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A

‘Abdu’l-Bahá 9, 173, 271, 299, 301, 302, 304

life of 9, 192

passing of 10, 304

titles of 299

Will and Testament of 10, 12, 304

writings and utterances of 10, 24–32, 52, 60, 71, 111–12, 117–19, 152, 159–60, 163, 164, 170–71, 171, 183–84, 186, 191, 195, 196, 205, 209, 228, 234, 235, 237, 296

‘Alí Páshá 100, 103

Abraham 13

‎adminstration administration‎, Bahá’í 172–76

Adriance, Peter 111

advancement of women 32, 42–47, 90, 92, 130–33, 222–24

Advancement of Women: A Bahá’í Perspective 177

Advani, Lal Krishna 65

African Action on AIDS 133

Afro-Descendants Gathering 52, 126

Afshari, Reza 140

Agenda 21 110, 112, 232

Albania 47, 69

Alexander, Agnes, See under Hands of the Cause of God

Alexander II (Czar of Russia) 101

Ali, Imam Nazim 81

Alliance on Religion and Conservation (ARC) 46

altruism 165–77

and Bahá’í institutions 172–76

inclusive 169, 170

meaning of 169

universal 169, 170

Altruistic Personality: Rescuers of Jews in Nazi Europe, The 169

‘Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum

See under Hands of the Cause of God

Amor, Abdelfattah, See United Nations: Special Rapporteur on religious intolerance

Annan, Kofi 233

apartheid 114, 123, 124, 210

APRODEPIT (Action for the Promotion of Resources for Organizations Defending the environment and Integrated Pisciculture of Chad) 219–25

Arbab, Farzam 207, 208, 214, 217

Arc 300. See also Bahá’í World Centre; Mount Carmel.

Archbishop of Canterbury 80

Argentina 268, 283, 285

Spiritual Assembly of 268

[Page 306]Arinze, Cardinal Francis 82

Arsis (Greece) 64

arts 44, 60–64

arts workshops, See youth workshops

Artworks Visual Arts Theater, Inc. 63–64

Asian Civil Society Forum 133

Assembly of God Church 83

Associations for Bahá’í Studies 283–85

Association médicale bahá’íe 288

Ástání, Faḍl’ulláh 274

Auckland University 85

Australia 14, 55, 57, 59, 63, 69, 73, 120–22, 136, 283, 285

Council for Aboriginal Reconciliation 121

Department of Immigration and Multi-cultural Affairs 63, 121

National Council of Churches 55

National Reconciliation Week 55

National Sorry Day 55

National Spiritual Assembly of 121

Austria 69, 85, 130

Auxiliary Boards 35, 279, 300, 301

Awards for Publication Excellence (Apex) 138

Azerbaijan 47

B

Báb, the 8, 11, 300, 304

birth of 300

declaration of 8, 12, 300, 301

life of 8

martyrdom of 8, 300

Shrine of 11, 303, 304

writings of 296

Bábí religion 9, 11

Bahá’í Agency for Social and Economic Development–UK 43

Bahá’í Association for the Arts 288

Bahá’í-community 8, 11–15, 299

expansion and consolidation of 12, 13, 34, 75–78, 303

involvement in the life of society 64–69

statistics 8, 279–282

Bahá’í Computer and Communications Association (BCCA) 288

Bahá’í Councils, Regional 303

Bahá’í Educational Center (Brazil) 63

Bahá’í Era 300, 301

Bahá’í Esperanto League 288

Bahá’í Faith 32

administrative order of 10, 11, 33, 299, 301, 302, 304

ages and epochs of 41

aims of 15

holy days 302, 303

laws and moral teachings 14, 33, 43, 117–19, 122, 168–69, 174, 186, 187, 188, 190–92, 196, 228

spiritual teachings 21–32, 101, 102, 104, 170–171, 183–184, 237, 261–62

Bahá’í Fund 302. See also Huqúqu’lláh

Bahá’í Gospel Singers 60, 62

Bahá’í Health Agency 288

Bahá’í Health Agency of South Africa 193

Bahá’í Justice Society 288

Bahá’í Institute of Higher Education (BIHE) 140

Bahá’í Institute on AIDS, Sexuality, and Addictions (IASA), See Bahá’í Network on AIDS, Sexuality, Addictions, and Abuse

