Bahá’í World/Volume 28/Index

Bahá’í World/Volume 28 Index

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INDEX

A

‘Abdu’l-Bahá 9, 11, 43, 48, 125, 167, 168–70, 180, 187, 218, 250, 254–55, 276, 333

passing of 170

statements on interreligious activity 276–77, 283

writings of 23–26, 254, 330

advancement of women 7, 48–49, 50, 51, 53, 60, 72, 77, 78, 79, 81, 82, 83, 88, 90, 114–16, 315

African Action on AIDS 115

Aftenposten (Norway) 193

Agence France Presse 193

Agritech ’99 42, 119, 120

Ahderom, Techeste 75

Al-Marayati, Laila 69

Ala’i, Qudsiyyih Amin-Amin 303

Alaska 59, 62

Albania 88, 121, 193

Albright, Madeleine 71, 161

‘Alí-Muḥammad, Siyyid See Báb, the

Alliance for Religions and Conservation 279

Aluze, Jean Paul 84

Amarsingh, Mansingh 68–69

Amartuvishin 288

Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum See Hands of the Cause of God

America Intercontinental Conference 180

Andaman and Nicobar Islands 71

Angola 48–49

Annan, Kofi 75

anniversaries, Bahá’í

celebration in Singapore 79

celebration in Sri Lanka 80

celebration in Uruguay 70

Antigua/Barbuda 63, 65

Area Growth Programs 29

Argentina 60, 61, 317, 319

Armenia 71

arts 7, 49, 58, 70, 80, 83, 85, 87, 89, 91, 97, 98, 99, 101, 102, 322

Associated Press 159, 193

Association for Bahá’í Studies 78

directory of 317–19

Association médicale bahá’íe 322

Atlanta Journal-Constitution 193

Atopare, Silas 85

Australia 81–83, 86, 87, 112, 119, 186, 289, 317, 319

Austria 88, 91, 112, 173, 174

Auxiliary Boards 334

B

Báb, the 8–9, 11, 214–16, 238–39, 334

Shrine of 11, 35, 119, 178, 338

Terraces of the Shrine of 28, 41–42, 36–38

writings of 243, 330

Bábí religion 9, 238–39

Bahá’í Association for the Arts 322

Bahá’í community 13–14, 15, 30, 47–48

Bahá’í centers 52, 55, 56, 57, 66, 76, 77, 99

conferences 49, 53, 58, 59, 60, 61, 62, 63, 64, 66, 67, 70, 76, 78, 80, 83, 84, 87, 88, 92, 97, 99, 102, 103

development of 52, 56, 59, 67, 71

legal registration 77, 81, 102

public recognition of 7

Bahá’í Computer and Communications Association (BCCA) 322

Bahá’í Era 334

Bahá’í Esperanto League 322

Bahá’í Faith

administrative order of 11–13, 27, 43, 333

aims of 15, 18

early legal history of 239–48

history of 8–11, 13, 235–39

holy days 336

laws and moral teachings 14

public recognition 50, 51, 53, 54,

[Page 340]56, 57, 60, 63, 68, 69, 71, 74, 77, 83, 84, 85, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 97

spiritual teachings 13–15

Bahá’í Health Agency 322

Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) 157, 159–160

See also Iran, situation of the Bahá’í community in

Bahá’í International Community 8, 15, 17, 41, 105, 111, 114, 127, 291, 295, 299, 307, 334

Geneva Office 112, 114, 322, 334

Office for the Advancement of Women 15, 112, 114–16, 322, 334

Office of the Environment 15, 112, 322

Office of Public Information 15, 111, 119, 127, 322

Paris Office 119–120, 121, 322

United Nations Office 15 111, 112, 114, 322

Bahá’í Justice Society 322

Bahá’í Medical Association of Canada 322

Bahá’í Office of the Environment for Taiwan 322

Bahá’í Publishing Trusts

directory of 319–21

Bahá’í schools

permanent 57, 86

seasonal 49, 55, 74, 83, 84, 90, 94, 98, 99, 100

Bahá’í Studies, Chair for 123–26

Bahá’í World, The 172, 179

Bahá’í World Centre 10–11, 28, 125, 184, 335

Bahá’í World Web site 120

Bahá’í worldview 198–202

Bahá’í writings

authority of 202–06

Bahamas 60

Bahá’u’lláh 9–10, 12, 13, 17, 18, 35, 47, 107, 132, 192, 209, 214–16, 238–39, 240–64, 297, 335

