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A

‘Abdu’l-Bahá 9, 143, 152, 213, 313, 315, 318

life of 9

passing of 10

titles of 313

Will and Testament of 10, 12, 318

writings and utterances of 10, 22–29, 144, 310

Abaidoo, Prince 51 Abraham 13 Acre 135

history of 136

Adjakly, Bruno and Patience 60 Adler, Alfred 285 Admiralty Islands 288 Adriance, Peter 155 Afaqí, Sabir 307 Afghanistan 182 Afnán, Abu’l-Qásim 284 Afrika Bikonda 235 Aftenposten 114 agriculture 25 Aisake, Aisea 66 Akhavan, Payam 99 al-Seyassah 174 ‘Alá’í, Síru’d-Dín 283 Ala’i, Suhayl 73 Alain Locke: Faith and Philosophy 305 Albania 77, 233 Albert, Sarah 86 Ale, Mulipola 38 Ali, Nur and Violet 66 Allen, Beth 58 Allen, Denny 243 Allen, John and Valera 57, 62 altruism 188 Alvarado, Ineta 92 Amado, Inacio Barbosa 46 Amanat, Hossein 73 ‘Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum

See Hands of the Cause of God

American Committee for Religious Freedom 174 Andorra 74–75 Angola 229, 290 Annan, Kofi 148 anniversaries of Bahá’í communities

See Bahá’í communities, anniversaries of

antisocial behavior disorder 192–193 apartheid 40, 42, 88 APRODEPIT 293 Arab Human Development Report 260 [Page 320]Arabian Peninsula

National Spiritual Assembly of 287

Arbab, Farzam 108

Arbab, Sona 101

Arbour, Louise 153

Arc 316

Argentina 243, 297, 300

Armenia 224

arts 88–91, 101, 104

at Bahá’í anniversary celebrations 43, 49, 51–52, 56, 60–61, 66, 71, 73, 79, 231–232

at Bahá’í community celebrations 77

at Bahá’í National Conventions 229

at Bahá’í summer and winter schools 232

at reflection meetings 228

Bahá’í choirs

Celebration! Congo Choir 92–93, 238

Fire and Light Bahá’í Chorale 122

The Nightingales of Gambia 52

Voices of Bahá 112, 237–238

cultural diversity in 224

drama 83, 240

People’s Theater 89–91, 241–242

ZIPOPO 241

Embrace the World concert tour 92, 239

festivals 91

filmmaking 244–245

folk art 222

Inspirit Performing Arts group 91

in Bahá’í community life 221–246

in children’s classes 227

in devotional gatherings 226, 239

in study circles 225

photography 243

production of ‎CDS CDs‎ 239–40

training sessions 232

visual arts 243

youth drama and dance workshops 233–234

Bahá’í Youth Workshop (Los Angeles) 105–06

Beyond Words 235

Diversity Dance Workshop 233

Etincelles, Les (Sparks) 52, 235–236

Geração Viva 234

Mana 236

Phoenix 236

Soul 2 Soul 83

Wildfire Dance Theater 235

Arts Academy (UK) 229–230

Arts for Nature 241

Asare, Yaw 54

Associação Monte Carmelo 96

Association médicale bahá’íe 302

Associations for Bahá’í Studies 297–299

India 100

Japan 100

North America 100

Astani, Francine 77

Attigah, Michel Kokou Negble 60

Austin, Elsie 284–285

Australia 7, 14, 40, 65–66, 73–74, 83, 94, 96–98, 104, 106, 108, 111, 114–117, 120, 124, 158, 160, 227, 229, 236, 239, 243, 244, 287–290, 297, 300

Austria 158, 241

Auxiliary Boards 48, 284–288, 292–293, 314–315

Awards for Publication Excellence (APEX) 160

Axelrod, Robert 188

Axomerang 71

Ayyám-i-Há 101

Azerbaijan 106, 287

National Spiritual Assembly of 288

B

Báb, the 8, 10, 143, 279, 284, 314, 318

birth of 314

declaration of 8, 11, 314–315

life of 8

martyrdom of 8, 314

Shrine of 10, 66, 158, 291, 317–318

writings of 144, 307, 310

Bábí religion 8, 11

Bahá’í Association for the Arts 302

Bahá’í Association of Mental Health Professionals 99

Bahá’í community 7–18, 313

anniversaries of 39–80

Andorra 74–75

Botswana 40–42

Burundi 43–45

Cape Verde 45–46

[Page 321]: Equatorial Guinea 47–48

Fiji 65–67

Gambia 52–54

Ghana 49–51

Mariana Islands 67–68

Monaco 77–78

Papua New Guinea 69–71

Rwanda 54–55

Samoa 72–74

San Marino 79–80

Swaziland 56–58

Taiwan 61–62

Togo 58–59

development of 317

expansion and consolidation of 11, 13

introduction to 7–18

involvement in the life of society 113–117

Bahá’í Computer and Communications Association (BCCA) 303 Bahá’í Council, Regional 317 Bahá’í Education in State Schools (BESS) 95–96, 227 Bahá’í Era 314–315 Bahá’í Esperanto League 302 Bahá’í Faith

administrative order of 10, 11, 313, 315, 316, 318

aims of 15

holy days 316, 317

laws and moral teachings 13, 14

prayer and fasting in 14

spiritual teachings of 13

Bahá’í Faith and the World’s Religions, The: Papers presented at Irfan Colloquia 307 Bahá’í Fund 316 Bahá’í Health Agency 303 Bahá’í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE) 168 Bahá’í International Community 8, 15, 16, 147–162, 212–213, 314

