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Sen McGlinn
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Writer, translator, artist, gardener. Religion writer and researcher, especially the Bahai social teachings (= "political theology"); Iranian studies and Persian literature; art especially sculpture; English literature especially modern poetry; wetlands
When things are awkward for the government (Qajar, Pahlavi or Islamic) in Iran, blame the Bahais .

"a 32-member network of the #Bahai espionage cult who were active in the riots ... 12 main agents were arrested," according to [IRI government channel] Tasnim.

www.france24.com/en/asia-paci...
Iran's Khamenei calls for crackdown on 'seditionists' after brutally repressing protests
Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei called for "domestic criminals" to face swift punishment, accusing "seditionists" of being responsible for the death of thousands of people during the rece...
www.france24.com
January 19, 2026 at 8:47 AM
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My guide helps readers navigate the Inventory step by step:
• How to find works by Baha’u’llah, the Bab, and ‘Abdu’l‑Baha
• How to use subject categories and indexes
• How to access the translations of Baha'u'llah's works
It’s a doorway into the depths of the tradition.

#BahaiStudy #AITranslation
January 15, 2026 at 10:16 PM
Reposted by Sen McGlinn
What if the universe isn’t indifferent, but alive with meaning that grows as we grow? In my latest post, I explore how Bahá’u’lláh’s writings unfold in relation to the reader’s inner state. Meaning is relational, abundant, and responsive.

#Bahai #Philosophy #Spirituality #Reading #Consciousness
Reading in a Universe That Reads You Back - Cosmic Conversations
Reading in a Universe That Reads You Back shows how Baha’u’llah’s writings change with our inner state, offering meaning that grows with us.
alisonelizabethmarshall.com
January 6, 2026 at 9:16 PM
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Today's featured title:

"Millennialism, Millerites, and Prophecy in Bahá’í Discourse," by William P. Collins, Routledge, 2025

www.routledge.com/Millennialis...
January 5, 2026 at 3:02 PM
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📣 TONIGHT: Join us for the first ever, Faith in Democracy Interfaith Concert!

🗓️ January 6th @ 5 PM ET
📺 Livestream: https://ow.ly/mnXv50XSAo2

🎶 Let's reclaim Jan. 6th each year as a day of hope, light and unity while enjoying music from the Muslim, Jewish, Hindu, Sikh, Baha'i and Christian faiths.
Faith in Democracy Interfaith Concert, January 6, 2026
Enjoy the videos and music you love, upload original content, and share it all with friends, family, and the world on YouTube.
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January 6, 2026 at 8:01 PM
Alison Marshall's 4-minute "Infusing civilization from within" is on youtube at:
www.youtube.com/watch?v=csNb...
It draws on Jean-Marc Lepain's scholarship, and is a good example of the "civilizational turn" in #Bahai studies.
#theology
Infusing Civilization from Within
YouTube video by Alison Marshall's Horizon Channel
www.youtube.com
January 1, 2026 at 6:17 AM
Yeganeh Rouhbakhsh, Arezou Sobhaniyan, Shana Shoqifar, Neda Emadi, Neda Badakhsh, Mojgan Shahrezaei, Parastoo Hakim, and Negin Khademi jaled, charged with “propaganda against the Islamic Republic,” “promoting #Baha’i beliefs,” and “cooperating with hostile groups.”

www.iranintl.com/en/202512273...
Iran jails eight Baha’i women on charges of promoting their beliefs
Eight Baha’i women were arrested on Saturday morning after reporting to the Isfahan Office for the Enforcement of Sentences and were transferred to a local prison to begin serving their prison terms, ...
www.iranintl.com
December 28, 2025 at 9:19 AM
I recommend the whole series of Karen's "cosmic war" discussions. This one tells me quickly about a rather nasty corner of the conspiracy theory swamp, that has started to resonate in the right-wing world of the USA. Ugh. Thank you Karen,
open.substack.com/pub/kareneff... Read my post about Neo Nazis and the Cosmic War. Idaya the Devon Rex dares you. Like and subscribe and comment. Idaya the Devon Rex will approve.
NEO NAZIS FIGHT THE COSMIC WAR: I READ "THE TURNER DIARIES" SO YOU DON'T HAVE TO
THE TURNER DIARIES AS APOCALYPTIC LITERATURE
open.substack.com
December 27, 2025 at 8:35 AM
Voilà un bel article, de circonstance en cette période. Les religions bahaïe et babi y sont également mentionnées. Peut-être pourriez-vous le partager avec vos amis chrétiens ?
#Bahai #theology #christmas #noel

