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28 Dec | In a message from the Universal House of Justice addressed to the Bahá'ís of the world, some laws of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas which had not yet been universally applied were put into effect. Those were the laws that directly foster the devotional life of the individual and of the community which pertained to obligatory prayer, fasting and recitation of the Greatest Name ninety-five times a day.
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Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Laws; Gradual implementation of laws; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Obligatory prayer; Greatest Name; Fasting; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 12 Dec | A report titled Issues Pertaining to Growth, Retention and Consolidation in the United States by the National Teaching Committee of the United States was tabled. This report suggested areas of strategic focus to pursue in the individual and collective efforts to advance the process of entry by troops in the United States. While affirming all of the major strategic objectives set by the Universal House of Justice for this Plan, the report explored how those objectives could be met within the context of the specific challenges and opportunities faced by the believers.
The report concluded by offering a series of specific suggestions in these areas: 1 .Achieving a new mindset about growth 2. Continued development of local and national outreach and follow-up 3 . Building our communities: dealing with diversity of many kinds 4. Development of Training Institutes 5. Improving local stewardship 6. Improving our discourse about teaching 7. The leadership of the Regional Bahá'í Councils A Word version of the full report is available here. |
Entry by troops; Wilmette, IL | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 1 - 8 Dec | The Parliament hosted the second modern-day Parliament of the World's Religions in Cape Town, South Africa in December 1999, attended by 7,000+ global participants.
The document A Call to Our Guiding Institutions served as the centrepiece for the working sessions of the Assembly. The Call—the result of a three-year drafting process—was addressed to eight of the world's most powerful and most influential institutions, inviting each to reflect on and redefine its role for a new century. [Capetown 1999] |
Parliament of the World's Religions; Cape Town, South Africa; South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 9 Nov | The announcement by the Universal House of Justice of the creation of the Office of Correspondence at the World Centre to improve communication between the World Centre and the Bahá'í World by assisting the Secretariat of the House of Justice in responding to routine requests and inquiries made to the World Center and also to handle a broader range of such correspondence, over its own signature, following policies laid down for this purpose. [Universal House of Justice 9 November, 1999] | Office of Correspondence; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 Nov | The publication of A Clarification of Some Issues Concerning Social and Economic Development in Local and National Communities prepared by the Office of Social and Economic Development at the Bahá'í World Centre. It was written to respond to a number of questions that have arisen over the previous few years. It touched on such issues as degrees of complexity in development activity, the relationship between teaching and development, and participation in development projects. | Social and economic development; Office of Social and Economic Development (OSED); - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 Sep | The murder of Abdullah Mogharrabi in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It was determined that he was killed for his religious beliefs. [One Country Jan-Mar 2002 Vol13 Issue 4] | Persecution, Tajikistan; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Tajikistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 Sep | September 1999 President Ṣāliḥ was again returned to office, this time in the country's first direct presidential elections and for a term lengthened to seven years. He had run virtually unopposed, as the YSP candidate was unable to secure the minimum number of votes necessary in the GPC-dominated parliament to stand in the election. | Yemen, Recent history; Yemen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 24 Aug | Message from the Department of the Secretariat to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States on behalf of the Universal House of Justice regarding the funding and deputization of Training Institutes. [Mess86-01p689-692, 24 August, 1999] | Training Institutes; Deputization; Funds; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 15 - 18 Aug | A conference was held Sidcot, Avon, United Kingdom, hosted jointly by the International Environmental Forum with the Bahá'í Agency for Social and Economic Development - UK. It brought together 44 participants from 13 countries on 5 continents, as well as internet connection with an additional 70 "electronic" conference participants in 29 countries, for a total of 114 participants from 38 countries, including 8 in Africa. [International Environment Forum web site]
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Social and economic development; Bahá'í Agency for Social and Economic Development; Conferences, Bahá'í; Sidcot School, England; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 4 Jul | In a message addressed to selected National Spiritual Assemblies, the Universal House of Justice delineated the policies concerning the publication and translation of historical documents.
Appendix I was a letter from the Department of the Secretariat Letter 4 May 1999 to an individual in response to an inquiry requesting (1) clarification of the policies governing access to sources at the Bahá'í World Centre and (2) regarding publication of primary source material available to people through other avenues. Appendix III Policies Governing the Publication and Translation of Bahá'í Historical Documents |
Publishing, Policy and practice; Translation, Policy; * Translation; Translation into English; Translation, Provisional; Publishing, Review; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 4 Jul | In a message from the Department of the Secretariat the Universal House of Justice clarified an issue related to publication of Bahá'í Sacred Texts. It was stated that it would not be proper to publish a full-text edition of a Bahá'í Sacred Text incorporating a study guide. [4 July 1999] | Publishing, Policy and practice; - Study guides; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 21 Jun | The passing of Meherangiz Munsiff in London (b. 23 November, 1923 Bombay, India) Born into a Bahá'í family she travelled in India with Martha Root at the age of 14 years. She was appointed Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the French Cameroons. In addition she visited more than 150 countries to teach and assist in the development of Bahá'í communities and was known as a lecturer and an activist among the international humanitarian community. [BW99-00p308-309]
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Meherangiz Munsiff; First Bahá'ís by country or area; London, England; United Kingdom | first to pioneer to the French Cameroons | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 June | The dedication of the first academic chair in Bahá'í studies in Israel at Hebrew University of Jerusalem with the appointment of Prof. Moshe Sharon. The position was made possible because of an anonymous donation. [Jerusalem Post, June 7, 1999, BWNS84] | Chair in Bahá'í Studies; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Universities; Moshe Sharon; Firsts, other; Donations; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Jerusalem, Israel; Israel | First academic chair in Bahá'í studies in Israel at Hebrew University of Jerusalem | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 5 May | Firuz Kazemzadeh, Secretary for External Affairs for the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, was appointed by President Clinton as a member of the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom. White House Press Release | Firuz Kazemzadeh; NSA; United States government; United States Commissions; Religious freedom; Human Rights; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 Ridván | The Universal House of Justice announced in its Ridván Message that
....."(t)he further creation of national and regional training institutes, now numbering 344, has pressed this development forward, with the result that, apart from North America and Iran where numerous courses have been given, some 70,000 individuals have already completed at least one institute course." [Mess86-01p668] Further, in its message of 26 November 1999 it stated that "An impressive network of training institutes on a scale but dimly imagined at the start of the Plan has been established throughout the world. These nascent centres of learning have made significant strides in developing formal programmes and in putting into place effective systems for the delivery of courses. Reports indicate that the number of believers benefiting directly from training courses has climbed to nearly 100,000." [Message 26 November, 1999] |
Training Institutes; * Institute process; Statistics; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 Ridván | National Spiritual Assembly of Macedonia was formed with its seat in Skopje. [Ridván Message 156] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 Ridván | National Spiritual Assembly of Estonia was formed with its seat in Tallinn. [BW99-00p44-45, Ridván Message 156]
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1999 Ridván | National Spiritual Assembly of Lithuania was formed. [BW99-00p44-45, Ridván Message 156]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 Ridván | National Spiritual Assembly of Latvia was formed. [BW99-00p44-45, Ridván Message 156]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Riga, Latvia; Latvia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 19 Apr | The Islamic Revolutionary Court in Isfahan sentenced Sina Hakiman (10 yrs), Farzad Khajeh Sharifabadi (7 yrs), Havivullhh Ferdosian Najafabadi (7 yrs) and Ziaullah Mirzapanah (3yrs) for crimes against national security. All four were among the thirty-six who were arrested in late September and in early October, 1998 in a concerted government crackdown against Bahá'í education in fourteen cities in Iran.
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Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Education; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Court cases; Human Rights; Education; Isfahan, Iran; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 7 Apr | The Universal House of Justice distributed a compilation entitled Issues Related to the Study of the Bahá'í Faith. The compilation had been first published in Bahá'í Canada in May 1998.
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Protection; Bahá'í studies; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 19 Jan | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Russia formally received its re-registration documents under the new law on religious organizations that was passed by the Russian Parliament in the fall of 1997.
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National Spiritual Assembly; Russian Parliament; Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 12 - 14 Jan | During the World Faiths Development Dialogue continuation in Johannesburg, Matt Weinberg, director of research for the Office of Public Information of the Bahá'í International Community, presented a statement Religious Values and the Measurement of Poverty and Prosperity that addressed the question of how to measure the application of spiritual principles in development. [One Country] | World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD); Bahá'í International Community; Matt Weinberg; - BIC statements; Johannesburg, South Africa; South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 (In the year) | The publication of Sacred Time; Babi and Baha'i History and Biography by John Wallbridge. The paper deals with stories of the early martyrs, the Bahá'í Faith in Turkey, and the Faith in Iran as well as miscellaneous topics. | Bábí history; Bahá'í history; John Walbridge; Lansing, MI; * Publications | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 (in the year) | Mona Foundation was founded in 1999. The Foundation supports grassroots educational initiatives that provide education to all children, increase opportunities for women and girls, and emphasize service to the community. The goal is to alleviate global poverty and support community led transformation such that no child ever goes to bed hungry, is lost to preventable diseases, or is deprived of the gift of education for lack of resources. The core belief is that the keys to alleviating poverty are universal education, gender equality, and community building.
The following are the results of the foundation's work with partner organizations in 2020.
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Mona Foundation; Social and Economic Development Organizations; Los Angeles, CA; Seattle, WA; Portland, OR; San Diego, CA; Vancouver, BC | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 ...and beyond | Based on initial experiences, the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity learned that many people – including many university students and young professionals were interested in exploring the concepts the Institute was working with, and were interested in developing the capacity to contribute to contemporary discourses through a framework that drew on insights from both science and religion. Therefore, the Institute initiated another line of action focused on raising capacity in university students and young adults to contribute to the discourse on science, religion and development, as well as to other discourses related to the betterment of society. The Institute now conducts a series of undergraduate and graduate seminars in a growing number of countries for this purpose.
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Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1999 (in the year) | The founding of the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP) as a non-profit organization to work in collaboration with the Bahá'í International Community and dedicated to building capacity in individuals, groups and institutions to contribute to prevalent discourses concerned with the betterment of society. One of the purposes of the Institute was to explore, with others, the complementary roles that science and religion – as co-evolving systems of knowledge and practice – must play in the advancement of civilization.
Principles, concepts and approaches that are relevant to the advancement of civilization are to be explored through a process of study, reflection and consultation.
[ISPG Web site; Bahaipedia; BWNS1266]
the Institute for the Studies in Global Prosperity, (was) a new agency operating under the aegis of the Bahá'í International Community.[Ridván 2001] |
Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP); Bahá'í International Community; Science; Public discourse; New York, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 23 Nov | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States announced the results of the elections for their first Regional Councils. Four were elected in the regions corresponding to those mentioned in The Tablets of the Divine Plan. [Results of the First Regional Bahá'í Council Election] | Regional Bahá'í Councils; Tablets of the Divine Plan; Regional Council; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 6 - 8 Nov | The 2nd International Conference of the Environment Forum was held in the Netherlands with wide electronic participation on the themes of sustainable consumption and the Earth Charter. The first theme of the conference, sustainable consumption, was introduced by a keynote address on "Sustainable Consumption and True Prosperity" by Arthur Dahl. [IEF 2nd Annual Conference ] | Arthur Dahl; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Environment; - Conferences, International; Environment; International Environment Forum; Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 29 Sep | Starting this date until October 2nd, in Iran, the government raided some 500 private homes and the arrested some 30 faculty members in efforts to close the Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education, a decentralized university that aimed to give Bahá'í students access to the education they have been otherwise denied.
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Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Education; - Persecution; Human Rights; Education; Pedram Roushan; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 29 Jul | The passing of actor and writer O. Z. Whitehead at the age of 87 in Dublin. (b. in New York City on 18 March 1911).
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O. Z. Whitehead; Pioneers; NSA; Biographies (general); Dublin, Ireland; Ireland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 21 Jul | Mr. Ruhu'llah Rawhani, a 52-year-old medical supplies salesman was hanged in Mashhad solely for religious reasons. Later that morning, Mr. Rawhani's family was summoned to collect his body and required, despite their protests, to complete the burial within one hour, under the supervision of Government intelligence agents.
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; - Persecution, Education; Rowhani Bahá'í School, Vanuatu; Mashhad, Iran; Iran; Luganville, Vanuatu; Vanuatu | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 17 Jul | The International Criminal Court was established by the Rome Statue on this date and put into force by the United Nations on 1 July, 2002.
