Bahá’í World/Volume 28/Index

The Bahá’í World
Volume 28

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 Aftenposren (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 ‘Ali—Muhammad, Siyyid See Báb, the Alliance for Religions and Conservation 279 A1uze,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 Arman, 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 Of317—19 Association médicale bahé’ie 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, 4142, 36—38 writings of 243, 330 Bábi 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,

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56, 57, 60, 63, 68, 69, 71, 74, 77, 83, 84, 85, 89, 90, 91, 92, 93, 97 spiritual teachings 13—1 5 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, 1 12, 322 Office of Public Information 15, 111,119,127, 322 Paris Office 119—120, 121, 322 United Nations Office 15 111, 1 12, 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 9710, 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. 23234 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

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CalgaryHerald 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,

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180, 181, 193, 318 Canarylslands 90 Canterbury, archbishop of 102, 116, 188, 279 Cape Times (Cape Town) 1 10 Cape Verde 50 Cardell,Ted 304 Centre for the Study of the Texts 384 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 C1inton,Wi11iam 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 Cooklslands 83 Correa, Sang 52 Costa Rica 61, 63, 64, 112 Céte 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, 1 19

D

Dalai Lama 108 Danesh, Hossein 100 Danesh, Roshan 223 Davaadulam 288

Dawn-Breakens', The 172

de Calderén, Isabel Pavc’m 305

de Sénchez, Isabel 70

Deane, William 82

Denmark 1 12

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 Commu nity, Office of the Environment

Eritrea 5]

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 F amily Life Task Force 97

European Union (EU) 120

F

Farkas, Flérién 93 Ferdosian, Habibullah 159 Ficca, Dirk 109

Fiji Islands 320

Finland 62, 90

Five Year Plan 29

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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

Géncz, Arpéd 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,The0-Ben 115

Gushiken, Luiz 129

Gutiérrez,J0sé 63

Guyana 65—66

H

Hague Appeal for Peace Conference, The 95, 121

Haiti 64

Haji Siyyid Javéd-i-Karbilá’i 240, 241, 242, 244, 246

Ḥakíman, Sina 159

Hands of the Cause of God 12, 182—86,192, 193,335

Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih fla’mum

30, 165—95, 333734 early life 167—71 “Green Light Expedition, The” of 192 marriage of 174—76 memorials 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 Varqé, ‘Ali-Muhammad 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 J emsalem, the 120, 123—26 See also Bahá’í Studies, Chair for Hedayat, Maria Augusta 94 Henderson, Robert 70 Herzog, Aura 41 Hick, John 269, 275476 Héhener, 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 180781 in Western Samoa 87 human rights 64, 75, 79, 112—14 Human Rights Education Newsletter 113

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Hungary 92,93, 119, 121 Huqfiqu’lláh 92,99,249, 336 Husayn-‘Ali, Mirzá

See Bahá’u’lláh

I

Iceland 93

1mperia1,Reynald0 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 F und 117

International Teaching Centre 31, 193, 336

International Teaching Centre building 35, 3940

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 11, 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

Kfing,Hans 96,271,277

Kyrgyzstan 76

L La Informacio’n (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 230734 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

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Lebanon 320

Lee, Mrs. George 306

Lesotho 52, 53

Lesser Peace 336

Letraviva Editorial 128

Letsi 111, King (of Lesotho) 53, 54 Liberia 54

Lincoln,A1bert 41, 118, 124, 125 Lincoln,Joan 58

Lithuania 43, 45—46, 90, 94, 119 Locke. Kevin 55, 108 Lockhart,J0e 159

L03 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 11, Head of State (of Samoa) 188, 193

Mandela, Nelson 109

Manifestations of God 8—10, 13

Marianalslands 83

Markovich,1v0 281

Ma1‘ks,Amy 108, 109, 110

Martinique 65

Mashriqu’l-Adhkár 249

materialism, dogmatic 200

Mauritius 7, 54

Maxwell, Mary

See Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih

@émum 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’lláh 306407 Moldova 88, 96, 102 Monajen1,Jamshid 307 Mongolia 7, 76, 77 Mongolian Development Cente1‘28590 Montessori school 169 Montreal Gazette 193 MonumentGardens 337 Mottahedeh Development Services 323 Mottahedeh, Mildred 307—08 MountCarmel 337 Bahá’í projects on 33—42 Mozambique 55 Munsiff, Meherangiz 308 Myanmar 77, 119

N

Naflg’avz’mi, Violette 167

Namibia 55, 115

Naréqi, Sims 85

Narayanan, Kocheril R. 74

Né$iri’d-Din fiéh 334

Nasirizadih, Ata’u’llah Hamid 159, 292

National Pm! 193

Navon, ltzhak 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

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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 ’Espair" 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 272473 “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 F or Living 179 Priceless Pearl, The 174, 179 Pringle, Ruth 66

Promise of World Peace, The 17, 278 Prosperity QfHuman/cind, The 18 Puerto Rico 68, 318

Q

Quem estd escrevendo ofilturo? 25 textos para 0 Século XXI 12728

R

1206 unity 47, 55, 70, 93

Rafat, Polin 44

Raman, Varadaraja V. 107

Ramirez, Zenaida 31, 80

Rawhani, Shohreh 108

reading list ofbasic Bahá’í books 329—331

Riḍván 337

Robinson, Arthur N. R. 69

Romani peoples 93

Romania 97798, 112, 120, 121,321

Root, Martha

See Hands of the Cause of God

Ross, Peggy 309

Royaumont Process 120

Rugova,1brahim 97

Rushdy, Abbas 309410

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, Sebastiéo 128 Samii, Kamyab 89

Samoa 85

Sénchez, Mercedes 310—] 1 8510 Tomé and Principe 55, 56—57 Sarawak 79, 80

Savi, Julio 94

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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—1 6 study ofreligious 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 quchel/es 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 8010, Jan 90 Solomonlslands 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 313416 development statistics 315—16 studies, Bahá’í 197 Sfia’westrmzdfimk 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 182783, 184, 186,

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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 1nitiative(WlNPEACE) 101

Turning PointforAll 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, 160461, 291, 295, 297, 299 Commission on Human Rights 113,158,160,161 Commission on the Status of Women 1 15 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) 1 16, 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 F und 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, 69470, 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 Spiritualitv in Development 117

Vancouver Sun 193

Vanuatu 86—87

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Vardanyan, Gear 71 Varqé, ‘Ali-Muhammad See Hands of the Cause of God Venezuela 67, 70, 319 Vice, Sylvia 45 Vietnam 81 Voice QfAmerica 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) 116411279480

World Health Organization (WHO) 83, 112

W0rld Parliament of Religions 106, 108, 266