About Us

The Bahá'í World News Service reports on the activities, projects and events of the worldwide Bahá'í community. All stories and photographs produced by the Bahá'í World News Service may be freely reprinted, re-emailed, re-posted to the World Wide Web and otherwise reproduced by any individual or organization, subject to the following restrictions:

  1. They must at all times be attributed to the Bahá'í World News Service.
  2. Photographs and stories cannot be used in any way (including, without limitation, suggesting an association with or endorsement of any product, service, opinion or cause) which conflicts with the intent and premise of the original source.
  3. Photographs may be edited for size only. Captions must remain with the photographs at all times.
  4. The Bahá'í World News Service will not be responsible to any person or organization for any liability for any direct, incidental, consequential, indirect, or punitive damages that may result from any access to or use of the stories and/or photographs on our site.
  5. Although this blanket permission to reproduce BWNS stories is given freely such that no special permission is required, the Bahá'í World News Service retains full copyright protection for its stories and photographs under all applicable national and international laws.

The Bahá'í World News Service is an agency of the Bahá'í International Community, a non-governmental organization that represents and encompasses the five million members of the Bahá'í Faith.

The Bahá'í Faith is the youngest of the world's independent, monotheistic religions. Founded in Iran in 1844, the Faith is now the second-most geographically widespread religion, after Christianity, with significant Bahá'í communities in 235 countries and territories and adherents from more than 2,100 tribes and ethnic groups. For more information about the history and teachings of the Bahá'í Faith, please go to The Bahá'í World.

The Bahá'í International Community registered with the UN as an international non-governmental organization (NGO) in 1948. It enjoys consultative status with the UN Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) and the United Nations Children's Fund and working relations with several other UN agencies. Bahá'ís are active throughout the world in numerous networks and coalitions of non-governmental organizations (NGOs), focusing particularly on the advancement of the status of women, human rights, issues of prosperity and economic justice, and moral development. They are also deeply engaged in efforts to promote interfaith dialogue and joint action with other faith communities.

In its approach to news, the Bahá'í World News Service seeks, in the words of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, to "reflect the deeds and the pursuits of divers peoples and kindreds" and to "enquire into situations as much as possible and ascertain the facts, then set them down in writing."

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How to Contact Us


Bahá'í World News Service
P.O. Box 155
31 001 Haifa
Israel

Phone: 972 (4) 835 8394 (from 8:00 a.m. to 5:30 p.m. GMT+2)
Fax: 972 (4) 831 3312
E-Mail: news@bahai.org