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INDEX

‘Abdu’l-Bahá 5, 19–22, 26, 47, 48, 49, 54, 56, 61, 91, 110, 185, 222, 223, 229, 230, 231, 238, 243, 247, 254, 255, 262, 272

administrative order 7–9, 26–36, 157

AIESEC 44

Alaska 80, 87

Albania 42, 55, 84, 110, 111, 117, 121, 131, 165

Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum 31, 32, 33, 58, 66, 77, 112, 125, 142, 143, 162

American Academy of Religion 93

Andaman and Nicobar Islands 157

Anello, Eloy 124

Angola 120, 165

Araujo, Washington 88

Arc 7, 64, 66–68

Argentina 125

Army of Light Teaching Campaign 172

arts 32, 33, 45, 100, 105, 157–158, 243–272

Association bahá’íe de Femmes 42, 51, 109

Association for Bahá’í Studies 58, 90–91, 141, 163, 250

Australia 32, 52, 58, 59, 60, 79, 91, 95, 155, 157, 163, 171, 176, 189, 253, 256, 259, 260, 265, 266, 269, 306

Austria 34, 42, 78, 92, 111

Azerbaijan 92, 262

Azores 163

Báb, the 4, 193–225, 247

Bábí Faith 4–5, 193–194

Bahá’í Chair for World Peace 93

Bahá’í Chair, University of Indore 92

Bahá’í Faith

aims of 11–15

history of 5–9

laws and moral teachings 10

spiritual teachings 9–10

Bahá’í International Community 4, 11–13, 32, 41, 49, 112, 113, 139–150, 305

Office for the Advancement of Women 12, 48, 58, 104, 106, 139, 140, 141, 146

Office of Public Information 12, 43, 48, 51, 139, 142, 309

Office of the Environment 12, 43, 113, 139, 147–149

United Nations Office 11, 99, 139

Bahá’í Vocational Institute for Rural Women 156

Bahá’í World Centre 4, 6, 128, 160, 184, 271

visits of dignitaries 76–78, 83

visits of media representatives 78

Bahá’í World Congress, second 14, 165, 254, 265

Bahá’í Youth Workshops 45, 60, 158, 172–177, 183

Bahá’u’lláh 5, 14, 17–19, 26, 51, 89, 104, 190, 194, 223, 229, 233, 241, 243, 262, 276, 277, 279, 282, 283, 284, 289, 290, 293, 295, 299, 305

Bahamas 96

Ballet Shayda 252

Baltic States 170, 263

Bangladesh 92

Barbados 148

Bayán, The 212, 214, 215, 216, 217, 220

Beatrix (Queen of the Netherlands) 108

Belgium 137, 157, 160

Bermuda 99

Bliznakov, Georgi 131

Bolivia 42, 58, 78, 122, 145, 164

book fairs 88–89, 160

Bosnia-Herzegovina, Macedonia, Montenegro, and Serbia, Regional Teaching Committee of the ‎Baha’is Bahá’ís‎ of 35

Botswana 58, 79, 157, 160, 161, 185, 267

Boutros-Ghali, Boutros 235

Brazil 42, 88, 113, 119, 120, 125, 126, 129, 189, 306

Browne, E.G. 197, 198, 203, 204, 208, 209

Brugiroux, André 166

Bulgaria 3, 55, 113, 124, 131, 161, 164, 165

Burundi 186

Call of the Hands Teaching Project 80

“Calling All Colors” conference 99

Cambodia 25, 30, 31, 79, 128, 157, 189

Cameroon 3, 55, 62, 128, 145, 146, 148, 155, 164, 175, 176

Camp, Donald 158, 270–271

Canada 3, 32, 51, 53, 78, 86, 87, 99, 122, 123, 155, 157, 158, 160, 163, 166, 176, 180, 186, 252, 253, 254, 259, 265, 266

Canary Islands 42

Cape Verde 58

Central African Republic 107, 128

Central Asia 28–30

Centre for the Study of the Texts 66

Chang, Afemata Moli 85, 162

Chile 42, 164, 171, 187

China 78, 88, 126

Clinton, Bill 112, 135

Collis Featherstone Teaching Campaign 171

Colombia 3, 58, 115, 122, 188, 264

Commission on Global Governance 229

community development 152–154

community life, Bahá’í 10–11, 95–98, 156–157

anniversaries 97, 156, 162

community service, youth and 182–184

Congo 164, 166

constitutions, contributing to 123, 165

consultation 48, 53, 60, 283–284

Cook Islands 62, 86, 158, 160, 164, 166, 176

Costa Rica 58, 114, 124, 182, 188

Côte d’Ivoire 105, 164, 252

Croatia 80, 96, 113

Cucoş, Professor Constantin 94

Cyprus 96, 113, 157, 165

Czech Republic 42, 155, 156, 158, 160, 163, 166, 180

Danesh, H.B. 49, 50, 140

Declaration of the Báb, 150th anniversary 1, 156, 157, 165, 193

Denmark 42, 43, 113, 158

development see social and economic development [Page 344]Djalili, Omid 158, 256–258, 268

