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A

‘Abdu’l-Bahá 9, 38, 56, 232, 235, 236–37, 331, 333, 335, 336

life of 9, 58, 192–93

passing of 10, 336

Will and Testament of 10, 12, 175, 237, 336

writings and utterances of 10, 26–28, 55, 58, 70, 76, 97, 101, 109, 191, 192, 195, 199, 200, 201, 202, 203, 204, 205, 206, 207, 209, 210, 212, 213, 215, 237, 241, 255, 257, 260, 271, 280, 288, 328

Abercorn, Duchess of 89

Abraham 13

Adelphia 224

‎adminstration administration‎, Bahá’í. See Bahá’í Faith:

administrative order of

advancement of women 76–78, 87, 117, 119, 121, 137–38, 249, 287–90

Advocates for African Food Security 138

African Action on AIDS 137

Agard, Nadema 116

Agence France Press 49

Agency for Personnel Services Overseas 251

Ahderom, Techeste 134

AIESEC (Association Internationale d’Étudiants en Sciences Economiques et Commerciales) 152, 268

Airaku Church 110

‘Alá’í, Diane 128, 132

Albania 90, 98, 219, 267

Alexander, Agnes. See Hands of the Cause of God

All Party Friends of the Bahá’í Faith 103

Alliance of Religions and Conservation (ARC) 282

Amanat, Husayn 46

‘Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum

See Hands of the Cause of God 331

Amin, Idi 118

Amor, Abdelfattah 143, 292–93

Anglin, John 118, 121–22

Annan, Kofi 100

Anti-Bribery Convention 229

apartheid 129

Arbab, Farzam 216

Arc 31, 38, 46, 47, 48, 59, 61, 69, 332, 334. See also Bahá’í World Centre;

Mount Carmel

ARD German Radio 49, 140

Argentina 151, 266, 315, 317

Armenia 306

National Spiritual Assembly of 306

arts 7, 8, 41, 46, 48, 68, 88–92, 105–06, 116, 208–11

Arts for Nature 89

Arturo, Lawrence 134

Asma of Kakombe School 86

Associated Press 49

Association for the Cohesive Development of the Amazon (ADCAM) 79–80

Association médicale bahá’íe 320

Associations for Bahá’í Studies 315–17

Australia 15, 83, 88, 98, 111, 146, 196, 197, 210, 315, 317

National Spiritual Assembly of 88, 197

Austria 7, 42, 95, 96, 98, 134

Auxiliary Boards 30, 107, 302, 303, 311, 332, 333

Awards for Publication Excellence (Apex) 142

B

Báb, the 8, 11, 56, 180, 332, 336

birth of 332

declaration of 8, 41, 52, 332, 333

life of 8, 43, 44, 52–54

martyrdom of 8, 65–67, 332

Shrine of 11, 36, 38, 42–43, 50, 56, 59, 63, 66, 69, 111, 335, 336. See also Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb

writings of 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 328

Bábí religion 9, 11

Badí School 87

Bahá’í Agency for Social and Economic Development (BASED-UK) 252

Bahá’í Association for the Arts (BAFA) 320

Bahá’í Center of Learning, Western Australia 88

Bahá’í Chair for World Peace 96 [Page 338]Bahá’í community 11, 13, 14, 15

anniversaries of 113–23

development of 101–05

expansion and consolidation of 12, 13, 70, 71, 101

introduction to 8

involvement in the life of society 92–97

statistics 8, 311

Bahá’í Computer and Communications Association (BCCA) 320

Bahá’í Council, Regional 335

Bahá’í era 332, 333

Bahaa Esperanto-Ligo (BEL) 320

Bahá’í Faith

administrative order of 10, 11–13, 70, 168–70, 177–83, 232–41, 268, 331, 333–34, 336. See also Spiritual Assemblies, National; Spiritual Assemblies, Local; Universal House of Justice

aims of 15, 18

epochs and ages of 30

Guardian of See Shoghi Effendi

holy days of 334, 336

laws and moral teachings of 14

prayer and fasting in 14

spiritual and moral teachings of 13–18

Bahá’í Funds 32

Bahá’í Health Agency 320

Bahá’í Institute of Higher Education (BIHE) 145. See also Iran: situation of Bahá’í community in

Bahá’í International Community 8, 15, 17, 30, 89, 126–27, 128, 132–42, 147, 267, 268, 280, 284, 302, 332

Office for the Advancement of Women 15, 134, 137–38, 302, 320, 332

Office of Public Information 15, 41, 133, 139–42, 320, 332

Paris Office 140–41, 320

Office of the Environment 15, 134, 320, 332

statements of 131, 135, 166, 180, 224, 231, 238, 239, 255–61, 263–71, 273–85, 287–90, 291–93

