Let me read you a story . . .

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The Anis Foundation has announced its first project – a collection of 27 downloadable short bedtime stories that are captivating and keep youngsters coming back for more.

The stories range from titles such as ‘The Sheep’ and ‘The Bullies’ to ‘The Boat’ and ‘Fred’s Dream’, inspired by the teachings of the Bahá’í faith.

The Anis Foundation – brainchild of brother and sister Shawn Khorassani and Shohreh Fleming – is managed by Tim Melville.

It has been created to teach children moral education centred on the Bahá’í principles, which are based on the essential message of unity (http://www.bahai.org). The Foundation’s mission statement is ‘United in peace and security’ and is based on a teaching from ‘The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh’ (p203) – “The well-being of mankind, its peace and security are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.”

Tim said: “These stories are a perfect resource for children’s classes and for use in devotionals and holy days. They are suitable for children and parents to listen to together or for youngsters to listen to on their own. The problem of coming up with captivating stories day in, day out is the same for parents the world over – regardless of their cultural background.”

More details can be found at www.anis.org.uk – where you can also find a sample story to download.

Children’s moral education is the driving force

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Children’s moral education has been the driving force behind the Anis Foundation, launched on 23 May – the Declaration of the Bab.

Project Manager of the Anis Foundation is Tim Melville, Secretary of the Bahai Council for Wales. He got together with West Berkshire Bahá’ís, brother and sister Shawn Khorassani and Shohreh Fleming, to come up with the idea of the Anis Foundation. The three have known each other since the late 1990s.

The name Anis means ‘companion’ and the initials are derived from Shawn’s children’s names – Anisa, Saba and Naseem.

The Anis Foundation has been created to teach children moral education centred on the Bahá’í principles, which are based on the essential message of unity (http://www.bahai.org/). The Foundation’s mission statement is ‘United in peace and security’ and is based on a teaching from ‘The World Order of Bahá’u’lláh’ (p203) – “The well-being of mankind, its peace and security are unattainable unless and until its unity is firmly established.”

More details can be found at http://www.anis.org.uk/