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Index

Note: Numbers in italics refer to photographs.

A

‘Abdu’l-Bahá 10-13, 37, 67-68, 85, 85, 87, 184, 190-93, 271, 273 knighthood of 10, 199 life of 10 passing of 10 titles of 271 Will and Testament of II, 13, 276 writings and utterances of 10-II, 25-34, 36, 48, 55, 67-68, 181, 184, 192-93, 268,

Abraham 14 Abbas, Christine 85 Adriance, Peter 109 Aiputa, Ina 83 Ala’i Diane 98, 100-1 Albania 245 Allen, Denny 262 ‘Amatu’l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum See Hands of the Cause of God Amin, Adnan 105 Annan, Kofi 95 Anvar, Negin and Nima 261 Appiah, Kwame Anthony 175, 177-79, 193-94, 196 Arc 275 Argentina 227, 244, 253, 256 arts 68, 75-81 at German Bahá’í centenary 86, 87 Bahá’í choirs 68, 78 Voices of Bahá 76 drama 76-79 film 57, 237 Cape of Good Hope 80 Harmony Film Festival 57 Interpreter, The 80, 80-81 music 68, 76, 78 visual arts 79, 81 youth dance workshops 67, 68 Diversity Dance Workshop 74 Lights of Unity 78-79 Asociación Bayan 251 Associação para o Desenvolvimento Coesivo da Amazônia (ADCAM) 252 Associations for Bahá’í Studies 256-57 Japan 62 North America 66-67, 240 Australia 7, 15, 51, 54, 54-55, 57, 60, 69, 73, 83, 83, 105, 125, 162-63, 245, 253, 256 Austria 63, 105 Auxiliary Boards 39, 272-73 [Page 280]

B

Báb, the 8–9, 272, 277

birth of 272

declaration of 8, 272–73

life of 8

martyrdom of 8, 272

Shrine of 11, 110, 111, 275–76

writings of 268

Bábí religion 8–9, 12

Bachelet, Michelle 105

Badi Foundation 252

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

Bahá’í Association of Women (ABF) 57

Bahá’í Business Forum of America 252

Bahá’í Computer and Communications Association (BCC) 252

Bahá’í community 7–20, 271

anniversaries of 19, 43–44, 85–88

development of 12–14

expansion and consolidation of 12–14, 38–41

introduction to 7–20

involvement in the life of society 58–67

Bahá’í Council, Regional

See Regional Bahá’í Council 276

Bahá’í Era 272–73

Bahá’í Esperanto League 252

Bahá’í Faith

administrative order of 11–13, 271, 273–74, 277

aims of 16

holy days 274, 276

laws and moral teachings 15

prayer and fasting in 15

spiritual teachings of 14–15

Bahá’í funds 274

Bahá’í Institute of Higher Education (BIHE) 123–24

Bahá’í International Community 8, 16–17, 55, 58, 70, 93–114, 126, 251, 272

Geneva Office 251

Office for the Advancement of Women 16, 104–6, 251, 272

Office of the Environment 16, 251

Office of Public Information (OPI) 16, 83, 110–13, 251, 272

Paris Branch 73–74, 84, 111–12, 251

statements of 213–34

United Nations Office 16, 93–104, 251, 272

Web sites 251, 259–60

Bahá’í Internet Agency 43, 252

Bahá’í Justice Society 252

Bahá’í Office of the Environment for Taiwan 252

Bahá’í Parenting Perspectives 261

Bahá’í Pilgrimage 262

Bahá’í Publishing Trusts 253–55

Bahá’í Question, The 83

Bahá’í World Centre 11–12, 39, 110, 111, 238, 272–77

Bahá’í World News Service 112–13, 259

Bahá’u’lláh 9–11, 13, 14, 17–18, 37, 132, 134, 136, 153–54, 156, 180–83, 185–89, 191–92, 194–98, 271–72, 274–77

birth of 272

declaration of 272

laws of 15

life of 9

passing of 9, 272

Shrine of 273, 276

teachings of 14–15

Will and Testament of (Kitáb-i-Ahd) 10

writings of 9, 22–25, 37, 42–43, 46, 48, 69, 89–91, 153, 171, 183, 186, 212, 236, 267–68, 272