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International Criminal Court; Rome, Italy; Italy; The Hague, Netherlands; Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 10 Jun | In a message to the International Teaching Centre marking the 25th anniversary of its inauguration, the Universal House of Justice provided an overview of their duties and a general framework for their operations. The attachment was entitled Overview of Duties Exercised by the International Teaching Centre under the Guidance of the Universal House of Justice. [10 June 1998] | International Teaching Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 3 May | The Universal House of Justice announced the election of Mr. Ali Nakhjavani, Mr. Glenford Mitchell, Mr. Adib Taherzadeh, Mr. Ian Semple, Mr. Peter Khan, Mr. Hushmand Fatheazam, Mr. Hooper Dunbar, Mr. Farzam Arbab and Mr. Douglas Martin. The membership remained unchanged from the previous election. [Mess86-01 264.1 p618] | Universal House of Justice, Election of; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 Ridván | The former Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Czech and Slovak Republics was re-formed with the election of the new national assembly in Slovakia and the other became the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the Czech Republic with the seat remaining in Prague. [BW26 p34; BW27p55] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Prague, Czech Republic; Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 Ridván | Three new National Spiritual Assemblies were elected at Ridván, two in Malaysia, the National Spiritual Assembly of Sabah with its seat in Kota Kinabalu, and the National Spiritual Assembly of Sarawak with it seat in Kuching. A third was elected in Europe, in Slovakia with its seat in Bratislava. [Ridán Message 1998; BW26p34; BW27p57 &58]
With these new assemblies, the number of National Spiritual Assemblies rose to 179. [Ridván 155] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Statistics; Sabah, Malaysia; Sarawak, Malaysia; Slovakia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly was re-established in Liberia with its seat in Monrovia. [Ridán Message 1998]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Monrovia, Liberia; Liberia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 Ridván | The Universal House of Justice announced in its Ridvan Message the "ten of thousands of individuals have over the last two years completed at least one institute course." [Mess86-01p612] | * Institute process; Training Institutes; Growth; Statistics; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 8 Apr | The passing of Florence Virginia Wilson Mayberry (b. 18 September 1906 in Sleeper, Missouri) in Marshfield, Missouri. She became a Bahá'í in 1941 in Reno, Nevada. From 1954 to 1959 she served on the first Auxiliary Board for North America covering the Western States and Canada. While serving as an Auxiliary Board member, Florence was elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States in 1959. Shortly after the Mayberry family pioneered to Mexico in 1961 where Mrs. Mayberry was elected to serve on the National Spiritual Assembly of that country and participated in the first International Bahá'í Convention in 1963. In 1968 she was appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors for North America, then in 1973 she was appointed as one of three Counselors of the newly established International Teaching Center where she served for 10 years.
[BW26p275]
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In Memoriam; Florence Mayberry; Auxiliary board members; Counsellors; International Teaching Centre; Sleeper, MO; Marshfield, MO | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 Apr | The publication of the booklet Training Institutes by the Universal House of Justice. [TP323342] | Training Institutes; * Institute process; * Publications; - Bahá'í World Centre; Training Institutes, documents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 25 March | The passing of former Universal House of Justice member (1963-1993) Mr. Hugh E Chance (b. 28 December, 1911 in Winfield, Kansas d. 25 March,1998 in Tisdale KS.). [BW97-98p271-272]
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Hugh Chance; In Memoriam; Tisdale, KS; Kansas, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 2 - 13 Mar | During the 42nd Session of the UN Commission on the Status of Women in March, the Bahá'í International Community presented its statement Empowering the Girl Child, which supported the girl child as a critical area of concern. [UN Women] | Bahá'í International Community; Women; United Nations; - BIC statements; New York City, NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 18 -19 Feb | World Faiths and Development Dialogue (WFDD) hosted an event at Lambeth Palace in London that brought together spiritual leaders from nine major religions as well as traditional development experts. This gathering was dedicated to discussing development in the context of how faith and development organizations can cooperate to improve development as a process that encompasses both the spiritual and material aspects of life.The Bahá'í International Community contributed a paper entitled Valuing Spirituality in Development: Initial Considerations Regarding the Creation of Spiritually Based Indicators for Development.
[BIC History 1 January 1998]
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World Faiths Development Dialogue (WFDD); Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Lawrence Arturo; Kiser Barnes; London, England; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 Feb | The Bahá'í Open University resumed activities after the seizure of much of their assets four months earlier by the Iranian government. The institute seemed to be a relatively safe alternative for non-Islamic students until this time when Iranian government agents arrested 36 BIHE faculty members. The Bahá'ís set up a network of more than 45 private libraries in Baha'i homes so that students could access textbooks discreetly. Raids occurring in 1998 led to officials seizing some of these libraries along with many of the photocopiers used to distribute assignments. [The Borgen Magazine 14 November 2021] |
Bahá'í Institute for Higher Education (BIHE); Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Education; - Persecution; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1998 31 Jan | The Spiritual Assembly of Budapest set up a marble plaque in the garden of the National Museum at the site where Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhiyyih Khánum planted a tree during her visit in 1993 to commemorate 'Abdu'l-Bahá's visit in 1913. The ceremony opened the National Spritual Assembly's campaign marking the eighty-fifth anniversary of the Bahá'í Faith in Hungary. [BW1997-98 p 103-104] | Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Trees; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Second Western tour; Budapest, Hungary; Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 24-26 Oct | The International Environment Forum was launched at the first International Bahá'í Environment Conference in de Poort, Netherlands, with participants from nine countries, who were joined electronically by people from 21 countries participating in the e-mail version of the conference.
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International Environment Forum; Bahá'í International Community; Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; Environment; De Poort, Netherlands; - BIC statements; Groesbeek, Netherlands; Netherlands | first International Bahá'í Environment Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 1 Oct | The release of the film Crossing Frontiers: Portrait of a World Citizen - Amatu'l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum by Badiyan Distribution.
This video, on the life of the Hand of the Cause of God Amatu'l-Baha Ruhiyyih Khanum, explored the frontiers she crossed in her travels to over 185 countries promoting the essential teachings of the Bahá'í Faith. In the course of her travels she gave countless lectures, met many leading dignitaries, and was interviewed on radio, television and by the press throughout the world, continually promoting the teachings of the Bahá'í Faith. [9 Star Media]
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Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; - Film; - Documentaries | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 - 2004 | The publication of the Bahá'í Journal UK. The first issue was published in 1997 and the last was Volume 20 No 5 published in January/February of 2004 where it was announced that the publication had been superseded by the UK Bahá'í Journal.
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Bahá'í Journal UK; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 6 Jul | Shahram Reza'i, a conscript in the army, was shot in the head by his superior officer at a military base near Rasht, Iran. The officer, who said the bullets were fired in error, was released a few days after a court excused him from paying the blood money normally required in such cases because the dead soldier was a Bahá'í. [One Country Jul-Sep 1998 Vol 10 Issue 2] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Court cases; Rasht, Iran; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 4 Jul | Masha'llah Enayati, a 63-year-old man, died in custody while in prison in Isfahan after being severely beaten. [One Country Jul-Sep 1998 Vol 10 Issue 2] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Isfahan, Iran; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 30 May | In its message of 30 May 1997 the Universal House of Justice announced that they have authorized the formation of "State Bahá'í Councils" or "Regional Teaching and Administrative Committees" to be called "Regional Bahá'í Councils. Their intention was to provide a balance between centralization and decentralization. This structure had been in place in some countries, notably India, for some years prior to this time. See 23 May, 1986. [TP87-90] For a synopsis of the letter see The Establishment of Regional Bahá'í Councils in Certain Countries, Their Characteristics and Functions. The distinguishing effects of the establishment of Regional Bahá'í Councils were the following: |
State Bahá'í Councils; Regional Bahá'í Councils; National Spiritual Assemblies; NSA; Local Spiritual Assemblies; LSA; - Administration; Regional Council; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 27 Apr | In the second parliamentary election in Yemen the GPC won a majority of the seats, Iṣlāḥ finished second, and the YSP (Yemen Socialist Party) virtually committed political suicide by boycotting the elections. Given its sizable majority, the GPC chose to rule alone, thereby making Iṣlāḥ the major opposition party in parliament. In late 1994 the plural executive had been abolished and President Ṣāliḥ reelected to a five-year term by parliament. | Yemen, Recent history; Yemen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 Ridván | The Universal House of Justice restricted the formation of Local Spiritual Assemblies to the first day of Riḍván. This measure had the effect anticipated; there was a decrease in the number of these institutions but the fall was not drastic. [Message from the Universal House of Justice Ridván 2000]
"This development was related to the fact that, while believers from outside a locality could assist with the electoral process, the primary responsibility for electing any Assembly and maintaining its operations rests with the Bahá'ís of that place" (30 December 2021 – To the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors) |
Ridvan Festival; Elections; - Administration; Local Spiritual Assemblies; LSA; Growth; Statistics; Bahá'í Faith, Evolutionary nature of; Maturity; - Worldwide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 Ridván | The Universal House of Justice announced in its Ridván Message that nearly 200 Training Institutes had been established in the previous twelve months. [Mess86-01p580] | Training Institutes; Statistics; * Institute process; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 Ridván | The re-formation of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Rwanda brought the total number of national spiritual assemblies to 175. [BW97-98p32] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Statistics; Kigali, Rwanda; Rwanda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 24 Mar - 16 May | The nine member First Nations Travel Teaching Trip to the South Pacific, called "The Journey of Teech-ma" consisted of Canadian Bahá'ís from Kwakiutl, Nuu-Cha-Nuth, the Ojibway First Nations, a Yupik Bahá'í from Alaska and three non-Native Canadian friends. They shared their culture and their Faith with the Maori, other New Zealanders, the Aborigines and other Australians as well as the ne-Vanuatu peoples. See entry for 1994 (Summer). [SDSC370] | First Nations; Travel Teaching; Pacific; Maoris; Aboriginal people; Indigenous people; New Zealand; Australia; Vanuatu; Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 15 Mar | The Bahá'í International Community presented a statement The United Nations Decade for Human Rights Education during the 53rd Session of the UN Commission on Human Rights held in Geneva. This statement focused on educating children and youth to instill in them those virtues required for a progressive society. [BIC website 1 January 1997] | United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 31 Jan | The Universal House of Justice wrote all National Spiritual Assemblies, Continental Counsellors, and the International Teaching Centre about "advertisements...placed by the Covenant-breaker Joel Bray Marangella, seeking to revive his claim to be the "third Guardian of the Faith." [Reddit post]
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Covenant-breakers; Joel Marangella; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 (In the year) | The Tahirih Justice Center was founded to address the acute need for legal services of immigrant and refugee women who have fled to the U.S. to seek protection from human rights abuses.