United Nations Office 15, 128, 133–39, 302, 320, 332

Bahá’í Justice Society 321

Bahá’í Medical Association of Canada 321

Bahá’í Office of the Environment for Taiwan 321

Bahá’í Publishing Trusts 317–19

“Bahá’í question, the” 292. See also Iran: situation of Bahá’í community in

Bahá’í World Centre 10, 11, 31, 44, 59–61, 68, 69, 111–12, 190, 301, 332, 334, 335, 336. See also Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb

Centre for the Study of the Texts 31, 48

International Bahá’í Archives 11, 38

Monument Gardens 334, 335

Office of Social and Economic Development 252

visitors to 139–40

Bahá’í World News Service 30, 142, 320

Bahá’í World Web site 133, 142, 320

Bahá’í Youth Movement 106–07

Bahá’u’lláh 9–10, 12, 13, 16, 17, 38, 54–56, 61, 65, 69, 71, 72, 162, 174, 175, 180, 232, 236, 331, 332, 333, 335, 336

birth of 332

declaration of 332

life of 9, 55–56, 192

passing of 9, 193, 332

Shrine of 30, 40, 48, 111, 112, 333, 336

Will and Testament of (Kitáb-i-‘Ahd) 9

writings of 9, 21–26, 33, 42, 51, 52, 53, 54, 55, 56, 57, 58, 61, 66, 69, 70, 72–73, 75, 82, 88, 90, 105, 127, 162, 163, 175, 176, 186, 191, 195, 200, 201, 206, 213, 217, 218, 232, 237, 255, 257, 258, 259, 260, 261, 263, 264, 265, 269, 274, 278, 289, 311, 325, 326, 327–28, 332

Baher, Sima 90

Bahjí 40, 111, 112

Mansion of 333

Visitors’ Information Center at 111–12

Baki, Peter 87

Bakoru Bakoko, Zoë 121 [Page 339]Ballard, Doris 301

Ballerio, Giovanni 134, 302

Banani, Musa. See Hands of the Cause of God

Banani, Sami’ih 117

Banff Center for Continuing Education 92

Bangladesh 303

Barli Vocational Institute for Rural Women 137–38

Baumann, Urs 98

Barrett, Donald 302

Battle, John 103

Bayan Association of Indigenous Social and Economic Development 243–53

BBC Radio 49, 140

Bedfordshire Health Authority 151

Beijing Platform for Action 281

Beijing University 86

Belarus 38, 139

Belenky, Mary 216, 217

Belgium 317

Bellah, Robert 203

Bermuda 196

Bischoff, Palle 303

Blair, Tony 103

Bloom, Benjamin 212

Blumenthal, Karin 91

Bolivia 39, 82, 142, 238, 259, 265–66

Boman, Shirin 303–04

Bonara Community School (Papua New Guinea) 87–88

Bond, Lynne 216

Bosnia and Herzegovina 142, 190, 205, 267

Botswana 93, 309

Boulding, Elise 203

Boyles, Ann 221

Brazil 7, 72, 76, 78–79, 80, 83, 86, 106–07, 110, 128, 130, 150, 219, 238, 266, 304, 315, 317

Brazilian Association of Judges and Prosecutors for Children and Youth (ABMP) 76

Centro Feminista de Estudios y Asesoría 77

Federal Council of the Brazilian Bar Association 76

Brown, Ann 199

Bruner, Jerome 199

Buddhism 9, 13, 98, 99

Bulgaria 98, 141, 267

Burkina Faso 307

Bush, George H.W. 157, 168

Bushrui, Suheil 96

C

Cambodia 196

Cameroon 78, 90, 107, 317

National Spiritual Assembly of 107

Canada 7, 79, 84–85, 90, 91–92, 98, 107, 110, 114, 145, 196, 211, 224, 303, 307, 316, 321

National Spiritual Assembly of 181

Canadian International Bahá’í Development Services (CBIDS) 252

Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) 79, 251, 252

Canary Islands 196, 304

Cape Verde 106

Carter, Stephen L. 231

Casely-Hayford, Leslie 82

CBC-TV (Canada) 49

CBS-TV (US) 49, 140

CCTV (China) 140

Central and East Africa, National Spiritual Assembly of 305

Children’s Theater Company 211

Chile 31, 134, 309, 315

China 81, 86, 114, 139, 196

Christianity 9, 13, 93, 98, 99, 101, 105, 110, 143, 171, 172, 173, 175, 185, 226

City Montessori School 142, 206

Clark, Barbara 212

CNN International 49, 140

Coles, Robert 195, 215

Colombia 88, 94, 195, 196, 205, 248, 302, 315

Commission on Global Governance 168

Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville) 139

Congo, Democratic Republic of the (Kinshasa) 41, 43, 44, 68, 86, 305

consultation 180, 239–40

Continental Boards of Counsellors 30, 107, 122, 181, 303, 306, 308, 311, 332, 333, 334

conventions, Bahá’í 301, 333, 336 [Page 340]Cooperrider, David 216 Copithorne, Maurice 144–45, 146, 293 corruption, 263–71