legal framework of 239–49, 259–64

Shrine of 175, 192, 338

statements on interreligious activity 276

writings of 21–23, 28, 127, 131, 202–03, 217, 240, 243, 329–30

Bangladesh 72

Barak, Ehud 193

Barbados 60, 65

Barnes, Kiser 31

Beijing Platform for Action 119

Belarus 88–89, 94, 96, 102

Belgium 88, 89, 90, 173, 319

Belize 61

Ben-Sasson, Menahem 125

Benin 49

Berman, Harold J. 232–34

Bermuda 61

Bhutan 72

Bistandstorget 96

Blair, Tony 102

Boddy, Peter 304

Boff, Leonardo 139

Bolivia 7, 60, 61, 64, 67, 97

Bosnia-Herzegovina 120, 133, 279, 281

Botswana 49, 122

Brazil 61, 62, 127–28, 134, 152, 193, 319

Brown, Donald and Christine 63

Bulgaria 89, 120, 121

Burkina 49, 58

C

Calgary Herald 193

Call to Our Guiding Institutions, A 105–06, 117, 268, 278

Camacho, Josephina 304

Cambodia 72–73, 80

Cameroon 49, 50, 112, 317, 319

Canada 7, 62, 65, 88, 90, 97, 100, 102, 120, 159, 169, 172, 175, [Page 341]

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180, 181, 193, 318 Canary Islands 90 Canterbury, archbishop of 102, 116, 188, 279 Cape Times (Cape Town) 110 Cape Verde 50 Cardell, Ted 304 Centre for the Study of the Texts 38–39, 125 Chad 50 Chan, Cecilia 73 Chile 61, 63, 64, 67, 73, 112, 317 China 119, 226 Chirac, Jacques 193 Chua, Vicente 78 Clarkson, Adrienne 193 Clinton, William 69, 159, 193 Collins, Amelia

See Hands of the Cause of God

Collymore, Henry 68 Colombia 63, 112, 119, 317 Congo, Democratic Republic of 51 Congo Republic 50 consultation 335 Continental Counsellors 335 Conventions, Bahá’í 335

first international 185

Cook Islands 83 Correa, Sang 52 Costa Rica 61, 63, 64, 112 Côte d’Ivoire 49, 51, 112, 319 Covenant of Bahá’u’lláh 204–06

‘Abdu’l-Bahá 204

Shoghi Effendi 204–05

Universal House of Justice 205

Croatia 88, 99, 102, 121 Cusanus, Nicolaus 265 Cyprus 90 Czech Republic 88, 90, 119

D

Dalai Lama 108 Danesh, Hossein 100 Danesh, Roshan 223 Davaadulam 288 Dawn-Breakers, The 172 de Calderón, Isabel Pavón 305 de Sánchez, Isabel 70 Deane, William 82 Denmark 112 development 58, 66, 73, 75, 77, 81, 82, 83, 86, 97, 116–17, 285–90

statistics 315–16

Dhabihi-Muqaddam, Sirus 158, 292 directory of Bahá’í agencies 317–24 Diversity Dance Theatre of Europe (DDT) 97 Djibouti 51 Dominican Republic 63

E

East Leeward Islands 63 Eastern Caroline Islands 83 Eck, Diana 269, 270 Ecuador 64, 67, 119, 317 education, moral 66, 71, 73, 82, 97 El Salvador 64 Ellis, Wilma 71 Encyclopedia Britannica 8 environment

See Bahá’í International Community, Office of the Environment

Eritrea 51 Estonia 43, 90, 94 Estrella, Carlos Manuel 63 Ethiopia 52, 112, 187 European Bahá’í Business Forum (EBBF) 103, 323 European Bahá’í Youth Council 95, 102, 121, 323 European Family Life Task Force 97 European Union (EU) 120