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Tahirih Justice Center; Human Rights; Women; Refugees; Migration; Layli Miller-Muro; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1997 (In the year) | In 1997 One Country launched its website that contained all the English issues of the newsletter published over the previous three years. [One Country Vol 23 Issue3, BW'86-92p539] | One Country (magazine); - Newsletters; Internet; Websites; Bahá'í International Community | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 19 - 22 Sep | The second European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order was held at the De Poort Conference Centre in Groesbeek, the Netherlands. The gathering featured Mohsen Enayat’s Dr. Aziz Navidi Memorial Lecture on “The Evolution of the World Order” and focused on the statement "Tuming Point for All Nations" and on the challenge of global governance. [BW25p86] | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 1 Aug | The Bahá'í International Community launched its first website. The site contained exclusively Baha'i International Community statements. Previously these statements had been hosted on an Internet Gopher server. [BIC History Launch of Official Website] | Bahá'í International Community; New York City, NY | first BIC website | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 22 Jul | The ECOSOC in resolution 1996/6 (see p. 20) expanded the mandate of the Commission of the Status of Women and decided that it should take a leading role in monitoring and reviewing progress and problems in the implementation of the Beijing Declaration and Platform for Action, and in mainstreaming a gender perspective in UN activities. | United Nations; Commission on the Status of Women; New York, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 1 Jul | The Bahá'í International Community launched the site "The Bahá'í World". Its stated purpose was to present "a collection of essays and articles that explore themes of relevance to the progress and well-being of humanity, highlight advancements in the worldwide Bahá'í community at the levels of thought and action, and reflect on the dynamic history of the Bahá'í Faith." It is one of the websites that continues the tradition initiated by Shoghi Effendi in 1926 when he began the publication of what came to be called "The Bahá'í World". Thirty-six volumes were published over to cover the period from 1925 to 2006, providing a public record of the Bahá'í international community's activities and achievements. [Ridván 1997]
See 2019-05-23. |
Bahá'í International Community; - Bahá'í World volumes; bahai.org; Websites; Internet; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 03 - 14 Jun | The Bahá'í International Community and 150 Bahá'ís from many countries participated in the Second United Nations Conference on Human Settlements (Habitat II) and the parallel Non-Governmental Organization Forum in Istanbul. [BINS365:5]
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United Nations; Migration; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Istanbul, Turkey; Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 May | The closing of the Bahá'í discussion list called Talisman. It had been in operation since October 1994 and at one time had over 100 subscribers. Talisman eventually evolved into Talisman9 for 'free and open discussion of issues in the Bahá'í faith from an intellectual point of view', but welcomed criticism of Bahá'í institutions. Bahá'í-Studies was created by a Bahá'í sociologist at an American university for scholarly discussion of Baha'i academic and other issues. H-Bahai was initiated for academic discussion of Bábi and Bahá'í topics; membership was generally restricted to individuals with advanced degrees in fields relevant to Bahá'í studies. Somewhat later, Bridges was created for similar discussions, but with membership by invitation and restricted to Bahá'ís. [Seeking for Truth: Plausibility Alignment on a Bahá'í Email List by David Piff and Margit Warburg] iiiii. The current incarnation of Talisman is Tarikh, established 2003. |
Talisman (email list); H-Bahá'í (email list) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 Ridván | National Spiritual Assemblies of Burundi and Rwanda were not able to form due to political instability in the region. The number of National Spiritual Assemblies remained at 174. [Riḍván 153 – To the Bahá'ís of the World] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Statistics; Burundi; Rwanda | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Moldova was formed. Moldova had been an independent republic following the collapse of the Soviet Union in 1991 and previously had been part of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Ukraine and Moldova. [BINS363:1–2; BW96-97p41]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of São Tomé and Príncipe was formed with its seat in São Tomé. [BINS363:1; BW96-97p41; Mess86-01p474]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sao Tome and Principe; Principe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 Ridván (and after) | The International Financial Collaboration programme was established by the Universal House of Justice to allow those national communities which are materially well endowed to assist other communities. Around 40 National Assemblies will be donors.
Update:In a message from the National Spiritual Assembly of the UK to all believers in the UK dated 20 January 2024, it was stated that their National Assembly of one of 57 donor National Spiritual Assemblies in this program. [GC-37891] |
Funds; Property; Purchases and exchanges; NSA; Universal House of Justice; Restoration; International Financial Collaboration programme; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 Ridván | The terraces below the Shrine of the Báb were completed and opened to pilgrims. | Báb, Shrine of; Terraces; Arc project; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 Ridván | The Universal House of Justice made further clarifications on the subject of Training Institutes in the message addressed to the Bahá'ís of the World as well as in the regional messages. It placed the establishment and development of training institutes in the context of the far-reaching changes that would characterize the progress of the Faith in this period of Bahá'í history. "What the friends throughout the world are now being asked to do is to commit themselves, their material resources, their abilities and their time to the development of a network of training institutes on a scale never before attempted. These centers of Bahá'í learning will have as their goal one very practical outcome, namely, the raising up of large numbers of believers who are trained to foster and facilitate the process of entry by troops with efficiency and love." [Message from the Universal House of Justice Ridván 153, Training Institutes and Systematic Growth (Feb 2000), Mess86-01p489-490 para27-para30] |
Training Institutes; * Institute process; - Bahá'í World Centre; Training Institutes, documents | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 Ridván | The Four Year Plan (1996-2000) was launched with its focus on a single aim: a significant advance in the process of entry by troops. This work would require the informed participation of a great many souls and in 1996, the Bahá'í world was summoned to take up the vast educational challenge this entailed. It was called to establish a network of training institutes focused on generating an increasing flow of individuals endowed with the necessary capacities to sustain the process of growth. [Ridván Message 2021]
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Four Year Plan (1996-2000); - Teaching Plans; Training Institutes; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 20 Apr | The Three Year Plan is successfully completed. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 23 – 24 Mar | The first National Women's Seminar of Bulgaria was held in Sofia, organized by the European Task Force for Women. [BINS365:8] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; Women; - First conferences; Sofia, Bulgaria; Bulgaria | The first National Women's Seminar of Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 3 Mar | The establishment of the Ocean of Light School in Tonga. [OoL Website>, BWNS195; Bahaipedia] | - Bahá'í inspired schools; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Tonga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 9 - 11 Feb | The first National Bahá'í Winter School of Belarus was held near Minsk. [BINS358:3] | Winter schools; First summer and winter schools; Minsk, Belarus; Belarus | first National Bahá'í Winter School of Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 Feb | By this date, approximately 1,250 people had enrolled in the Bahá'í Faith in Guinea-Bissau as a result of the Luz Local Teaching Project and the William Sears project. [BINS356:8] | Teaching campaigns; Guinea Bissau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1996 15 Jan | A Chair for Bahá'í Studies was inaugurated at the University of Lucknow. [BINS354:3] | Chair in Bahá'í Studies; Universities; Firsts, other; Lucknow, India; India | First Chair for Bahá'í Studies in Lucknow. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 31 Dec | In a message from the Universal House of Justice addressed – To the Bahá'ís of the World dated 31 December, 1995 the Four Year Plan was announced. | - Teaching Plans; Four Year Plan (1995-1999); * Institute process; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Dec 28 – 30 | The first teaching conference of Lithuania was held in Vilnius, attended by Bahá'ís from five countries. [BINS355:1] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - First conferences; Vilnius, Lithuania; Lithuania | first teaching conference of Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 26 Dec | The Universal House of Justice clarified the functioning of the Continental Boards:
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1995 26 Dec | Start of the Institute Process
In its message of 26 December 1995 to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors the Universal House of Justice announced that a Four Year Plan would be rolled out at Ridván.
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Training Institutes; - Teaching Plans; Four Year Plan (1995-1999); Counsellors; Conferences, Counsellors; * Institute process; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 1 Dec | The 51st Session of the UN Human Rights Commission was held. In January the Bahá'í International Community submitted Promoting Religious Tolerance addressed an individual's basic human right to follow his/her conscience in matters of religion and belief. | United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Oct – Dec | More than a million people visited the Bahá'í House of Worship in India in this period. [BINS357:5] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; Lotus temple, New Delhi; Statistics; New Delhi, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 20 Oct | The first local spiritual assembly in the Komi Republic was formed at Syktyvkar. [BINS357:8] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Syktyvkar, Russia; Komi, Russia | First local assembly formed in the Komi Republic. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Oct | The publication of Turning Point For All Nations by the Bahá'í International Community, United Nations Office, in New York in commemoration of the 50th anniversary of the United Nations. It was a call for world leaders to define a role for the UN. [Turning Point for all Nations, en français] | Turning Point For All Nations (statement); Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; * Publications; United Nations; New York, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 4 - 15 Sep | Fourth World Conference on Women was held at the Beijing International Conference Centre. It was one of the largest international meetings ever convened under United Nations auspices, some 17,000 people were registered including 5,000 delegates from 189 states and the European Union, 4,000 NGO representatives, and more than 3,200 members of the media. [BW95-96p151-158]
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United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; Women; - BIC statements; Beijing, China; China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Sep | The arrest and imprisonment of Mr. Zabihullah Mahrami in Yazd because of his adherence to the Bahá'í. He was given a life sentence. [Planet Bahá'í] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Yazd, Iran; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 30 Aug – 8 Sep | Some 400-500 Bahá'í women and men from more than 50 countries around the world participated in the NGO Forum on Women at the Fourth United Nations International Conference on Women held in the resort city of Huairou some 50 kilometers north of Beijing.
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United Nations; Women; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Beijing, China; China; Huairou, China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Aug | More than 7,000 people became Bahá'ís in Haiti in two weeks. [BINS348:3] | Mass conversion; Haiti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Jul 26 | The inaugural meeting of the Association for Bahá'í Studies of Ghana was held in Accra. [BINS348:3] | Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Accra, Ghana; Ghana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Jul | The first Bahá'í summer school of Lithuania was held in Ukmerge, attended by 20 people. [BINS346:1] | First summer and winter schools; Ukmerge, Lithuania; Lithuania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 8 - 11 Jun | The First European Baha'i Conference on Law and International Order was held in De Poort, the Netherlands. The Dr Àziz Navidi Memorial Lecture, The Theme of Service in the Evolving World Order of Bahá'u'lláh was delivered 9 June by Kiser Barnes.
For the proceedings see Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order and for a review of the book by Joshua Lincoln see Bahá'í Library Online. |
Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Law; Laws; - First conferences; De Poort, Netherlands; Groesbeek, Netherlands; Netherlands; - Europe | first European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 May 30 – Jun 1 | The first International Medical/Surgical Conference of Tirana was held under the auspices of Health for Humanity and the University of Tirana, attended by more than 400 Albanian physicians. [BINS343:2–3] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Health; - Conferences, International; Tirana, Albania; Albania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 May 14 | The Universal House of justice representative Mr 'Alí Nakhjavání began his tour of major Bahá'í communities to discuss the significance of the Arc projects on Mount Carmel. | `Alí Nakhjavání; Arc project; Funds; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Eritrea was formed. [BINS341:2; BW24p15; Ridván Message 152]
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1995 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Sicily was formed. [BINS341:1–2; BW24p15; Ridván Message 152]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sicily, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Ridván | The Bahá'í communities of Bophuthatswana, Ciskei, South Africa, and Transkei were merged into one community under the jurisdiction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of South Africa, to reflect the political reunion of that region. [BW24p29; BW24p44] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bophuthatswana, South Africa; Ciskei, South Africa; South Africa; Transkei, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Ridván | In 1992 the National Spiritual Assembly of The Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova formed. This Ridván Belarus left the union and so The National Spiritual Assembly of the Ukraine and Moldova was formed with its seat in Kyiv. [BW24p15] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kyiv, Ukraine; Ukraine; Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Ukraine and Moldova was formed with its seat in remaining in Kyiv. [BINS341:2; BW24p15; Ridván Message 152] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ukraine; Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Ridván | In 1992 the National Spiritual Assembly of The Ukraine, Belarus and Moldova was formed with the seat in Kyev. Belarus left the union this Ridván and formed The National Spiritual Assembly of Belarus. Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre Hartmut Grossmann represented the Universal House of Justice.
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Belarus | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Armenia was formed [BINS343:3; BW24p15; Ridván Message 152]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Georgia was formed with its seat in Tbilisi. [BINS341:1; BW24p15; Ridván Message 152]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tbilisi, Georgia; Georgia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 17 Mar | The Universal House of Justice sent a message to the National Spiritual Assemblies of Belgium, Germany, the United Kingdom, Canada and the United States advising them that the flow of funds for the Arc Project was not sufficient to support the progress of the work and if $40M were not raised in the final Year of the Three Year Plan, there would be serious consequences for the Project. Universal House Member 'Alí Nakhjavani was asked to travel to inform the friends of the needs. The 35 day itinerary took him to London, New york City Washington D.C, Dallas, Los Angeles, Vancouver, Toronto, Chicago, Brussels and Frankfurt am Main.