Bahá’í International Community 8, 15, 17, 107, 68, 126, 129–38, 141, 143, 288, 300

Office for the Advancement of Women 130–33, 300

Office of Public Information 15, 135, 135–38, 300

Paris Office 136–37

statements 44, 111, 112, 131, 132, 197, 205–06, 227–29, 231–39, 241–42, 243–45, 247–53, 255–56

United Nations Office 15, 130, 300

Web sites 137, 288

Bahá’í Medical Association of Canada 289

Bahá’í Network on AIDS, Sexuality, Addictions, and Abuse (BNASAA) 193

Bahá’í Office of the Environment for Taiwan 289

Bahá’í Publishing Trusts 275, 276, 285–87

Bahá’í Temples See Houses of Worship

Bahá’í Vision for Children, A 131

Bahá’í World Centre 10, 11, 34, 37, 105, 135, 269, 300, 301, 302, 304

Audio-Visual Department 269

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INDEX

Centre for the Study of the Texts 37 Guided Tours Operations 136 Monument Gardens 302, 303 Research Department 105 visitors to 135-136 Bahá’í World Congress, Second 60 Bahá’í World News Service 137, 288 Bahá’í World Web site 288 Bahá’u’lláh 9, 12, 13, 16, 17, 26, 70, 73, 100, 152, 153, 162, 173, 174, 186, 207, 258, 299, 300, 301, 302, 303, 304 birth of 300 declaration of 300 life of 9, 41, 103 passing of 9, 300 Shrine of 301, 304 Will and Testament of (Kitáb-i-‘Ahd) 9 writings of 9, 21-24, 35, 41, 79, 94. 99-105, 107, 117, 118, 153, 154, 154-55, 160-61, 166, 168, 187, 209, 229, 237, 262-63, 279, 295-296, 300. See also under names of individual works. translation 105 Bahjí 301 Barath, Sandra 68 Barli Development Institute for Rural Women (BDIRW) 45, 131, 138 Baumgartner, Thomas R. Jr 267 Becoming Human 158 Belarus 83 Belgium 62, 285 Belize 72 Bellah, Robert 149 Beth Shalom Centre 68 Bible, the 103, 105 Black Men's Gathering 52-53 Black Women's Gathering 52-53 Blum, Lawrence A. 169 Bolivia 48, 138, 195, 213, 276 Bosnia and Herzegovina 54, 55, 136 Botswana 84, 182 Bowden-Kerby, Austin 137 Boyles, Ann 199 Brazil 52, 57, 62, 85, 107, 109, 125-26, 136, 283, 285 Brilliant Star 270 Buddha 13 Buddhists 9, 46, 49, 69, 82, 83, 86 Mahanikaya Sect 82 Soka Gakkai International 86 BUILD (UK) 115 Bulgaria 69, 77 Burundi 73

C

Cambodia 71-72, 82 National Spiritual Assembly of 73 Cambridge University 201 Cameroon 70-71, 285 Camrass, Joan 268 Canada 57, 59, 69, 82, 87, 109, 132, 136, 195, 267, 269, 284, 289 Canada Fund 219 Canary Islands 272 Carey, George (Archbishop of Canter- bury) So Carmel, Mount 304 Caymanian Compass (Cayman Islands) 87 Cayman Islands 85, 87 Institute of Theological Leadership and Development 85 CEDAW See United Nations: Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women Century of Light 74 Chad 219, 221 children's classes 35, 48, 72, 74 children and youth 70-74, 164, 193-96, 223, 228-29 conferences 73-75 Nordic Youth Conference 74 European Youth Seminar 74 workshops 62-63 Ablaze 109 Beyond Words 109 Geração Viva 62 Phoenix Theater 63-64 Chile 48, 76-77, 130, 268, 283 National Spiritual Assembly of of 77 China 136, 181 Chipashvili, Lado 84 Christians 9, 46, 59, 69, 70, 80-83, 85, 86, 195 Church of England 80, 82, 85 Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints (Mormon) 86-87 [Page 308]Pentecostal Church 86 Roman Catholic Church 49, 69, 70, 82, 83, 86, 236 Russian Orthodox Church 83 Seventh Day Adventist Church 86 Citizenship Foundation 115 civilization

