Bibliography: #BIB27555

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reference type	Unpublished Work
short title	Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine : Abdu´l-Bahá’s Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East
title of work	Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine : Abdu´l-Bahá’s Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East
author	Ekbal, Kamran
authority control	Kamran Ekbal
year	2014
abstract	The Bahá’í Religion emerged during a period marking the heyday of colonialism. The Great Powers were dividing the world among themselves and more than 80% of the globe was already under colonial rule. The impact of colonialism during this period was so significant that the nineteenth century has come to be known as The Age of Colonialism or The Age of Imperialism. This same period witnessed also the birth of Zionism which eventually led to the establishment of the state of Israel and the deportation of the Palestinian people from the land of their ancestors, and the emergence of the Middle East Crisis. But what do Bahá’í sources say about these two significant historical developments? Can it be that such fundamental political currents and developments in the nineteenth century have passed unnoticed, or that the sources have kept silent about them? Can it be that due to the Bahá’í principle of “non-interference in political matters” such matters may have passed without notice, or that they were avoided and no mention was ever made of them? And how can the dispersion and misery of the Palestinian people be in accordance with the “divine promises” concerning “the Restoration of the Jews in the End Times”, as some may possibly be inclined to think? Taking the continuous false accusations against the Bahá’í Faith of “subservience to imperialism” and “collaboration with Israel” into consideration, reference must be made to the clear and evident viewpoints included in Bahá’í sources regarding all of these matters.
notes	Translation of: عبدالبهاء، ملیت‌گرایی و هجرت يهودیان به فلسطين ('Abdu'l-Bahá, milliyatgará'í yahúdíyán bih falistín)
language	English
keywords	JEWS; MIGRATION; ISRAEL; PALESTINE

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