Bahjí 273

Mansion of 273

Baltimore Sun 80

Bamford, Mark 80

Bangladesh 161, 227, 239, 246

Barsacq, Françoise 57

Basic Bahá’í Dictionary, A 277

Basu, Amrita 105

Belgium 111, 253

Bello, Caridad Diego 72–73

Beneš, Eduard 12

Benhabib, Seyla 176–77

Bermuda 256

Berteig, Garry 81

Blair, Tony 20

Blomfield, Lady Sara Louisa 64–65

Bolivia 244 [Page 281]Botswana 53–54 Brazil 55, 82, 98, 105, 112, 244, 253 Brode, Pamela 265 Browne, Edward G. 10 Buddha 14 Buddhism 9, 74 Bulgaria 84, 111–112 Bushrui, Suheil 71, 71–72 Busqueda 81 Butt, Peter 57

C

Cambodia 7, 66, 198, 199–211, 201, 204–5, 207, 210, 246–47 Cameron, Earl 80, 80–81 Cameroon 52, 253, 256 Canada 50, 60–62, 66, 73, 79, 103, 105, 125, 161, 163, 195–96, 240, 257 Canary Islands (Spain) 239 Canellas, Marcelo 82 Cape of Good Hope

See arts

Cardin, Heather 264 Caribe, El (Dominican Republic) 82 Carmel, Mount

See Mount Carmel

Carnegie, Charles 176, 179 Cassiday, Terry 263, 265 Chaffers, Bahiyyih 109 Chantha, Moeurng 204, 209 Chapman, Sir Sydney 64–65 Cheyne, T.K. 9 Chicago Tribune 82 children and youth

spiritual education of 48–55

youth programs, Bahá’í-inspired

Emergence–Foundation for Education and Development 52–53

Leadership Enrichment & Arts Program (LEAP) 51–52

Project Badi 53

Youth Can Move the World (YCMTW) 53

Youth Empowerment Program 49, 49

Children’s World Summit for the Environment 65–66 Chile 15, 105, 238, 244, 256 China 68, 111, 162–63 Christianity 8–10, 128–29, 262 Churchill, Winston 146 Clarken, Rodney 66 climate change 157–72

as a consequence of materialism 166

conventions and protocols 162, 169

energy consumption and sources 158–59, 162–65

economic and financial implications of 158, 160–62, 164–70

environmental impact of 158–62

religion and 167–68, 170–72

science of 158–62, 171

sustainability and 167–69

clusters 38, 41, 273 Colombia 7, 38, 48, 60, 242, 256, 276 consultation 19, 55, 76, 188–89, 207, 221, 273, 275 Continental Boards of Counsellors 39–41, 40, 272–74

creation of 274

convention, Bahá’í 273, 277 CORDE 199–211 core activities 39, 47–48, 273–74, 276 Côte d’Ivoire 253 Cuba 7, 72–73, 112 Czechoslovakia 12 Czech Republic 68

D

Daily Telegraph (London) 78 Dahl, Arthur Lyon 157–72 Dahl, Joyce 238–39 Dallaire, Roméo 60 Davidse, Koen 106 Davis, William 59, 87–88 Dawn-Breakers, The 12 democracy 133–56, 221–22

alternatives to competitive 146–53

Bahá’í model 147–48, 151–52

competitive 134–53

debate and decision-making 137, 141–42

environmental issues 133, 138, 140, 142–43

finance 137–38

[Page 282]:hegemony 149–50

human nature 136, 144–45

media 141

national sovereignty 143–44

partisanship 146

political economy 139

social problems 133, 143–44

western liberal democracy as New World Order 133–56

women 142, 150

Denmark 18

development of Bahá’í communities 275

devotional meetings 39, 47, 54, 73–75, 84, 274 Divine Educators 262 Djalali, Mohammad-Ali 239 Dominican Republic 76, 82 Door of Hope 238 Dugal, Bani 70, 97, 97, 100, 104–5, 126

E

Earth Summit 162 Ecuador 227, 244, 256 education 15, 199–211

of children and youth 48–54, 199–211, 273

European Centre for Peace and Development (ECPD) 112 Eghrari, Roberto 98 Egypt 115, 243

human rights situation in 129–30

situation of Bahá’í community in 127–30

Eichenauer, John 88 Encyclopedia Britannica 8, 240 Eng, Dale W. 265 Engo-Tjega, Ruth Bamela 106 Equatorial Guinea 239 Eritrea 111 Essence of the Covenant: Features, History and Implications 262 Ethics of Authenticity, The 193 Ethiopia 46 Etter-Lewis, Gwendolyn 264 European Bahá’í Business Forum (EBBF) 252 European Public Information Management Seminar 84, 111 European Union (EU) 105, 125, 214 Exiles of the City of Love: A Touching Tale of a Woman’s Suffering, Determination, and Courage 262