“clash of civilizations” 148–50

current condition of 147–52, 153, 155–56, 167, 199–201

obligation and responsibility in 147–77

role of individual in 157–58, 199–218

role of religion in 166–67, 229, ‎231 234 231, 234‎

Club of Budapest 57, 78 clusters, Bahá’í 34–35, 36 Coelho, Paulo 58 Colombia 57, 85, 215, 283 “Community Cohesion: A Bahá’í Perspective” 115, 257 Comte, Auguste 169 Congo, Republic of the (Brazzaville) 69, 136 consultation 53, 75, 173–75, 301 Continental Boards of Counsellors 34, 66, 271, 272, 279, 302, 304

creation of 301

convention, Bahá’í 301, 304 Cooke, Howard 85 Costas, Aramis 268 Côte d’Ivoire 285 Council of Ethnic Minority Voluntary Sector Organizations (CEMVO) (UK) 115 Crawford, Lacey 269 Creak, Alan 85 Cyprus 44, 47, 270 Czech Republic, the 74, 136, 137

D

Dalai Lama 66, 83 Danesh, Hossein 59 Dawn-Breakers, The 11 Dean, Una 269–70 Denmark 17, 75 devotional meetings 35, 48 Difrancesco, Concetta 62 Dignity of Difference: How to Avoid the Clash of Civilizations 149 directory of Bahá’í agencies 283–89 Dominica 267 Dugal, Bani 130 Durkheim, Emile 169

E

Earth Charter 49 Earth Summit 107, 110, 112, 232. See also World Summit on Social Development Ebony 269 ECOSOC, See United Nations Economic and Social Council Ecuador 48, 51, 283 Edelstein, Frances B. 270 education 21, 51, 55–60, 195, 261

moral 14, 163–65, 213–14

Education for Peace project 54–55 Edwards, Dawn 270 Egypt 143–44

situation of Bahá’í community in 134, 143–44, 255–56

Eilers, Elaine 270–71 Elizabeth II (Queen of England) 46, 85 El Progreso (Spain) 62 Encyclopedia Britannica 8 Ernst Lange Institute for Ecumenical Studies 49 ESCAP, See United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) Estonia 76

National Spiritual Assembly of 76

ethics, in business 29 Ethiopia 73, 130, 273 European Bahá’í Business Forum (EBBF) 58, 109, 289 European Bahá’í Youth Council 289 European Peace University 85 European Union (EU) 136, 141, 219 Evans, Valerie 43

F

Fanaiean, Suha Vakil 44 Fatheazam, Hushmand 37 Fein, Helen 169 Fernandes, George 65 Fiji Islands 285 Finland 50, 69, 75, 136, 275 Fitzgerald, Michael 82 [Page 309]Five Year Plan 34, 74

core activities, See study circles; devotional meetings; children’s classes

France 59, 136, 271, 284, 288, 289 French Polynesia 86 Friedrich Schiller University 70 Fröhlich, Silvia 132 Fu’ád Páshá 103 FUNDAEC (Fundación para la Aplicación y Enseñanza de las Ciencias) 57, 215–16

G

Gambia, the 53 Gems of Divine Mysteries 37, 100, 103–04 George, Susan 201 Georgia 47, 84, 270 Germany 14, 48–49, 58, 67, 69, 70–71, 85–86, 136, 276, 284, 285, 288, 289

