Bahai

Haifa's glowing Bahá'í terraces draw more than 9,400 visitors in two nights

Thousands of visitors filled Haifa’s Bahá'í Gardens for a rare nighttime opening, with illuminated terraces, cultural activities and access to the Shrine of the Báb.

|ByJERUSALEM POST STAFF
The steps leading to the Bahá'í Shrine in Haifa, Israel.
The view from the Terrace Restaurant at the Hotel Botanica in Haifa.

Terrace in Haifa: Between Wadi Nisnas and Tuscany with a twist - review

Chef Zico Hijab designed the extensive menu when the restaurant opened just over a year ago. He likes adding a twist that often surprises the diner.

|ByLINDA GRADSTEIN
FOR IRAN’S Christian community, the postwar crackdown has been particularly severe, with at least 50 members detained by authorities. Here, Iranian Christians take part in the New Year prayer ceremony at a church in Tehran last January.

Iran’s Baha’i, Christian facilities targeted by discriminatory policies, CSW tells ‘Post’

Human rights groups have warned that regime authorities detained dozens of Baha’is in arbitrary arrests, many without charge, and denied them communication with their families or legal counsel.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD
Guests enter the Baha’i Shrine and Gardens in Bahji, in the northern Israeli port city of Acre, February 26, 2026

Baha’i World Center celebrates the festival of Ayyam-i-Ha

The Ayyam-i-Ha festival is celebrated in the days before the Baha’i Fast and is dedicated to community service, hospitality, and generosity.

|ByDANIELLE GREYMAN-KENNARD

Iran’s regime ramps up violent persecution of Baha’i community

The Islamic Republic of Iran intensified its violent repression of Baha’is in a series of arrest actions, home raids and denial of identification cards.

FEBRUARY 2, 2020ByBENJAMIN WEINTHAL
A BAHA’I family in Fars province stands near where an arson attack was committed.

Grapevine: Revival in Russia

Movers and shakers in Israeli society.

OCTOBER 19, 2019ByGREER FAY CASHMAN
VIKTOR VEKSELBERG (left) alongside Anton Vaino, chief of staff of the presidential executive office of Russia.

Iran’s media spreads anti-Baha’i, anti-Israel conspiracy

FarsNews in Iran wrote an article on Monday claiming that Baha’is are spying on Iran directed from “the main center of the sect in Israel.”

JULY 23, 2019BySETH J. FRANTZMAN
The Bahai gardens, Haifa

Religious minorities forbidden from teaching in Iranian kindergartens

"It is clear that this announcement is explicitly opposed to the laws of the country," wrote a Zoroastrian member of Iran's Parliament.

JUNE 3, 2019ByTZVI JOFFRE
Students play with Lego bricks in the Pishtaz School in Tehran October 2011

Baha’is in Iran plagued by worsening ‘systematic persecution’

Member of 300,000-strong community who fled Islamic Republic describes life under oppressive regime.

MAY 1, 2019ByMAYA MARGIT/THE MEDIA LINE
A BAHA’I family in Fars province stands near where an arson attack was committed.

Living out the Baha'i faith in service: A journey to Israel

More than a million people visit the gardens every year. Apart from being at the holiest site of his faith, for members it's an opportunity to meet other members of the faith serving there.

SEPTEMBER 23, 2018ByWYATT MASSEY
A holy shrine of the Baha'i faith is seen in the northern Israeli city of Haifa in November 2006 picture. Founded in the 19th century by a Persian nobleman, Baha'i is considered by some scholars to be an offshoot of Islam. The faith sees itself as an independent religion and its 5 million followers

From their headquarters in Haifa, Baha’is seek to ‘unify humanity’

The religious group celebrates on Sunday the 200th anniversary of its founder, Bahaullah.

OCTOBER 21, 2017ByBEN LYNFIELD
The Bahai gardens, Haifa