On June 20th the Universal House of Justice informed the same National Spiritual Assemblies that the entire sum had been ensured but that $10M annually would be required until the end of the century. [Ridván 152; Vineyard of the Lord No 11 p8; Sacred Stairway p66-67] |
Mount Carmel Project; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Mar 3 – 12 | The Bahá'í International Community and Bahá'ís from many countries participated in the United Nations World Summit for Social Development and the parallel Forum '95 for non-governmental organizations in Copenhagen. The delegation from the Bahá'í International Community focused on concepts of world citizenship and global prosperity as a means of suggesting how the Conference's main concerns about social integration and the alleviation of poverty could be creatively addressed. [BINS337:1–2; SBBR14p250-251]
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United Nations Summits; Bahá'í International Community; Social and economic development; Prosperity of Humankind (statement); - BIC statements; - Statements; * Publications; Copenhagen, Denmark; Denmark | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Feb | Jacinto Peynado, Vice President of the Dominican Republic, visited the Bahá'í World Centre. [BW94–5:77] | Jacinto Peynado; Dominican Republic; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 23 Jan | To respond to the increased attention given to the issues of social and economic development following the Earth Summit in Rio in 1992, the Universal House of Justice asked the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information to prepare a statement on the concept of global prosperity in the context of the Bahá'í teachings. The statement is entitled The Prosperity of Humankind. [Mess86-01p417-8] Humanity has done well to articulate material indicators of development, and even to achieve a number of them. But focusing only on that which is quantifiable has obscured the critical importance of factors related to higher aspects of the human spirit, such as the value of relationships, the quality of one's character, and the coherence between principles and deeds. The need to bring such factors to the centre of the development discourse was outlined in The Prosperity of Humankind, which made clear that ideals require the force of spiritual commitment to cement them. The statement laid out an ambitious vision of humanity's capacity to take charge of the course of its development, and addressed a set of principles and concepts indispensable to the task, from reimagining collective decision-making to rearranging economic priorities. It called for "unconditioned recognition of the oneness of humankind" and "a commitment to the establishment of justice as the organizing principle of society". [BIC 3 March 2020] |
Prosperity of Humankind (statement); Social and economic development; Social action; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; * Publications; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Jan | By decision of the National Spiritual Assembly of the United State, the Wilmette Institute was established as an agency of the National Assembly.
"The Wilmette Institute is a center of Bahá'í learning. Its programs aim to facilitate study and dialogue on the teachings and principles of the Faith to help individuals and communities apply learning and advance human civilization." |
Wilmette Institute; Bahá'í study centers; Wilmette, IL; Chicago, IL; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Jan | The first meeting of the Association of Bahá'í Doctors and Health Professionals in India took place. [BW94–5:116] | Conferences, Health; Bahá'í associations; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 Jan | The first National Teaching Conference of Cambodia was held in Phnom Penh, attended by more than 50 Bahá'ís. [BINS334:2] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, National; - First conferences; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Cambodia | first National Teaching Conference of Cambodia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 (In the year) | Following the resignation of Galindo Pohl, the UNCHR appointed Maurice Copithorne, a Canadian lawyer, as the Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran.
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Special Rapporteur on Human Rights in Iran; United Nations; United Nations; Maurice Copithorne; Bahá'í International Community; New York City, NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 (In the year) | The publication of Desinformation als Methode by Udo Schaefer, Nicola Towfigh and Ulrich Gollmer. This book was written in response to a pseudo-academic monograph on the Bahá'í Faith by an embittered ex-Bahá'í, Francesco Ficicchia, claiming to be the standard work on the Faith and published in Germany under church auspices. For over 15 years the accusations raised in Ficicchia's book largely shaped public and academic perception of the Bahá'í Faith in German-speaking Europe, damaging its reputation with a picture of an authoritarian cadre-dominated cult with totalitarian, fascist goals.
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Propaganda; Persecution, Iran; Propaganda, counter; Udo Schaefer; Nicola Towfigh; Ulrich Gollmer; Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 (In the year) | The Association for Latin American Bahá'í Writers and Authors was formed at the fifth Latin American Seminar for External Affairs in Cali, Colombia. [BINS336:2] | Association for Latin American Bahá'í Writers and Authors; External Affairs; Cali, Colombia; Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 15 Dec | In a letter to an individual in response to a number of queries about the degree of authority of various types of writings and status of the documents prepared by the Research Department, the Department of the Secretariat delineated the process to obtain the classification of an authorized translation.
They go on to note that Shoghi Effendi did not regard his own translation of the Kitáb-i-Íqán as final but that it might assist others in their work. They also noted that translations into most other languages use the English translation rather than the original text. [15 December 1994] |
* Translation; Translation, Authorization; Translation, Policy; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Dec 7 – 9 | The first World Press Exhibition was held by the Information and Public Relations Committees of the National Spiritual Assembly of El Salvador to mark the International Day of Peace. [BINS335:2] | Exhibitions; Peace; El Salvador | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 1 Nov | The publication of Olya's Story: A Survivor's Dramatic Account of the Persecution of Bahá'ís in Revolutionary Iran by Olya Roohizadegan. It was published by Oneworld Publications of London, UK
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1994 24 Oct | The Supreme Court of India, in judgment to settle a religious dispute between Hindus and Muslims, cited the Bahá'í Faith as an example and the Teachings of the Faith as guidelines for resolving such disputes. [BW94-95p130-131; One Country]
Background: On the 6th of December, 1992, the Babri mosque in the northern town of Ayodhya was razed by a group of Hindus because the mosque, built in 1528, had been erected on the spot where the Hindu deity Rama is said to have been born thousands of years earlier. The destruction enraged Muslims and ignited a grave crisis in India. Muslim and Hindu mobs attacked each other's houses of worship, homes and people in a number of cities, resulting in the death of hundreds and the destruction of property not only in India but in Pakistan, Bangladesh, and even in Britain. [Mess86-01p440] The Bahá'í community had issued a statement in English that highlighted a central theme: "Communal Harmony—India's Greatest Challenge." The issue of religious conflict and the importance of harmony and peacebuilding were emphasized. This statement was later translated into most of the official languages of India and distributed to Ministers, bureaucrats, district county workers, the superintendent of police, NGOS, and faith communities. The judges, in their ruling, quoted from the statement from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge. [Mess86-01p441] |
Communal harmony; Communalism; Ethnic divisions; Conflict resolution; - Statements; - National Spiritual Assembly, statements; Public discourse; New Delhi, India; India; Ayodhya, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 19 Oct | The publication of In the Eyes of His Beloved Servants: The Second Bahá'í World Congress and Holy Year by J. Michael Kafes. This book captured the firsthand experiences of Bahá'ís from all around the world who participated in the Bahá'í World Congress at the Jacob Javits Convention Center in November 1992, as well as experiences Bahá'ís had during the Baha'i Holy Year. [from the book] | Bahá'í World Congress, Second (1992); Holy Years; New York, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 1 Oct | President Ali Abdallah Saleh was elected by Parliament to a 5-year term. However, he remained in office until 2012. | Yemen, Recent history; Yemen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Oct | The Bahá'í Health Association for Central and Eastern Europe and the European Bahá'í Dental Association were formed at the second Bahá'í Health Conference held at De Poort, Netherlands. [BW94–5:116] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Health; - Conferences, International; Bahá'í associations; Groesbeek, Netherlands; Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 25 Sep | The murder of Mr Esfandiar Bassari in Umtata, Transkei. He and his wife, Forough Bassari, were shot in an attack by gunmen. They had moved from Canada. Mr. Bassari was a hydro-geologist working with the Department of Agriculture and Forestry. [From a press release from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of South Africa dated 26 September, 1994] | Esfandiar Bassari; Forough Bassari; Mthatha, South Africa; Transkei, South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Sep 9 – 11 | The first National Youth Conference of Liberia was held, attended by 75 youth. [BW94–5:188–9]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Liberia | First National Youth Conference of Liberia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Sep 5 – 13 | The Bahá'í International Community attended the United Nations International Conference on Population of Development and the parallel Non-Governmental Organizations' Forum in Cairo. [BINS328:1] | Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; Cairo, Egypt; Egypt | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 28 Aug | The publication of The Evolution of Institutional Capacity for Social and Economic Development prepared by the Office of Social and Economic Development. It described two types of organizational arrangements that emerged in the Bahá'í world capable of undertaking increasingly complex development efforts - training institutes and Bahá'í-inspired agencies. | Social and economic development; Office of Social and Economic Development (OSED); - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Aug 4 | Shimon Peres, Israel's Minister of Foreign Affairs, made an official visit to the Bahá'í World Centre. [BW94–5:77] | Shimon Peres; Israel; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 (Summer) | A Maoris teaching team visited British Columbia. The visit was reciprocated by The Journey of Teech-ma, the First Nations Travel Teaching Trip to the South Pacific. See entry for 24 March, 1997. [SDSC370] | First Nations; Maoris; Indigenous people; Travel Teaching; British Columbia, Canada; Canada; Australia; New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Jul 28 | The World Forestry Charter Gatherings, established by Richard St. Barbe Baker in 1945, were re-instituted by the Bahá'í International Community's Office of the Environment at a luncheon at St James's Palace, London. [AWH75; BW94–5:112–13, 142–3; OC6,2:1; VV106]
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Environment; Richard St. Barbe Baker; Bahá'í International Community; London, England; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Jul 22 – 23 | His Excellency France Albert René, President of the Republic of Seychelles, consulted with the Universal House of Justice. [BINS322:9; BW94–5:76–7] | Prominent visitors; Seychelles | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Jul 20 – 25 | The European Bahá'í Youth Council sponsored five regional 'Shaping Europe' conferences, in Berlin, Bucharest, St Petersburg, Barcelona and Wolverhampton, United Kingdom. [BINS323:3–5; BW94–5:177–8, 189] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; Youth; Berlin, Germany; Germany; Bucharest, Romania; Romania; St. Petersburg, Russia; Russia; Barcelona, Spain; Portugal; Wolverhampton, England; United Kingdom; - Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Jul 6 – 10 | The first Children's Bahá'í Summer School of Pakistan was held in Abbottabad, attended by 13 children. [BINS324:5] | Summer schools; Abbottabad, Pakistan; Pakistan | first Children's Bahá'í Summer School of Pakistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Jun 13 | The Prime Minister of Israel, Yitzhak Rabin, visited the Bahá'í World Centre to view the Terraces Project. [BW94–5:77] | Yitzzhak Rabin; - Prime Ministers; Prominent visitors; Israel; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Jun 11 – 12 | The first Bahá'í conference to be held in the Republic of Georgia took place in Tbilisi, attended by over a hundred people from countries. [BINS319:5] | Tbilisi, Georgia; Georgia | first Bahá'í conference to be held in the Republic of Georgia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Jun | The first National Youth School of Mongolia was held in Darkhan, attended by 34 youth. [BINS321:4] | Darkhan, Mongolia; Mongolia | first National Youth School of Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 May 22 | The first Bahá'í Children and Youth Conference of Martinique was held in Fort-de-France, attended by 22 people. [BINS318:4–5] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Fort-de-France, Martinique; Martinique | First Bahá'í Children and Youth Conference of Martinique | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 May | An accord between northern and southern leaders of Yemen was signed in Amman but this could not stop the civil war. During these tensions, both the northern and southern armies–which had never integrated–gathered on their respective frontiers. | Yemen, Recent history; Yemen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 May 19 | The first National Bahá'í Conference of Armenia was held in Yerevan. [BINS318:5–6] | Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, National; Yerevan, Armenia; Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1995 May | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada presented a paper entitled A Bahá'í Perspective on the Future of Canadian Foreign Policy to the Special Joint Parliamentary Committee reviewing Canadian Foreign Policy. [A Bahá'í Perspective on the Future of Canadian Foreign Policy] | Foreign Policy; National Spiritual Assembly of Canada; - Statements; - National Spiritual Assembly, statements; - Statements; Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 27 Apr | Civil war (The War of Secession of 1994, May to early July) erupted in Yemen and ends in a victory for Saleh within three months.
