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>Photograph collection posted to Web site

HAIFA, Israel, 7 November (BWNS) - A collection of 500 photographs of Baha' i activities around the world is now available for viewing and downloading  on the official Baha'i Web site.

The link to the specific Web section, titled "Attaining the dynamics of gro wth: Images from five continents," is http://www.bahai.org/attaining/.

The photographs, commissioned by the Baha'i World Centre, were among thousa nds done as part of a project leading up to the International Baha'i Conven tion, held last spring in Haifa. Delegates from almost every country in the  world participated in the convention, making it a showcase for the diversi ty of the human family.

The images show Baha'is in their home communities participating in the core  activities of study circles, children's classes, junior youth activities,  and devotional gatherings. A separate section is devoted to social and econ omic development.

The photographs are of Baha'is and their friends in cities, towns, and vill ages in 18 different countries: Bolivia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, Democrat ic Republic of the Congo, India, Kenya, Kiribati, Malaysia, Malawi, Mongoli a, Nepal, Panama, Sarawak, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States, and Zambi a.

(For more information and photographs, go to: http://news.bahai.org/story/6 66 )