F

Faith, Physics, and Psychology: Rethinking Society and the Human Spirit 262 Fanacian, Anis 57 Faramand, Shideh 57 Farmer, Sarah 63 Fiji 65, 112, 241, 253–54 Fischer, Edwin 85, 87 Fisher, Betty J. 263 Fitzgerald, Ella 78 Five Year Plan 41 Folha de São Paulo 82 Fox, Mere 239–40 France 30, 51, 57, 62, 68, 73–74, 111–12, 238, 244, 251, 256 Friedman, Thomas L. 113

G

Gaer, Felice 71, 102, 103 Galli, Paulo 106 Gambia, the 7, 61, 61 Gazel, Jeanne 69 Gebadi, Janelle 83 George, Sandy 57 Germany 15, 30, 62, 78, 85, 104–5, 245, 252–54, 256

centenary of Bahá’í community of 19, 43–44, 85, 86, 87–88

Ghana 256 Gillespie, Dizzy 78, 84–85 Global Network of Religions for Children (GNRC) 73–74 Global Perspective Development Centre (GPDC) 53 global warming

See climate change

glossary of Bahá’í terms 271–77 God Passes By 12 Goetz, Anne Marie 105 Goldman, Mitzi 57 Gould, Jean 264 Grammer, Red 76, 77 [Page 283]Grammy Awards 76–77 Gramsci, Antonio 149 Grayzel, John 72 Greece 76–77 Green Acre Bahá’í School 62 Greene, Laina Raveendran 108 Greenland 161–62 Guardianship 11–13 Guardian of the Bahá’í Faith

See Shoghi Effendi

Guardian (London) 78, 82, 84 Guyana 53, 113 Gwent Gazette 85

H

Haidarian, Bita 57 Hainsworth, Zarin 55, 105 Hands of the Cause of God 13, 272, 274

Abu’l-Qásim Faizi 246

‘Alí-Muḥammad Varqá 40

‘Amatu’l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum 246, 271–72,

John Robarts 246

Hanley, Paul 266 Harmony Film Festival

See arts

Hatcher, William S. 240–41 Hayes, Terrill G. 263 Healing the Wounded Soul 263 Health for Humanity 252 Held, David 137 Hellaby, Madeline 264 Heraldo de México, El 82 Higgins, Shannon 62 Hill, Richard A. 263 Hinduism 9, 262 Hindustan Times 81 Hinton, Phillip 77–78 HIV/AIDS 66, 105, 213, 228, 230 Hong Kong 252, 254 Hong Kong Bahá’í Professional Forum 252 Houses of Worship 15–16, 78, 86–87, 238

in Australia 54, 54–55

in Germany 78, 86, 87–88

in India 65, 132

in Panama 22, 236

in United States 82, 212

Hungary 84 Ḥuqúqu’lláh 274 Hurricane Katrina 7, 58–60

I

I’ll Have the Fruit and Grains, Please! 263 identity 173–97

and Bahá’í belief 180–93

Bahá’í sacred writings on 23–35

consultation and discourse 188

culture and 176–79

future of 173–97

globalization and 177

laws and ethics 190

meaning and 189–90

spiritual values 185–93

types of 174–79

unity and 180, 183–84, 191–92

Independent (London) 82 Interpreter, The

See arts

India 15, 50, 55–56, 59–60, 65–66, 74, 81, 89, 111, 162–63, 239, 246, 253–54, 256, 262 Indonesia 73, 97, 242, 245–47 Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity 253 interfaith 69–75 International Bahá’í Archives 11 International Environment Forum (IEF) 253 International Teaching Centre 40, 274

establishment of 274

seat of 274

Iran 9, 44, 65, 81–83, 103, 112–13, 115–27, 181, 227, 239, 244, 260, 262

attacks and arrests of Bahá’ís in 115–20

Bahá’í community’s response to persecution in 42, 101, 103, 113, 121

denial of university entrance to Bahá’ís 41–42, 123–24

human rights situation in 101, 116, 125

media campaign against 121–22

situation of Bahá’í community in 18, 113, 41–42, 115–27

Supreme Revolutionary Cultural Council 116

Iraq 9, 13 [Page 284]Ireland 65, 68, 78, 257 Irish Times 81 Isaiah

prophecies of 275

Islam 8–9, 41, 115–18, 123, 128–30, 262 Israel 8, 40, 81, 110–11, 118, 238, 245, 251, 260, 262, 272, 274, 276 Italy 103, 254, 256–57 Ives, Howard Colby 77 Ízadí, Mahíntáj 262