A major tank battle erupted in Amran, near San'a. Both sides accused the other of first aggression. |
Yemen, Recent history; Yemen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Cambodia was formed with its seat in Phnom Penh. [BINS317:1; BW93–4:82; BW94–5:25, 30–1; 26 November 1993]
Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum attended the inaugural convention as the representative of the Universal House of Justice. [Ridván 151] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Phnom Penh, Cambodia; Cambodia | first National Spiritual Assembly of Cambodia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Ridván | With the formation of National Spiritual Assemblies in Kazakhstan, Kyrgyzstan, Tajikistan, and Uzbekistan, the National Spiritual Assembly of Central Asia was re-named the National Spiritual Assembly of Turkmenistan with its seat in Ashgabat. The only remaining partner in that union without a National Spiritual Assembly was Kirgizia.[BW22p26; 26 November 1993; Ridván 151] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ashgabat; Turkmenistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Ridván | Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre Lauretta King represented the House of Justice at the first National Convention of the Bahá'ís of Kyrgyzstan, (formerly part of the National Spiritual Assembly of Central Asia) held 23-24 April in Bishkek. The 150 adults, youth, and children gathered for the historic event expressed their "deepest gratitude and devotion to the Blessed Beauty, Bahá'u'lláh." [BW94-95p29; 26 November 1993; Ridván 151] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Conventions, National; First conventions; International Teaching Centre; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Kyrgyzstan | first National Spiritual Assembly of Kyrgyzstan. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Central Asia (comprising of the Republics of Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) the National Spiritual Assembly of Uzbekistan was formed with its seat in Tashkent. [BINS317:3–4; BW93–4:82; BW94–5:26, 29–30; 26 November 1993; Ridván 151]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Uzbekistan | first National Spiritual Assembly of Uzbekistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Central Asia (comprising of the Republics of Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) was dissolved and the National Spiritual Assembly of Tajikistan was formed with its seat in Dushanbe. Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre, Shapoor Monadjem, represented the House of Justice at their Convention. [BINS317:3; BW93–4:82; BW94–5:26, 29–30; 26 November 1993; Ridván 151]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Shapoor Monadjem; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Tajikistan | first National Spiritual Assembly of Tajikistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Ridván | With the dissolution of the National Spiritual Assembly of Central Asia which had been formed in 1992, the National Spiritual Assembly of Kazakhstan was formed with its seat in Astana. The 120 Bahá'ís gathered at the Convention were joined by Lauretta King, Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre, who represented the Universal House of Justice for the occasion. [BINS317:2–3; BW93–4:82; BW94–5:25, 29–30; 26 November 1993; Ridván 151]
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Lauretta King; National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Astana, Kazakhstan; Kazakhstan | first National Spiritual Assembly of Kazakhstan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Slovenia and Croatia was formed with its seat in Ljubljana, Slovenia. [BINS317:2; BW93–4:82; BW94–5:25, 3–6]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ljubljana, Slovenia; Slovenia; Croatia | first National Spiritual Assembly of Slovenia and Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Mongolia was formed with its seat in Ulaan Baatar. [BINS317:1–2; BW93–4:82; BW94–5:25, 31–2; 26 November 1993]
Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúḥíyyih Khánum attended the inaugural convention as the representative of the Universal House of Justice. [Ridván 151] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia; Mongolia | first National Spiritual Assembly of Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Ridván | In its Ridván Message the Universal House of Justice announced the publication of Promoting Entry by Troops. | Entry by troops; - Compilations; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Mar 24 | The Dalai Lama visited the Bahá'í World Centre, the first time a head of a religion had visited the Shrine of the Báb. [BW93–4:78, CBN Vol 7 no 1 May/June 1994] | Dalai Lama; Báb, Shrine of; Prominent visitors; Firsts, other; - Buddhism; Tibet; Interfaith dialogue; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre | first time a head of a religion visited the Shrine of the Báb | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Mar 13 | The murder of four Bahá'is, three adults and one youth, at the Bahá'í Centre in Mdantsane, Ciskel. Killed were Dr. Shamam Bakhshandegi, Houshmand Anvari and Vincent and Rias Razavi. The perpetrators were granted amnesty for the killings in May 2002. [BW93-4p147-150, 16 May 2000, SCBC, press release] | Opposition; Murders; Amnesty; Mdantsane, South Africa; Ciskei, South Africa; South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Feb 17 – 20 | The first Bahá'í ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Forum was held in Bangkok. [BINS312:6] | Bangkok, Thailand; Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Jan 30 | The first worldwide fireside on the Internet, 'Pioneering in Cyberspace the Bahá'í Faith and the Internet', was held, with a live audience in the Bahá'í Centre in New York City communicating electronically with people all over the United States and in two other countries. | Internet; Firesides; New York, USA; USA | first worldwide fireside on the Internet, | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 Jan | The first winter school of Mongolia was held in Songino, near Ulaan Baatar. [BINS310:6] | First summer and winter schools; Songino, Mongolia; Mongolia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 (In the year) | The founding of the Cambodian Organization for Research, Development and Education (CORDE) in Cambodia.
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Cambodian Organization for Research, Development and Education; Social and Economic Development Organizations; Cambodia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1994 (In the year) | His Highness King Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa received The Kitáb-i-Aqdas from Tongan Bahá'ís Sohrab and Soheyla Bolouri. [BINS314:9] | Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); Malietoa Tanumafili II of Western Samoa; Gifts; Samoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 24 – 26 Dec | The first summer school of Angola was held in Luanda, attended by more than 20 Bahá'ís. [BINS309:1] | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Luanda, Angola; Angola | The first summer school of Angola | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 8 Dec | In Iran, death sentences were pronounced against two Bahá'ís on the grounds of their membership in the Bahá'í community. [BW93–4:141–2] | - Persecution, Court cases; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 26 Nov | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Marshall Islands signed a Memorandum of Understanding with the Majuro local government in which the operation of administration of five elementary schools was legally handed over to the National Spiritual Assembly.
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Education; Promise of World Peace (statement); Recognition (legal); Marshall Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 29 - 31 Oct | The founding conference of the Association for Bahá'í Studies in Russia was held in St Petersburg. [BINS305:5] | Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences; St. Petersburg, Russia; Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 24 Oct | The establishment of the India Hindi Bahá'í Academy (The Rashtriya Bahá'í Uchcha Shiksha Sansthan) in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).
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Bahá'í study centers; Bahá'í studies; Lucknow, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 16 Oct | The passing of Marzieh Nabíl Carpenter Gail, the second child and eldest daughter of the first Persian-American marriage in the Bahá'í Faith between Persian diplomat Ali-Kuli Khan and Boston debutante Florence Breed. (b. 1 April, 1908) [BW1993-1994p320-321, Find a grave]
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Marzieh Gail; `Alí Kulí Khán; Florence Breed; Bahá'í scholars; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; San Francisco, CA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Oct | The first European Bahá'í Medical Conference was held in De Poort, Netherlands, attended by people from 26 countries. [BW93–4:104–5] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Health; - Conferences, International; - First conferences; De Poort, Netherlands; Groesbeek, Netherlands; Netherlands; - Europe | The first European Bahá'í Medical Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Oct | The Australian Bahá'í community and the Arrente Aboriginal tribe co-sponsored an intercultural celebration of indigenous peoples, 'Heart of Australia Calling' in Alice Springs to mark UN International Year for the World's Indigenous Peoples. [BW93–4:90] | Indigenous people; Alice Springs, Australia; Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 (Fall) | The estimated figures for the total number of individual tablets written by Bahá'u'lláh, 'Abdu'l-Bahá and Shoghi Effendi were as follows but it is known that many texts were lost, stolen, or destroyed, and many others are still held in private hands.
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Statistics; * Bahá'u'lláh, Writings of; * `Abdu'l-Bahá, Writings and talks of; * Shoghi Effendi, Writings of; Shoghi Effendi, Works of; - Missing, lost or destroyed Writings | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 16 Sep | The document Bahá'í Social and Economic Development: Prospects for the Future, prepared at the World Centre, was approved for publication by the Universal House of Justice for use by the Office of Social and Economic Development (OSED) in orienting and guiding the work in this area. Most central to this vision was the question of capacity building. That activities should start on a modest scale and only grow in complexity in keeping with available human resources was a concept that gradually came to influence development thought and practice. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 26 November, 2012] | Social and economic development; Capacity building; * Publications; Growth; Bahá'í Faith, Evolutionary nature of; Social action; Office of Social and Economic Development (OSED); - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 28 Aug - 5 Sep | The first time that many religious representatives met with each other was at the World Parliament of Religions in Chicago in 1893. The goals of this gathering were: (1) to show "what and how many important truths the various Religions hold and teach in common;" (2) to discover "what light Religion has to throw on the great problems of the present age;" and (3) "to bring the nations of the earth into a more friendly fellowship, in the hope of securing permanent international peace."
At the first modern Parliament held in Chicago an Assembly of 250 religious and spiritual leaders endorsed a groundbreaking document, Towards a Global Ethic: An Initial Declaration. One of the speakers was His Holiness the 14th Dalai Lama. [Chicago 1993] |
Parliament of the World's Religions; Chicago, IL; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 26 Aug | The Hungarian Bahá'í Community was registered by the Budapest Court. [www.bahai.hu] | Recognition (legal); Budapest, Hungary; Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Aug | The first International Bahá'í Youth Conference of Belarus was held, attended by 164 people from 16 countries. [BINS299:8; BINS306:7; BW93–4:123] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; Youth; Belarus; - Europe | First International Bahá'í Youth Conference of Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Jul 25 – 30 | The first summer school of Albania was held in Gdem, attended by about 400 Bahá'ís. [BINS299:3] | First summer and winter schools; Gdem, Albania; Albania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Jul | The first Bahá'í Youth Symposium of the Marshall Islands was held in Majuro, attended by youth from six island groups. [BW93–4:124] | Majuro, Marshall Islands; Marshall Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Jul | A section of the Bahá'í cemetery in Tihrán was bulldozed to make way for the construction of an Islamic cultural centre. [BW93–4:140]
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Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Destruction; - Persecution; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 12 Jun | The Honourable Sir Julius Chan, KBE, Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea consulted with the Universal House of Justice on the future role of his country as an emerging nation and on the destiny of the Pacific region. [BINS297:9; BW93–4:78]
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Julius Chan, Sir; Universal House of Justice; Prominent visitors; Papua New Guinea; Haifa, Israel; Pacific | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 10 – 25 Jun | The Bahá'í International Community and Bahá'ís from 11 countries participated in the United Nations World Conference on Human Rights in Vienna and the parallel meetings for non-governmental organizations. [BINS298:1–2]
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United Nations conferences; Human Rights; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Vienna, Austria; Austria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Jun | The bodies of Bahá'ís buried in the Bahá'í section of a Tihrán cemetery were exhumed and taken by lorry to unknown destinations. [BW93–4:153] | Cemeteries and graves; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 23 May | The first general conference of Health for Humanitarian association of health professionals sponsored by the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States, was held in Evanston, Illinois. [BINS298:7; BW93–4:104] | Conferences, Health; Evanston, IL; Illinois, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 23 May | The following Counsellors were appointed to the International Teaching Centre for a five-year term: Mr. Kiser Barnes, Mr. Hartmut Grossmann, Mrs. Lauretta King, Mrs. Joan Lincoln, Mr. Shapoor Monadjem, Mr. Donald Rogers, Mr. Fred Schechter, Mrs. Kimiko Schwerin, Mrs. Joy Stevenson. Retiring members were: Mr. Mas'úd Khamsí and Mr. Peter Vuyiya. [From a message from the Universal House of Justice dated the 13th of May, 1993] | Universal House of Justice; Counsellors; International Teaching Centre, Members of; Kiser Barnes; Hartmut Grossmann; Lauretta King; Joan Lincoln; Shapoor Monadjem; Donald Rogers; Fred Schechter; Kimiko Schwerin; Joy Stevenson; Masud Khamsi; Peter Vuyiya; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 29 Apr - 2 May | The seventh Bahá'í International Convention at the World Centre. Those elected to the Universal House of Justice were: Mr. Ali Nakhjavani, Mr. Glenford Mitchell, Mr. Adib Taherzadeh, Mr. Ian Semple, Mr. Peter Khan, Mr. Hushmand Fatheazam, Mr. Hooper Dunbar, Mr. Farzam Arbab and Mr. Douglas Martin. [BINS295, BW93-4p51-58]
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Universal House of Justice, Election of; Elections; Universal House of Justice, Members of; Conventions, International; `Alí Nakhjavání; Glenford Mitchell; Adib Taherzadeh; Ian Semple; Peter Khan; Hushmand Fatheazam; Hooper Dunbar; Farzam Arbab; Douglas Martin; Hugh Chance; David Ruhe; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Ridván | The first person resident on Norfolk Island to become a Bahá'í enrolled. [BINS293:8] | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Norfolk Island | The first person resident on Norfolk Island to become a Bahá'í | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Ridván | The Local Spiritual Assembly of Leipzig, Germany, was re-formed 56 years after its dissolution during the time the Faith was banned. [BW93–4:82] | Local Spiritual Assembly, re-formed; Leipzig, Germany; Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Ridván | The Local Spiritual Assembly of Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgian Republic, was re-formed. [BINS298:8; BW93–4:82]
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Local Spiritual Assembly, re-formed; Tbilisi, Georgia; Georgia | The Local Spiritual Assembly of Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgian Republic | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Ridván | The Three Year Plan (1993-1996) was launched. [VV142]
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Three Year Plan (1993-1996); - Teaching Plans; Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 15 Apr | The passing of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Stanley Theodore Bagley, (b.2 February, 1912 in Bertrand, Missouri). He had been a pioneer to Belgium, France, Guadeloupe, Martinique, the United States as well as Sicily where he and his family, wife Florence, son Gerry and daughters Susan and Carol, received the Knighthood for their service. [BW93-94p319; BWIM63-65] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Stanley Bagley; USA; Belgium; France; Guadeloupe; Martinique; Sicily, Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 10 – 12 Apr | The first Bahá'í Congress of Catalunya took place in Barcelona. [BW92–3:146] | Barcelona, Spain; Catalonia, Spain; Spain | The first Bahá'í Congress of Catalunya | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 10 Apr | The passing of Roger White, writer, editor and "poet laureate" of the Bahá'í community, in Richmond, British Columbia (b. in Toronto on 2 June 1929).
