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Local Baha'is offer prayers for Iranian prisoners

The faces of seven strangers — five men, two women — flashed on the wall behind Elham Derakhshanian, a few grinning or scrunching their cheeks into a smile.The faces were tranquil, relaxed. They ...
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For many B.C. communities, Nowruz — or Navroz — is a time for reflection and renewal

The Persian New Year marks the arrival of spring, and with it comes a sense of new beginnings. Called Nowruz in the Persian language Farsi, Navroz in the Ismaili Muslim tradition, and Naw-Rúz in the ...
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Local Baha’is offer prayers for Iranian prisoners

Members of the Baha'i faith in Colorado Springs prayed for the seven fellow members of their faith that are prisoners in Iran during a service on Sunday, January 9, 2011. Elham Derakhshanian and Dixie ...