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rainn wilson
2007-05-25 07:27:00 OK I know I posted a little tiny less-than-noticeable link to an interview with Rainn Wilson of The Office fame in a previous article, but I figured since the Baha’i World News Service picked up the story, I might feature it a little more prominently. Rainn Wilson, who plays (and blogs as) Dwight Schrute ...
sunny mid-may day
2007-05-22 05:33:00 ahh what a beautiful day today?that made up for the rest of the weekend, which was cloudy and drab and rainy. I rode my new bike (yay!) down to the river and up to New Edinburgh, then back home, stopping at an asian grocery to get soup ingredients along the way. Praised be ... More About: Sunny
human rights in egypt: the drama continues
2007-05-21 12:30:00 Egypt, a country with a long and glorious history dating back to the beginnings of civilization, has been in a very poor state of late, especially with respect to the treatment of its own citizens. Remember last December, when the Egyptian Supreme Court denied Egyptian Baha’is their fundamental citizenship rights by refusing to allow ... More About: Drama , Egypt , Human , Rights , Human Rights
post-pilgrimage seven
2007-05-17 19:19:00 walking slowly down dusty streets his eyes are lost in thoughts that wash over like forty waves and swallow him up how blessed the dust of ‘Akka how Blessed the Beauty whose feet trod upon it he says with a tear; his soul cries out in its separation like a temple-flower his prayer falls from his lips, and a wind stirs and scatters the ... More About: Post , Image , Grim , Pilgrimage
systematic action
2007-05-15 22:09:00 One of the popular cutesy phrases these days?and it also happens to describe a philosophy of life?is “random acts of kindness“. Practice random kindness during your day. Hold the door for someone. Be nice to someone who’s in a grumpy mood. Pay for someone’s drink when you’re in line for your ... More About: Action , Tema , Stem
baha?i monarch passes away
2007-05-15 01:27:00 His Highness Susuga Malietoa Tanumafili II, reigning monarch of the island nation of Samoa for 68 years, passed away on the evening of May 11th, in a hospital in Apia. He was one of the longest reigning monarchs in the world. “As an 11 year old school pupil, I marched with my school in Samoa’s ... More About: Pass , Away , Narc , Mona
baha?i music: devon gundry
2007-05-14 07:27:00 many of you reading this post may know who Devon Gundry is, so the following won’t come as news to you?I’m just shocked that I didn’t discover his music earlier! We ended up crossing paths at the Cultivating the Roots conference at Bosch Baha’i school last weekend, where he performed for a “music night” ... More About: Music
baha?is of canada elect governing body
2007-05-10 19:01:00 A little late, but here’s the Canadian Baha’i News Service reporting on the election of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha’is of Canada . Bahá’ís elect governing body at National Convention TORONTO, ON, 01 May 2007 (CBNS) — Over 150 delegates from across Canada gathered at the Toronto Bahá’í Centre this past weekend, 27 to 29 April ... More About: Body
cultivating the roots
2007-05-06 02:38:00 Howdy. I’m currently reporting from the Cultivating the Root s conference at Bosch Baha’i School in Santa Cruz, California. So far, the sharing has been awesome. Everyone has has amazing insights and ideas for different types of projects and collaboration tools—all to help Baha’is develop better ways of interacting, collaborating, and channeling their energy ... More About: The Roots
baha?i elections revisited
2007-05-04 15:23:00 Arash Abizadeh is a well-known name in the field of Baha’i studies?not the least in Ottawa, since he teaches Political Science at nearby McGill University in Montreal?and perhaps better known than ever since his work was featured by the U.S. Baha’i News Service in an article about Baha’i elections. The work in question is How Baha’i ... More About: Elections , Visi , Visit
baha?i house of worship one of ?seven wonders?
2007-04-30 18:22:00 oh wow. guess what! The Baha’i House of Worship in Wilmette, Illinois?whose design was the creation of Canadian Baha’i architect Louis Bourgeois, and whose ground was first broken by ‘Abdu’l-Bahá himself?is now officially one of the Seven Wonder s of Illinois. Those of you who voted in the contest know how close the race was?time to ...
virginia tech massacre
2007-04-30 07:15:00 I didn’t get the chance to post about this earlier, but I figured it would only be fair to post something, particularly as a follow-up to last fall’s post about the Dawson College shooting. I join other Baha’is in America and worldwide in assuring the friends and family of the victims of my heartfelt ... More About: Virginia Tech , Tech , Virginia Tech Massacre , Virginia , Massacre
get your ruhi book today
2007-04-28 06:02:00 I came across this movie by chance after discovering the lolworthy Masses Are Waiting video put together by “some Baha’is in Budapest” (hearsay?) Anyway, I was going to click to the next video… until I noticed who the girl in the green shirt was. Look closely. Remind you of someone you know? lol. ... More About: Book , Today , Ruhi
ottawa baha?i centre official opening
2007-04-26 17:50:00 While Baha’is have been using the newly purchased and renovated Baha’i Centre on Macarthur Street for several months now, this past Wednesday marked the official opening and public dedication of the Centre. A crowd of about 60 people, including Ottawa Mayor Larry O’Brien, Ottawa-Vanier MP Mauril Bélanger, various city councillors, heads of local religious communities ... More About: Opening , Official
ieva?s polka
2007-04-25 15:48:00 I’ve become addicted to this song lately, so I thought I’d share it with everyone. It’s a traditional tune called Ieva’s Polka, performed by Finnish quartet Loituma. It’s also the source of the infamous leekspin fad. If you find yourself getting addicted too, try checking out the Loituma Remixes Collection. [see post to ...
have you seen this stamp?