Geneva Office 303

Office for the Advancement of Women 15, 314

Office of the Environment 15, 303

Office of Public Information (OPI) 15, 143, 158–160, 303, 314

Paris branch 158, 303

statements of 259, 271–277

United Nations Office 15, 147–161, 163, 172, 303, 314

Web sites 303

Bahá’í Justice Society 303 Bahá’í Medical Association of Canada 303 Bahá’í National Convention

arts in 229

Bahá’í Office of the Environment for Taiwan 303 Bahá’í pilgrimage 135–136, 142 Bahá’í Publishing Trusts 300–302 Bahá’í schools 74

Bosch Bahá’í School 99, 233

summer and winter schools 109

Bahá’í World Centre 10, 33, 136–138, 284, 314–316, 318

visitors to 158

Bahá’í World News Service 144, 159, 303 Bahá’í World Website 303 Bahá’u’lláh 9, 12–13, 15, 17, 143, 217, 280, 313–318

birth of 314

Covenant of 31

declaration of 314

laws of 307

life of 9

passing of 9, 314

restoration of prison cell of 135–142

Shrine of 66, 315, 318

teachings of 22, 24

Will and Testament of (Kitáb-i-Ahd) 9

writings of 9, 21–22, 144, 309–310, 314

Bahamas 285 Baher, Sima 243 Bahjí 315 Bahrain 287 Bale, Roslyn 71 Balyuzi, Hasan 284 Banani, Amin 306 Bangladesh 108 Barli Development Institute for Rural Women 84–85, 124 Barongwi, Sheila 41 Barros, Avalino 46 Bartlett, Rita and Viv 110 Basu, Aparna 83 Bechuanaland Protectorate. See Botswana [Page 322]Belarus 231 Belgium 233, 300 Believing in Yourself: A Practical Guide to Building Self-Confidence 286 Belisle, Denise 131 Benelux countries 292 Bentsil, Ernest 51 Bermuda 227 Beyond the Culture of Contest: From Adversarialism to Mutualism in an Age of Interdependence 305 Bielo, Miguel 48 Blum, Alvin and Gertrude 66, 117 Blumenthal, Erik 285–286 Bolden, Charles E. Jr. 91 Bolivia 87, 241 Bollini, Paolo 79 Bolokang, Goitsemodimo 42 Bophuthatswana 42 Bordallo, Madeleine 68 Bosnia and Herzegovina 110, 158 Botswana 39, 40–43, 56, 62–63, 130, 232, 240–241

National Spiritual Assembly of 41

Bowden-Kerby, Kim 65 Bowers, Kenneth 112 Bradley, Maxien 111 Brazil 96, 113, 124, 158, 232, 234, 244, 297, 300 Breezes of Confirmation 256 Bres, Joris de 123 Brigham Young University 131 Brito, Octavio 46 Brown, Donald E. 185 Buapiah, Albert 51 Buck, Christopher 305 Buddha 13 Buddhism 8 Budu, Emmanuel 51 Bulgaria 115, 159 Burundi 40–45, 55, 63 Bushrui, Suheil 104

C

Call to Our Guiding Institutions, A 132 Cambodia 228 Cameroon 49, 50–51, 60, 106, 300 Campana, Charlotte 78 Canada 7, 34, 40, 42, 64, 77, 82, 92, 96, 99, 101, 103–106, 109, 116, 122, 131, 150, 151, 172, 185, 218–219, 225, 230, 232–233, 235, 239–240, 244–245, 291, 299, 303 Canary Islands (Spain) 231 Cape Verde 45–47 carbon-silicone interface chemistry 196 Carey, Lord (former Archbishop of Canterbury) 157 Carmel, Mount 318 Carnegie Hall 238 Casely-Hayford, Beattie 51 Cederquist, Druzelle 306 Chad 293

National Spiritual Assembly of 293

Chaffers, Bahiyyih 154, 156 character, training of 25 Cheng, Lin 94 Cheung, Albert K. 307 children and youth 100–105

children’s arts festivals 228

junior youth 32, 255–258

spiritual education of 81, 94–96, 106, 225, 227–228

Chile 40, 149, 158, 245, 297 China 94, 158, 182, 204 Chisiza, Dunduzu 45, 55 Christianity 8 Christians 172 civilization

material and spiritual 24–25

Claremundo 46 Clark, Helen 117 Close Connections: The Bridge Between Spiritual and Physical Reality 306 clusters 32, 106 Cocos Island 73 Collapse: How Societies Choose to Fail or Succeed 203 collective security 148–150, 273 Collison, Mary and Reginald (Rex) 45, 55 Colombia 32, 154, 158, 229, 238, 256, 292, 298

