On Blog Catch-up: An Evening's Read

Coming back to blogging after a few days away camping, I found these items of interest for my evening's reading.

"Alexandria Baha'is circa 1940," photo from Baha'i Faith in Egypt

Every single post by Bilo on his blog Baha'i Faith in Egypt is absolutely compelling, each contributing to an accurate understanding of the history and present circumstances of the Baha'i community there, circumstances which can change with each passing week. The situation of the Baha'is there deserves the attention of every person who values religious freedom. Bilo's blog deserves the highest readership.

i am mia's "Jump!" default userpic

By the way, don't you just love when Baha'u'llah drops a big fat clue on your lap? Mia writes in a LiveJournal entry that can best be appreciated by reading the drama of previous entries. Last night at dinner...I was kinda feeling useless and wondering what to do with myself since I feel disconnected from the Faith and have no job etc etc. I get a call from LouHelen Baha'i School saying they don't have enough counselors for next week's Youth Eagle session (it's a week long) and they want me to come. I don't even have to fill out the application!! I haven't been to LouHelen in about two years I think. I used to go as a participant all the time and now I get to give back as a counselor!!

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Glad to read jay_s_b and learn that he is devoting more... professional time and energy toward being a graphic designer/ artist and is studying up on economics. Jay writes that with alot of help from the Teachings of the Baha'i Faith he's come to see that As in all areas of human endeavor, we have the potential to improve... limitlessly, so the 'best' form of economics is determined only by the effort we put forth to create better systems, and our place in history.

worldcup.2006.rnd1 Originally uploaded by Jay -B-

Hey, Jay, and thanks for the map of the World Cup 2006 - Round 1. Of course, the World Cup is almost down to the final round, but here were the original nations represented, just in case we've forgotten: 32 Nations/ 8 Groups in Round 1: Costa Rica, Germany, Ecuador, Poland; England, Paraguay, Sweden, Trinidad & Tobago; Argentina, Ivory Coast, Netherlands, Serbia-Montenegro; Angola, Iran, Mexico, Portugal; Czech Republic, Italy, Ghana, United States; Australia, Brazil, Croatia, Japan; France, South Korea, Switzerland, Togo; Saudi Arabia, Spain, Tunisia, Ukraine. Note that every continent was represented. I guess it really was a world cup.

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An article for a Durham NC newspaper provides a glimpse of the diversity of the Baha'i community there. The Baha'is are offering themed devotionals this summer. Because they are about justice and understanding, their summer devotional gatherings are a series aimed at the public to provide an avenue for exploration on the theme "Our Journey Toward Oneness: Exploring Race, Class and Gender." Attending was Bahiyyah Abdul-Wakil. The Durham resident was raised Sunni Muslim. She read a few Baha'i books and made a declaration of faith four years ago. She saw a lot of similarities with Islam, so that helped her believe that Baha'i was essentially the same, she said.