2007-04-24 22:02:00 you may have seen this lovely little World Religion Day stamp being forwarded back and forth across the Internet lately, and shouted to yourself, “Forsooth! A Canadian stamp about World Religion Day? A stamp with a quote from the Bahá’í Writings on it? Happy day!” Well, at first I did that ... More About: Stamp , Have , Stam
happy ridván!
2007-04-23 16:20:00 Happy Ridván to you wonderful people. We had a glorious celebration here in Ottawa, including performances from the Ottawa Regional Bahá’í Choir, and a solo on The Garden of Ridván from yours truly. Afterwards, a crowd of many people made their way over to Pej Central for a celebratory barbecue (don’t worry Kam, ... More About: Happy
baha?i world 2005-2006
2007-04-19 23:40:00 Honestly, I’ve never paid very much attention to these volumes before (I’m not a big reader… sue me) but for some reason, this year’s edition caught my eye and I’m actually intrigued by its content. According to the Baha’i World News Service, the 288-page volume “covers events throughout the world, digests major communications and ...
growing up baha?i
2007-04-17 07:00:00 I have lots of memories of growing up Baha’i?there’s a lot of stuff I didn’t understand back then that seems a lot clearer now (naturally, I suppose). For example, my mother was on the Spiritual Assembly in the town where we lived, so I remember going with Mom to meetings now and then, hanging ... More About: Wing , Growing , Rowing , Growing Up , Grow
new-time religion
2007-04-13 19:06:00 Late jazz trumpeter, king of bebop and Baha’i Dizzy Gillespie drops some knowledge on the Baha’i Faith with friends Seals & Crofts, and proceeds to rock the stage with them at the 1972 Baha’i Carribean Conference. See the video on Youtube. More About: Religion , Time , Ligi , Gion
photosets online
2007-04-12 06:42:00 after a few months or so trying to tweak the heck out of them, my flickr photosets are now online and ready for you to flip through. huzzah! share and enjoy. More About: Photo , Photos , Sets , Online , Line
phone scam story
2007-04-12 03:10:00 my mom tells me they got a phone call recently from a woman who told her that she and my dad had won a cruise to the Bahamas. oh, jolly good! telephone spam. now, she knows better than to trust such people?she’s streetwise enough to know that prize pitches like that are ... More About: Phone , Story , Stor , Scam , Tory
rebuilding trust
2007-04-11 10:10:00 my employer, the Conference Board of Canada, regularly produces and disseminates research about governance and corporate social responsibility, topics I find myself more and more interested in. It takes cojones and a strong moral/ethical compass to uphold high standards in decision-making and action-taking; that’s why it’s so hard, and why the Enrons and Worldcoms ... More About: Building , Trust , Build , Rust
mary magdalene and christ?s reality
2007-04-09 17:14:00 Here’s a very interesting quote from ‘Abdu’l-Bahá, taken from a talk he gave on the equality of men and women. It’s rather appropriate given what day it is today. To all those who’ve been celebrating the Chris t ian Holy Week, here’s wishing you a glorious day on this Easter Monday. After the martyrdom of Christ, ... More About: Reality , Mary , Real
baha?i schoolchildren in iran abused by authorities
2007-04-06 19:12:00 When will enough be enough? That’s what this latest news regarding the Baha’is of Iran makes me wonder. Iran seems quite intent on destroying its Baha’i community, while offering to the international community cowardly denials of wrongdoing; will it take a Holocaust for the world to sit up and take notice? The ... More About: Abuse , Children , School , Author
stereo photos of baha?i terraces
2007-04-05 19:08:00 I recently found some very interesting photos of Haifa and the Baha’i Gardens on flickr. These aren’t your ordinary photos: they’re stereoscopic. Like one of those “Magic Eye” drawings, you just cross your eyes slightly in order to see a three-dimensional image. Click through each of these to see larger versions, courtesy ... More About: Photo , Photos , Terra , Races , Stere
toronto star: baha?i blogger defends egypt?s baha?is
2007-04-02 18:56:00 Turning our eyes back to the situation of the Baha’is of Egypt : Ground-breaking Baha’i blog Baha’i Faith in Egypt is carrying a story from the Toronto Star which profiles an Egyptian Bahá’í blogger living in Canada, Samandary Hindawi. Hindawi maintains an arabic-language blog examining Egyptian media reports about the Baha’is and offering point-by-point refutations ... More About: Blogger , Blog
hahahahaha
2007-04-02 04:55:00 OK OK ok so I owe explanations to lots of people. I was up late last night leaving mysterious notes saying that I had had “very good news” that night and that there were more clues on Facebook. Those who were Facebook-enabled saw this: A stream of bemused congratulations trickled in throughout the morning and afternoon ... More About: Haha
yay yay yay yay yay
More articles from this author:2007-04-01 06:38:00 got some very good news tonight… will blog more about it tomorrow, but if you’re on facebook you may already have a clue :) love d 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 6, 7 |
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