rochanmavaddat.wordpress.com/2022/02/12/y...
Y a-t-il un rapport entre la Fête de Noël et la Perse antique ?
“ Y a-t-il un rapport entre la Fête de Noël et la Perse antique ? ” –––––––––––––––––––– Par Rochan MAVADDAT mise à jour du 12.2.22 Le 25 Décembre de chaque année, est célébrée, dans le monde entie…
rochanmavaddat.wordpress.com
December 23, 2025 at 3:49 PM
Although the prison classification council and the sentence enforcement branch approved the request of six #Bahai women imprisoned in Hamedan to serve their sentences under electronic ankle-monitor supervision, it has been rejected by the provincial appeals court.
iranpresswatch.org/post/25730/r...
Request to Serve Prison Sentences with Electronic Ankle Monitors Denied for Six Bahá’ís - Iran Press Watch
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – The request submitted by Neda Mohabi, Atefeh Zahedi, Farideh Ayubi, Noora Ayubi, Zarrindokht Ahadzadeh, and Zhaleh Rezaei—six Bahá’í women imprisoned in Ha...
iranpresswatch.org
December 21, 2025 at 12:43 AM
On Wednesday, 17 December, Mrs Elham Kholas Ardastani, a #Bahai from Isfahan, was summoned to the Intelligence Office of Baharestan County. She was interrogated regarding her husband, Navid Tashakor, who is currently being held in Dastgerd Prison in Isfahan.
iranpresswatch.org/post/25733/e...
Elham Kholas Ardastani, a Bahá’í Citizen, Summoned and Interrogated by the Baharestan Intelligence Office - Iran Press Watch
Source: www.hra-news.org HRANA News Agency – Yesterday, Elham Kholas Ardastani, a Bahá’í citizen residing in Baharestan and the wife of Navid Tashakor, a Bahá’í citizen currently imprisoned in Dastger...
iranpresswatch.org
December 20, 2025 at 9:03 AM
Cases of persecution of Bahais in Iran are running at three times the rate a year ago. Cases include more than 200 raids on homes and businesses, the detention of at least 110 Bahais, court hearings for more than 100, and jail sentences ranging from two to ten years.

iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...
New Wave of Arrests as Iranian Judiciary Intensifies Persecution of Baha’is
Iran’s judicial system has become “a weapon for suppression” of religious minorities, particularly the Baha’i community.The Baha’i Inte ...
iranwire.com
December 19, 2025 at 5:09 PM
David Langness has an article, refuting claims that Bahais are plotting to take over the world. He concludes "religion’s purview, the human heart, should remain apart from the realm of politics and temporal authority. #Baha'u'llah #Bahai #theology

bahaiteachings.org/bahais-and-t...
Baha’is and Theocracy
Theocracy: a form of government in which God is recognized as the supreme civil ruler, with God's laws being interpreted by the ecclesiastical authorities.
bahaiteachings.org
December 9, 2025 at 12:29 AM
In this article, Nader Saiedi shows that the words “We shall render Thee victorious by Thyself and by Thy Pen” are the seed for the Bahai teachings of the separation of church and state, non-coercion and the full and equal participation of women. #Bahai #theology
bahaiteachings.org/four-more-me...
Four More Meanings of Baha’u’llah’s Initial Revelation
In this second part of an essay on Baha’u’llah’s initial experience of revelation from the Creator, we’ll look at four more inherent meanings of those first words from the Creator....
bahaiteachings.org
December 7, 2025 at 9:58 PM
Kambiz Teimouri-Moghaddam, a #Bahai from Gorgan has been arrested by security forces. Officers searched his home and confiscated several personal belongings. His place of business has also been sealed. #Baha'i #FreedomofReligion #iran
www.en-hrana.org/kambiz-teimo...
Kambiz Teimouri-Moghaddam, a Baha’i زitizen, Arrested - Hrana
HRANA – Kambiz Teimouri-Moghaddam, a Baha’i citizen residing in Gorgan, has been arrested by security forces. Officers searched his home and confiscated several personal belongings. His place of busin...
www.en-hrana.org
December 4, 2025 at 7:06 PM
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The Call of Justice: Ukraine’s Survival and the Lesser Peace

