Equality among the Peoples of the World

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• The Impact of Racism on Women

  A world that promotes the equality of women and men will lift much of the burden from women. Likewise a world free of racism will further lighten women's load. But the benefits extend even further. While women are the ones primarily affected when race and gender inequalities coincide, the human race as a whole is disadvantaged and its progress retarded by these injustices. As the Bahá'í writings state, "As long as women are prevented from attaining their highest possibilities, so long will men be unable to achieve the greatness which might be theirs." More >

• Combating Racism

  Racism is a pernicious and persistent evil. It represents a major blight on human progress. The Bahá'í International Community believes that this invidious practice can be effectively countered only through an unshakable and universal consciousness of the fundamental oneness of humankind, implemented by appropriate and universally upheld legal measures. More >

• Bahá'í Youth Workshops Promote Tolerance

  After touring through 19 countries in 12 months, members of the Diversity Dance Workshop were used to surprises, from finding a planned border crossing through Croatia impossible because of a war to a quirky new minibus that had an unusual series of three flat tires. More >

• Honoring a pioneer of racial harmony

  Honoring an early American Bahá'í who was also a leader in promoting racial harmony, the local Baha'i community of Charleston has created a museum in the former home of Louis Gregory. More >

• Bahá'ís release statement on racial tolerance

  In observance of the International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination, observed 21 March each year, the Bahá’í International Community released the following statement, which was presented to Mary Robinson, the High Commissioner for Human Rights: "The coming together of the peoples of the world in a harmonious and creative relationship is the crucial need of the present hour." More >

• 'Abdu'l-Bahá on Racial Harmony

  Selection from the writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá on the subject of racial harmony. More >

• Abandoning Prejudice

  Bahá'u'lláh gave special attention to the problem of prejudice. At the heart of His message is a call for mutual understanding and fellowship among nations, cultures, and peoples. There is, Bahá'u'lláh insists, only one human race. More >