Dominica 84, 117

Dominican Republic 77, 157, 189

drama 255–259

East Leeward Islands 121

Eastern Caroline Islands 86, 188, 189

Ecuador 121, 123, 164

education 80, 118–123, 128, 184–187, 284–285, 302

Egypt 72, 77, 78

El Salvador 56, 58, 124, 156, 183

Elizabeth II (Queen of England) 84, 130, 131

Ellis, Dr. Wilma 94

environment 80, 112–116, 147, 289

see also Bahá’í International Community, Office of the Environment

equality between men and women 48, 54–55, 104, 290–291, 306

Equatorial Guinea 59, 60, 85, 164, 166

Ethiopia 62, 123, 132, 157, 165, 176, 188, 189

European Bahá’í Business Forum 43, 124, 306

European Bahá’í Youth Council 43, 44, 177–180

Fabiola (Queen of Belgium) 146

families 147

creating violence-free 49–51, 140–142, 306

family 80, 91, 180, 282

United Nations International Year 48–63, 80, 140, 154–155, 164, 263

Finland 42, 56, 105, 164

Fitzgerald, Michael 250

France 42, 51, 59, 93, 109, 111, 125, 157, 162, 165

Furútan, ‘Alí-Akbar 60, 77

Gabon 81, 82

Gambia 59, 85

German Templer Colony, restoration of 70–71

Germany 31, 32, 42, 78, 85, 88, 93, 111, 130, 157, 161, 175, 177

Ghana 165, 175

Gillespie, John Birks “Dizzy” 251

globalization 227–242, 278–279

Greece 42, 60, 111, 156, 263

Green Acre Bahá’í School 94

Greenland 171, 262

Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith see Shoghi Effendi

Guatemala 182

Guinea-Bissau 108

Guyana 107, 117, 127, 128, 157

Haifa, Israel see Bahá’í World Centre

Hands of the Cause of God 8, 77

Havel, Vaclav 231–232, 234

Hawaii 83, 109, 155, 158

Hayden, Robert 249

health care 116–118, 276

holy days 84, 95, 131, 156–157, 160, 164, 165

Homer-Dixon, Thomas 241

Honduras 119, 127, 265

Hong Kong 107

Houses of Worship 11, 28, 87, 98, 160, 161, 269, 271

human rights 12, 53, 134, 136, 143–144, 145, 177, 223, 236, 265, 276, 280–282, 297, 301, 306

Hungary 58, 106, 157, 161, 166, 271

India 3, 56, 58, 82, 89, 91, 92, 95, 106, 108, 109, 110, 112, 117, 118, 121, 125, 129, 130, 155, 156, 160, 164, 166, 171, 187

Supreme Court decision mentioning Faith 130

indigenous peoples 33, 85–88

Indonesia 189

interfaith dialogue 128–130, 158–160

International Bahá’í Archives Building 7

extension to 67

international order 12, 233–234, 283

International Teaching Centre 29, 30, 65, 66

Internet 240

Iran, persecution of Bahá’ís in 13, 83, 133–138, 145, 306

Ireland 42, 58, 107, 123, 137, 155, 157, 158, 160, 162

Isobel Sabri Teaching Campaign 82

Italy 42, 114, 164, 165, 180, 263

Japan 78, 114, 115, 116, 124, 177, 184, 189, 306

Jordan 164

Kabua, Amata 83

Kazakhstan 25, 29, 132

Kenya 118, 128, 176, 267

King, Lauretta 29

Kiribati 79, 86, 113, 120, 122

Kitáb-i-Aqdas 10, 91, 96–97, 185, 215, 216, 217

Korea 83, 92, 106, 176, 177, 184

Küng, Dr. Hans 94

Kyrgyzstan 25, 29, 79

Lähnemann, Professor Johannes 94

Landegg Academy 179, 268

Laos 98, 189

Leach, Bernard 248

Lesotho 79

Lesser Peace 73

Leye, Jean-Marie 84

Liberia 113, 188, 189

literacy projects 128

“Live Unity” 254

Local Spiritual Assembly 26

Luxembourg 111, 129, 262

Macau 52, 57, 155, 162

Malawi 267

Malaysia 31, 32, 57, 111, 117, 145, 156, 160, 161, 164, 188, 189

Malietoa, To’oa Tosi (Princess of Western Samoa) 86

Malta 48

Mandela, Nelson 131

Manifestations of God 9, 218 [Page 345]