National Spiritual Assembly of 292

Communications Concepts 160 community development 105–110 community size

relation to neo-cortex weight 189

Conference of NGOs (CONGO) 150 [Page 323]Congo, Democratic Republic of 7, 45, 55, 77, 92, 227, 231, 235, 238–239 Congo, Republic of 231 Conquering the Hearts: A Brief History of the Bahá’í Faith in Ghana from 1951–1995 50 consultation 84, 90, 106 Continental Boards of Counsellors 41, 43–44, 47, 50, 58, 73, 77, 286–288, 290, 314–316

creation of 315

conventions, Bahá’í 315, 318 Cook Islands 74, 236 cooperation 189 Correa, Gustavo 34 Correa, Haleh Arbab 154–155 corruption 32 Costa Rica 104 Côte d’Ivoire 300 Council for a Parliament of the World’s Religions (CPWR) 128 Coward, Harold 100 Croatia 103, 109–110 Crusaders 136–139

Knights of the Order of St. John 137, 140

Cueto, José Maria Fierro 48 Cultural Cleansing: Destroying a Community, Erasing Memory statement 164–165, 279 cultural diversity 209, 264 cultural liberty 260 cultural relativism 209 Culture Matters: How Values Shape Human Progress 208 Czech Republic 104, 158

D

Dalai Lama 130 Danesh, Hossain 109 Danjon, William 74 Dark Age Ahead 203 Dawn-Breakers, The 11 De Poort Bahá’í Conference Center 292 deception behavior 187–188 Dehmobedi, Kaykhusraw 286 Dely, David 238 Dely, Istvan and Leonor 94, 224, 238 Dely, Shango 238 Dem, Ramatoulie 54 democracy 275 Denmark 17, 75, 233

design

of human body 181–182

of universe 179–181

Design Institute of South Africa (DISA) 119, 121 devotional meetings 81, 106, 123, 225

arts in 226

Tranquility Zones 116

Diamond, Jared 203, 207, 211, 215 directory of Bahá’í agencies 297–304 Diu Island 286 Djalili, Omid 110 Dlamini, Ben 57, 58 Dolan, Ray 184 Douglas, Kim and David 87 Drawing on the Power of the Word 256 Ducker, Chuck 57 Dugal, Bani 151–153 Dutch New Guinea 289

E

Easterbrook, Gregg 202, 206, 209–210, 214–215 Eastern Caroline Islands 238 Eastern Europe’s Stability Pact 158 Ebadi, Shirin 129 Eballa, Benedict 50–51 Ecuador 98, 298 Edinburgh Fringe Festival 240 education 94–99, 247–257

moral 14, 49, 94, 154–155, 254

in sciences and arts 26

spiritual education of children 32

Education for Peace Institute 98 Edwards, Julius 51 Egypt

situation of the Bahá’í community in 174

Eighth European Bahá’í Conference on Law, 99 Elizabeth II, Queen of England 245, 289 Enayati, Erfan 89 Encyclopedia Britannica 8 England 284, 286–287 [Page 324]Enonguene, Joseph 49