F

Farkas, Flórián 93 Ferdosian, Habibullah 159 Ficca, Dirk 109 Fiji Islands 320 Finland 62, 90 Five Year Plan 29 [Page 342]Four Year Plan 28, 29, 46, 70, 90 Fowler LeBlanc, Diane 62 Fozdar, Shirin 79 France 91, 97, 120, 159, 176, 193 Freehill, Mary 93 French Guiana 64–65 Fresnedi, Jaime R. 78 Fukada, Takeo 273

G

Gabon 52 Gambia, the 52 Georgia 73 Germany 58, 65, 91, 97, 120, 172, 173, 174, 318, 320 Ghadimi, Shoghi 305–06 Ghana 7, 52, 100, 318 Globe and Mail (Toronto) 193 glossary of Bahá’í terms 333–38 God Passes By 11, 178 Göncz, Árpád 92 Gorkhapatra (Nepal) 77 Greece 92, 97 Greenland 62 Grenada 65 Grossman, Hartmut 44, 45–46 Guadeloupe 65 Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith

See Shoghi Effendi

Guardianship 12 Guinea 7, 53 Gurirab, Theo-Ben 115 Gushiken, Luiz 129 Gutiérrez, José 63 Guyana 65–66

H

Hague Appeal for Peace Conference, The 95, 121 Haiti 64 Ḥají Siyyid Javád-i-Karbilá’í 240, 241, 242, 244, 246 Hakiman, Sina 159 Hands of the Cause of God 12,

182–86, 192, 193, 335

Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum 30, 165–95, 333–34

early life 167–71

“Green Light Expedition, The” of 192

marriage of 174–76

‎memorials gatherings memorial gatherings‎ for 74

message of the Universal House of Justice regarding 194–95

passing of 193

“Pilgrimage, The” (film by) 192

recognition of 193

“This is Faith” (poem by) 176

travels of 186–90

tribute to 165–95

Collins, Amelia 181

Root, Martha 43, 308

Varqá, ‘Alí-Muḥammad 92, 99

“Happy Hippo Show, The” 95, 121 Harald V, King (of Norway) 95 Hatcher, William S. 91 Hawaiian Islands 83, 115, 318 Health for Humanity 323 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the 120, 123–26

See also Bahá’í Studies, Chair for

Hedayat, Maria Augusta 94 Henderson, Robert 70 Herzog, Aura 41 Hick, John 269, 275–76 Höhener, Hans 101 Holy Days 336 Holy Year (1953) 180 Honduras 66 Hong Kong 73, 320 Hong Kong Bahá’í Professional Forum 323 Hossain, Syud 171 Houses of Worship 15

in Uganda 59

in the United States 180–81

in Western Samoa 87

human rights 64, 75, 79, 112–14 Human Rights Education Newsletter 113 [Page 343]

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Hungary 92, 93, 119, 121 Ḥuqúqu’lláh 92, 99, 249, 336 Ḥusayn-‘Alí, Mirzá

See Bahá’u’lláh

I Iceland 93 Imperial, Reynaldo 78 India 72, 73–74, 119, 191, 318, 320 indigenous peoples 7, 55, 61, 66, 68, 79, 82 Indonesia 279 Intercontinental Bahá’í Conference 180–81, 184 interfaith activities 62, 67, 69, 72, 73, 74, 85, 91, 94, 95, 100, 102 International Bahá’í Archives 11, 38–39, 185 International Bahá’í Council 180, 181, 185 International Day of the African Child 49 International Environment Forum 323 International Monetary Fund 117 International Teaching Centre 31, 193, 336 International Teaching Centre building 35, 39–40 interreligious dialogue 265 involvement in the life of society 50, 52, 59, 62, 63, 68, 75, 78, 80, 81, 88, 89, 90, 91, 92, 94, 101 Iran 69, 291

situation of the Bahá’í community in 17, 157–64, 291–94

Ireland 93, 103 Israel 41, 91, 118, 119, 120, 123, 125 Italy 94, 97, 98, 112, 320 Iwakura, Nobuku 74