J

Jahangir, Asma 70, 82, 102, 102, 121, 130 Jamaica 19, 76 Japan 55, 57, 62–63, 65–66, 105, 111, 163, 243, 254, 257 Jesus 10, 14 Johnson-Sirleaf, Ellen 104–5 Journey of the Soul: Life, Death, and Immortality 263 Jowett, Benjamin 10 Juda, Tomaki 110 Judaism 9, 128–29, 262

K

Kabua, Amata 110 Kalam, A.P.J. Abdul 74 Karlberg, Michael 133–56 Kato, Ryozo 63 Kay, Suzanne 80 Kayhan (Tehran) 121–22 Kazakhstan 227 Kean, Lagilagi Serevi 241 Kenya 254 Khadem, Mojgan 57 Khamenei, Ayatollah 121 Khan, Janet A. 110, 265 Khan, Peter 110 Kidman, Nicole 80 Kiribati 60 Kitáb-i-Aqdas 15, 267–68, 274–75, 277 Kitáb-i-Íqán 267 Klerk, Piet de 70, 102, 102–3 Knight, Annabel 76 Knights of Bahá’u’lláh 239, 244, 275 Kögler, Elisabeth 105 Korea, South

See South Korea

Kosovo 53, 225 Koyl, Betty 241–42 Krishna 14 Kymlicka, Will 177

L

Lambert, Conrad 78 Laos 247 Last War, The: Racism, Spirituality, and the Future of Civilization 264 law 58, 61–62 Leith, Victoria 263 Leonard, Joachim-Felix 88 Liberia 105 Lights of the Spirit: Historical Portraits of Black Bahá’ís in North America, 1898–2000 264 literature, Bahá’í

See publications, new Bahá’í books

See reading list of Bahá’í books

Lith-Boxman, Marijke van 242–43 Living in the Half-Light: Sketches of a Bahá’í Family 264 Locke, Frederick Palmer 243 Locke, Kevin 79 Logic and Logos: Essays on Science, Religion, and Philosophy 240 Loh, June 59 Longo, Mike 78 Løvald, Johan 105 Love, Power, and Justice: The Dynamics of Authentic Morality 240 Lyon, Vaughan 137

M

Mahramí, Dhabíhu’lláh 42, 81–82, 113, 117, 117–18 Malawi 243 Malaysia 7, 56, 59, 66, 77–79, 208, 246, 257 Manifestations of God 14 Mánikchí Ṣáḥib 42, 89–90, 261 Mansbridge, Jane 136 Maravanyika, Eshila 70 [Page 285]Marie of Romania (Queen of Romania) 11