Equatorial Guinea 47–49

Espinosa, Ramos 48

Ethiopia 88, 158, 223

ethnic minorities 124

European Bahá’í Business Forum (EBBF) 303

European Parliament 159

European Public Information Management Seminar 159

European Union 158, 173

Evans, Faeghe 95

Ewing, Sovaida 307

Ewing-Roush, Adrienne 237

Ezekiel, Zuruzuru 45

F

Faizi, Gloria 286

Falahi-Skuce, Houri 306

Faroe Islands 231

Fat’he-Aazam, Shidan 43

Fattakhov, Shamil 241

Felici, Claudio 79

Fernandez, José Mingorance 75

Ficca, Dirk 129

Fiji 62–7, 73–74, 102, 107, 233, 239, 300

Finland 158, 241–242

Fire on the Mountain Top 287

Five Year Plan 32–33, 81, 103, 106

FLAME (Foundation for Leadership and Moral Empowerment) 103

Fotos, Sandra 100

Foundation for the Advancement of Science 100

Foundation for the Application and Teaching of the Sciences (FUNDAEC) 154–155

Four Year Plan 222

Frame, Stephanie 84

France 74–75, 77, 82, 159, 197, 232, 244, 298, 302–303

Francois, Ndigabo 55

Fredua-Agyemang, Blanche 51

freedom of religion or belief 150, 259–270

role of religious leaders in upholding 264–265

French, Nellie 77

Friedman, Thomas L. 202, 206, 208, 211, 215, 216

Frutuoso 46

Fukuyama, Francis 206, 212

G

Gabheni, Prince 56

Gambia 52–53, 236

game theory 188–189

Gandhi, Ela 130

Gandhi, Mahatma 84, 130

Gasparovicova, Silvia 118

Gcinaphi, Princess of Swaziland 58

genes and character 193–196

genes related to moral behavior 195–196

Gentleman, Mick 83

George, Bill 227

Germany 7, 14, 89, 99, 117, 230, 232, 237, 285–286, 298, 300, 302, 304

National Spiritual Assembly of 286

Ggogbo, Samuel 60

Ghana 49, 51, 54, 58, 62, 77, 79, 298

Gil, Miguel 130

Gingras, Angèle 82

Global Ethics and Religion Forum 132

globalization 216

GLOBART 241

glossary of Bahá’í terms 313–318

God Passes By 11, 105

Gold Coast. See Ghana

Goldin Institute 131

Golpaygani memorandum 169

Gonzales, Stephen 155

Goward, Pru 83

Grandke, Gerhard 89–90

Greece 123, 236, 286

Gross Domestic Product (GDP) 209

Gruber, Jeff 43

Guam. See Mariana Islands

Guardianship 12

Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith

See Shoghi Effendi

Guinea 52, 102, 104, 223

Guinea-Bissau 52, 290

National Spiritual Assembly of 291

Gulmuḥammadí, Zabíhu’lláh 287–288

Guns, Germs, and Steel 203

Guyana 233, 235 [Page 325]

H

Habimana, Jean Baptiste 45

Hall, Stephen 34

Hamilton, Chris 131

Hancock, Rodney 69, 70

Hancock, Tinai 64

Hands of the Cause of God 12, 313–316

Abdu’l-Qasim Faizi 287

Adelbert Mühlschlegel 62

‘Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum 53, 55, 313

Clara and Hyde Dunn 288

Collis Featherstone 64

Dorothy Baker 75

John Robarts 40

Louis G. Gregory 91, 285

Martha Root 288

Músá Banání 285

Ugo Giachery 74, 77

Happy Hippo Show, The 159

Hariri, Siamak 34, 100, 245

Harrison, Lawrence E. 208–211

Hassall, Graham 66

Hatcher, John S. 306

Hatcher, William S. 185

Hawaii 64, 74

Health for Humanity 303

Hegarty, Susan 240

Heggie, James 288

Heinesen, William 231

Heymann-Adu, Diana 51

Hinduism 8

HIV/AIDS 7, 56, 86, 103, 118–119, 235

Hlatjwako, Zephania 56

Hoehnke, Violet 70, 288–289

Honduras 226

Hong Kong 64, 300, 303

Hong Kong Bahá’í Professional Forum 304

Hossieny, Nemat 234

Houses of Worship 14, 243, 290

choral music in 237

in Apia, Samoa 38, 72–73, 290

in Australia 290

in India 291

in Langenhain, Germany 230

in New Delhi, India 83, 117

in Santiago, Chile 34, 245

in Sydney, Australia 115

Howard, John 117

human genome 195

human intellect 27

human rights 86, 151–153, 195, 259–270, 274–275

freedom of religion or belief 150, 259–270, 276

freedom to teach one’s religion or belief 262

right to change religion or belief 261, 265

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 165

Human Rights for All 86

Hungary 159, 182

Ḥuqúqu’lláh 316

Hutchison, Mireille 82

I

Ilengelkei, Joe Erie 67, 68

India 7, 14, 40, 82–85, 97, 100, 104, 106–108, 117–119, 158, 234, 240–242, 287–288, 291, 298, 300–301

National Spiritual Assembly of 100

indigenous peoples 88

Indonesia 115, 289

inducibility 189

Institute for Child Health, London 190

Institute for Social Cohesion (UK) 120–121, 125

Institute of Neurology, London 184

institute process 35, 144

arts in 222

core activities 81, 101, 106, 225

interfaith activities 114, 122–125, 127–134

interfaith organizations

Interfaith Action for Peace in Africa 131, 174

Interfaith Council of Montreal 131

Inter-Religious Organization of Singapore 123

National Interfaith Forum of New Zealand 123

Salt Lake Interreligious Council 132

South Asia Inter-Religious Council (SAIRC) 119

International Bahá’í Archives 11 [Page 326]International Bahá’í Bureau 147 International Bahá’í Convention 33 International Environment Forum 304 International Labour Organization (ILO) 171–172 International Society for Adlerian Psychology 286 International Teaching Centre 246, 316

establishment of 315

membership changes on 34

seat of 316

interreligious dialogue 129 Iran 9, 35, 52, 65, 73, 78–79, 135, 231, 241, 279, 283–284, 286–287, 289, 291

attacks and arrests of Bahá’ís in 166–167

Bahá’í community’s response to persecution in 165

denial of university entrance to Bahá’ís 168–169

human rights situation in 164

media campaign against Bahá’ís 169–171

situation of the Bahá’í community in 16, 151, 163–174

Iraq 9, 12, 182, 283

National Spiritual Assembly of 33

Ireland 84, 87, 109, 110 Irish Times, The 167 Isaiah

prophecies of 316

Islam 8 Ismail, Yante 116 Israel 8, 92, 303, 314, 316, 318 Italy 77, 79, 84, 103, 131, 283

J

Jackson Williams, Irene 64 Jacobs, Jane 203, 205–206, 208 Jaiteh, Alhaji Luntung 52 Jalali, Varqa Carlos 47 Jamaica 231 Japan 100, 105, 298, 301 Javaheri, Firaydoun 110 Jesus 13, 181 Jews 172 Jomhouri-e-Eslami 170 Jones, Dr. Garry 82 Judaism 8 junior youth. See children and youth Justice Leeg 94