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Roger White; - Poetry; In Memoriam; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; Lotus temple, New Delhi; Richmond, BC; British Columbia, Canada; Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Apr | The Bahá'í community of Hungary celebrated the 80th anniversary of the visit of 'Abdu'l-Bahá with a conference. In a park near the National Museum in Budapest a plaque was erected to commemorate the talk that 'Abdu'l-Baha gave at that site on the 14th of April, 1913. Some 350 Bahá'ís from 30 countries attended.
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Memorials; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Travels of; Budapest, Hungary; Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 21 Mar | The presentation of the first Race Unity Award by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. | National Spiritual Assembly; Race unity; Race; Canada | first Race Unity Award | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 13 Mar | Three Bahá'ís were assassinated at the Bahá'í Centre in Mdantsane, Ciskei, in a racially-motivated attack. [BW93–4:147–50] | Assassinations; Racism; Mdantsane, South Africa; Ciskei, South Africa; South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 8 Mar | The Bahá'í International Community presented the joint statement entitled Rights of the Child to the 49th session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. Agenda item 24. (a): Status of the Convention on the Rights of the Child. The Statement was signed by the following non-governmental organizations in Consultative Status with the United Nations Economic and Social Council (ECOSOC): Anti-Slavery International, Disabled Peoples' International, International Association of Penal Law, International Council of Jewish Women, International Council of Women, International Educational Development, International Movement for Fraternal Union among Races and Peoples, Human Rights Advocates, Planetary Citizens, Women's International League for Peace and Freedom. | Rights of the Child; Bahá'í International Community; Geneva, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Mar | The English translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas was published. [BW92–3:44] [CBN vol 5 no 10 Mar93 pg1] [CoB310-13 UHJ Message 5Mar93] [VV142]
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Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); * Translation; * Publications; - Basic timeline, Condensed; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Risalih-i-Sual va Javab (Questions and Answers); Zaynul-Muqarrabin (Mulla Zaynul-Abidin); - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 22 Feb | At the 49th session of the UN Commission on Human Rights, the United Nations in Geneva released a report providing evidence that the Iránian Government had established a secret plan approved by Irán's highest ranking officials including both President Hashemi Rafsanjani and Ayatollah Khomeini's successor, Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, to oppress and persecute the Bahá'í community both in Irán and abroad. Galindo Pohl, special representative in charge of monitoring the human rights situation in Iran, highlights the contents of the secret document written by Iran's Supreme Revolutionary Cultural Council. [BW92–3:139; BW94–5:134] [from Bahá'í Community of Canada Department of Public Affairs press release dated 25 February, 1993] | - Persecution; Hashemi Rafsanjani; `Alí Khamenei; Galindo Pohl; Human Rights; United Nations; Iran Memorandum; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; Iran; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 20 Feb | The first National Youth Conference of Hungary was held in Debrecen, attended by 60 youth. [BINS289:3] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Debrecen, Hungary; Hungary | First National Youth Conference of Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 19 – 21 Feb | The first Bahá'í Winter School of Slovenia and Croatia, the first Bahá'í school to be held in Slovenia, took place in Mozirje, Slovenia, attended by 20 adults and seven children. [BINS289:5–6] | Winter schools; First summer and winter schools; Mozirje, Slovenia; Slovenia; Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 16 Feb | A stamp featuring the Seat of the Universal House of Justice was issued by the Philatelic Service of the Israel Postal Authority. [BW92–3:142]
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Stamps; Universal House of Justice, Seat of; Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 31 Jan | The opening of the Banani School with 65 students in Chisamba, Lusaka, Zambia. At the time of the school's inauguration on the 18th of May, 1996 there were 120 students, a library, a multimedia computer lab, a swimming pool, and a school bus. It was inaugurated by the William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation under the direction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Zambia and named after Hand of the Cause Musa Banani. The Primary School was inaugurated on 22 August, 2001. Today the Banani International School is a private, not for profit residential school for 150 girls from Grades 6 through 12. [Website; Wikipedia; Bahaipedia] | Banani School, Zambia; Banani International School, Zambia; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Chisamba, Zambia; Lusaka, Zambia; Zambia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 29 – 31 Jan | The first Latin American Bahá'í Social and Economic Development Seminar took place in Santa Cruz, Bolivia. [BINS308:2; BW92–3:139] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Social and economic development; - First conferences; Santa Cruz, Bolivia; Bolivia; Latin America | First Latin American Bahá'í Social and Economic Development Seminar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 19 Jan | The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland was inaugurated. It was situated in the College of Behavioral and Social Sciences.
[BW92–3:140–1]
The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace is an academic program that conducts and publishes research with a diverse group of scholars on global issues. The organization's purpose is to study worldwide challenges and discuss solutions that could advance peace and promote tolerance. |
Bahá'í Chair for World Peace; University of Maryland; Maryland, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 17 Jan | The first World Religion Day commemoration to be held in Mozambique took place in Maputo. [BINS290:5; BW92–3:140] | World Religion Day; Maputo, Mozambique; Mozambique | first...The first World Religion Day commemoration to be held in Mozambique | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 6 Jan | The Universal House of Justice announced the appointment of the International Panel of Spanish Translations of Bahá'í Literature. The panel initially consisted of three competent and experienced believers: Mr. Nabil Perdu of Spain, Mr. Conrad Popp of Chile, and Mrs. Migdalia Diez of Puerto Rico. This group was made responsible for producing authorized Spanish versions of the Bahá'í Writings suitable for all the Spanish-speaking Bahá'ís of the world. [www.bahaipanel.org; Message from the Universal House of Justice] | Spanish language; * Translation; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 6 Jan | The passing of John Birks "Dizzy" Gillespie (b. 21 October 1917, Cheraw, South Carolina). He was buried next to his mother in Flushing Cemetery, New York. [VV141]
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Dizzy Gillespie; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Jazz music; - Famous Bahá'ís; Englewood, NJ; New Jersey, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 4 Jan | The publication of Asiyih Khanum, The Most Exalted Leaf, entitled Navvab by Baharieh Rouhani Man'ani. It was published by George Ronald.
it is a biographical essay of the wife of Bahá'u'lláh, the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith, and mother of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, the Centre of Bahá'u'lláh's Covenant. Her story, little known, is one of strength, patience, long-suffering and devotion to One who was her 'husband, the Lord of Hosts', whom she accompanied through all the vicissitudes of exile and imprisonment. |
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1993 Jan | Reynaldo Galindo Pohl, the United Nations' special representative in charge of monitoring the human rights situation in Iran, revealed a secret document written by Iran's Supreme Revolutionary Cultural Council providing evidence that the Iranian Government had formulated a plan to oppress and persecute the Bahá'í community both in Iran and abroad. [BW92–3:139; BW93–4:154; BWNS879] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution, Human rights; - Persecution; Human Rights; United Nations; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 Jan | In a commitment to education and the welfare of humanity, the Bahá'ís have setup 60 grassroots Bahá'í literacy schools and 30 Bahá'í primary health care workers were trained and deployed. The largest scale institution is the private school named the Bambino School in Lilongwe. A Bahá'í school started in January 1993 and in 2003 Bambino School had an enrolment of 1,100 from nursery level through secondary school and secretarial college and has high school graduation including taking the International General Certificate of Secondary Education.
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Bambino School, Malawi; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Lilongwe, Malawi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 (In the year) | EBBF (Ethical Business Building the Future) was registered in Paris as an official non-profit association. Its statutes provided that membership was open to Bahá'ís and non-Bahá'ís alike. [ebbf] | European Bahá'í Business Forum (EBBF); Business; Ethical Business Building the Future (EBBF); Paris, France; France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 (In the year) | The establishment of the Labranza Training Institute to complement the work of all the socio-economic development projects owned and operated by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Chile.
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Labranza Training Institute, Chile; Social and economic development; NSA; Chile | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 (In the year) | The opening of the Bádi School with an enrollment of 12 students by the Torrez family members in Las Cumbres Villa Zaita, Panamá City, Republic of Panama. They rented a small, dismantled house from the Panama Social Security Agency, remodeled it and closed the garage in order to use it as a classroom.
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Badi School, Panama; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 (In the year) | More than 10,000 people became Bahá'ís in Bangladesh. [BINS318:8; BINS319:1] | Mass conversion; Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1993 (In the year) | Vice President Ali Salim Al-Beidh quit Saleh's government and returns to Aden in southern Yemen and said he would not return to the government until his grievances had been addressed. These included northern violence against his Yemeni Socialist Party, as well as the economic marginalization of the south. Negotiations to end the political deadlock dragged on into 1994. The government of Prime Minister Haydar Abu Bakr Al-Attas, the former PDRY Prime Minister, became ineffective due to political infighting. | Yemen, Recent history; Yemen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 26 – 30 Dec | The first National Bahá'í Winter School of Bulgaria was held in Lovech, attended by 130 Bahá'ís. [BINS286:1–2] | Winter schools; First summer and winter schools; Lovech, Bulgaria; Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Dec | The Universal House of Justice announced its decision to establish an Office for the Advancement of Women at the headquarters of the Bahá'í International Community in New York. Support for UN efforts to improve the status of women, which had been carried out for twenty years by the United Nations Office, continued uninterrupted under the auspices of this new office. At annual sessions of the UN Commission on the Status of Women, statements addressed appropriate topics on the agenda, such as partnership between women and men, the status of girl children, the participation of women in decision making, partnership for development, and the human rights of women. [VV29; 54;
BIC Document #: 95-0228; BW92–3:136]
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Bahá'í International Community; Women; Office for the Advancement of Women; Social and economic development; - BIC statements; New York, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 23 – 26 Nov | The Second World Congress was held in New York City to commemorate the centenary of the passing of Bahá'u'lláh and the completion of the Six Year Plan. It was attended by some 28,000 Bahá'ís from some 180 countries. [BBD240; VV136-141; BW92-93p95-102, 136]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Bahá'í World Congress, Second (1992); Carnegie Hall; Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Dizzy Gillespie; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Film; `Abdu'l-Bahá: Mission to America (film); Elizabeth Martin; New York, USA; USA; Buenos Aires, Argentina; Argentina; Sydney, Australia; Australia; New Delhi, India; India; Nairobi, Kenya; Kenya; Panama; Bucharest, Romania; Romania; Moscow, Russia; Russia; Apia, Samoa; Samoa; Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 22 – 23 Nov | The Bahá'í Faith was mentioned in the media of Mozambique for the first time with three write-ups in Notices, the only newspaper in Maputo, and announcements on Radio Maputo and Radio Mozambique. [BINS292:7] | Media; Maputo, Mozambique; Mozambique | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 25 Oct – 11 Nov | Prince Alfred von Lichtenstein toured ten cities in Japan delivering memorial lectures celebrating the centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW92–3:132] | Prince Alfred von Lichtenstein; Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 24 – 28 Oct | The first Bahá'í Autumn School of Central Asia was held in Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan, attended by more than 200 Bahá'ís and many others. [BINS284:2] | Autumn schools; Firsts, other; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Kyrgyzstan; Central Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 17 Oct | The passing of Helen Hornby, compiler of Lights of Guidance (1) and Lights of Guidance (2). | Helen Hornby; In Memoriam | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 30 Sep | In its message to all National Spiritual Assemblies introducing the Three Year Plan (1993-1996) the Universal House of Justice reiterated the seven objectives that describe the interacting processes that must advance simultaneously over many decades. They were:
1. Carrying the healing Message of Bahá'u'lláh to the generality of mankind; 2. Greater involvement of the Faith in the life of human society; 3. A worldwide increase in the translation, production, distribution and use of Bahá'í literature; 4. Further acceleration in the process of the maturation of local and national Bahá'í communities; 5. Greater attention to universal participation and the spiritual enrichment of individual believers; 6. A wider extension of Bahá'í family life; and 7. The pursuit of projects of social and economic development in well-established Bahá'í communities. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 30 September, 1992 |
Three Year Plan (1993-1996); - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 25 - 27 Sep | The first Bahá'í Youth Conference of Lithuania took places in Kaunas, attended by 32 Bahá'ís. [BINS281:1] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Kaunas, Lithuania; Lithuania | First Bahá'í Youth Conference of Lithuania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 20 Sep | The Landegg International University was formally registered by the cantonal and federal authorities of Switzerland as a private university. The evolution into a full-fledged university had been a gradual process.