Bahá’í response to 231–41

effects of 222–24, 227–28

features of 222–24, 226, 227

in business 151, 224–26, 229

in governments 222, 223

solutions to 228–41, 265–67

Costa Rica 302 Côte d’Ivoire 317 Cox, Robert W. 160, 161, 169, 170, 171, 173, 174 Croatia 267 Cruz, Ernie 116 Csikszentmihalyi, Isabella 210 Csikszentmihalyi, Mihaly 209, 210 CTV (Uganda) 121 Czech Republic 81, 90, 139

D

Dahlberg, John Emerich Edward, Lord Acton 226 Daliri, Farvadin 83 Damon, William 205, 214 Dawn-Breakers, The 11, 59, 62 Day, Dorothy 216 Denmark 18, 303

National Spiritual Assembly of 303

Department for International Development of the United Kingdom 251 directory of Bahá’í agencies 315–21 Dominican Republic 308 Dugal Gujral, Bani 134, 137

E

Earth Summit 281 Easterbrook, Gregg 223, 224 Economic Community of West African States 229 Ecuador 90, 150, 266, 302, 315 Edinburgh, Duke of 89 education 7, 84, 85–88, 116, 121, 247–52, 255–61

moral education 7, 8, 14, 82, 189–220, 240–41, 251, 265–68

group learning in 202–05

teacher’s role in 197–202, 206–08, 212–13, 216–17

use of arts and sciences in 208–11

Egypt 139, 146, 147, 171, 192

situation of Bahá’í community in 136, 147

Eisenberg, Gertrude 304 elections, Bahá’í 270 Elliott, Kimberly Ann 222, 227, 228 Elliute, Jackie 83 Encyclopedia Britannica 8 Enron 151, 224, 225, 226 Equatorial Guinea 105

National University of 105

Eritrea 302 ethics

in business 149–54

role of religion in 149, 151

Ethiopia 7, 78–79, 134

National Spiritual Assembly of 79

Etop (Uganda) 121 European Bahá’í Business Forum (EBBF) 149–54, 239, 267, 321

collaboration with AIESEC 152

collaboration with ILO 153

conferences 154

European Bahá’í Youth Council 141, 321 European Broadcasting Union 49 European Centre for Continuing Education (CEDEP) 150 European Commission (EC) 153, 160 European Public Information Management Seminar 141 European Union (EU) 153, 160, 229, 267 Evans, Beverley 89

F

Fatheazam, Hushmand 46 Fattakhov, Shamil 95, 96, 141 Ferrara, Roberta 199 Feuerstein, Reuven 197–99 Fiji 105, 317 Finland 267

National Spiritual Assembly of 303

“Fire in the Pacific” See Hawaiian Islands: 100th anniversary of Bahá’í community in Five Year Plan 31, 219 See also Universal House of Justice: Plans of [Page 341]Flanagan, Barry 116

Folha de São Paulo 83

Foundation for World Ethics 98

Four Year Plan 29, 30, 33. See also Universal House of Justice: Plans of

Fozdar, Jamshed 122

Fozdar, ‎Paravati Parvati‎ 122

France 91, 101, 139, 140, 150, 171, 316, 320, 321

• National Spiritual Assembly of 140

‎Friere Freire‎, Paulo 204

Frohnen, Bruce 178

Fukuyama, Francis 157

funds, Bahá’í See Bahá’í Funds

Fundación Vida 251, 252

FUNDAEC (Fundación para la Aplicación y Enseñanza de las Ciencias) 94, 248–52

Furútan, ‘Alí-Akbar See Hands of the Cause of God

G

Gail, Marzieh 193

Gambia, the

• National Spiritual Assembly of 102

General Motors 224

Georgia 139, 306

• National Spiritual Assembly of 306

German Buddhist Union 98

German National Radio WDR 140

Germany 7, 15, 91, 97, 139, 224, 228, 316, 317, 320, 321

• Central Jewish Council of 98
• Central Muslim Council of 98
• National Spiritual Assembly of 97

