Beginning March 2, Bahá’í followers worldwide are fasting, in a lead-up to the Bahá’í New Year on March 21.
Among these followers are university students, many of whom are involved with campus Bahá’í associations.
 
“Bahá’í is the youngest of the world’s independent religions,” explained Negar Honarmandan from the external affairs department of the Bahai National Centre. Followers believe in one God who progressively reveals his will to humanity and believe the most recent of God’s messengers is Bahá’u’lláh, who was born in 1817.