The 31-acre property overlooking Lake Constance had been acquired in 1982 by the Landegg International Foundation and operated under the aegis of the Bahá'í community of Switzerland which undertook the renovation of its main buildings and established it as a conference center.
In the mid-1990s, it was decided that Landegg's role as a centre of learning should become formalized, and Landegg's functions were transferred to an independent board, whose charter stated that the university would be operated as an independent university directed by an international governing board.
[One Country Jul-Oct 2001; One Country Oct-Dec 1997; BWNS138]
A decision was taken to close the institution at the end of 2003 due to financial difficulties. By the time of its closing 1,116 students had earned degrees or graduate certificates from Landegg International University. [Bahaipedia] Dr. Hossain Danesh was the Rector of Landegg Academy from 1994. [H.B.Danesh/biography] |
Landegg International University; Hossain Danesh; Wienacht, Switzerland; Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 17 Sep | The Bahá'í Professional Society of Hong Kong was inaugurated. [BINS292:8; BW92–3:129] | Bahá'í associations; Hong Kong | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 15 Sep | Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum was officially invited to open the Exhibition of Bahá'í Manuscripts at the British Museum in London. [VV134] | Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Exhibitions of Bahá'í manuscripts and relics; British Museum and British Library; London, England; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 2 Sep | The passing of Shirin Fozdar (b. 1 March 1905 in Bombay (now Mumbai)) in Singapore. She was an Indian Bahá'í of Zoroastrian descent who was, along with her husband Dr. K. M. Fozdar, the first Bahá'í pioneers to Singapore in 1950. She was an inaugural member of the National Spiritual Assembly of South East Asia elected in Djakarta in 1957. Shirin Fozdar was also notable for her work for women's rights founding the Singapore Council of Women which was responsible for the passing of the Women's Charter in the Singaporean Parliament in 1961. The Singapore Management University implemented The Shirin Fozdar Program in 2009. It has a scholarship and an annual lecture as well as community service projects. [Bahaipedia; Singapore Memory] |
Shirin Fozdar; In Memoriam; Mumbai, India; Singapore | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Sep | The establishment of the Townshend International School situated in the heart of Europe in Hluboká, South Bohemia, Czech Republic.
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Townshend International School, Czech Republic; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Hluboka, Czech Republic; Bohemia, Czech Republic; Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 23 – 29 Aug | The first Bahá'í summer school to be held in Croatia took place in Pula, Istria, attended by a hundred Bahá'ís from nine countries. [BINS278:2; BINS287:10] | First summer and winter schools; Pula, Croatia; Istria, Croatia; Croatia | first Bahá'í summer school to be held in Croatia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 21 – 23 Aug | The first National Summer School of Bulgaria was held in Stara Zagora, attended by 75 people. [BINS278:1–2] | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; Bulgaria | first National Summer School of Bulgaria. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 28 Jul | The passing of Léa Nys (b. 27 December 1910 in Brussels). She was the first to accept the Faith in Belgium and she served on the first National Spiritual Assembly from 1962 to 1965 and so participated in the election of the first Universal House of Justice. In addition, she served on the Auxiliary Board and represented the Bahá'í International Community at UN conferences. Léa Nys travelled extensively to teach the Cause. [BW In Memoriam p5-8] | In Memoriam; Brussels, Belgium; Belgium | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 27 Jul | The National Spiritual Assembly of Tonga broadcasted the first of its weekly 30-minute television programmes. [BINS281:5] | Television; Tonga | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 9 Jul | The National Post Office of Panama issued a commemorative envelope to mark the centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. [BW92–3:127]
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Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Stamps; Panama | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 19 - 22 Jun | Graduation ceremonies were held for the thirty-eight members of the first graduating class of the Maxwell International Bahá'í School. More than seven hundred participated in the ceremonies. ["Maxwell Eagle" Sep/Oct 1992 Vol IV no. 1 page 1] | Maxwell International School, Canada; - Bahá'í inspired schools; British Columbia, Canada; Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 18 Jun | The passing of Counsellor Isobel Sabri, (b. 19 July, 1924) member of the International Teaching Centre, in England. She was born in California in 1924. Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada to all Local Spiritual Assemblies dated the 16th of October 1992. [VV124]
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Counsellors; Isobel Sabri; International Teaching Centre, Members of; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; California, USA; USA; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 5 Jun | The Bahá'í Vocational Institute for Rural Women, a non-profit education project based in Indore, India, was one of 74 individuals and institutions presented with the United Nations Environment Programme 'Global 500' award in Rio de Janeiro. [BINS272:5; BW92–3:125; VV110]
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Bahá'í Vocational Institute for Rural Women, India; Women; Social and economic development; United Nations; Environment; Awards; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brazil; Indore, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 1 - 14 Jun | Bahá'ís from many countries participated in the United Nations Conference on the Environment (UNCED), known as the Earth Summit, and the Global Forum for non-governmental organizations in Rio de Janeiro, Brazil. [BINS272:1–3; BW92–3:124; VV110]
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Earth Summit; United Nations Summits; United Nations conferences; United Nations; Environment; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Rio de Janeiro, Brazil; Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 May 29 | The Chamber of Deputies of the government of Brazil paid homage to Bahá'u'lláh. [Bahá'í Newsreel Volume 3 Number 2] [UHJMessage 30Mar92]
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Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Holy Years; Stamps; Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 May 29 | The Centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh was commemorated at the Guardian's Resting Place in London. | Shoghi Effendi, Resting place of; Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; London, England; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 29 May | A statement titled Bahá'u'lláh was published by the office of the Bahá'í International Community Office of Public Information in New York marking the centenary of the passing of Bahá'u'lláh. It was bound as a booklet and given wide distribution in many national communities.
The statement was formally released at a press conference in Bombay, India by Hassan Sabri. [VV126] |
Bahá'u'lláh (statement); - Historical overviews by Central Figures or BWC; Bahá'í International Community; Office of Public Information; Hassan Sabri; Bahá'u'lláh, Life of (chronology); - Bahá'u'lláh; - Statements; * Publications; Mumbai, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 28 May | Ibsen Valls Pinheiro, President of the Federal Chamber of Deputies of Brazil, opened a special session of the Chamber called to observe the Centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh, attended by 45 federal deputies. [BINS271:2; BW92–3:121]
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Ibsen Valls Pinheiro; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Centenaries; Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 May 29 | The Commemoration of the Centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh at Bahjí and the walk from the German Settlement to the Shrine of the Báb, the circumambulation of the Shrine and the walk to the Seat of the Universal House of Justice for the viewing of a projected portrait of Bahá'u'lláh, and a candle-lit programme of prayers and readings. The 3 a.m. observances circled the globe in some 71,000 localities with prayers and readings beginning in the Eastern Pacific Ocean time zone and going west. At 1PM in the Seat of the Universal House of Justice, there was a viewing of the passport photo of Bahá'u'lláh taken in 1868. [BINS271:1–2; BW92–3:96–7; VV129–30, SDSC367-368]
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Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of; Báb, Shrine of; Centenaries; Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Holy days; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 27 – 30 May | Three thousand Bahá'ís representing approximately 200 countries and territories, gathered at the Bahá'í World Centre to mark the Centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. [BINS271:1–2; BW92–3, 96–8, 121]
On the 27th (or 28th) of May...the gathering of one hundred thirteen Knights of Bahá'u'lláh along with 19 representatives of every National Spiritual Assembly (165) and 9 representatives of every territory without a National Spiritual Assembly (40-50) at Bahjí in commemoration of the ascension of Bahá'u'lláh (some 3,000 persons). The original scroll bearing the Roll of Honour of the Knights of Bahá'u'lláh was placed by Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum in a chamber at the entrance door of the inner sanctuary of the Most Holy Shrine. [AWH90, 105; VV128; BW92-3p98; BINS271:1; Message 7 June 1992] |
Bahá'u'lláh, Ascension of; Bahá'u'lláh, Shrine of; Roll of Honour; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Holy days; Centenaries; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 May | A series of postage stamps overprinted with 'Bahá'í Holy Year' was released by the postal service in Guyana. [BW92–3:122] | Stamps; Holy Years; Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Apr 27 | After a ten-year struggle, the Faith's legal Chinese name in Taiwan was changed from 'Ta Tong Giao' (Religion of Great Harmony), used for 70 years, to the 'Bahá'í Faith'. [BINS271:6] | Recognition (legal); Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The government of Trinidad and Tobago issued a postage stamp in recognition of the Bahá'í Holy Year. [BW92–3:119; VV133]
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Stamps; Holy Years; Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The first Bahá'í Local Spiritual Assembly was elected in Zagreb. [BWNS1506] | Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Zagreb, Croatia; Croatia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 | The annotated English translation of the Kitáb-i-Aqdas was published. [KAIV; VV142]
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Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); * Translation; * Publications; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 21 Apr | After a three year teaching project in Guyana the Bahá'í population reached some 6% of the population. [Ridván Message 1992] | Teaching; Statistics; Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The first local spiritual assembly in Mongolia was formed in Ulaan Baatar. [BINS269:4]
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LSA; Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia; Mongolia | first local spiritual assembly in Mongolia is formed in Ulaan Baatar | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | In the Ridván Message 1992 it was announced that the National Spiritual Assembly of Sikkim would by absorbed in the Indian community. | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sikkim, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of Central Asia (comprising of the Republics of Kazakhstan, Kirgizia, Tadzhikistan, Turkmenistan, and Uzbekistan) was formed with its seat in Ashkhabad. [BINS270:4-5; BW92–93:119; BW94–95:29; CBN Jan92 p2, VV121] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kazakhstan; Kirgizia, Kyrgyzstan; Tajikistan; Turkmenistan; Uzbekistan; Ashgabat | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The former National Spiritual Assembly of the USSR with its seat in Moscow became the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Russia, Georgia and Armenia. [CBN Jan92 p2, CBN Jan91 pg2, BW92–3:119; VV121] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Russia; Georgia; Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The formation of the National Assembly of Angola. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:4; BW92–3:119, VV120-1] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Angola | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Azerbaijan was re-formed after half a century of prohibition and persecution. The seat was in Baku. [BINS270:4; BW92–3:119; VV121] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bandar Anzali, Iran; Azerbaijan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Greenland was formed with was seat in Nuuk. About 35 to 40 people attended the inaugural Convention. [BINS270:3; BW92–3:119; VV121, CBN Jan92 p2] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Nuuk, Greenland; Greenland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Albania was formed with its seat in Tirana. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:3–4; BW92–3:119; VV121] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tirana, Albania; Albania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Hungary was formed with its seat in Budapest. [BINS270:2–1; BW92–3:119; VV121] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Budapest, Hungary; Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Niger was re-formed after a 14-year interruption. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:5; BW92–3:119; VV121; BW86-92p169] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Niger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Congo Republic was reformed after 14 years suspension of the Bahá'í Faith. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:5; BW92–3:119; VV121; BW86-92p169]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Congo, Democratic Republic of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Bulgaria was formed with its seat in Sofia. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:1; BW92–3:119; VV121; Nation Website]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Sofia, Bulgaria; Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Poland was formed with its seat in Warsaw. [CBN Jan92 p2, BINS270:2; BW92–3:119; VV121] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Warsaw, Poland; Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The formation of a Regional Spiritual Assembly for Ukraine, Belarus (Bielarus as it was spelled then) and Moldova with the seat in Kyiv. [CBN Jan92 p2, CBN Jan91 pg2, BW92–3:119; VV121] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ukraine; Belarus; Moldova; Kyiv, Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The Regional Spiritual Assembly of the Baltic States (Latvia and Lithuania and Estonia) was formed with its seat in Tallinn. [BINS270:2; BW92–3:119, CBN Jan92 p2, VV121] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tallinn, Estonia; Baltic States | First NSA Baltic States | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The announcement by the Universal House of Justice that the Law of Ḥuqúqu'lláh was to be in effect for the members of the entire world community. Prior to this time, it was only binding on the Eastern believers, regardless of where they lived. [Ridván Message, AWH106, 175, BW92–3:28, CBN Jan91 p2] | Huququllah, Basic timeline; Huququllah; Gradual implementation of laws; Laws; Kitáb-i-Aqdas (Most Holy Book); - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Worldwide; Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Ridván | The Second Holy Year commenced. [Ridván 1992; AWH40, 90, 95–6; BW92–3:20; VV127, 133]