J Jamaica 65 Japan 74, 120, 318, 320 Javaheri, Firaydoun 92, 99 Jerusalem Post 193 John Paul II, Pope 73, 118 Jones, Rose 305 Jordan 117, 120 Jovet, Carmen 68

K Kashefi-Najafabadi, Hedayat 158, 292 Kazakhstan 74–75, 98, 119 Kazemzadeh, Firuz 69 Kenney, Jim 106 Kenya 53, 112, 119, 121, 317, 320 Khajeh, Farzad 159 Khan, Peter J. 126, 197 Kim, Dae-Jung 75 Kim-Farley, Robert 82–83 Kiribati 83 Kitáb-i-Aqdas 99, 227, 240–43, 249

further application of laws 30

Knight of Bahá’u’lláh 336 Koirala, Bharat 77 Korea 75–76, 320 Kosovo 279 Küng, Hans 96, 271, 277 Kyrgyzstan 76

L La Información (Dominican Republic) 63 Landegg Academy 92, 100, 323 Laos 80 Lapland 62 Lapli, John 86 Latvia 43, 44–45, 90, 94 law

external integrity of 232–33

influence of religion on 230–34

internal integrity of 230–32

relevance of religion in 234

law, Bahá’í

public aspects of 249–52

Le Monde 193 Le Monde Diplomatique 91 [Page 344]Lebanon 320 Lee, Mrs. George 306 Lesotho 52, 53 Lesser Peace 336 Letraviva Editorial 128 Letsi III, King (of Lesotho) 53, 54 Liberia 54 Lincoln, Albert 41, 118, 124, 125 Lincoln, Joan 58 Lithuania 43, 45–46, 90, 94, 119 Locke, Kevin 55, 108 Lockhart, Joe 159 Los Angeles Times 193 Luxembourg 91, 94, 102, 120

M

Macau 7, 100 Macedonia 120 Madagascar 54 Magidor, Menachem 123 Malaysia 76–77, 80, 318, 320 Mali 49 Malietoa Tanumafili II, Head of State (of Samoa) 188, 193 Mandela, Nelson 109 Manifestations of God 8–10, 13 Mariana Islands 83 Markovich, Ivo 281 Marks, Amy 108, 109, 110 Martinique 65 Mashriqu’l-Adhkár 249 materialism, dogmatic 200 Mauritius 7, 54 Maxwell, Mary

See Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum under Hands of the Cause of God

Maxwell, May 167–74 174, 177–78, 180 Maxwell, William Sutherland 167, 178, 180 Memem, Fernando Pérez 63 Merhatsion, Abaineh 306 Mexico 66 Michael, King (of Romania) 193 Millennium Summit 283 Moani, Hedi 84 Mogharrabi, ‘Abdu’llah 306–07 Moldova 88, 96, 102 Monajem, Jamshid 307 Mongolia 7, 76, 77 Mongolian Development Center 285–90 Montessori school 169 Montreal Gazette 193 Monument Gardens 337 Mottahedeh Development Services 323 Mottahedeh, Mildred 307–08 Mount Carmel 337

Bahá’í projects on 33–42

Mozambique 55 Munsiff, Meherangiz 308 Myanmar 77, 119

N

Nakhjavání, Violette 167 Namibia 55, 115 Naráqí, Sírús 85 Narayanan, Kocheril R. 74 Náṣiri’d-Dín Sháh 334 Nasirizadih, Ata’u’llah Hamid 159, 292 National Post 193 Navon, Itzhak 125 Nelson, Dorothy 69 Nepal 72, 77–78 Netherlands 94, 95, 120, 121, 320 New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands 84 New Era Development Institute (NEDI) 96 New York Times 193 New Zealand 84–85, 87, 318 Nicaragua 67 Niederreiter, Leo 309 Niger 49, 58, 320 Nigeria 319, 320 Nineteen Day Feast 337 [Page 345]Norodom Sihanouk, King of Cambodia 72 Northern Ireland 103 Norway 62, 95, 97, 320 Norwegian Agency for Development Cooperation (NORAD) 97 Norwegian Bahá’í Committee for Social and Economic Development 96 “Nuit de l’Espoir” 91

