrine and provides a brief history of the Baha’i Faith and the persecution Baha’is face in [...]
Anniversary of the Martyrdom of the Bab
On July 9, Baha’is around the world commemorate the date in 1850 that the Bab – one of two main figures in the founding of their Faith – was executed by a firing squad in Iran, then called Persia. The Bab, whose name means “gate” in Arabic, had declared in 1844 that He was a [...]
Spirit Forum: The Wisdom of Forgiveness
Spirit Forum is a series of monthly brown bag lunches and intimate conversations among people of all cultures and faiths. The theme of the series is ‘Awakening the Spirit Within.’ Our intent is to discern the essence of life (Spirit) in all life so that we might develop a deeper appreciation for …
Rally in Rio calls for Iran to respect human rights
RIO DE JANEIRO, Brazil —Representatives from government, religious communities and civil society organizations were among the 800 human rights supporters who gathered to call upon Iran to cease its persecution of Baha’is and other religious minorities. Participants travelled from all over Brazil to take part in the rally, held at Rio’s Copacabana Beach yesterday, some spending [...]
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