Association of the Directors of the Catholic Academies 85

Central Muslim Council 49, 71

Federal Environment Ministry 49

Intercultural Council 70

National Spiritual Assembly of 71

Ghana 136, 284 Gilligan, Carol 171 Gilmer, Van 62 Glendon, Mary Ann 149 globalization 148–50, 199–204, 205 Global Motion Social Dance Theater 67 Global Music, Inc. 60 Global Network of Education for Peace 125 Global Peace Initiative of Women Religious and Spiritual Leaders 132, 241 Global Perspectives 67–68 glossary of Bahá’í terms 299–304 God Passes By 11, 297 Goncz, Arpad 78 Greece 63, 136

National Spiritual Assembly of 63

Green Acre Bahá’í School 53, 270 Gregory, Louis G., See under Hands of the Cause of God Grossmann, Hermann, See under Hands of the Cause of God Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith, See Shoghi Effendi Guatemala 67, 136 Gugunishvili, Zezva 84 Guyana 190

H

Hands of the Cause of God 12, 299, 300, 301, 302

‘Alí-Muḥammad Varqá 38

Adelbert Mühlschlegel 276

Agnes Alexander 274

‘Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum 299

Hermann Grossmann 276

Louis G. Gregory 53–54

Harald V (King of Norway) 85 Health for Humanity 190, 289 Hebrew University of Jerusalem, the 59, 60

Chair in Bahá’í Studies 59

Henrix, Hans Hermann 85–86 Hertz, Noreena 201 Hetu, Lorraine 62 Hindus 9, 46, 69, 70, 81, 83, 86

Ramakrishna Math and Mission 83

Hindu, The (India) 87 HIV/AIDS 44, 132, 179–97

effect on children 193–96

and gender equality 132–33, 135

and sexual morality 187

Bahá’í response to 183

behavior risk 187–90

response of religions to 186, 195–97

social and economic impact 183

spread of 180–83, 184–85, 187, 189, 193

stigma 185–86

“HIV/AIDS and Gender Equality” 44 Hogar Tierra Santa Orphanage 195 Honduras 195, 272 Hong Kong 69, 286, 289 Hong Kong Bahá’í Professional Forum 289 Hosea, William 48 Houses of Worship 14, 77–78

in Kampala, Uganda 273

in New Delhi, India 65, 66–67, 83, 272

in Santiago, Chile 77

in Sydney, Australia 55, 121

Human Rights Watch (HRW) 142 Hungary 47, 58, 78, 137

National Spiritual Assembly of 78

Huntington, Samuel 148 [Page 310]Huqúqu’lláh 38, 272, 302

I

Iceland 66 India 14, 45, 65, 69–70, 83, 87, 131, 133, 136, 195, 271, 272, 277, 284, 286 indigenous peoples 51, 53, 120–21, 124, 279 Indonesia 271–72, 274 Institute for Social Cohesion (UK) 115 INTERDES (Peru) 69 Interfaith Network of Great Britain 68 International Bahá’í Archives 11, 105 International Conference on Modern Religious Movements in Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Bábí and Bahá’í Faiths 59 International Environment Forum (IEF) 109, 289 International Labour Organization (ILO) 135, 142 International Monetary Fund 200 International Teaching Centre 35, 75, 302

establishment of 301

seat of 302

International Women’s Day 133 interreligious dialogue 46, 48–50, 68–71, 79–87, 236 Iran 9, 41, 59, 60, 139–43, 209, 247–53, 271, 273, 274, 277

Islamic Human Rights Commission 139

Islamic Revolutionary Court 139

National Committee for the Promotion of the Rights of Religious Minorities 142–143

National Spiritual Assembly of 210

situation of the Bahá’í community in 17, 122, 134, 139–43, 144, 209–10, 212, 247–53

Iraq 9, 42 Ireland 69, 136, 269 Isaiah, prophecies of 302 Israel 8, 47, 59, 135, 136, 288, 300, 302, 304 Italy 58, 69, 73, 130, 134, 136, 269, 271

J

Jains 83, 86 Jamaica 85 Japan 57, 274–75, 284, 286

National Spiritual Assembly of 275

Javaheri, Firaydoun 75 Javáhiru’l-Asrár, See Gems of Divine Mysteries Jesus 13 Jews 9, 46, 59, 68, 80–81, 82, 83, 86, 195

