A Baha'i Perspective

"Mary talks about attending firesides and how she became a Baha'i. She also talks about the dust of aquired knowledge and study circles. You may wish to visit her online bookstore."

"I went to Cambridge, MA to interview Greg and Waithera Kagira-Watson for A Baha'i Perspective. Waithera was a bit reticent about doing an interview, so I did the interview with Greg first. Well by the time I was through with Greg, Waithera was willing to share her story. I happen to have Waithera's interview ready before Greg's, but Greg's will be coming soon. Waithera is a Baha'i from Kenya who followed her sister to the US and ended up getting a Bachelor's degree here and she and her husband, Greg, are relocating to Atlanta Georgia in June. Before the interview I play an excerpt from the podcast Interfaith Voices hosted by Maureen Fiedler. This interview is of Kit Bigelow, Director of the Office of External Affairs for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baha'is of the United States, discussing the persecution of the Baha'is in Iran. You can find the Interfaith Voices podcast at http://www.interfaithradio.org"

"A Bahá'í Perspective: Ray Estes, Part 3 - This is the 3rd in a series of interviews with Ray Estes, a Baha'i for many years who comes from a background of a born-again Christian. The Bible story that Ray talks about in this interview is the story about Noah's Ark."

A Baha'i Perspective: Alfred Kikoti - A Baha'i from Tanzania who has been drawn to the protection of the wildlife in his country. He started his career as a game warden in a nature conservancy park, but realized more had to be done to protect Tanzania's wildlife. He developed a unique way to have villagers see the wild animals as a resource rather than a liability to their farms and family. He has just completed his first phase of academic work for his doctorate in Elephant Ecology & Conservation at the University of Massachussetts and is returning to Tanzania for a two year stint to perform field work in support of his doctorate studies.

"This is a repost from the podcast ""A Baha'i Perspective"". Jacki Odess-Gillett tells her story of living in a commune for 8 years before finding the Baha'i Faith. This story is so good I decided to repost it. I hope you will listen to this and Warren's other interviews on ""A Baha'i Perspective"". You can download with this link or subscribe through iTunes. You can email Warren at wog1844@charter.net."

"A Bahá'í Perspective: Nathan Rutstein - A dear friend of the Baha'i Community, Nathan Rutstein, passed away, two hours after sunset on May 22, 2006. We will miss him dearly. In honor of our brother who has moved on to the next world, I'm replaying an interview that I recorded with Nat on September 11, 2005. Nathan Rutstein was an author of some 20 books, taught at the University of Mass in Amherst, and at Springfield Technical Community College. And before that, he was the International News Editor for NBC during the Huntley-Brinkley era."

"A Bahá'í Perspective: Ray Estes Part 2 - This is the 2nd in a series of interviews with Ray Estes, a Bahá'í for many years who comes from a background of a born-again Christian, who has studied the Bible for many years and has developed new understandings of some of the Bible stories now that he is a Baha'i. In this interview Ray talks about the Bible story of Adam and Eve. I start out the interview asking Ray what the Bahá'í perspective is regarding the story of Adam and Eve; a story that can be found in the religions of Judaism, Christianity and Islam."

"A Bahá'í Perspective: Ray Estes - A Bahá'í from Chapel Hill, NC who is a commercial designer by trade, but his first love is discovering spiritual truths from the Bible and the Bahá'í writings. This interview is the first in a series. In this interview, Ray describes his upbringing and his spiritual journey leading him to the discovery of the Bahá'í Faith. To him "Life is an adventure"."

"Raised Jewish, tried TM and had a strange dream before he bacame a Baha'i. Ron Hershel is the author of the lecture series "The Evolution of Human Spirituality". mailto: mister_ehs@yahoo.com "

A Bahá'í Perspective: Soheil Samari – A Baha'i from Iran who left for the US and started a family soon after the Islamic Revolution. After about ten years in the US he and his wife decided to move to Saipan and have lived there ever since. I started the interview by asking Soheil where he grew up and what was it like growing up there.

"Praveen is the host of 'Beautiful World'-The Bahai Inspired Podcast from Bangalore, India. He has just returned from pilgrimage to the Holy Land. Links from Praveen:Pilgrimage picturesThe Beautifulworld Podcast Praveen's personal site"

A Bahá'í Perspective: Jacki Odess-Gillett – My wife and a Bahá'í from Hadley MA who has lived in New England all her life and describes her spiritual journey that includes spending 8 years in a commune in Western Mass. We started the interview by her describing how this journey began.

"A Bahá'í Perspective: Dr. Jeanne Swinney - A Bahá'í from Amherst, MA who ran into the Baha'i Faith in California after finishing nursing school, then went to Africa for 8 years and when she returned got her doctorate at the University of Texas."

"A Bahá'í Perspective: George Goding – George Goding is a Bahá'í from Rochester, VT who lost his mother at birth, left home at an early age due to troubles at home, served in World War II and the Korean War, and was an engineer job shopper all over New England and as far south as Richmond, VA."

"This is a repost of a very touching talk by Ron Frazer of ""The Emerald Coast Baha'i PodCasts"" Please send feedback to Ron panhandlebahais@aol.com or Bill Dvorak billdvorak@mac.com or visit his website at http://www.emeraldcoastbahais.org/"