View an Aug. 31, 2010, CNN interview with an Iranian woman about Bahá’í persecution in her homeland.

Bahaikipedia is an online encyclopedia about the Bahá’í Faith. As with any open-source collection, journalists should check all references and statements in the entries.

See the website of the Bahá’í International Community, which has its headquarters in Haifa, Israel, where the faith’s holiest sites are.

The official website of the Bahá’ís of the U.S., which has its headquarters in Evanston, Ill., is a treasure trove of basic information about the faith’s beliefs and practices. Its online press kit includes statistical information and story ideas.

View a 12-part series on pilgrimage produced by the Bahá’í National Center.

Michael Karlberg, associate professor of communications at Western Washington University, is the author of Beyond the Culture of Contest, which includes an examination of the Bahá’í system of governance.

Arash Abizadeh, an assistant professor of political science at McGill University in Montreal, Canada, has written on the topic of governance in the Bahá’í faith. His research focuses on democratic theory.

View a four-part YouTube video series called “I am Baha’i” about Bahá’ís in the United States

View a five-part YouTube video series called Baha’u’llah and the Bahá’í Faith on the Bahá’í National Center’s channel.