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Safira Shanks

Junior youth group in Wongan Hills strengthening bonds between young and old 

In this personal reflection, year 12 student Safira Shanks talks about how the junior youth group in Wongan Hills, a rural town about 180kms north of Perth in the the Wheatbelt region of Western ...

Lindi Pelkowitz

Using the Baha’i Feast as an opportunity to further reflect on Summer School materials 

In this personal reflection, Lindi Pelkowitz shares how her small community in Western Australia studied components from the recent Baha’i Summer School program, allowing those who weren’t ...

Kian and Nava

‘The foundation of society’: A new podcast on relationships and marriage 

In this interview with Australian Baha’i Horizons, Kian Jones and Nava Revalk Jones speak about their new marriage podcast and how they hope to inspire others to build joyful relationships.  ...

Ian and Mona Bayly

Sharing joy and delight on the roads 

In this personal reflection, Western Australian Baha’is Ian and Mona Bayly share their recent travels across Australia, and how they were able to continue engaging in the community-building work ...

Andrew Gash

Steadfast and courageous: A tribute to Andrew Gash 

Andrew Gash (14 October 1938 – 17 May 2024), who has died aged 85, is being remembered by the National Spiritual Assembly “with love and admiration for his determination, eloquence, ...

Yvonne Perkins

‘Everyone is a collaborator’: Reflections on social action efforts in Richmond 

Every morning, we had to clear up rubbish dumped overnight at the base of a small tree on the street in front of our place. Every. Single. Morning.   We live close to Victoria Street in ...

Aflatoon Payman

‘Unwavering devotion’: Remembering the life of Baha’i Aflatoon Payman 

Aflatoon Payman – a Persian Baha’i who pioneered to Australia from Indonesia with his family in the mid-1960s and later served on the National Spiritual Assembly, and as the first Deputy ...

Keith McDonald

‘Feeling of hope and faith’: New book injects light into the darkness 

Nobel Prize for Literature winner Gao Xingjian says that “It’s in literature that true life can be found. It’s under the mask of fiction that you can tell the truth.”  It’s a sentiment that ...

Georgie Sounness

Harnessing the power of prayer when engaging in conversations 

For many months, Perth-based Baha’i Georgie Sounness had been praying for ways to introduce spiritual conversations into her interactions with friends.  Owning a small hobby farm in regional ...

Jacob and Sami

‘We are there to serve’: Two Australian youth share their overseas pioneering story 

In this interview with Australian Baha’i Horizons, Jacob Baron and Sami Milani speak about their work assisting with the community-building process unfolding in eastern Europe and explore what it ...

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