Baha’u’llah’s vision of the Lesser Peace—global collective security—is on trial, and the verdict is ours to determine. Not the dream of disarmament, but the duty of justice.
#Bahai #Justice #LesserPeace #StandWithUkraine #PeaceForUkraine
The Call of Justice: Ukraine’s Survival and the Lesser Peace - Cosmic Conversations
Ukraine’s Survival and the Lesser Peace. The Lesser Peace is not the dream of disarmament, but the duty of justice.
alisonelizabethmarshall.com
December 2, 2025 at 1:34 AM
Nahid Behruzi, a 63-year-old Baha'i, sentenced to 3 years in prison and 10 years of deprivation of social rights, along with the confiscation of religious books and other personal belongings. She was charged with “deviant educational or propaganda activity." #Bahai

iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...
Iranian Appeals Court Upholds Prison Sentence for 63-Year-Old Baha'i Woman
An appeals court in Alborz province has upheld a three-year prison sentence for Nahid Behruzi, a 63-year-old Baha'i citizen, after reduc ...
iranwire.com
November 28, 2025 at 8:52 AM
Pariya Marandiz, a #Bahai resident of Tehran, was detained on Saturday, November 22, and transferred to Evin Prison to serve her two-year sentence. Details in the link

hengaw.net/en/news/2025...
Baha’i woman Pariya Marandiz arrested to serve prison sentence in Tehran
hengaw.net
November 23, 2025 at 9:34 AM
Parsa Soroushian and Rouzbeh Naseri, residents of Karaj, join Naghmeh Mirza-Agha, Mahin Saadatmand, Mahshid Sefidi, Samar Masoudi, and Naser Rajab in jail.
iranwire.com/en/bahais-of...

#Bahai #freedomofreligion #Iran
2 More Baha'is Begin Prison Sentences in Iran
Two Baha'i men were transferred to prison to begin serving sentences on charges related to their religious activities.Parsa Soroushian ...
iranwire.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:13 AM
Peter Hulme has a lightbulb moment worth reading:
"art is not just a meaningful but subordinate domain to science and religion – it is of equal importance. We need all three if we are to mobilise all parts of our brain ....."
#Bahai #aesthetics
phulme.wordpress.com/2025/11/22/t...
The Star of Truth (1/3): the light bulb moment
Given that my current sequence is about a lightbulb moment, it seemed only appropriate to republish again this earlier sequence which attempted to tackle the same theme from a slightly different an…
phulme.wordpress.com
November 22, 2025 at 9:09 AM
Naisaan Nadimi has a collection of recorded Bahai talks, some from years ago. He has enhanced the audio quality -- a great service
podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/e...

#Bahai #theology
Evening Baha'i Talks
Religion & Spirituality Podcast · Our Parents before us had the bounty to listen to some of these talks in person (in a couple of Mr. Taherzadeh talks you can hear my dad coughing in the background). ...
podcasts.apple.com
November 20, 2025 at 1:11 AM
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Hi, I’m God.

At a bare minimum, you should all be able to agree that pedophilia, secret police and nonstop shootings are bad. Thank you for your attention to this matter. MAKE AMERICA SAFE AGAIN!
November 17, 2025 at 9:29 PM
An interesting insight into the internal migrations of Iranian Bahais, from Semnan province and from Yazd, meeting on the social margins in Gonbad-e Kavus -- and what happened there after 1979
www.brownpundits.com/2025/11/02/t...
#bahai #theology #history #subaltern
The Hidden Migrations of Bahá’ís in Northern Iran: Ayyám-i-Há Reflections – Brown Pundits
www.brownpundits.com
November 3, 2025 at 12:03 PM
"Ellie Omidvari, an Iranian women’s rights activist, drew a poignant comparison: “Their bride is in a palace, our bride is buried under the ground,” referencing the many young women killed during the protests..." #Bahai #Iran #hypocricy-cracy (rule of the hypocrites)

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Iran Faces Outrage Over Baha'i Arrests And Viral Elite Wedding
On Monday, October 20, 2025, the city of Shiraz found itself at the center of two interwoven controversies that have reignited debate across Iran and beyond: the…
evrimagaci.org
October 22, 2025 at 11:39 PM