Ghana 7, 81, 82, 139, 316

global governance 157–87

Global Governance Journal 159

GLOBart 95, 96

glossary of Bahá’í terms 331–36

God Passes By 11, 54, 111, 186, 329

governance 232, 269–71. See also global governance

• requirements for 159–62
• subsidiarity model of 160, 181

Greece 78, 94, 171

• NGO Fair of Volunteerism and Humanitarianism 94–95

Green, Patricia 42

Greene, Maxine 203

Greenland 92

• National Spiritual Assembly of 93

Groza, Cornel 42

Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith. See Shoghi Effendi

Guatemala 304

Gulov, Rashid 32, 146, 304

Guyana 86, 90, 196

H

Habitat II 152, 281

Hain, Rob 90

Hainsworth, Lois 121

Hainsworth, Philip 117, 120, 121, 304

Hanaiali’i, Amy 116

Hands of the Cause of God 12, 331, 332, 333, 334

• Agnes Alexander 114, 115, 116
• ‘Alí-Akbar Furútan 40, 41, 196, 219
• ‘Alí-Muḥammad Varqá 40
• ‘Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum 48, 88–89, 304, 331
• Enoch Olinga 117, 307
• Martha Root 115
• Musa Banani 117

Happy Hippo Show, The. See Stop and Act

Harris, Jeremy 115

Harvey, Philip 305–06

Hatcher, Benjamin 91–92

Hatcher, William S. 240

Hawaiian Islands 109, 113, 114–17, 304, 308

• 100th anniversary of Bahá’í community in 114–17
• National Spiritual Assembly of 114–17, 308

