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Media portrayal of women is focus of panel
NEW YORK — When Jan Floyd-Douglass decided to buy a new car, she bypassed suitable models from eight different manufacturers – and then wrote to tell them why.
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The annual Nineteen-Day Fast: a time of spiritual purification
From March 2-20, Baha'is worldwide observe the annual 19-Day Fast by refraining from eating or drinking from sunrise to sunset. read more 
Why Baha'i - Justin Cecil
Orlando, Fla.
Baha’i since May 2009
There were a lot of things, a lot of different ideas, that propelled me to the Baha’i Faith.
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Ruth G. Richardson - Portrait of an Artist
Ruth G. Richardson is a member of the Baha’i Faith and lives just outside of Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania. Today, Ruth is in her 80’s and enjoying her second career as a painter. read more 
Selected profiles of African American Baha'is
In observance of African American History Month, we pay tribute to some notable African American Baha’is who have made significant contributions to American society. read more 
Ayyam-i-Ha a time of giving and hospitality
Baha'is celebrate the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha each year from sunset on Feb. 25 to sunset of March 1 as a preparation for the Fast, which begins March 2 and ends March 20. During Ayyam-i-Ha, members of the Faith perform acts of charity, give gifts to friends and family, and attend social gatherings. read more 
Fun and games - just in time for Ayyam-i-Ha!
He was ready to call it a night when the wheels started turning. Bobby Picker Jr. jumped out of bed, grabbed some graph paper, and began to draw. "It was very linear when I first started, but now it’s a beautiful piece of artwork,” he said about his creation.
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Next court date for Baha?i leaders will be April 10
--UPDATE -- Feb. 22, 2010: The third court session for seven Baha’i leaders imprisoned in Iran is scheduled for Saturday, April 10, a day earlier than originally announced. read more 
Washington Post?s ?Faith Complex? program interviews D.C. Baha?i about Baha?is in Iran
On February 16, “Faith Complex,” a program of the Washington Post and Georgetown University, published an interview with Baha’i author Sovaida Ma’ani Ewing of Washington, D.C. read more 
Amid wreckage in Haiti, new birth brings hope
PORT-AU-PRINCE, Haiti — Little Tina Rose Wome came into the world on 28 January in a makeshift clinic, fashioned from a classroom at the Anis Zunuzi Baha'i School on the outskirts of Port-au-Prince. read more 
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