United Hebrew Congregations of Great Britain and the Commonwealth 80–81

Johannesburg Declaration, See under United Nations

K

Kalam, Abdul 65 Karlberg, Michael 202–03, 204 Kazakhstan 136 Kemakeza, Allan 65 Kenya 53, 73, 85, 85, 130, 273, 283, 286

Supreme Sikh Council 85

Khan, Janet 177 Khan, Peter 177 Kiribati 83 Kitáb-i-Aqdas 14, 33, 105, 295, 302, 304 Kitáb-i-Íqán 37, 47, 103, 295 Kiyani, Khojasteh 271 Klein, Naomi 201, 203, 217 Knight of Bahá’u’lláh 269, 270, 275, 276, 302 Koczoh, Peter 78 Korea, South 136, 275, 287 Krishna 13 Kuschel, Karl-Josef 86

L

Lab, the Temple, and the Market, The 207 Landegg International University 54, 59, 60, 68 Laos 272, 277 Lawḥ-i-Fu’ád 100, 103 Lawḥ-i-Ra’ís 100, 103 Lawḥ-i-Sulṭán 100–02 La Prensa (Nicaragua) 87 La Voz de Galicia (Spain) 62 Lebanon 286 Liberia 85

National Muslim Council 85

Liechtenstein 59, 69 [Page 311]Lithuania 69, 136 Louhelen Bahá’í School 53 Louis G. Gregory Bahá’í Museum 54 Lutheran Church 82

M

Macau 275 Madagascar 272 Mader, Gerald 85 Mahmoudi, Hoda 147 Makhele, Enos 75 Malawi 75, 270 Malaysia 82, 137, 272, 284, 286 Malietoa Tanumafili II (King of Samoa) 57, 272 Malta 269 Manifestations of God 13, 30, 101, 103, 154-55, 161 mankind nature of 158-63 nobility of 21, 22, 24 potential of 14, 99 purpose of existence 161 responsibilities of 21, 22, 23, 24, 26, 29 Manly Pittwater Warringah Aboriginal Support Group 55 Manton, Eric 75 Mapushi, Lackson 75 Marmara Group Foundation (Turkey) 47 Martin Luther King Jr. Day 123 Masetlha, Daphne 75 Masetha, William Mmutle 75 Mauritius 69 Mbeki, Thabo 108 Medgyessy, Peter 58 Mexico 74 Miksch, Jürgen 71 Mkandawire, Maina 75 modernity 150 Mody, Anjali 131 Morocco 137, 275 Moses 13 Mottahedeh Development Services 289 Mount Carmel 10, 300, 302, 304 Muhammad 13 Mühlschlegel, Adelbert, See under Hands of the Cause of God Muslims 8, 9, 46, 59, 70, 81-82, 85, 86, 195 Mwitumwa, Christopher 75

N

Naledi, Theo 84 Napoleon III (Emperor of France) 101 Náşiri’d-Din Sháh (Persia) 100, 101-02, 300 Nasser, Gamal 143, 255 Ndifor, Alosius Ituka 70 Nepal 270 Netherlands, the 73, 136, 286, 288 New World Order of Bahá’u’lláh 153 New Zealand 57, 69, 82, 85, 268, 284 National Spiritual Assembly of 268 Nicaragua 82, 86 Niger 286 Nigeria 285, 286 Nineteen Day Feast 14, 303 Norway 66, 68-69, 74, 85, 275, 286 Center for Studies of Holocaust and Religious Minorities 68 National Spiritual Assembly of 68, 275 Nur University 138, 213

O

Ocean of Light International School 56 Offmann, Karl 69 Olav V (King of Norway) 275 Oliner, Pearl 169, 172 Oliner, Samuel 169, 172 One Country 137-38 Organization for Security and Cooperation in Europe (OSCE) 67 Orlov, Pyotr 83 Orth, Gottfried 49 Otter Nilsen, Katusha 68 Ottoman Empire 153 Overcoming Violence against Women and Girls 132 Oxford Interfaith Centre 68 Oxford University 11 Ozborne, Roz 43