Health for Humanity (HH) 80–81, 251, 321

Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the 86

Henry Stimson Center 97

Hindu, The 140

Hinduism 9, 13, 93, 98, 99, 101

Hinton, Philip 116

HIV/AIDS 137, 287–90

• role of gender in 287–88
• role of religion in preventing 289–90

Hobbes, Thomas 170, 187

Honduras 139, 196, 243–45, 246, 247 [Page 342]Hong Kong 98, 318, 321

Hong Kong Bahá’í Professional Forum 321

Honor All Nations Drum and Dance Group 84

Hospital Bayan 244, 245–47

Houses of Worship 14, 15, 31, 117–18, 120

in Apia, Samoa 100

in Kampala, Uganda 118, 120, 121, 308

in New Delhi, India 90, 104, 304, 306

in Santiago, Chile 31

Howe, Stuart 42

Human Plenitude Program 266

human rights 134–36, 256, 291–93

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 166

humanism 99

Hungary 106, 139, 141, 267

National Spiritual Assembly of 141

Ḥuqúqu’lláh 303, 306, 334

I

Iceland 93, 102–03

National Spiritual Assembly of 103

Iceland University of Education 93

Ighani, Ghazal 91

ImClone 225

India 15, 30, 77, 94, 98, 104, 108, 142, 196, 206, 210, 268, 303, 307, 316, 318

Indian Medical Association 77

National Commission for Women 77

National Spiritual Assembly of 303

indigenous peoples 83, 84–85, 116, 117, 129, 190–91, 243, 249, 307, 311

Indonesia 122

National Spiritual Assembly of 30–31

Institute for Social Cohesion (UK) 104

Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity 30, 268, 284

Colloquium on Science, Religion, and Development 284

Interamerican Development Bank 251

Intergovernmental Global Forum on Fighting Corruption 263

International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) 131

International Environment Forum (IEF) 81–82, 321

International Health Services 251

International Herald Tribune 225

International Labour Organization (ILO) 139, 153, 239, 267

International Monetary Fund 159, 223

International Teaching Centre 111, 334

establishment of 334

seat of 30, 334

interreligious dialogue 7, 77, 93, 97–101, 282, 283

Iran 9, 52, 53, 65, 66, 128, 130, 147, 192, 196, 292, 306, 308

situation of Bahá’í community in 17, 110, 136, 143–47, 193–94, 291–93

Supreme Revolutionary Cultural Council 292

Iraq 9, 12

Ireland 98, 146, 244, 245

Isaiah 44

prophecies of 37, 51, 335

Islam 8, 9, 13, 93, 97, 98, 99, 101, 143, 146, 169, 172–75, 185

Israel 8, 49, 126, 139, 197–98, 320, 332, 334, 336

Israel Northern Symphony, Haifa 42

Italy 91, 98, 134, 136, 153, 219, 229, 230, 267, 302

National Spiritual Assembly of 302

Itar-Tass 49

Ives, Howard Colby 116

J

Japan 110, 114, 224, 306, 316, 318

National Spiritual Assembly of 306

Japan International Cooperation Agency 87

Johnson, Barbara 189

Johnston, Michael 223

Jospin, Lionel 101

Judaism 9, 13, 93, 98, 99, 101, 143, 146, 185

justice 21–28 [Page 343]K

Katirai, Abbas 306

Kellogg Foundation 251

Kenya 44, 128, 134, 305, 315, 318

Kepner, John 82

Khadem-Missagh, Bijan 42

Khadem-Missagh, Martha 42

Khadem-Missagh, Vahid 42

Khaldun, Ibn 172–73

Khamenei, Ayatollah 292

Khánum, Ṭúbá 192

Khonou, Cornelius 306

Kiribati 109, 116, 308

Kitáb-i-Aqdas 14, 33, 55, 57, 94, 175, 186, 232, 237, 327, 334, 336

Kitáb-i-Íqán 54, 327

Knight, Annabel 89

Knight of Bahá’u’lláh 304, 305, 306, 308, 309, 334

Knight, W. Andy 159–60, 167, 181

Kohn, Alfie 214

Korea, South 318

Kosovo 267

Küng, Hans 98

L

La Stampa 49

Landegg International University 85–86, 142, 190

Education for Peace project 142, 190, 205

Latvia 139

Le Monde 49, 140

Lebanon 51, 192, 318

Leith, Barney 104

Lerche, Charles 141

Lesotho 8, 90–91

Local Spiritual Assemblies See Spiritual Assemblies, Local

Locke, Kevin 46, 84–85

Locke, Patricia 307

Lockheed Corporation 224

Luxembourg 86, 95

Luxemburger Wort 95

M

MacArthur Foundation 97

Macau 196

Macedonia 267

Máh-Kú 56

Malaysia 7, 93, 109, 122–23, 196, 267, 316, 318

Spiritual Assembly of 122

Malietoa, His Excellence Susuga Tanumafili II of Samoa 114, 115

Malietoa, Princess To’oa Tosi 114, 115

Manifestations of God 13

Mapp-Robinson, Zylpha 307

Marsella, Elena 308

Martin Luther King, Jr., Day 84

Martin, J. Douglas 240

Masiga, Edward 121

Maxwell International Bahá’í School 91

McDonald, Fiona 88

Médecins du Monde 78

Meier, Deborah 198

Mensah, Ranzie 91

Merchant, Ali K. 77

Mexico 44

Michigan State University

Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience 205–06

Millennium World Peace Summit of Religious and Spiritual Leaders 238

Miller, Lawrence 152

Miller, Layli 77

Mills, Jalal 87

Mitzna, Amram 41

Mogae, Festus 93

Mogharrabi, ‘Abdu’llah 32, 147, 304

Moldova 141, 267

Momen, Wendi 151, 154

Mongolia 80, 81, 98

Mongolian Bahá’í Doctors Association 80

Monitor (Uganda) 121

moral education See education

Mosadegh, Afshin Shokoufeh 32, 147, 308

Mottahedeh Development Services 321

Mount Carmel 10, 38, 47, 48, 51, 55, 56, 59, 65, 67, 69, 72, 332, 334, 335, 336

Bahá’í projects on. See Bahá’í World Centre; Arc; Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb

[Page 344]:architects of 46 Bahá’u’lláh’s Tablet to (Tablet of Carmel) 42, 55, 60, 72 Mozambique 136 Mukula, Michael 118, 119, 120 Museveni, Yoweri Kaguta 118–19, 119 Mutahhari, Akram 194 Mutahhari, ‘Alí 194

N

Násiri’d-Dín Sháh 332 Na’auao, Sean 116 Nakhjavání, ‘Alí 117, 119, 120 Nakhjavání, Violette 117, 120 Namibia 305 Nancy Campbell Collegiate Institute 211 Nathan, S.R. 102, 103 National Academy of Sciences (US) 97 National Council of Women’s Societies (Nigeria) 78 National Geographic TV 140 National Public Information Officers 139 National Spiritual Assemblies. See Spiritual Assemblies, National Native American Bahá’í Institute (NABI) 190 Naw-Rúz 103–05, 333 NBC-TV (US) 49, 140 Nepal 142, 195, 304 Netherlands, the 100–01, 154, 263, 318, 320, 323

National Spiritual Assembly of 101

New Vision, The (Uganda) 121 New York Post, The 140 New York Times, The 49, 92, 295 New Zealand 98–99, 128, 196, 316 Niger 219, 318 Nigeria 78, 317, 318 Nineteen Day Feast 14, 335 Noonan, John T. Jr. 221, 226 Norway 41, 99–100, 267, 303, 318