Marshall Islands 110, 111

Martelo, Jorge Visbal 60

Martin, Christopher 265

Ma’súmián, Farnaz and Bijan 262

Matange (Chief) 72

Mauritius 254

Mbeki, Zanele 55, 106

McHenry III, John 243–44

McKenzie, Desmond 19

Medina, John Fitzgerald 263

Merkel, Angela 104

Merz

See Lambert, Conrad

Mexico 68, 82, 243

Meyer, Ruth Katharine 244

Micronesia 81

Miller-Muro, Layli 58

Mírzá Abu’l-Faḍl 261

Mocquais, Pierre-Yves 62

Momen, Wendi 61

Mongolia 52

Monument Gardens 275

Moqbel, Redwan 66

Morocco 227, 239

Moses 14

Mount Carmel 10–11, 40, 272, 275–77

Mueller-Trimbusch, Gabriele 19, 87

Muhammad 14

Multi-Racial Unity Living Experience (MRULE) 69

Musa, Husam Izzat 129

N

Nagle, Sabina 68

Náṣiri’d-Dín Sháh 272

National Public Information Officers (NPIOs) 110

Ndimeni, Luvuyo 101

Nepal 53

Netherlands, the 61, 64, 70, 106, 242, 254

New Era Foundation 253

New York Times 81

New Zealand 68–69, 239–40, 242, 257

Nicaragua 52

Niger 254

Nigeria 239, 254, 257

Nineteen Day Feast 15, 275

Norway 51, 73, 105, 241–42, 254

Note, Kessai 110, 111

Nussbaum, Martha 191

O

One Country 83, 112–13, 260

Oxford University 12

O My Brother 264

P

Pakistan 97, 227, 239, 245

Panama 15

Partners in Spirit: What Couples Say about Marriages that Work 264

peace 18

Lesser Peace 275

Most Great Peace 275

Penn, Sean 80

Perry, Mark L. 113, 264

Peru 244

Peseschkian, Nossrat 62

Peterson, Phyllis K. 263

Phelps, Steven 90

Philippines, the 97, 200, 227, 254

pilgrimage, Bahá’í 11, 262, 273, 276

pioneer 275–76

Pokorny, Brad 83

Poland 63, 68, 255

politics

See democracy

Pollack, Sydney 80

Portals to Freedom 77–78

Porter, K.C. 76

Portugal 78, 255

Power of Prayer, The: Make a Joyful Noise 265

Privilege So Priceless, A: Becoming a Better Teacher of the Bahá’í Faith 265

Promise of World Peace, The 18, 155, 241

Prophet’s Daughter: The Life and Legacy of Bahíyyih Khánum 265

Prosperity of Humankind, The 18, 20, 168, 172, 194–95

publications, new Bahá’í 261–66

Puerto Rico 76

Pure 76 [Page 286]

Q

Qarase, Leba 65

R

race unity 67–69

Rasikh, ‘Izzatu’llah 244–45

reading list of Bahá’í books 267–69

Reality of Man, The 265

Reid, George 64

religion

origin of 14

purpose of 14

Responding: 101 Questions Often Asked of Bahá’ís 265–66

Riḍván 276

Robe of Light 238

Rocholl, Teuto 88

Rolling Stone 81

Roma 7, 49, 84

Romania 11, 52, 255

Rood, Georgina 69

Roosevelt, Franklin D. 96, 177

Ruhe, David S. 84, 237–38, 238

Ruhi Institute 38, 41, 242, 276–77

Rushdy, Rayna Enayat 129

Russia 7, 57, 79, 240, 242, 255, 257

Rwanda 60, 225

S

Sabah 66, 208, 246

Sabet, Mitra Deliri 70

Sadan, Mark 81

Saipan Tribune 81

Samoa 15, 78, 82, 246

Santirso, Ernesto 72

Santorski, Jacek 63

Sarawak 66, 246

Sargeant, John 108

Schafer, Zazie 106

Schmelzle, Gertrude 245–46

Schmidt, Leigh Eric 113

schools, Bahá’í and Bahá’í-inspired

Mona School 59

Nancy Campbell Collegiate Institute, 60

New Era High School 50

Selznick, Philip 174

Semple, Ian 43, 87

Sen, Amartya 174, 178–79

Senegal 103, 239

Seven Valleys, The 79

Serbia 112

Shoghi Effendi 11–13, 37, 87, 90, 165, 271–77

passing of 13, 274, 277

writings of 17, 269

Short, Clare 107

Siden, Ponluk 204

Sife, Donna Jacobs 77

Sinatra, Frank 78

Singapore 66–68, 67, 74, 77

Singaravadivelu, Satanam 246–47

Slaughter, Anne Marie 99

Smith, Murray 111

social and economic development 59–61, 66, 199–211, 220–21, 249–50

South Africa 55, 80, 82, 101, 103, 106, 255, 257

South African Women in Dialogue (SAWID) 55

South Korea 163, 243–44, 255

Spain 57, 227, 239, 255, 257

Spiritual Assemblies

election of 273

Local 13, 275

National 13–14, 16, 39, 272–73, 275–77

Regional 276

Spirit of Agriculture, The 266

Sri Lanka 246

Stang, Gisela 88

Sudan 103

Suriname 81, 242

Sutton, Tierney 76, 77

Sweden 105, 255

Switzerland 55, 240, 251

T

Tabernacle of Unity, The 42–43, 89–91, 261

Tablet 277

Tablets of the Divine Plan 10–11

Tabula Rasa 81

Taherzadeh, Bahhaj 265

Taherzadeh, Lesley 262 [Page 287]Ṭáhirih 76–77 Tahirih Justice Center 58 Taiwan 52, 252, 255 Tajikistan 7, 49, 239 Tampa Tribune 53 Tannen, Deborah 135–36 Tanzania 70, 72, 112 Tavakkoli, Behrooz 119–20 Tate, Nick 57 Taylor, Charles 176 teaching the Bahá’í Faith 18 Ten Year Crusade 13, 275, 277 Thailand 200, 227, 238, 246 Thomas, Richard 264 Tibet 111 Togo 55, 105 Tolstoy, Leo 8–9 training institute 81, 276–77 Tranquility Zones 49 Trinidad 76 Turkey 9, 111 Turning Point for All Nations 18, 224