K

Kakenova, Tahmina 93 Kant, Emmanuel 177 Karlberg, Michael 305 Kashmir 182 Kazakhstan 93 Kelep 71 Kelsey, Olivia 78 Kenya 106, 174, 224, 285, 298, 301 Kessler, Jascha 306 Khamenei, Ayatollah Ali 167, 279 Khan, Wali and Zainab 66 Khatami, President of Iran 170

letter from Bahá’í community to 35, 165–166

Khelgati, Thelma 50 Khozein, Farzad 94 Kimbulu, Selemani Bin 45 Kiribati 120, 227 Kitáb-i-Aqdas 14, 306–307, 309, 316, 318 Kitáb-i-Íqán 309 Kitenge, Sylvestre 45 Knight, Andy 100 Knight, Annabel 110 Knights of Bahá’u’lláh 39, 40, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55, 57, 60, 68, 70, 73, 75, 77–79, 117, 285–286, 288–290, 316 knowledge 21–30

of God 22

Komanyane, Gaolebale 42 Kontos, Helen 236 Koomen, Philip 244 Korea 302 Kosep, Tamun 69 Krishna 13 Kuhlase, Chris 58 Kuitunen, Tuula 241–242 Kukama, Stanlake 42–43 Kuwait 287

situation of the Bahá’í community in 174

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L

Lample, Paul 34 Lantz, Margaret 78 Laos 231 Latvia 158 Laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas, The 307 Lawson, Todd 307 League of Nations 147 Lebanon 301 Lee, Anthony A. 306 Lee, Nora 66 Leon, Entonio 46 Lepard, Brian 99, 132 Lesotho 56, 235 Liberia 51, 60 Limpus, Len 120 literacy 49, 160, 247 Lithuania 91, 93 Locke, Alain 305 Locke, Kevin 88 Loh, Ng Poh 112 Louis G. Gregory Bahá’í Institute 91 Lundberg, Zaid 307 Lunt, Alfred E. 292 Lutheran World Federation 131 Luxembourg 78, 115, 249

government of 249

Luxemburger Wort 170 Lynelle, Elise 47

M

Ma’ani, Baharieh 307 Macau 230, 241, 256 MacShane, Denis 173 Madraiwiwi, Ratu Joni 66 Mahboubi, Neysun 99 Makhele, Enos 43 Malawi 45, 55, 56 Malaysia 103, 112, 115, 123, 239, 298, 301 Mali 52, 235, 247-257 Maneck, Susan Stiles 100 Manga, Martin 51 Mangili, Kitoko 55 Manifestations of God 13 Manu, Kwaku Agyeman 49 Marcic, Dorothy 241 Margareta, Princess 118 Mariana Islands 67-68, 232 Marriage Beyond Black and White 87 Martin, J. Douglas 34 Matabane, Mothusiotsile 42 Matau, Apisai 66 Matera, Alfredo 79 Matthew, Loulie 66 Mauritania 52 Mauritius 301 Mazakmat, Apelis 70 Mdelo, Santiago Uganda 48 Mdluli, Jacob 57 Measure of Domestic Progress (MDP) 210 Meerburg, Lex 289 Meerburg-Becking, Elly 289 Menking, Cristina 47 Menking, Howard and JoAnne 45 Mensah, Ekua 51 Mensah, Ranzie 79 Merlaud, Serge 77 Mexico 49, 88, 285 Mihembezo, Uzziel 54, 55 Milani, Leila Rassekh 85 Millero Congo 94, 238 Mills, Jalal 69 Mingorance, Carmen Tost Xifre de 75 Mírzá Buzurg-i-Núrí 280

destruction of House of in Tehran 35, 164

Mírzá Mihdí 137, 141 Mishra, Sri Narayan 97 Mkandawire, Maina 57 Mnisi, Eva 57 Moani, Hedi 87 Mofokeng, Andrew 58 Mohajer, Payman 34 Molefe, Popo 117 Molema, Modiri 42 Molne, Marc Forne, Prime Minister of Andorra 75 Momen, Moojan 110, 132, 307 Momen, Wendi 52, 110 Monaco 40, 76, 77-78 Moncho, Esther 41, 43 Moncho, James and Stella 40, 62 Mongol Empire 182 Mongolia 223 Monument Gardens 316, 317 Moore, Douglas 145 morality [Page 328]and brain capacity 189–190 based on universal values 177 neurology of 184–189 scientific basis to 183–184 morals and science 177–200 moral impairment 190–193 moral relativity 177–178 Moreno, Manuel Jesus 47 Morocco 285 Moses 13 Mount Carmel 10, 314, 316, 318 Mswati III, King of Swaziland 58 Muḥammad 13, 181 Muloki, Henry Wako 117 Mungoshi, Jonah 111 Musah, Joseph 51 Muslims, Sunni 172

N

Naantali Amateur Theater troupe 241–242 Nair, Vasudevan 101 Nakhjavání, ‘Alí and Violette 44, 78, 104 Nakhjavani, Salim 99 Namibia 104 Naomi, Fiame Mataafa 72, 74 Narágí, Sírús 289–290 Nasha, Margaret 40–41 Náṣiri’d-Dín Sháh 314 Nathan, S.R. 87 National Spiritual Assemblies 317 Native American Bahá’í Institute (NABI) 88 Navidi, Shamsi and Aziz 76–77 Navidi, Vida and Guilda 76–78 Naw-Rúz 33 Ndlovu, Maxwell 58 Nepal 106, 108, 239 Netherlands, the 99, 289, 291, 301–302

