Conferences

Dr. Nader Saiedi
San Francisco, California, 18 August 2011 (CBNS) — The history of humanity has primarily been one of dehumanization, said Dr. Nader Saiedi, speaking at the annual Conference of the Association of Bahá’í Studies in San Francisco, 11-14 August 2011. His talk, the 29th Hasan M. Balyuzi Memorial Lecture, was a highlight of the conference attended by more than 1,500 adults, youth and children.

U of T conference announcementToronto, Ontario, 2 June 2011 (CBNS) — The University of Toronto will be hosting a significant, historic international symposium on the persecution of Baha’is in Iran, July 1-3: “Intellectual Othering and the Baha’i Question in Iran” (http://iranianstudies.ca/bahai/).

Thompson-Nicola summer schoolToronto, Ontario, 23 August 2010 (CBNS) — Baha'i summer schools were held across Canada over the summer months from Newfoundland and Nova Scotia to Vancouver Island in British Columbia.

Participants studying conference themes.Vancouver, British Columbia, 17 August 2010 (CBNS) — More than 1800 people attended the 34th Annual Conference of the Association for Baha’i Studies in Vancouver, August 12 to 15. The conference challenged participants to rethink their understanding of human nature.

Former member of the Universal House of Justice Hooper DunbarVancouver, British Columbia, 19 July 2010 (CBNS) — An attractive program and special speaker are in store for those attending this year’s Association for Baha’i Studies Conference. The focus will be on ways Baha’i scholarship can help generate a consensus in the discourse on human nature. “Registration is higher at this time compared to previous years,” said conference coordinator Parvin Rowhani.