Delegates Arrive for International Baha’i Convention

Baha'i Perspectives April 27th, 2008

As delegates begin arriving in Haifa, Israel for an event that occurs once every five years, the excitement builds.

“A thousand delegates from 153 countries have arrived – from the southern tip of Africa, to Siberia, to the Americas, to remote Pacific islands – to participate in the 10th International Bahá’í Convention.

On Tuesday, 29 April, they will gather to elect the nine members of the Universal House of Justice, the international governing body of the Bahá’í Faith, a task that delegates view as both a sacred duty and a supreme privilege…”

Read the full story on the Baha’i World News Service or view a brief slide show of photos on the same site.

Members of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Democratic Republic of the Congo register on 26 April for the
International Baha’i Convention in Haifa, Israel.