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Mariana Islands 61, 189 Marion Jack VI Project 170 marriage 55 Marshall Islands 83, 85, 128 Martha Root Project 170 Martin Luther King Day 100, 159, 174 Mauritius 59, 60, 61, 85, 113, 165 Maxwell International Bahá’í School 183 media

attacks and misrepresentation 161

coverage of persecution of Bahá’ís in Iran 136–137

general coverage 162–163

print 151–163

see also radio and television

Mexico 113, 132 Miret Magdalena, Enrique 129 Mírzá ‘Alí-Muḥammad see the Báb Mírzá Ḥusayn-‘Alí see Bahá’u’lláh Moldova 80 Monadjem, Shapoor 30 Mongolia 25, 31–33, 170 moral education 118–123, 180, 276, 286–287 Mount Carmel 65–73, 194 Mozambique 129, 159 Mullá Ḥusayn-i-Bushrú’í 203 musical groups 32, 34, 188, 263–266 Myanmar 81, 189

Namibia 59, 62, 79, 154, 164, 165, 267 Nanasipau’u, Princess (of Tonga) 56 National Conventions 27, 29, 30, 31, 33, 157 National Spiritual Assembly 25, 26, 27 Nepal 132, 171 Netherlands 42, 50, 54, 57, 62, 78, 91, 108, 111, 116, 131, 157, 262 New Era Development Institute 119 New Zealand 52, 58, 60, 62, 78, 86, 112, 115, 125, 155, 156, 157, 158, 161, 163, 185, 188 Nicaragua 122, 182 Nicolas, A.L.M. 197, 198, 203, 209, 247 Niger 82 Nigeria 78, 82, 105, 109, 111 Nineteen Day Feast 95 Northern Ireland 61, 109, 129, 155, 160, 163, 253, 260, 263 Norway 42, 43, 45, 113, 157, 158, 159, 160, 163, 264

Ocean of Light Project 86 Olya’s Story 83, 137, 162, 164, 166 One Country 140, 305–310 oneness of humankind 276–278, 281–282

Pakistan 109, 113, 132, 156, 165 Panama 92, 153, 155, 157, 164, 306 Papua New Guinea 3, 83, 86, 96–97, 155, 162 Paraguay 119, 164 peace 13, 124–125, 273 peace monument, Brazil 113, 147

Peres, Shimon 72, 77, 235 Peru 79, 114, 120, 124, 164, 165 Peynado, Jacinto 77 Philip, The Prince (Duke of Edinburgh) 112, 142, 143, 159 Philippines 31, 58, 93, 125, 189 poets, Bahá’í 246, 249–250 Poland 125, 160 Portugal 42, 160, 166, 262 prominent people 83–85 Promise of World Peace, The 13, 164 properties, Bahá’í 160–161 Prosperity of Humankind, The 2, 14, 41, 42, 45, 85, 144, 232, 238, 273–296

Qayyúmu’l-Asmá’ 212, 215, 221

Rabin, Yitzhak 65, 71, 77, 235 race unity 98–104, 181, 266, 276 radio broadcasts on the Bahá’í Faith 163–164 radio, Bahá’í-owned stations 164 Ratana Church 86 recognition of the Bahá’í Faith 130–132 Renan, Ernest 197, 202 René, France Albert 76–77 Rogers, Otto Donald 162, 244, 248, 268 Romania 42, 62, 78, 94, 117, 124, 132, 165, 261 Ruhe, Dr. David 90, 127 Russia 58, 60, 78, 80, 87, 93, 111, 119, 122, 163, 170, 176, 177, 179, 264, 266 Russia, Georgia, and Armenia 60 Rwanda 81, 95, 186

Sadan, Mark 162 Saint Lucia 108 Saint Martin 163 Samoa 86, 157, 161 Schaefer, Dr. Udo 93 scholarship 89–95 schools, Bahá’í-operated 118, 120, 121, 122 Schwerin, Kimiko 116 Seals and Crofts 251 Serbia 132 Seychelles 57, 76, 186 “Shaping Europe” conferences 177, 183 Shoghi Effendi 6, 12, 27, 63, 73, 229, 233, 240, 241, 247 Shrine of Bahá’u’lláh 160 Shrine of the Báb 7, 160, 224 Sierra Leone 130 Singapore 50, 61, 84, 106, 116, 129, 155, 157, 158, 163 Sister-to-Sister Travel Teaching Project 79 Slovak Republic 42, 78 Slovenia 55 Slovenia and Croatia 25–26, 33–36, 42 social and economic development 45, 57, 81, 126–128, 274–276, 279–280, 287–296, 306, 319 Solomon Islands 111, 186 [Page 346]South Africa 50, 79, 92, 98, 111, 124, 128, 129, 131, 186, 261, 266 Spain 42, 58, 62, 121, 129, 161, 166, 177 Sri Lanka 57, 58, 106, 156, 157, 188, 269 St. Vincent 157 Summit on Religions and Conservation 116, 148–149 Suriname 113 Swaziland 84, 93, 110, 121, 163 Sweden 42, 43, 62 Switzerland 32, 42, 91, 98, 159, 161, 179, 253, 268