U

Uganda 15, 104, 255 UNIED 199–211 United Kingdom 7, 20, 49, 49, 55, 60–61, 63, 64, 64, 67, 78, 79, 81–82, 84, 105, 107, 112, 165, 252, 255, 257 United Nations 16, 92, 97, 102

50th anniversary of 18

actions on behalf of Bahá’ís in Iran 125–27

Children’s Fund (UNICEF) 76, 94

Commission on Human Rights 116, 126, 219

Commission on Social Development 94, 109, 229–34

Commission on the Status of Women 55, 56, 94, 104–6

Commission on Sustainable Development 94, 109

Conference on Environment and Development 224

Decade for a Culture of Peace 112

Decade of Education for Sustainable Development 109, 113

Declaration of Human Rights 70, 98, 100, 102, 107, 214, 216, 218–19, 234

Development Fund for Women (UNIFEM) 94, 105, 234

Development Programme (UNDP) 101

Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC) 16, 94, 101, 108, 227

Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (UNESCO) 76, 112, 225

Fourth World Conference on Women 106, 224–25

Framework Convention on Climate Change 162

Human Rights Council 98, 101

International Day for the Elimination of Violence Against Women (IDEVAW) 57

International Day of Peace 70, 72, 73

International Year of Peace 16, 241

Millennium Development Goals (MDGs) 95–96, 214, ‎229 232–233 229, 232–233‎

NGO Committee Against Racism and Racial Discrimination 109

NGO Committee for Social Development 109

Office of the High Commissioner for Human Rights (OHCHR) 95

Peacebuilding Commission 98–99

Permanent Forum on Indigenous Issues (PFII) 94, 106

reform processes at 94–98, 213–28

Security Council 96, 98, 101, 223, 227–28

Special Rapporteur on Freedom of Religion or Belief

See Jahangir, Asma

World Conference on Human Rights 224

World Health Organization (WHO) 94

World Summit for Social Development 18, 106, 156

World Summit on the Information Society 94, 106, 108

United States 7, 10–11, 15, 48, 51, 53, 57, 58–59, 61–62, 65–66, 69, 71, 74–76, 75, 77, 78–79, 81–82, 88, 96, 103–5, 125, 161, 237–38, 241, 243, 245, 252, 255, 257 Universal Children’s Day 54–55 Universal House of Justice 8, 11, 13–14, [Page 288]16, 19, 190, 193, 237, 271–74, 277

authority of 13, 37–38

election of 13, 273, 275, 277

letter to world’s religious leaders 18

members of 39, 40

messages of 18, 37–44

Seat of 36, 40, 277

Uruguay 81 Uzbekistan 111, 239

V

Vafai, Shahin 262 Vahdati, Sina 124 Vargha-Khadem, Faraneh 66–67 Varjavandi, Carrie 63–64, 64 Varqa Foundation 53 Varqá, ‘Alí-Muḥammad

See Hands of the Cause of God

Venezuela 76, 163, 244 Virgin Islands 244 Vogl, Gerda 105 Voices of Bahá’í choir

See arts

W

Watkins, Kevin 102 Watson, Iarfhlaith 65 Web sites of Bahá’í International

Community 112–13, 259–60

Bahá’í Media Bank 259

Bahá’í Reference Library 259

Bahá’í Statement Library 260

Bahá’í Topics: An Information Resource 259

Bahá’í World News Service 112–13, 259

International Bahá’í Library 260

One Country 113, 260

Weinberg, Matthew 173–97 Who Is Writing the Future? 18 William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation 253 women

advancement of 55–58, 56, 104–6

World Bank 67, 68, 226 World Peace Day 79 World Religion Day 74–75, 87 World War I 10–11, 199 World War II 88, 166, 237, 262

Y

Young, Iris Marion 174, 193 Younghusband, Francis 12 Young Turk movement 10 Youssefian-Maanian, Shirin 76–77

Z

Zackios, Gerald 110 Zambia 54, 156 Zoroaster 14 Zoroastrians 89–90