On April 21 this year, the Baha'i community will celebrate the 150th anniversary of the day when Baha'u'llah, the founder of the Baha'i Faith, first publicly announced His mission in a garden in Baghdad, thus beginning the Baha'i community that today comprises virtually all the races of humankind in more...

Imagine if the world's religious leaders would travel across continents, speak to large audiences of an entirely different religion, and praise the Founders of religions other than their own. For example, maybe a Pope might speak in synagogues about the profound contributions to human civilization by the prophet Muhammad and...

Imagine if you had been assigned the unpleasant duty of having to execute someone you believed was innocent. Then imagine that, just before you and your regiment of soldiers are about to shoot this condemned person, you confess your feelings to the prisoner that you don't want to carry out...

We can all relate to the feeling of searching intensively for something. Perhaps it was a lost set of keys, a treasure hunt, Easter eggs, a life partner or even "Where's Waldo?" While these searches take time, focus and effort, imagine if what you were looking for was something more...

I am a huge fan of sleep, of the many Huffington Post articles that have been written about it and of the initiatives that Ariana Huffington has been involved in to promote awareness of its importance. While much has been written about the physical benefits of sleep, I...

With elections and transitions in numerous countries, the summer Olympics, the national cherry blossom centennial, a global climate change summit, a potential Mayan galactic alignment and much more on the horizon, 2012 promises to be a year to remember. In addition, for the Baha'i community, and particularly the North American...

One of the first words that a new student of Arabic learns is "Bab." It is one of the simplest combinations of the two initial letters of the alphabet, and means "gate" or "door." This easy combination, however, becomes a gateway or a door to countless hours of study needed...

This weekend I saw "Rise of the Planet of the Apes." Besides being an entertaining movie, it raises profound questions about what it means to be human with broad implications I'd like briefly to explore here.

Although our understanding of neuroscience has progressed light years since the...

At 11:26 a.m. last Friday (July 8), I joined millions to watch in silent awe as the space shuttle Atlantis, for the last time, "slipped the surly bonds of earth" and soared into orbit. Our generation has seen the shuttle launch many times, but it never seems to get old,...

The approaching July 4th holiday provides an opportunity to reflect on the remarkable events that occurred over two centuries ago that have a profound impact on our lives today. As a member of the American Baha'i community, I find myself thinking about what my religion has to say on this...

This Saturday, May 21, 2011, is yet another date in a long list of days on which some have confidently predicted "the end of days" or "judgment day." We even read reports that a man in New York has disposed of his entire life savings and spent it on advertising...