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Book fair inspires conversations about bicentenary

At two-day book fair in Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, more than 200 people learned about the Bahá’í Faith and the historic bicentenary. The gathering, which was covered by a local media outlet, was held in a local park where many passersby were interested to learn about the Bahá’í community.

Celebration in Sulaymaniyyih

In the Kurdistan region of Iraq, where Bahá’u’lláh spent two years of His life, a bicentenary celebration in Sulaymaniyyih focused on the history of the Bahá’í Faith in the region. Speaking about the significance of the bicentenary, a local sheikh described the period of Bahá’u’lláh’s two-year stay in and around the mountains more than a century and a half ago: “If you speak the name of Bahá’u’lláh …, everyone will know Him and what He spoke about. … I hope His teachings continue to spread and prosper, and that it becomes a source of attention. These teachings are richer and loftier than diamonds.”

Music and prayers at a city-wide bicentenary celebration

At a major hall in Erbil in the Kurdistan region of Iraq, more than 100 people attended a bicentenary celebration that included music, prayers, and a reading of a message of the Universal House of Justice written for the occasion.