O Obituaries 303–12 O’Brien, Terrence 84 Olinga, George 58 One Country 112, 121, 285 Open University

See Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education

Ottawa Citizen 193

P Pakistan 72, 78, 321 Panama 61, 67 Papua New Guinea 85 Paraguay 67 Parliaments of the World’s Religions 117, 267–68, 272, 278, 282

Declaration of 272–73

“Payam-e Doost” 70 peace 17

Lesser Peace 336

Peace Week 88, 90

Peralta, Paul 63 Peres, Shimon 120 Pereyra, Gladializa 63 Perez, Giora 38, 39 Peru 61, 67, 119 Philip, Prince 188, 193 Philippines 78–79, 80, 119, 318, 321 Pholosi, Khoeli 54 Pihlainen, Maija 44, 45 pioneer 337 Poland 90, 96, 321 Portugal 7, 97, 321 Prescription For Living 179 Priceless Pearl, The 174, 179 Pringle, Ruth 66 Promise of World Peace, The 17, 278 Prosperity of Humankind, The 18 Puerto Rico 68, 318

Q Quem está escrevendo o futuro? 25

textos para o Século XXI 127–28

R race unity 47, 55, 70, 93 Rafat, Polin 44 Raman, Varadaraja V. 107 Ramirez, Zenaida 31, 80 Rawhani, Shohreh 108 reading list of basic Bahá’í books 329–331 Riḍván 337 Robinson, Arthur N. R. 69 Romani peoples 93 Romania 97–98, 112, 120, 121, 321 Root, Martha

See Hands of the Cause of God

Ross, Peggy 309 Royaumont Process 120 Rugova, Ibrahim 97 Rushdy, Abbas 309–10 Russian Federation 62, 90, 95, 319, 321 Rwanda 55, 56, 59

S Sabah 79, 80 Sabri, Hassan 55 Saeed, Shapoor 310 Sahba, Fariborz 38, 41 Salgado, Sebastião 128 Samii, Kamyab 89 Samoa 85 Sánchez, Mercedes 310–11 São Tomé and Príncipe 55, 56–57 Sarawak 79, 80 Savi, Julio 94 [Page 346]Schaefer, Udo 277

