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Multi faith prayer held at Lotus Temple for APJ Abdul Kalam

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Created: Tuesday, 18 August 2015 04:52

Published: Tuesday, 18 August 2015 04:36

Written by Avinash Sharma, One India

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Baha'i faith hosts special prayer for Dr Kalam National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of India on Friday organised multi faith prayer for the soul of former President of India, Dr APJ Abdul Kalam.

People from several religious backgrounds and section of society attended a multi faith prayer service at New Delhi's Baha'i House of Worship, commonly known as Lotus Temple.

Special prayers from the sacred scriptures of different religions including Hinduism, Islam, Christianity, Buddhism and the Baha'i faith were recited for the progress of Dr Kalam's soul.

Ms Nazneen Rowhani, Secretary General of National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of India recalled that Dr. Kalam, also known as Missile Man, visited the Lotus Temple on more than one occasion.

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Baha'i group buys house near temple

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Created: Saturday, 04 July 2015 17:10

Published: Saturday, 04 July 2015 17:00

Written by Bob Goldsborough, Chicago Tribune

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The national organization for the Baha'i faith paid $1.2 million in May for a 2,863-square-foot vintage American Foursquare-style house on Sheridan Road in Wilmette, almost directly across the street from the landmark Baha'i House of Worship.

Built in 1921, the brick house had not officially been listed. The sellers were a couple who bought it in 2013 for $895,000, netting them a $305,000 profit in less than two years.

The house is at the northwest corner of Sheridan Road and Linden Avenue. To the north of the home is a vacant lot that the Baha'is own, and then across the street to the north is the temple.

Glen Fullmer, director of communications for the Baha'is of the United States, said the Baha'is bought the home to diversify their investment portfolio.

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Baha'i Haifa, Banana St. and the ultimate Other

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Created: Saturday, 25 October 2014 15:03

Published: Saturday, 25 October 2014 14:50

Written by Yuval Ben-Ami, +972 Magazine

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A few weeks ago, my dear friend Osnat had an interesting experience on the slopes of Mt. Carmel. It happened when she came to visit the famed Baha’i Gardens: an astounding pillar of greenery rising up from Haifa’s port district, crowned by the golden-domed Mausoleum.

The group climbed down the higher tiers of the garden, descending toward the Tomb of the Bab – the Baha’i faith’s major prophet. There are 18 tiers in all. They reflect the pillars of faith as described by the Bab, and also provide a fairly nice framework for a guided tour. A basic introduction is given at the top, with a splendid view of the bay. A few steps down, features of the garden can be pointed out, and one or two tiers later it’s time for a Q&A session.

Osnat asks: “So say I would like to become Baha’i, how would I go about it?”

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Kisaasi (Uganda) residents protest Bahais' refusal to allow road construction

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Created: Monday, 20 October 2014 02:29

Published: Monday, 20 October 2014 02:20

Written by NTV, Uganda

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Residents of Kisaasi -Kikaya Zone in Kampala have held a peaceful demonstration against the Bahai Worship Centre for refusing KCCA and Energo Construction company to construct a road through their land until they are compensated Ushs3 billion. [$US1.1 million]

Residents of Kisaasi -Kikaya Zone have held a peaceful demonstration against the Bahai Worship Centre for refusing KCCA and Energo Construction company to construct a road through their land until they are compensated 3 billion shillings. The residents led by the Kawempe North MP Latiff Ssebagala have given Bahai an ultimatum of two weeks to let the construction proceed.

Currently the Bahai temple has filed a suit in court seeking compensation for the land where the road is supposed to pass.

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Wilmette residents say traffic problem at Baha'i worsening

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Created: Wednesday, 30 April 2014 05:04

Published: Wednesday, 30 April 2014 04:55

Written by Karen Ann Cullotta, Chicago Tribune

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Wilmette residents living near the Baha'i House of Worship gathered at Village Hall recently, voicing concerns that a proposal to reconfigure the iconic venue's parking lot could ramp up traffic on what they say is an already-congested local street.

Despite a negative recommendation from the village's Zoning Board of Appeals, the Wilmette Village Board voted 5-1 in favor of granting a request from Baha'i officials to eliminate six of its regular parking spots in its visitors lot to accommodate bus parking and to make room for an Americans with Disability Act-required accessible ramp and parking spaces.

Scott Conrad, project manager for the Baha'i House of Worship, said the increase in the number of vehicles parked on Linden Avenue partly is related to the closure of the parking lot since 2011, which was prompted by a Metropolitan Water Reclamation District project to reconstruct the sanitary canal and Wilmette Pumping Station.

The district owns the parking lot land, which is leased by the Baha'i, Conrad said.

But Wilmette resident Martin Dawson said parking-related headaches on Linden have been a chronic problem for years, and predate both the water reclamation project as well as the recent construction of a 16,000 square-foot, Prairie-style Baha'i Welcome Center, which is slated to open in the fall.

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