P

pacifism 212 Pakistan 271, 286 Panama 14, 48, 69, 138 Papua New Guinea 48 [Page 312]Paraguay 136 "Pathway to Peace and Justice, A" 124 Payman, Khodarahm 271-72 peace 17 Lesser Peace 302 Most Great Peace 302 Peace University (UNIPAZ) (Brazil) 85 Penn, Michael 132 Percival, Stephen Charles 272 Perdu, Joyce Honeyman 272-73 Peru 48, 69, 76-77 Interfaith Council 69 National Director of Interfaith Affairs 69 National Spiritual Assembly of 76-77 Philippines, the 46, 47-48, 73, 136, 272, 287 pilgrimage, Bahá’í 304 pioneer, Bahá’í 303 Pioneer, The (India) 87 Pius IX (Pope) 101 Poland 287 politics 28 Portugal 62, 69, 187 postmodernism 150-51 Power of Race Unity. The 123 Promise of World Peace 17, 152 "Promoting Positive Messages in the Media" 136 Prosperity of Humankind. The 17, 18, 197 protest, social 202-04, 205, 217 Publishing Trusts, Bahá’í 285-87 Puerto Rico 66, 284

Q

Qur'an 29, 105

R

racial unity 51-55, 90, 92, 113-27, 133-34 257-58 Race Unity Day 122 racism 113, 231, 259-60 in ancient world 117 laws and 114-15, 259 origins of 116-17 Radio Musique 3 62 radio stations, Bahá’í 47-48 Ranganathananda, Swami 83 religion agreement with science 236-37 fanatacism in 92 freedom of 227-29, 237 influence on civilization 93-95, 97-98, 166-67, 231, 234 purpose of 13, 47, 229, 234, 235 source of 94, 229, 237 symbolism 104 "Religion and Development at the Crossroads: Convergence or Divergence?" III, 231-39 Religion Communicators Council 138 Ridván 34. 303 Rizai, Fuad 273 Robiati, Giuseppe 58 Romania 47, 136, 270, 287 Royaumont Process. See Stability Pact for Eastern Europe Ruhi Institute 57 Russia 47, 136, 190 Russian Federation 284, 287 Rwanda 40, 73, 124-25

S

National Commission for Unity and Reconciliation 125 National Spiritual Assembly of 125 Sacks, Jonathan 80-81, 149-50 Samoa 14, 57, 268, 272 School of the Nations (Brazil) 125 Seedbeds of Virtue 149 Selznick, Philip 150, 151, 167-68, 169-70 Senegal 189 Serbia and Montenegro 67 Sezer, Semra 47 Sharghi, Heshmat’u’llah Sabet 273 Sharon, Moshe 59 Shoghi Effendi 10, 12, 100, 173, 269, 270, 276, 299, 300, 301, 302, 304 passing of 12, 301, 304 writings of 11, 15, 71, 102, 127, 153, 155, 156, 157, 160, 162-63, 166, 167, 174, 175, 177, 179, 183, 185-86, 188, 191, 195, 209, 212, 234, 258, 297 Sikhs 46, 83, 85, 86 Sims, Barbara Rutledge 274-75 [Page 313]Singapore 136 Singh, Val 43 Sistema de Aprendizaje Tutorial (SAT) 58 Siyah-Chál 41, 42, 101 Slovakia 69, 136 Smith, Dawn K. 179 Snider, Howard J. 270 Snowden, Frank 116-17 social and economic development 47-51, 107-12, 219-25, 232 statistics 281 social cohesion 113-27, 257-64. See also race unity; "Community Cohesion: A Bahá’í Perspective" Bahá’í vision of 258-59 "Social Cohesion: Dwelling in the Same Land" 114, 257 society, See civilization Solomon Islands, the 65 National Spiritual Assembly of 65 Soroptimist International 43 South Africa 82, 107, 108, 109, 114, 123-24, 125, 136, 138, 181, 210, 212, 231, 272, 287 National Spiritual Assembly of 124 statements 124, 210-11 Truth and Reconciliation Commission 124 Spain 59, 62, 227, 272, 284, 287 Speth, James Gustave 200 Spiegel, Peter 57-58 Spiritual Assemblies, Local 11, 13, 195, 279, 280, 302 Spiritual Assemblies, National 11, 13, 15, 129, 131, 134, 137, 173, 175, 279, 280, 300, 301, 303, 304 election of 175, 301 Spiritual Assemblies, Regional 303 Sprung, Christopher 71 Sri Lanka 66, 136 Stability Pact for Eastern Europe 136 Stiglitz, Joseph E. 200 Strand, Gerd 275 Strandlie Thoresen, Britt 68 study circles 35, 40, 48, 57, 59, 77 Sudan 272, 273 Suhm, Marie Louise 275 Summons of the Lord of Hosts, The 35. 99-103 Sunday Angelioforos (Greece) 64 Suriname 53 Súriy-i-Haykal 100-01 Súriy-i-Mulúk 100, 102 Súriy-i-Ra’ís 100, 103 Sustainable Development: The Spiritual Dimension 111, 112 Swaziland 195 Sweden 69, 75, 276, 287 Switzerland 59, 69, 132, 136, 227, 270, 271, 276, 288 Szalay, Istvan 78