scholars, Bahá’í

qualities of 210–213

scholarship

Bahá’í approach to 210–13

scholarship, Bahá’í 197–222

acquisition of knowledge 206–14

and academic studies 208–09

categories of 214–21

application of Bahá’í teachings to contemporary issues 218–19

study of historical origins of Faith 214–16

study of religious concepts 217–18

study of the Bahá’í community 219–21

textual analysis 216–17

future prospects 221

range of 213–21

Selassie, Haile 187

Senegal 56

Serbia 97

Seventh World Assembly of the World Conference on Religion and Peace 117

Seychelles 56

Seychelles Nation 56

Sharon, Moshe 41, 100, 124, 125, 126

See also Bahá’í Studies, Chair for

Shaykhism 237–238

Shoghi Effendi 10–12, 16, 125, 170–80, 191, 250, 259, 338

passing of 12, 182

statements on interreligious activity 277

writings of 16, 208, 221, 331

Sicily 98

Sierra Leone 56–57, 189, 279

Simiyo, V. G. 53

Singapore 79–80, 319

Singh, Harvansh 311

Slovakia 98–99

Slovenia 99, 121

Smith, Charles Z. 69

Smith, Chris 102

Smith, Helen 46

Smith-Tellez, Leilani 50

social and economic development

See development

Šolc, Jan 90

Solomon Islands 85

Sorabjee, Zena 73

South Africa 105, 114, 117, 119, 268, 321

Spain 99, 119, 319, 321

Spiritual Assembly, Local 336

Spiritual Assembly, National 12, 337

formation of 28, 43–46

Spiritual Assembly, Regional 337

Sri Lanka 7, 72, 80, 100

St. Vincent and the Grenadines 68

statistics of the Bahá’í world community 313–16

development statistics 315–16

studies, Bahá’í 197

Südwestrundfunk 91, 120

Suriname 68

Swaziland 57

Sweden 62, 100, 119, 321

Swidler, Leonard 280

Swing, William E. 273

Switzerland 8, 91, 100, 319

Sydney Morning Herald 193

T

Tablet 338

Tablets of the Divine Plan 10, 169

Taherzadeh, Adib 31, 311–12

Taiwan 80, 321

Tanzania 57

teaching the Bahá’í Faith 18, 48, 50, 51, 52, 54, 55, 58, 64, 65, 66, 68, 70, 79, 85, 86, 88, 89, 93, 97, 98, 103

Temple of Understanding 267

Ten Year Crusade 182–83, 184, 186, [Page 347]338

Thailand 80, 112, 119

Togo 7, 49, 58, 100

Tonga 86

Toronto Star 193

Towards a Global Ethic 109

training institutes 28, 47, 54, 60, 65, 67, 71, 73, 77, 80, 89

Tran, Rosalie, 77

Trinidad and Tobago 65, 68, 112, 319

truth, independent investigation of 201

Tsend, Maitar 289

Turkey 30, 101–02

Turkish-Greek Women’s Peace Initiative (WINPEACE) 101

Turning Point for All Nations 18

Twelve Month Plan 29

U

Uganda 58, 59, 122, 321

Ukraine 88, 96, 102, 113, 120

United Kingdom 87, 95, 102, 103, 162, 318, 321

United Nations 15, 64, 75, 112, 118, 160–61, 291, 295, 297, 299

Commission on Human Rights 113, 158, 160, 161

Commission on the Status of Women 115

Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 114, 119

Convention on the Rights of the Child 286

Convention on the Elimination of all Forms of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 116, 119

Decade for Human Rights Education 112

fiftieth anniversary of 18

International Day for the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 93

International Year for Peace 15, 17, 278

Millennium Forum, Summit, and Assembly 118

United Nations Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 112, 119, 128, 286, 287

United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 112, 116, 118

United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 112, 114, 119

United Nations Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 91, 115, 128, 273, 299

United Nations High Commissioner for Refugees (UNHCR) 119

United Nations Information Center (UNIC) 79

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 295, 296, 298

World Conference against Racism 114

World Summit for Social Development 18, 119

United Religions Initiative, the 274

United States 7, 8, 62, 69–70, 71, 90, 95, 100, 113, 120, 122, 159, 161, 162, 321

Universal House of Justice 8, 12, 27, 35, 192–95, 250, 254–59, 338

first election of 186

legislative authority of 250–53

messages of, 194

Uruguay 70, 113

Uzbekistan 81, 119

V

Valuing Spirituality in Development 117

Vancouver Sun 193

Vanuatu 86–87 [Page 348]Vardanyan, Goar 71

Varqá, ‘Alí-Muḥammad

See Hands of the Cause of God

Venezuela 67, 70, 319

Vice, Sylvia 45

Vietnam 81

Voice of America 161, 193

von Czékus, Rolf 66

W

Walters, Richard Harding 312

Warren, Lally 108

Washington Post 193

Weizman, Ezer 193

West Leeward Islands 71

Western Caroline Islands 87

Western Samoa 85, 188

Who is Writing the Future? 18, 53, 54, 56, 63, 71, 74, 76, 88, 127–28

Wolfensohn, James 279

World Bank 116–17, 279

World Community Foundation 323

World Conference on Religion and Peace 267, 279

World Congress of Faiths 267

World Economic Forum 273

World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD) 116–17, 279–80

World Health Organization (WHO) 83, 112

World Parliament of Religions 106, 108, 266

See also Parliament of the World’s Religions

World Summit for Social Development 119

X

Xinhua News Agency 73

Y

Yem, Jean-Jacques 49

Young, Ricardo 149

Youseffian, Sohrab 97

youth 49, 50, 61, 64, 65, 67, 70, 80, 84, 85, 87, 88, 89, 92, 98, 102

Z

Zambia 59

Zimbabwe 59

ZIPOPO

See “Happy Hippo Show, The”

Zuber, Robert 121