Bibliography 2: #BIB30081

Key	BIB30081
Reference type	Journal Article
Title	Rising to the Top in the Luxury Home Business : While Leaving a Lasting Mark, Iranian Shane Baghai Has Become a Proud Canadian
Journal	Maclean's (Toronto, Ont.)
Author	Newman, Peter C.
Year	2005
Date	September 28, 2005
Abstract	"His mother's family comes from a long line of rabbis, but for several generations both sides of the family have practised Baha'ism. "Baha'ism," he tells me, "appealed to the Jews back in the 19th century, because it was a modern religion. I went to a French-Jewish school in Iran until I was 12. Not only did I study the Torah, but I learned Islamic history and religious studies. Baha'is believe in Moses, they believe in Jesus, they believe in Muhammad. They believe in equality of men and women, which is unlike the Torah and the holy book the Koran." Nearly 150 years old, the religion has some five million adherents around the world. Baghai says his studies in Baha'ism have led him to believe in the "oneness" of humankind. "I believe that we are all one: one planet, one people... Being corporately understaffed may not be a commandment of the Baha'i faith, but Shane acts as if it were... 'I had the luxury of having tutors, the luxury of being at a very good school. Mom was not a trained archaeologist, but she knew a lot. She used to go on excavation expeditions, and she knew so much about history that I learned a great deal about Persian and of course Jewish history, and the history of the Baha'i.'"
Notes	Online web journal. Includes a paragraph with reference to Mr. Baghai coming from Bahá'í families; from the context, it would appear that he is not a Bahá'í himself.
Language	English
Keywords	BAGHAI, SHANE; CANADA; IRANIANS; CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY; HOME BUILDING
URL	http://www.macleans.ca/topstories/business/article.jsp?content=20050627_108015_108015#
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