Bahá’í World News Service (BWNS)

Epizode

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  In Conversation: Studies, work, and service brought together in the life of communities 06.08.2026 13min

  Participants from three countries describe how Bahá’í educational programs are helping young people see their studies, work, and service as part of one coherent life.
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  Insights from the Field: In two Ecuadorian port cities, families build a shared life of service 23.07.2026 21min

  In this podcast, families in two Ecuadorian fishing towns turn everyday concerns—schooling, sport, life at sea—into occasions to draw together and support one another.
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  “Waves of One Sea”: A wider vision of belonging in a shared Dutch society 14.07.2026 5min

  Discussion forums with hundreds of residents in neighborhoods and villages are giving shape to new perspectives on what it means to belong to the place one calls home.
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  In Conversation: Local Spiritual Assemblies and the bonds of trust 05.06.2026 20min

  Counsellors explore how Bahá’í Local Spiritual Assemblies in three diverse settings—Kenya, Sri Lanka, and the US—are becoming sources of care, consultation, and service.
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  Insights from the field: Podcast explores emerging patterns of community life across Sydney 08.05.2026 22min

  Counsellor Taraz Nadarajah shares stories from Sydney where families and young people are contributing to new patterns of community life.
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  In Conversation: Fostering collective action in Canjavu village 05.04.2026 21min

  The latest podcast episode explores efforts in a DRC village to learn about addressing long-standing challenges in education, agriculture, and societal harmony.
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  In Conversation: Exploring how youth across the globe are finding coherence through lives of service 13.03.2026 24min

  Four Counsellors from different regions discuss how Bahá’í educational programs are helping young people discover a new identity and purpose through service to society.
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  In Conversation: Podcast explores how youth in Canada are contributing to community life 20.02.2026 26min

  This podcast episode explores how youth in Canada are learning to reorient their lives around service, discovering in the process a deeper sense of purpose.
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  In Conversation: Contributions to social transformation in Kenya 05.02.2026 24min

  Podcast explores how in Kenya, participation in Bahá’í moral and spiritual education is raising consciousness about individual and collective responsibility.
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  In Conversation: Fostering vibrant communities in the UK 22.01.2026 24min

  In settings across the UK, young people are discovering that their desire to serve others can become a powerful force for building peaceful communities.
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  Insights from the Field: Uncovering early Bahá’í contributions to 19th century Iran—Part 2 30.11.2025 20min

  The second part of this two-episode conversation in the Insights from the Field podcast continues a discussion with Moojan Momen, drawing on themes from his recent paper, “The Bábí-Bahá’í Revolution in Iran,” published in the Iranian Studies journal of Cambridge University Press. Building on the historical foundations introduced in Part 1, Dr. Momen explains that beginning in the late 19th century, the early Bahá’í community gradually developed new patterns of cooperation, decision-making, and service that contrasted sharply with the hierarchical norms of the time. These shifts unfolded patiently over decades, as Bahá’u’lláh and ‘Abdu’l-Bahá guided the community toward forms of collective action grounded in consultation, participation, and an ethos of service to all.
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  Insights from the Field: Uncovering early Bahá’í contributions to 19th century Iran—Part 1 06.11.2025 20min

  New two-part podcast explores the largely hidden history of significant Bahá’í contributions to education, governance, and social reform in 19th century Iran.
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  Insights from the Field: Application of spiritual principles to academic inquiry 11.10.2025 20min

  Participants at the annual ABS conference reflect on how spiritual principles can inform inquiry across diverse fields—from neuroscience to information technology.
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  In Conversation: Fostering cohesive neighborhoods in the United States 23.09.2025 18min

  The latest podcast episode explores how youth in the US, inspired by spiritual principles, are discovering the joy of serving together for the common good.
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  In Conversation: Hope inspires action in Central Asia 11.09.2025 18min

  The latest podcast episode explores how young people in Central Asia are overcoming social barriers and contributing to the betterment of their communities. In the latest podcast episode of “In Conversation,” four members of the Board of Counsellors explore efforts to contribute to social progress in several countries across the Caucasuses and Central Asia, from neighborhoods in Ashgabat, Turkmenistan, to Tbilisi, Georgia.
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  In Conversation: Families foster belonging in Australian neighborhoods 07.08.2025 18min

  The latest podcast episode explores how neighbors and groups of families in Australia are learning to support one another by applying spiritual principles to daily life.
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  In Conversation: Advancing women’s education in Cambodia and Malawi 28.07.2025 16min

  The latest podcast episode explores how Bahá’í educational programs in Cambodia and Malawi are empowering women to transcend traditional roles and contribute to progress.
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  In Conversation: Cultivating harmony in Azerbaijan for over a century 04.07.2025 16min

  Members of Azerbaijan’s Bahá’í community reflect on how efforts to foster harmonious relationships at the grassroots have informed national discussions on pressing issues
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  In Conversation: BIC Brussels on education and societal attitudes that empower youth 08.06.2025 18min

  In the latest podcast episode of the Bahá’í World News Service we hear from Rachel Bayani and Alessandro Benedetti, representatives of the Brussels Office of the Bahá’í International Community (BIC), who explore conditions that enable young people’s capacities for meaningful social contribution to flourish.
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  In Conversation: BIC explores oneness and interdependence in governance 27.05.2025 24min

  The latest podcast episode from the News Service explores the need for global governance that recognizes humanity as an interdependent whole rather than competing units.