Cooperation Council of Religions and Life-Stance Communities 99

National Spiritual Assembly of 99

Núr University 82, 142, 238, 239, 259, 265

Just Governance Program 266

O

Ocean of Light project 109 Oklahoma, University of 303 Olinga, Enoch. See Hands of the Cause of God Olinga Foundation for Human Development 82 Olinga, George 120 One Country 133, 141–42, 142, 206 Oprah Winfrey Show, The 211 ORF (Austria) 49, 140 Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) 229 Organization of American States (OAS) 229 Oslo Declaration on Freedom of Religion or Belief 99–100 Oxford University 11

P

Pahinui, Martin 116 Pakistan 98, 303, 318 Palazzi, Marcello 149, 150, 151 Palta McGilligan, Janak 137 Panama 15, 87, 99, 191, 196 Papua New Guinea 7, 87–88

National Spiritual Assembly of 87

Paraguay 304 Parliament of the World’s Religions 282, 283

A Call to Our Guiding Institutions 283

Partners of the Americas 251 Patnik, Naveen 94 peace 17, 27

Lesser Peace 30, 161, 162–68, 183, 185, 334

features of 163–64

Most Great Peace 334

Peru 84, 110 Pfaff, William 225 Philippines, the 114, 318 pilgrimage, Bahá’í 30, 336 pioneers, Bahá’í 31–33, 335 Pohl, Reynaldo Galindo 291 Poland 319 Polegato, Brett 42 [Page 345]Porter, K.C. 116 Portugal 215, 319 Progressio Foundation 149 Promise of World Peace, The 17, 166, 168, 217 “Promoting Positive Messages through the Media” See Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe; “Stop and Act” Prosperity of Humankind, The 18, 224 PTI India News Agency 49 publishing trusts, Bahá’í 317–19 Puerto Rico 302, 316

R

race unity 82–85, 119, 125–32, 135, 190, 210, 273–78 Rassekh, Nosratollah 173 Rauch, James E. 230, 231 Rawhání, Qudratu’lláh 309 Regional Bahá’í Council. See Bahá’í Council, Regional Reinharz, Shulamit 199 religion

freedom of 255–61, 291–93

origin of 13

purpose of 13, 21–22, 26–27, 256, 257

Religion Communicators Council 142 Religion News Service 49 Réunion Island 101 Ridván 29, 336 Robinson, Mary 126, 127, 130, 131 Rockefeller Brothers Fund 97 Romania 42, 141, 219, 267, 319 Roohizadegan, Olya 110–11 Root, Martha See Hands of the Cause of God Rose-Ackerman, Susan 222 Rosenau, James N. 158–59, 162, 183, 184 Royaumont Process See Stability Pact Ruaha School 86–87 Ruhi Institute 195, 205 Ruhi study materials 88, 104, 110 Russia 7, 150, 153, 193, 196, 210, 267, 306, 316, 319 Rwanda 190, 305

S

Sabah 122, 196 SABC (South Africa) 49 Sadkaoui, Atef 46 Sahba, Fariborz 46, 104 Saint Augustine 171 Saint Mungo Museum of Religious Life and Art 89 Saint Thomas Aquinas 171 Sakamoto, Yoshikazu 159, 170, 172 Sakhalin Islands 306 Samoa, Western 15, 109, 115, 196

National Spiritual Assembly of 100

Sandel, Michael 177 Sanderson, John 88 Sarawak 113, 122–23

50th anniversary of Bahá’í community in 122–23

Spiritual Assembly of 122

SAT 1 Germany 140 Save the Children Fund UK 91 Schaubacher, Daniel 152 Schneider, Barbara 209 Schramm, John 79 Scotland 89–90

Bahá’í Council for 90

Segal, Julius 197 Sesame Street 211 Seychelle Islands 103, 140 Shahidi, Tolibkhon 41–43 Sharron, Howard 198 Shoghi Effendi 10–11, 12, 31, 38, 47, 56, 57, 59, 69, 70, 71, 72, 117, 183, 185, 232, 304, 305, 309, 331, 332, 333, 334, 336

passing of 12, 333, 336

writings of 11, 16, 33, 42, 52, 53, 54, 56, 57, 60, 61, 111, 163, 164, 169, 177, 180, 184, 185, 186, 187, 209, 213, 216, 232, 233, 234, 235, 236, 275, 329

Sikhism 99 Sinclair, Timothy 160 Singapore‎` ,‎ 102, 103, 122 Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial (SAT) 248, 250 Síyáh-Chál 54, 69 Slavin, Robert 205 [Page 346]Slovakia 99