National Spiritual Assembly of 292

Neumann, John von 188 neuroscience 184–189, 197 New Caledonia 65 New Dawn Engineering 120 New Zealand 66, 70, 73–74, 87, 104, 117, 123, 231–232, 244, 299 Ngompex, Johanna 49 Ngwijebose, Isaac 55 Nicaragua 226 Niger 61, 301 Nigeria 158, 285, 299, 301 Nineteen Day Feast 14, 317

arts in 229

Nisf El-Dunia 174 Njiki, Samuel 50 Nomvete, Thozi 56 Norway 109, 114, 158 Nosrat Foundation 247–258 Nthau, Michael 43 Ntutumu, Alberto 48 Nur University 87 Nve, Justino Obama 49 Nyasaland. See Malawi Nymon, Mavis 58–59, 62

O

Ocloo, Emmanuel 60 Odoki, Benjamin 117 Olinga, George 51 Olinga Foundation for Human Development 49 Olson, Cynthia and Edgar 67–68 Olyai, Roza 119 One Common Faith 33–34, 306 One Country 144, 159–160, 303 oneness of humankind 195 Ong, Bernard 115 Osei, O. 307 Ottoman Empire 135–142 Oxford University 11, 120

P

Padilla, Corinne 234 Pakistan 108, 153, 182, 287, 301 Panama 14 Papua New Guinea 65, 69–71, 93, 229, 239, 288–290

National Spiritual Assembly of 288

Parliament of the World’s Religions 127–134

participation of the Bahá’í community in 130

Universal Forum of Cultures 129

Parsa, Ahmad 44 Payman, Sohrab 78 Payman, Tabandeh (Toby) 78–79 [Page 329]INDEX 329 peace 17, 216 Lesser Peace 316 Most Great Peace 316 Peace with your Partner: A Practical Guide to Happy Marriage 286 Pemberton-Pigott, Crispin 56, 119, 120-121, 307 Penn, Michael 191 Peres, Francisco Gonzales 243 Persia 182 Peseschkian, Hamid 104 Phala, Isaiah and Jemima 58 Philip, Duke of Edinburgh 241 Philippines, the 91, 158, 232, 234, 287, 301 Phinda, Prince of Swaziland 58 Piaget, Jean 186 pilgrimage, Bahá'í 318 Pinker, Steven 196 pioneer 317 Piovesan, Stefy 79 Pitino, Aurelio 79 Podger, David III Poland 158, 182, 301 Portals to Growth-Creating Capacity for Service conference 108-109 Porter, K.C. 92-93 Portugal 47, 117, 123, 234, 290, 301 National Spiritual Assembly of 290-291 Powers, Robert 67, 68 Price, Tom 237 primate behavior 187, 189 progress 201 Bahá'í perspective of 213, 217 definition of 201 environmental problems caused by 203-205, 215 measurements of 209-210, 214 role of religion in 211-212 role of technology in 206-207 role of values in 207-209 scientific and technical 23 Progress Paradox, The: How Life Gets Better While People Feel Worse 202 progressive revelation 212 Promise of World Peace, The 17, 216, 220, 244 prophets 181 prosperity 24 Prosperity of Humankind. The 17, 18, 100, 219, 245 psychology 285-286 Puerto Rico 299 Purushotma, Karina 86 Q Quddús 279 destruction of resting place of 163-164 Qur'an 122, 165, 307 R race unity 86-88 A Radiant Gem: A Biography of Jindb-i- Fádil-i-Shirazi 306 Radio France Internationale 171 RadioNUR 240 Rassekh, Chahine and Donush 247 reading list of basic Bahá'í books 309-311 Reflections on the Life of the Spirit 252 reflection meetings 106-107 arts in 106, 228-229 religion foundation of science and knowledge 23 in harmony with science and reason 24, 27-30 origin of 13 purpose of 13 religious extremism 150, 259, 265, 276 Riccardi, Marino 79 Rice, Muhtadia 240 Ridván Festival of 32, 317 Rigamonti, Lidia Genta 79 Robarts, Audrey 40 Robarts, John See Hands of the Cause of God Robarts, Nina 40-41, 63 Robarts, Patrick 40 Roberts, Ceridwen 120-121 Robiati, Giuseppe 104 Robinson, Edward 48 Rock, Allan 150 Rodrigues, Hilda Xavier 290-291 Rogers, Otto Donald 100 Romalus 71 Roman Empire 182-183 [Page 330]330 THE BAHÁ'Í WORLD 2004-2005 Romania 109, 118, 301 Rost, Collis 101 Royaumont Process. See Eastern Europe's Stability Pact Ruhi curriculum 240, 252 Ruhi Institute, Colombia 32, 224 Russia 182, 241 Russian Federation 240-241, 299, 302 Ruzbehyan, Fariborz 53 Rwanda 44, 45, 54, 55, 56, 63, 105 S Sabah 228 Saeed, Jan 131 Sahba, Golnar 291 Sairu 71 Sakhalin Islands 287 Salomie 71 Samoa 14, 39, 63, 71-74, 104, 231, 236 Sanaila 71 San Marino 79-80 Saunders, Keithie 116 Savi, Julio 79, 131, 307 schizophrenia 193-194 Schmidt, Renate 89 scholarship, Bahá'í 99-101 schools, Bahá'í and Bahá'í-inspired Maxwell International School 232 Nancy Campbell Collegiate Institute (NCCI) 103, 116 New Era High School, India 97 Ocean of Light International School 233 Rowhani Bahá'í School, Vanuatu 97-98 School of the Nations 244 in Swaziland 56 Townshend International School 104 Schreiber, Elise. See Lynelle, Elise science as act of worship 25-26 divine nature of 26-27 hard and soft 182-183 and morality 177-200 and religion 21-30, 149, 197, 272 Scotland 94 Second Bahá'í World Congress 237, 240 Sedkaoui, Hatef 77 Sefidvash, Mahin 84 Semanyenzi, Alphonse 55 Semple, Ian 34 Senegal 52, 235-236 Shahidian, Aminullah 47 Shoghi, Payam 101 Shoghi Effendi 10, 12, 143, 216, 285, 287, 313-316,318 passing of 11, 315, 318 writings of 11, 15, 311 Short History of Progress, A 203 Sijsling, Jan 291-292 Silva, Carlos Alberto 124 Simwakira, Fidele 45 Sinclair, Guy 306 Sing, Yee Wah 66 Singapore 7, 87, 113, 123 Sirimbat, Robinson 71 Siyah-Chál 137 Slovakia 109-110, 228 Slovenia 110, 115, 158 Smith, David R. 100 Smith, Penina 93 Sobhuza II, King of Swaziland 58, 62 social and economic development 118-121, 247-257 conferences 118 social brain 189, 191, 193 social capital 206 social cohesion 121 social development 154-157 Sock, Raymond 52 Solomon Islands 39, 101, 116 Sounness, Georgina 96 South Africa 7, 40, 42, 56-57, 88, III, 117, 121, 128, 130, 154, 232, 235, 302 South Korea 105 South Pacific Regional Spiritual Assembly of 66 Spain 74-75, 129-130, 158, 238, 243, 299, 302 Spanish Guinea. See Equatorial Guinea Spence, Sean 189 Spiritual Assemblies election of 315 Local 11, 316 National 11, 13, 15, 314-315, 317-318 Regional 285, 292, 317 spiritual qualities [Page 331]instinctive 185 Sri Lanka 108, 158, 244 St. Jean d’Acre. See Acre Stephens, Ethel Robertson 51 Stewart, Bula Mott 57 Stockman, Robert 307 Story of Bahá’u’lláh, The: Promised One of All Religions 306 study circles 81, 106–107, 111, 225

