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- Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:41 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Arching the Persian and Arabic Baha'i reference Library?
- Replies: 2
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Re: Arching the Persian and Arabic Baha'i reference Library?
So I'm using HTTrack right now. We'll see how it goes. : )
- Wed Jan 21, 2015 3:03 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Arching the Persian and Arabic Baha'i reference Library?
- Replies: 2
- Views: 26768
Arching the Persian and Arabic Baha'i reference Library?
The new version of the Baha'i Reference Library has launched and it seems they've streamlined the Persian and Arabic websites by getting rid of the vast majority of material. This is very unfortunate. These texts are extremely useful to Persian speaking Baha'is and researchers. Jonah, would you be w...
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 9:22 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Paper I found online, "Religious Minorities in Iran ...."
- Replies: 5
- Views: 33770
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 7:20 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Paper I found online, "Religious Minorities in Iran ...."
- Replies: 5
- Views: 33770
Re: Paper I found online, "Religious Minorities in Iran ....
Here is another account on archive.org in the book "Persia" by Percy Sykes written in 1922. It's on page 127 to 129. https://ia802705.us.archive.org/24/items/persia017537mbp/persia017537mbp.pdf This book is called "Across Persia" by Crawshay Williams. The account of the Bab is ch...
- Wed Dec 31, 2014 6:33 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Paper I found online, "Religious Minorities in Iran ...."
- Replies: 5
- Views: 33770
Re: Paper I found online, "Religious Minorities in Iran ....
I found this book on Project Gutenberg by a Westerner. It's called Modern Persia by Mooshie G. Daniel. It contains sympathetic accounts of the Bab and Babism. http://www.gutenberg.org/files/21512/21512-h/21512-h.htm#II_IV In stature he was tall and slender, eyes black; eyebrows, heavy and long; bear...
- Sat Dec 27, 2014 11:12 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Paper I found online, "Religious Minorities in Iran ...."
- Replies: 5
- Views: 33770
Paper I found online, "Religious Minorities in Iran ...."
It's called, "Religious Minorities in Iran: Baha’is, Jews, and the Islamic State."
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/critique/Fall%202011/Olai.pdf
http://lilt.ilstu.edu/critique/Fall%202011/Olai.pdf
- Sun Dec 21, 2014 2:58 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Is the UN or human rights work "political involvement"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 32641
Re: Is the UN or human rights work "political involvement"
Someone should write to the Universal House of Justice about this.
- Sat Dec 13, 2014 5:09 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Is the UN or human rights work "political involvement"
- Replies: 4
- Views: 32641
Is the UN or human rights work "political involvement"
Is the Baha'i Involvement in the UN "political involvement"? What about the petitioning for human right in Iran? Sometimes this is presented as political involvement in polemics. It's usually framed that this is hypocrisy bevause Baha'is refuse to support Palestinians over Israel.
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 7:41 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kalimat Press ?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 130272
Re: Kalimat Press ?
And ... some people have a lot of free time on their hands.
- Thu Dec 11, 2014 1:32 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kalimat Press ?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 130272
Re: Kalimat Press ?
These posts date from 2006. The date is in the left hand corner under the username. Thu Jan 05, 2006 10:54 pm A cursory look over the materials shows that the vast majority of the authors are Baha'is and many works will be available some place or other, so I cannot imagine anything wrong with purcha...
- Wed Dec 10, 2014 9:28 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Kalimat Press ?
- Replies: 29
- Views: 130272
Re: Kalimat Press ?
I don't know if you noticed the date, but this was eight years ago, so it seems like this is hardly an issue worth worrying about.
Kalimat Press is still in business. At least, their website is still up.
http://www.kalimat.com/
Kalimat Press is still in business. At least, their website is still up.
http://www.kalimat.com/
- Sat Dec 06, 2014 4:42 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Teaching English to Persians
- Replies: 6
- Views: 37775
Re: Teaching English to Persians
It's on sale at Amazon for only a few dollars. http://www.amazon.com/Basic-BahaI-Dictionary-Wendi-Momen/dp/0853982317 http://glossary.bahaiq.com/ BahaIQ has a glossary complete with Persian and Arabic as well as pronunciations. If you ever need the Arabic or Persian word then my little tip is to loo...
- Tue Dec 02, 2014 1:00 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Teaching English to Persians
- Replies: 6
- Views: 37775
Re: Teaching English to Persians
Sure, I'll help with the vocabulary if you still need it.
- Mon Dec 01, 2014 4:44 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Does the Qur'an contain historical errors?
- Replies: 3
- Views: 29373
Does the Qur'an contain historical errors?
In al-baqaarah, the Qur'anic narrative seems to confuse Saul and Gideon (The cow 2:249). And when Saul went forth with the soldiers, he said, "Indeed, Allah will be testing you with a river. So whoever drinks from it is not of me, and whoever does not taste it is indeed of me, excepting one who...
- Sun Oct 26, 2014 12:39 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Ocean
- Replies: 8
- Views: 45109
- Sun Jul 27, 2014 11:31 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Babism and Polygamy
- Replies: 1
- Views: 25037
Babism and Polygamy
Recently I've been thinking about an accusation by a particularly vengeful anti-Baha'i site that Babism only allows two wives while Baha'u'llah married a third woman whilst in Baghdad. For the life of me, I can't find any statements about bigamy or polygamy in Babism. Particularly they took issue wi...
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 10:55 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine True
- Replies: 18
- Views: 71442
Re: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine Tr
The article is misleading, but not malicious really. More like misunderstanding.
Or wishful thinking.
Or wishful thinking.
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 9:57 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine True
- Replies: 18
- Views: 71442
Re: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine Tr
No, the sources and quotes are real but often misinterpreted. It's just wrong but not necessarily covenant-breaking. The UHJ wrote that response about why it is incorrect in response to the paper. It's not a fabrication, but just because something uses real quotes and sources does not mean it is aut...
- Tue Jul 22, 2014 8:32 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine True
- Replies: 18
- Views: 71442
Re: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine Tr
No, I was not ever trying to imply that the paper was correct. It's very explicitly wrong. They make no attempt to understand the interpretation of Shoghi Effendi. Instead they circumvent his authority for their own interpretation. Note that it was also clarified later by Abdu'l-Baha women could ind...
- Sun Jul 20, 2014 5:43 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine True
- Replies: 18
- Views: 71442
Re: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine Tr
So the "O Handmaid" passage had a temporary meaning as applying to the Chicago House of Justice and Abdu'l-Baha later clarified His statements to be referring overarchingly to the UHJ?
Thanks for explaining
Thanks for explaining
- Sun Jul 20, 2014 12:48 pm
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine True
- Replies: 18
- Views: 71442
Re: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine Tr
So the mention of the establishment of the Shrine of the Bab and the Mashriqu'l-Akdar would have to make this letter in 1909. http://bahai-library.com/abdulbaha_letter_true_women I've also found two more papers with information on Corinne True. http://bahai-library.com/maneck_women_bahai_faith Look ...
- Sun Jul 20, 2014 1:52 am
- Forum: Discussion
- Topic: Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine True
- Replies: 18
- Views: 71442
Women on the UHJ and Abdu'l-Baha's letters to Corrine True
http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/docs/vol3/wmnuhj.htm I have a few questions on this paper. First, this paper seems to imply the now famous passage on women on the UHJ "O Handmaid" was in reply to the following question of Miss True and she received her answer in 1902 (look under the section &q...