Slovenia 267

social and economic development 7, 8, 78–82, 120, 215, 239, 243–53, 265, 279–85

statistics 313–14

Solomon Islands 196

Sorabjee, Zena 122

South Africa 90, 125, 129, 135, 190, 273, 283, 301, 306, 319

National Religious Leaders Forum 129

National Spiritual Assembly of 129

Truth and Reconciliation Commission 129

Southern African Development Community 229

Spain 41, 68, 128, 135, 255, 316, 319

Sperber, Stanley 42

Spirit in Business Institute 149, 151

World Conference 149

Spiritual Assemblies, Local 11, 13, 115, 123, 179–81, 184, 232, 232–35, 236–37, 237, 311, 312, 334

election of 179–81, 233–34, 333

Spiritual Assemblies, National 11, 12, 13, 15, 102, 133, 134, 136, 137, 151, 179–81, 182, 184, 232–35, 236–37, 237, 268, 308, 311, 313, 336

election of 179–81, 233–34, 333, 335

Spiritual Assembly, Regional 335

Sri Lanka 303

Stability Pact for Southeastern Europe 95–96, 140, 238, 267

Stålsett, Gunnar 100

Starcher, George 150, 151, 152

State Bahá’í Councils. See Bahá’í Council, Regional

State University of Sergipe (Brazil) 86

Stop and Act (formerly The Happy Hippo Show) 140, 211, 238, 267

Strandlie Thoresen, Britt 99

Sunrise (Uganda) 121

Suriname 38

sustainable development 279–85. See also Agenda 21

spiritual dimension of 280–85

Swaziland 305

National Spiritual Assembly of 305

Sweden 267, 319

Switzerland 85, 99, 130, 134, 138, 140, 152, 190, 224, 229, 291, 302, 320, 321

T

Tablet 336

Tablet of the Holy Mariner, The 325

Tablets of the Divine Plan 10

Ṭáhirih 91

Tahirih Justice Center 77

Taiwan 196, 319, 321

Tajikistan 32, 41, 146–47, 147, 304, 308

National Spiritual Assembly of 147, 308

Tanzania 86–87, 196, 223, 305

National Spiritual Assembly of 86

Ten Year Crusade 12, 334, 336

Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb

official opening of 30, 31, 37–73, 111, 140

delegates to 38, 39, 43–46, 48, 50, 63, 64

media coverage of 49

Thailand 108, 134, 196

Thomas, Ka’ulu Kukui 115

Thoresen, Lasse 41–42

Togo 104

Tokyo, University of 159

Tonga 105, 109

Townshend International School 81

Townsville Migrant Resource Center 83

training institutes 108, 109–10, 219

tranquillity zones 90

Transparency International (TI) 228, 229, 230

Transylvania State Philharmonic Choir 42

Trinidad and Tobago 317

Trouw (Amsterdam) 49

Turkey 9, 150, 152

Turning Point for All Nations 18, 166

Tuvalu 308

Twelve Month Plan 29, 30, 32, 33. See also Universal House of Justice: Plans of

Tyco 224 [Page 347]

U

Uganda 15, 39, 113, 117-22, 303, 305, 319 50th anniversary of Bahá’í community in 117-22, 305 National Spiritual Assembly of 118, 307 Union Luxembourgeoise des Femmes Bahá’íes 95 United Kingdom 88-90, 90, 99, 103- 04, 151, 192, 229, 251, 304, 305, 315, 319, 320 Department for International Development 252 National Spiritual Assembly of 104, 151, 197, 251, 305 United Nations 15, 17, 30, 97, 100, 104, 125, 127, 143, 146, 158, 159, 166, 167-68, 180, 194, 223, 283, 284, 302 50th anniversary of 18 Agenda 21 279, 280, 281, 284 Charter of 164, 165 Commission for Social Development 139 Commission on Human Rights 138, 145, 146, 147 Commission on Sustainable Develop- ment 138 Commission on the Status of Women 287 Committee on Freedom of Religion or Belief 138 Committee on Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights 139 Committee on the Elimination of Racial Discrimination 139 Committee on the Rights of the Child 139 Committee on the Status of Women 138 Conference on Environment and Development 280 Conference on the Least Developed Countries 138 Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 138, 139 Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 128 Copenhagen Declaration 281 Decade for a Culture of Peace 141 Decade for Human Rights Education 134, 135, 136 Declaration of Human Rights 127 "Ethical and Spiritual Dimensions of Social Progress" seminar 284 Fourth World Conference on Women 281 Human Rights Committee 139 International Consultative Conference on School Education in relation with Freedom of Religion and Belief, Tolerance, and Non- Discrimination 135, 255 International Year of Peace 15 Millennium Assembly, Summit, and Forum 30, 168 NGO Committee on the Status of Women 302 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 127, 130 Security Council 164 Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief See Amor, Abdelfattah. Special Representative on Iran See Copithorne, Maurice Special Session on Children 137, 138 Special Session on HIV/AIDS 137, 287 World Summit on Social Develop- ment 18, 142, 151-52, 279 World Conference against Racism 83, 125-32, 135, 138, 142, 273 Bahá’í International Community's statement to 131, 273-78 World Conference on Human Rights 128 World Health Assembly 139 World Health Organization 134, 139, 302 World Youth Forum 138 United Nations Children's Fund (UNICEF) 77, 134, 138, 139 United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 134, 137, 138 [Page 348]United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 15, 134, 139

