The following news items were reported on the Persian page of Baha’i World News Service on August 26, 2009. Hamadan (BWNS1): Mrs. Mehrangiz Husayni, a resident of Hamadan, who was arrested last year on October…
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Book Notice
Kalmiat Press site has posted the following note: The Genesis of the Babi-Baha’i Faiths in Shiraz and Fars By Mirza Habibu’llah Afnan. Translated and Annotated by Ahang Rabbani. Published by Brill Numen Book Series This…
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Baha’i Imprisoned in Hamadan
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3 Videos Nominated
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