Bahá’í World News Service (BWNS)

Bahá’í World News Service (BWNS)
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Reporting on major developments and endeavors of the global Bahá’í community.

  1. In Conversation: Local Spiritual Assemblies and the bonds of trust

    5 Jun

    In Conversation: Local Spiritual Assemblies and the bonds of trust

    Counsellors explore how Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assemblies in three diverse settings—Kenya, Sri Lanka, and the US—are becoming sources of care, consultation, and service.

    20 min
  2. Insights from the field: Podcast explores emerging patterns of community life across Sydney

    8 May

    Insights from the field: Podcast explores emerging patterns of community life across Sydney

    Counsellor Taraz Nadarajah shares stories from Sydney where families and young people are contributing to new patterns of community life.

    22 min
  3. In Conversation: Fostering collective action in Canjavu village

    5 Apr

    In Conversation: Fostering collective action in Canjavu village

    The latest podcast episode explores efforts in a DRC village to learn about addressing long-standing challenges in education, agriculture, and societal harmony.

    22 min
  4. In Conversation: Exploring how youth across the globe are finding coherence through lives of service

    13 Mar

    In Conversation: Exploring how youth across the globe are finding coherence through lives of service

    Four Counsellors from different regions discuss how Bahá’í educational programs are helping young people discover a new identity and purpose through service to society.

    25 min
  5. In Conversation: Podcast explores how youth in Canada are contributing to community life

    20 Feb

    In Conversation: Podcast explores how youth in Canada are contributing to community life

    This podcast episode explores how youth in Canada are learning to reorient their lives around service, discovering in the process a deeper sense of purpose.

    26 min
  6. In Conversation: Contributions to social transformation in Kenya

    5 Feb

    In Conversation: Contributions to social transformation in Kenya

    Podcast explores how in Kenya, participation in Bahá’í moral and spiritual education is raising consciousness about individual and collective responsibility.

    25 min
  7. In Conversation: Fostering vibrant communities in the UK

    22 Jan

    In Conversation: Fostering vibrant communities in the UK

    In settings across the UK, young people are discovering that their desire to serve others can become a powerful force for building peaceful communities.

    24 min
  8. Insights from the Field: Uncovering early Bahá’í contributions to 19th century Iran—Part 2

    30/11/2025

    Insights from the Field: Uncovering early Bahá’í contributions to 19th century Iran—Part 2

    The second part of this two-episode conversation in the Insights from the Field podcast continues a discussion with Moojan Momen, drawing on themes from his recent paper, “The Bábí-Bahá’í Revolution in Iran,” published in the Iranian Studies journal of Cambridge University Press. Building on the historical foundations introduced in Part 1, Dr. Momen explains that beginning in the late 19th century, the early Bahá’í community gradually developed new patterns of cooperation, decision-making, and service that contrasted sharply with the hierarchical norms of the time. These shifts unfolded patiently over decades, as Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá guided the community toward forms of collective action grounded in consultation, participation, and an ethos of service to all.

    21 min
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