arts in 225–227

Study Guide to the Constitution of the Universal House of Justice, A 306 Suleimani, Suleiman and Ridvaniyih 61, 64 Sunstrum, Barbara and David 45 Suriname 224 Susuga, Malietoa Tanumafili II 72 Swaziland 7, 43, 56–58, 101, 120 Sweden 104, 302 Swiss Society for Individual Psychology 286 Switzer, Raymond and Furugh 110 Switzerland 77, 156, 283

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Taaid, Ataollah and Zahereh 55 Tabe, Edward 51 Tablet 318 Tablets of the Divine Plan 10 Ṭáhirih 240, 306 Ṭáhirih: A Portrait in Poetry 306 Ṭáhirih in History: Perspectives on Qurratu’l-’Ayn from East and West 307 Tahirih Institute, Netherlands 99, 292 Tahirih Justice Center 85 Taiwan 60–61, 302–303 Tamares, Juan 98 Tanyi, David 50–51, 60, 62 Tanyi, Enoch 307 Tanyi, Esther 51 Tanzania 227, 238 Ṭarbíyat School 287 Tasmania 122 teaching the Bahá’í Faith 17 Technion (Israel Institute of Technology, Haifa) 140 Ten Year Crusade 11–12, 39, 286, 292, 316, 318 terrorism 32, 86, 129, 276

definition of 273

Thomas, Nelson Ethan 53 Thompson, Juliet 240 Thoresen, Lasse 244 Thye, Tan Sri Lee Lam 115 Tibet 182 Tivien 71 Tober, Tajan 99 Togo 51, 58, 60–62, 224 Tonga 74, 224, 229, 231, 233, 236 Toomes, Elizabeth Lunt 292 Tost, José Mingorance 75 Towfigh, Nicola 100 training institutes 32, 35 Tranquility Zones 116–117 Trinidad and Tobago 299 trust 206 tsunami, responses to 113–114, 122 Tulai, Donald 71 Turkey 9, 182 Turner, Terri 96 Turning Point for All Nations, The 17 Tutu, Archbishop Desmond 130

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Uganda 14, 45, 51, 117, 252, 302 Uganda Bahá’í Institute for Development 252 Ullrich-Kelley, Florence 76, 78 United Kingdom 7, 52, 99, 116, 120–121, 132, 173, 197, 219, 229–232, 241, 244, 286, 298, 302–303 United Nations 15, 79, 113, 204, 214