United Nations Foundation 97

United Nations High Commission for Refugees (UNHCR) 139

United States 10, 15, 84, 86, 90, 91, 92, 96–97, 98, 110, 114, 126, 128, 134, 140, 149, 150, 190, 196, 206, 210, 211, 219, 279, 287, 301, 302, 303, 304, 307, 308, 319, 320, 321

Agency for International Development (USAID) 97, 251

Foreign Corrupt Practices Act (FCPA) 229

National Spiritual Assembly of 92, 97, 197, 209, 307

Unity Foundation 86, 95

Universal House of Justice 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 29, 37, 41, 47, 48, 60, 111, 122, 181, 186, 208, 218, 236, 237, 301, 302, 303, 304, 305, 306, 307, 308, 309, 331, 332, 333, 334, 336

authority of 12, 236

constitution of 177, 236

election of 12–13, 59, 333, 335, 336

members of 46, 73

messages of 17, 29–33, 43, 46, 47, 49, 65–67, 69–73, 166–67, 168, 177, 178, 182, 190, 191, 192, 195, 203, 208, 211, 217, 218, 219

plans of 29, 31, 32, 33, 218, 219

seat of 38, 48, 336

University of Maryland

Center for International Development and Conflict Management (CIDCM) 96

University of Tübingen 98

University of Wisconsin at Oshkosh 86

UPI 49

UPLIFT (Uganda) 120

Uruguay 90, 140

UTV (Uganda) 121

Uzbekistan 140

V

Vanuatu 79, 99, 140

Varqá, ‘Alí-Muḥammad See Hands of the Cause of God

Venezuela 302, 317

Virtues Guide, The 196

Vivendi 225

Vreeland, Paul 157

Vygotsky, L.S. 199

W

WBS (Uganda) 121

Weber, Max 175

Weinberg, Matthew 41, 51

Weinstock, Jacqueline 216

Who Is Writing the Future? 18

World Bank 223, 268, 282

World Faiths Development Dialogue 268, 282

WorldCom 224, 225, 226

World Community Foundation 321

World Conference on Religion and Peace 282

World Development Foundation 251

world order

divinity in 170–75

‘asabiya 173–75

models of 168–70

“new world order” 161, 162, 168, 183, 184, 185

of Bahá’u’lláh. See Bahá’í Faith: administrative order of

World Religion Day 94, 97, 97–99

World Rural Women’s Day 78

World Trade Organization 158

World Wide Fund for Nature-UK 89

Y

York University 160

Young Turk Movement 10

youth 7, 80, 90–91, 105–08, 122, 326

youth workshops

Beyond Words 90

Pacific Flame 105–06

Puzzle 106

Z

Zambia 196, 215

National Spiritual Assembly of 301

Zhu, Ming Ying 46

Zimbabwe 305

Zoroaster 13 [Page 351]

THE BAHÁ’Í WORLD

2001–2002

158 OF THE BAHÁ’Í ERA [Page 354]In just over one hundred years, the Bahá’í Faith has grown from an obscure movement in the Middle East to the second-most widespread of the independent world religions. Embracing people from more than 2,100 ethnic, racial, and tribal groups, it is quite likely the most diverse organized body of people on the planet today. Its unity challenges prevailing theory about human nature and the prospects for our common future.

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

The Bahá’í World is the principal public record of the community’s growth and development. The volumes reproduce major documents and provide statistical data and other information on the Bahá’í Faith’s wide-ranging program of activities, which are illustrated by many photographs and charts. In-depth articles focus on major areas of Bahá’í concern.

For the serious researcher and the general student alike, the dramatic growth of the Bahá’í Faith raises new and interesting questions about the role of religion in social development. The Bahá’í World is designed primarily to help answer these questions.

ISBN 0-85398-974-5