Táhirih 246, 247 Taiwan 85, 111, 115, 123, 137, 261 Tajikistan 26, 29, 30, 81, 251 Tanzania 89, 176 teaching institutes 95 teaching the Bahá’í Faith 14, 78–83, 86, 160, 169–172 television broadcasts on the Bahá’í Faith 164–166 Thailand 31, 162, 189 Thoresen, Lasse 41, 250, 251, 264, 268 Three Year Plan 75 Tobey, Mark 248, 251, 272 Togo 82, 95 Tonga 56, 109, 164 Trinidad and Tobago 53, 58, 253, 258 Turkey 58, 82, 125, 162 Turkmenistan 29, 132 Turvey, Reginald 248, 261

Uganda 113, 114, 123, 126–127, 176, 184 Ukraine 80, 114 Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova 42 UNICEF 44, 49, 140, 141, 303 UNIFEM 49, 140, 145, 303, 306 United Kingdom 3, 42, 52, 53, 84, 88, 91, 109, 112, 117, 120, 124, 127, 130, 131, 148, 159, 160, 163, 177, 263 United Nations 11, 139, 234, 280, 305

50th anniversary 125, 126, 165, 228

Commission on the Status of Women 147

Conference on the Sustainable Development of Small Island Developing States 148, 149, 182

Earth Summit 12, 112, 228, 255

Environment Program 113

Human Rights Commission 134, 136, 297, 301

International Conference on Population and Development 50, 141, 148, 228, 237

International Year of Tolerance 129

World Conference on Human Rights 12, 228

see also women, Fourth World Conference on

see also World Summit for Social Development

United States 3, 31, 32, 42, 57, 62, 78, 80, 82, 83, 86, 87, 91, 92, 93, 94, 98, 99–104, 105, 111, 115, 126, 128, 134, 155, 156, 158, 159, 164, 166, 172, 181, 187, 253, 258, 265, 270, 271

Universal House of Justice 8, 27, 28, 76, 77, 169, 184, 253 Universidad Núr 42, 122 university, study of Bahá’í Faith at 92 Uruguay 57, 162, 188, 261 Uzbekistan 26, 29, 30

“Vanguard of the Dawning” conference 102, 103 Vanuatu 51, 78, 84, 268, 269 Varqá, Dr. ‘Alí-Muḥammad 33 Venezuela 42, 43, 78, 96, 185 Vietnam 189

Wee, Dr. Wee Kim 84, 157 West Leeward Islands 164, 183 Western Caroline Islands 85, 189 Western Samoa 85, 181 White, Roger 249 women 82, 104–112, 147, 155–156, 165, 276, 282, 301–303, 306

International Day of 81, 107, 108, 164

United Nations Fourth World Conference on 12, 50, 104–106, 147, 228

NGO Forum on Women ’95 104

see also Bahá’í International Community, Office for the Advancement of Women and equality between men and women

World Center for Peace, Freedom and Human Rights 124 world citizenship 42, 45, 148 World Conference on Religion and Peace 44, 94, 130 World Forestry Charter Gathering 112–113, 142–143 World Religion Day 128–129, 158 World Summit for Social Development 12, 14, 37–46, 132, 143, 164, 178, 228, 237, 251, 255, 258, 306

Yerrinbool Bahá’í School 95 youth 167–190, 263

activities at the World Summit for Social Development 44–45, 178

conferences 187–190

representation at conferences 180–182

Yugoslavia 25, 34

Zaire 81, 84, 89, 108, 114, 156, 164, 186, 188, 268 Zambia 62, 82, 111, 127, 164, 186 Zarqaní, Abdul Rahman 76, 316 Zaynab 203 Zimbabwe 53, 80, 89, 164, 253, 266, 267 Zi-Po-Po 119 [Page 349]er one hundred years, the Bahá’í Faith has grown from re movement in the Middle East to the second-most of the independent world religions. Embracing m more than 2,100 ethnic, racial, and tribal groups, it ely the most diverse organized body of people on the y. Its unity challenges prevailing theory about human the prospects for our common future.

th’s central message is that of unity. Its Founder, teaches that there is only one God, that there is only race, and that all the world’s religions have been e revelation of God’s purpose for humankind. Today, as collectively come of age: “The earth is but one Bahá’u’lláh asserts, “and mankind its citizens.” The of the Bahá’í community offers persuasive evidence nan race, in all its diversity, can learn to live and work people in its planetary homeland.

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