T

Tablet 304 Tablets of the Divine Plan 10 Tablet of Carmel 34 Tahirih Justice Center (US) 132 Taiwan 275, 287, 289 Tanna, Biharilal Keshavji 81 Tanzania 81 Hindu Council of 81 Taoists 46, 86 Tattersall, Ian 158 Teckie, Flora 44 Ten Year Crusade 12, 267, 269. 275, 302, 304 terrorism and religious fanaticism 233 Thailand 130, 270 Thomas, Ann 55 Times of India, The 87 Tondod Public High School Dance Troupe 46 Tonga 56, 57, 272 Townshend International School 74 training institutes 34 Tranquility Zones 50-511 Trinidad and Tobago 81, 285 Trowbridge Probation Service so Tübingen University 86 Tunisia 137 Tupouto's Tupou V (Prince of Tonga) 56 Turkey 9, 46, 59, 136, 270 National Spiritual Assembly of 46 Turkmenistan 47 Turning Point for All Nations 17 [Page 314]Tuzla, Pedagogical Institute of 137 Tworuschka, Udo 71

U

Uganda 14, 56, 73, 83, 189, 273, 287 Unitarian Church 78 United Kingdom 43, 45, 50, 59, 68, 69, 75, 80-81, 85, 113-16, 115, 132, 135, 136, 273, 283, 287, 288 Association of Bahá’í Women 43, 132 Community Cohesion Unit 115 National Spiritual Assembly of 114. 115,273 statements 113-14, 257-63 Police Department 115 Race Equality Unit 115 United Nations 15, 17, 65, 108, 111, 126, 129, 130, 231, 235, 236, 237, 238 50th anniversary 17 Charter 130 Commission for Social Development 135 Commission on Human Rights 141, 143-44, 233 Commission on Sustainable Development 135 Commission on the Status of Women 132, 135 Committee for the Negotiation of a Convention against Corruption 135 Committee of Experts on the Application of Conventions and Recommendations (CEACR) 142 Committee on Elimination of Racial Discrimination 135 Committee on Social, Economic, and Cultural Rights 135 Committee on the Rights of the Child 135 Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination against Women (CEDAW) 132, 135, 238, 232 Decade for Human Rights Education 126 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination based on Religion or Belief 232 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination 232 Department of Public Information 133 Food and Agriculture Organization 219 General Assembly 135, 232, 233 Girls' Education Initiative (UNGEI) 133 International Consultative Conference on School Education in Relation to Freedom of Religion or Belief, Tolerance, and Nondiscrimination 227 International Convention on the Elimination of All Forms of Racial Discrimination (ICERD) 232 International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence 137 Johannesburg Declaration 109 Millennium Assembly, Summit, and Forum 109, 132, 236 NGO Committee on the Status of Women 134 NGO Group for the Rights of the Child 134 Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 132 Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues 238 Program on HIV/AIDS (UNAIDS) 180 religion and 235-39 Rio Declaration on Environment and Development 110 Secretary-General 233, 238 Security Council 233 Special Envoy for HIV/AIDS in Africa 194, 196-97 Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion and belief 227 Special Rappoteur on religious intolerance 141 