50th anniversary of 17

actions on behalf of Bahá’ís in Iran 171–173

Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 122, 148, 247

Commission on Human Rights 151, 173

Commission on Social Development 149, 154

Commission on the Status of Women 82, 152

Commission on Sustainable Development 155

[Page 332]:Committee on the Elimination of All Forms of Discrimination Against Women 266

Committee on the Rights of the Child 172

Convention on the Elimination of Discrimination Against Women (CEDAW) 85–86, 153

Convention on the Rights of the Child 172

Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 155

Declaration of Human Rights 211, 244

Department of Economic and Social Affairs 154

Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 148

Development Programme (UNDP) 87, 116, 259

2004 Human Development Report 260–261, 266–267

Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean 149–150

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 15, 148, 155

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 96, 156, 158

Fourth World Conference on Women 82, 152

Beijing Platform for Action 153

General Assembly 172, 260, 271

1981 Declaration on the Elimination of All Forms of Intolerance and of Discrimination based on Religion and Belief 262

Third Committee of 171

High Commissioner for Human Rights 153

Human Rights Committee 262

Human Rights Council 266, 274

Human Rights Day 244

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) 83

International Decade for a Culture of Peace and Nonviolence against the Children of the World 159

International Women’s Day 7, 82

International Year of the Family 116

International Year of Peace 15

Millennium + 5 Summit 275

Millennium Declaration 260

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 149, 152–154, 260

development targets 272

NGO Committee Against Racism and Racial Discrimination 151

NGO Committee on Freedom of Religion, Conscience and Belief 151

NGO Committee on Human Rights 151

NGO Committee on the Status of Women 152–153

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights 151, 266, 274–275

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) 155

reform processes at 148–150

Security Council 273

Special Committee of International ‎NGOS NGOs‎ on Human Rights 151

Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion 266

World Health Organization 148

World Peace Day 115

World Summit on the Information Society 156

World Summit for Social Development 17, 149, 154

World Summit on Sustainable Development 235

United States 9–10, 14, 40, 43, 45, 47, 51, 53, 55–57, 58, 61, 67–68, 78, 85–86, 88, 91, 94, 99, 104–106, 112, 122, 131, 156, 171, 219, 224, 227, 232–233, 238–239, 245, 284, 289, 292, 302–304

National Spiritual Assembly of 85, 285

Universal Declaration of Human Rights 211, 259, 261–262, 266

Universal House of Justice 8, 10, 12, 15, 17, 141, 143, 216, 288, 306, 313–314, 315–316, 318

authority of 12, 31–32

constitution of 306

election of 12, 315, 317–318

letter to the world’s religious leaders 17, 33, 123, 127, 133, 212

membership changes on 34

messages of 17, 31–36

[Page 333]Seat of 318 Uruguay 77, 243 USAID 247, 248 Uzbekistan 158

V

Vahedi, Farida 83, 101 Vakaloloma, Lepani 66 Vanuatu 7, 97, 115 Vargha-Khadem, Faraneh 190 Varqa children’s magazine, 101, 291 Vatican 283 Vega, Anita 98 Venezuela 299 Venter, Craig 194 Vesto stove 119, 121 Vietnam 182 violence in children 193 Voice of America 171 Volk, Curtis 89 von Hohenzollern-Veringen, Prince Radu 118 Vui, Siafausa Mulitalo 74

W

Walking the Straight Path 256 Warren, Lally Lucretia 40, 63, 130 Websites of Bahá’í International Community 33–34, 143–146, 159

Bahá’í Pilgrimage Website 33

Bahá’í Reference Library 144

Bahá’í Statement Library 144

Bahá’í Topics: An Information Resource 144

glossary 145

media bank 145

The Bahá’ís 143

The Bahá’í World 143

Weinberg, Matthew 157 Wesson, Vivian 58–59 Who Is Writing the Future? 17 Wilks, Helen 62 Williams, Jackson 65 Williams, Victor 66 William Masetlha Foundation 256 Wolfensohn, James D. 157 women 81–86, 123

advancement of 152–153, 251

Vision Association (Italy) 84

equality of 263, 272–273

violence against 83

World Bank 157 world citizenship 103–104 World Economic Forum 156–157 World Faiths and Development Dialogue 157, 276 World Is Flat, The: A Brief History of the Twenty-first Century 202 World Order journal 112–113 World Parliament of Religions (1893) 128 World Religion Day 114–115, 117, 122–123, 131 World Teachers’ Day 96 World Wide Web 202 Wright, Elizabeth 82 Wright, Ronald 203, 207, 215 Wyss, Frank 73 Wyss-Ala’i, Lilian 73

Y

Yam-Bel-Yam, Koss Malla 293 Yeagan, Xian 94 Yem, Jean Jacques 235 Young, Claire 83 Young Turk movement 9 Youseffian-Maanian, Shirin 227 youth See children and youth, arts: youth drama and dance workshops Youth Can Make a Difference Against Alcohol 223

Z

Zambia 256 Zimbabwe 55, 83, 111 ZIPOPO 241 Zoroaster 13