Refugees
We are a small community that is devoted to contributing to the well-being of society through a range of programs and activities that frequently include recent immigrants and refugee populations. The National Assembly is not a sponsorship agreement holder, but we are aware of many individual initiatives by Bahá’ís to respond to the needs of refugees through volunteer efforts and in their professional capacities. The commitment of the Bahá’í community to serving these populations extends back at least as far as the 1980s, when we began to welcome thousands of Iranian refugees an effort that continues to this day.
- Office of External Affairs, Bahá’í Community of Canada
Quote of the Day
Idal 13 Nur 183 B.E.
I wish to reaffirm my deep sense of gratitude and admiration for the splendid manner in which the English believers are discharging their duties and responsibilities in these days of increasing peril, anxiety and stress. Their tenacity, courage, faith and noble exertions will as a magnet attract the undoubted and promised blessing of Bahá’u’lláh.
Shoghi Effendi – The Unfolding Destiny of the British Bahá’í Community, p. 137