Special Session on Children 55, 130-31 Sub-Commission on the Promotion and Protection of Human Rights 133-134 Working Group on Minorities 134 Subgroup on Education, Literacy, and Mass Media 134 Women's Day 44-45 [Page 315]World Summit for Social Development 17 World Conference against Racism 125 United Nations Conference on Environ- ment and Development. See Earth Summit United Nations Day 70-71 United Nations Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 43, 130, 135 United Nations Development Program 200 United Nations Economic and Social Commission for Asia and the Pacific (ESCAP) 133, I35 United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 15, 130 United Nations Education, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 136, 137 United Nations International Children's Fund (UNICEF) 67, 130, 131, 133, 134, 135 United Nations International Year of Peace 15 United States of America 10, 14, 42, 48, 52, 53, 54. 55. 57, 59, 60, 67, 68, 73, 86, 87, 114, 116, 117, 119, 122, 123, 132, 134, 136, 184, 185, 267, 269, 270, 274, 275. 276, 287, 288, 289 National Spiritual Assembly of 69, 122 statements 122-23, 211 Universal House of Justice 8, 10, 12, 15, 18, 33-38, 74, 105, 141, 173, 273, 299, 300, 301, 302, 304 authority of 12, 33 constitution of 33, 37 election of 12, 37, 301, 303, 304 letter to the world's religious leaders 34. 69, 79-87, 89-98, 234, 239 members of 37 messages of 17, 33-38, 89-98, 103, 152, 158, 161-62, 165, 167, 175, 188–89, 211, 212, 216 Seat of 304 writings of 261 Universidad Javeriana 85 University of Bari 58 University of Jena 71 University of Oslo 68 University of Puerto Rico 66 Urban Women NGO 44 Uruguay 66 Ustinov, Peter 58 Uzbekistan 136

V

Vanuatu 69 Varqá, ‘Ali-Muhammad, Ser under Hands of the Cause of God Varga Foundation 190 Vatican City 82, 236 Venezuela 136, 285 Victoria (Queen of England) 101 "Vision of Race Unity, The" 122 Voices of Bahá choir 60, 62 von Brunn, Ursula 276 Vong. Thep 82

W

Wamala, Emanuel 83 Weil, Pierre 85 Weinberg, Seymour 276 Western Washington University 202 Wheatley, Dan 116 Who Is Writing the Future? 18 World's Columbian Exposition 91 World Bank 200, 236 World Centre Publications 100 World Community Foundation 289 World Conference of Religions for Peace (WCRP) 49, 132 World Ethics Foundation 86 World Faiths Development Dialogue 236 World Health Day 56 World Health Organization (WHO) 130, 135, 181 World Parliament of Religions 91 World Religion Day 69, 85 World Summit on Sustainable Develop- ment 107-12, 138, 232 Bahá’í contribution 109, III, 231 Civil Society Forum 108, 109 declaration 110 outcomes 109-10 Ubuntu Village 108, 109 World Trade Organization 200 World War I 10 [Page 316]

Y

Yaganegi, Firoozeh 277 Young Turk movement 9 Youth Can Move the World 190 Youth Center for Social Initiatives 190 youth, See children and youth Yugoslavia 136 YWCA 43

Z

Zambia 73, 75 history of Bahá’í Faith in 75 National Spiritual Assembly of of 76 Zayas, Yolanda 66 Zimbabwe 44, 270, 271 Zoroaster 13 Zoroastrians 46, 83, 86 [Page 317]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.