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Holy Years; Centenaries; Statistics; - Teaching Plans; Two Year Subsidiary Plan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Apr 20 | The Six Year Plan was successfully completed. [BW20p115]
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Six Year Plan (1986-1992); Youth, Year of service; - Teaching Plans | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 7 Apr | The establishment of Unity Publishing, an independent, registered publishing company in St. Petersburg, Russia. At the National Convention in May of 1992, Unity Publishing sponsored a translation seminar. [from their brochure] iiiii | Publishing; St. Petersburg, Russia; Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 4 – 5 Apr | The first Children's Festival and Family Conference of Turkey was held in Cankaya, Ankara. [BINS269:5–6] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Children; Conferences, Marriage and Family; - First conferences; Çankaya, Turkey; Ankara, Turkey; Turkey | first Children's Festival and Family Conference of Turkey | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 April | With a world population 5.48 billion, the American Bahá'í population was 110,000 in more than 7000 communities. [From a press release by the American National Office dated the 28th of May, 1993] | Statistics; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 April | The first Bahá'í Youth School of Romania was held in Curtea de Arges, attended by 60 Bahá'ís. [BINS269:5] | Curtea de Arges, Romania; Romania | first Bahá'í Youth School of Romania . | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Apr – May | Fifteen people became Bahá'ís in Barentsburg, Spitzbergen. [BINS271:4–5] | Barentsburg, Norway; Svalbard, Norway | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 25 Mar | William Benard Sears, (b.28 Mar 1911), Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Tucson, Arizona. He was buried in East Lawn Palms Cemetery and Mortuary Tucson, Arizona. [BINS267; VV124]
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; William Sears; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Tucson, AZ; Arizona, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 18 Mar | The martyrdom of Mr. Bahman Samandari in the Evin prison in Tehran. Mr. Samandari was executed with no advance notice and in the absence of due process. A 52 year-old businessman from a distinguished Bahá'í family, he was buried secretly on 20 March 1992 and his family was not notified until 5 April 1992. This was the first execution in three and one-half years. It belied the public position taken by the Iránian government that the Bahá'ís were not being persecuted for their religious beliefs. [AWH118-9; VV126; Iranwire 22 Apr 2022] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Evin Prison; Bahman Samandari; Tehran, Iran; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 7 Mar | The first local spiritual assembly in Eastern Germany was formed in Erfurt. [BINS267:3] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Erfurt, Germany; Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 3 – 6 Feb | The Association of Bahá'í Publishers and Distributors was established at a Bahá'í Publishers' Conference in Oakham, England, with its headquarters in the Netherlands. [BINS273:4-5; VV71] | Publishing Trusts; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Other; Oakham, England; United Kingdom; Netherlands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 1 Feb | The Local Spiritual Assembly of Zanzibar Island was formed. [BINS267:6]
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Local Spiritual Assembly; Zanzibar, Tanzania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 10 – 11 Jan | The first teaching conference of Croatia and Slovenia was held in Kranj. [BINS263:1–2] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - First conferences; Kranj, Slovenia; Croatia; Slovenia | first teaching conference of Croatia and Slovenia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 2 – 5 Jan | The first European Conference on Bahá'í Activities in Universities was held in Brno, Czechoslovakia. [BINS263:2]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Other; Universities; Brno, Czechoslovakia; Czech Republic; - Europe | first European Conference on Bahá'í Activities in Universities | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 Jan | The first teaching conference of Southern Yugoslavia was held, attended by 40 Bahá'ís representing 12 nationalities. [BINS264:8] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - First conferences; Yugoslavia | first teaching conference of Southern Yugoslavia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 (In the year) | The publication of the statement entitled "Bahá'u'lláh", prepared by the Office of Public Information at the Bahá'í World Centre. The statement was formally released at a press conference in Bombay, India by Hassan Sabri. [VV126]
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Bahá'u'lláh (statement); Office of Public Information; Hassan Sabri; Bahá'u'lláh, Life of (chronology); - Bahá'u'lláh; - Statements; * Publications; Mumbai, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 (In the year) | The publication of the book entitled The Ministry of the Custodians 1957-1963: An Account of the Stewardship of the Hands of the Cause was published by the Bahá'í World Centre. [VV122] | - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Activities; Custodians; Ministry of The Custodians (book); * Publications; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 (In the year) | Bahá'í literature was available in over 800 languages. [CoB372] | Statistics; * Translation | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 (In the year) | The establishment of the Bahá'í Chair for Peace at the University of Maryland in the United States. The mission of the Bahá'í Chair for Peace, in part, was to develop alternatives to the violent resolution of conflict, promote global education and spiritual awareness, and reflect the beliefs of the Bahá'í world community in building a global society. Suheil Bushrui held the chair from 1992 until 2005. [BWNS282] | Bahá'í Chair for World Peace; University of Maryland; Maryland, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1992 (In the year) | Prime Minister Hamilton Green of Guyana made a formal state visit to the temple in Wilmette. [Bahá'í Newsreel Vol. 3 number 2; VV133] | - Prime Ministers; Hamilton Green; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Wilmette; Prominent visitors; Guyana; Wilmette, IL; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Dec 31 | The National Spiritual Assembly of Niger was given permission by the Ministry of the Interior to engage in Bahá'í activities. [BINS261:6] | Recognition (legal); Niger | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Dec 27 – 31 | The first winter school of Hungary was held in Miskolc. [BINS266:2] | First summer and winter schools; Miskolc, Hungary; Hungary | first winter school of Hungary | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Dec 20 | A Bahá'í Monument for Peace was inaugurated in a ceremony held in Florianopolis, Brazil. [BINS266:1] | Bahá'í Monument for Peace; Florianopolis, Brazil; Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Dec | The first Music Festival for Youth of Zaire was held. [BINS288:8] | Music festivals; - Music; * Arts and crafts; Congo, Democratic Republic of | first Music Festival for Youth of Zaire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 26 Nov | The Office of Ḥuqúqu'lláh had been established in the Holy Land under the direction of the Chief Trustee of Ḥuqúqu'lláh, the Hand of the Cause of God 'Alí-Muḥammad Varqá, in anticipation of the worldwide application of the Law of Ḥuqúqu'lláh the following Riḍván. Concurrent with this development were the steps being taken by Dr. Varqá to organize regional and national Boards of Trustees of Ḥuqúqu'lláh, following the example of the Board that had been already functioning in the United States. [Adapted from the Message of the Universal House of Justice dated 26 November, 1991.] | Huququllah, Basic timeline; Varqá, `Alí-Muhammad; Varqa; Huququllah, Trustees of; Firsts, other; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | Establishment of the Office of Ḥuqúqu’lláh. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 12 Nov | The first Bahá'í meeting to be held in a public location in Mongolia took place in the theatre of the former Lenin Museum. | Mongolia | first Bahá'í meeting to be held in a public location in Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 25 – 27 Oct | The first National Teaching Conference of Bulgaria was held in Plovdiv. [BINS258:2–3] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, National; Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 2 Oct | The first local spiritual assembly in Belarus was formed at Minsk. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Minsk, Belarus; Belarus | The first local spiritual assembly in Belarus is formed at Minsk. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 (In the year) | The Bahá'ís of Bulgaria held their first National Conference in Plovdiv. Earlier that year they had elected local spiritual assemblies in Plovdiv, Sofia, Stara Zagora and Blagoevgrad.
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Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Sofia, Bulgaria; Stara Zagora, Bulgaria; Blagoevgrad, Bulgaria | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Sep | The ground was broken for the construction of the Centre for the Study of the Sacred Texts and for the Extension to the International Archives Building. [Ridván Message 1992] | Centre for the Study of the Sacred Texts; International Bahá'í Archives; Arc project; Foundation stones and groundbreaking; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 15 – 22 Aug | The first summer school of Tajikistan took place in Varzoub Gorge. | First summer and winter schools; Varzoub Gorge, Tajikistan; Tajikistan | first summer school of Tajikistan | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Aug | Hand of the Cause Dr 'Alí-Muhammad Varqá convened a conference for the Deputies of the Huqúqu'lláh at Landegg Academy. [VV125]
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Huququllah; Varqá, `Alí-Muhammad; - Conferences; Landegg, Switzerland; Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 15 – 21 Jul | The first European Bahá'í Youth Conference of Romania was held in Neptune. [BINS253:9; VV74]
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Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; Neptun, Romania; Romania; - Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 15 – 21 Jul | The first summer school of Sikkim was held in Saramsa. [BINS257:6] | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Saramsa, Sikkim; Sikkim, India; India | first summer school of Sikkim | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 21 Jun | The first local spiritual assembly in Kirgizia was formed in Bishkek. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Kirgizia, Kyrgyzstan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 18 Jun | The passing of Hand of the Cause of God, Knight of Bahá'u'lláh, John Aldham Robarts at Rawdon, Quebec. He was born in Waterloo, Ontario 2nd of November, 1901. [VV124]
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; John Robarts; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Rawdon, QC; Quebec, Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 17 Jun | The contracts were signed for the second phase of construction for the terraces to the Shrine of the Báb. | Báb, Shrine of; Terraces; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 16 Jun | The first local spiritual assembly in Albania was formed at Tirana. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Tirana, Albania; Albania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 14 May | The first local spiritual assembly in Armenia was formed at Yerevan. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Yerevan, Armenia; Armenia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 May | The first local spiritual assembly in Moldova was formed in Kishinev. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Kishinev, Moldova; Moldova | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Ridván | The Bahá'ís of East and West Germany were united at their 61st convention for the first time after the war. [VV113] | Conventions, National; Germany | first united convention in Germany after war | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 (In the year) | The National Spiritual Assembly of Liberia had to be dissolved because of the civil war in that country. [Ridván Message 1992] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Monrovia, Liberia; Liberia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Leeward Islands that was formed in 1981 was renamed the National Spiritual Assembly of the East Leeward Islands following the splitting of this region. [East Leeward Islands by Patricia Paccassi] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Antigua; Leeward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the West Leeward Islands was formed. [AWH86; BINS246:1; VV113] iiiii | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Leeward Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Soviet Union was formed with its seat in Moscow. [AWH86; BINS246:1–3; VV113]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Moscow, Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Czechoslovakia was formed with its seat in Prague. [AWH86; BINS246:3–4; VV113] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Prague, Czech Republic; Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Ridván | Romania has had a Bahá'í community since 1926, including Marie of Edinburgh, Queen of Romania at that time. After the fall of communism in Romania, which generally had outlawed religion, the Romanian Bahá'í community organized to form its first National Spiritual Assembly. The National Spiritual Assembly of Romania was formed with its seat in Bucharest. About 200 believers were present at the inaugural National Convention. [AWH86; BINS246:1; VV113]
In 2005 the Romanian Bahá'í community numbered some 7000, but in January 2007 a law was passed that had restrictive requirements for religious communities to be recognized, which Bahá'ís and other religions could not meet. Some of the restrictions include waiting twelve years from petitioning for recognition and to have over 22,000 members. [ROMANIA: Too much power for the state and recognised communities?] |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Persecution, Romania; Bucharest, Romania; Romania | first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 (In the year) | The administration of the Bahá'í Faith in Zaire was devolved to a system of subordinate regional councils. | Regional Bahá'í Councils; Congo, Democratic Republic of | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Ridván | The Universal House of Justice announced that the law of Huqúqu'lláh would become universally applicable at Ridván 1992. [AWH91–2, 174, Ridván 1991] | Huququllah; Gradual implementation of laws; - Worldwide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Ridván | Number of National Assemblies - 155 Number of Local Assemblies - more than 17,000 Number of nationalities and tribes represented is estimated at 2,112 [B'91pg54 note 2] Number of localities - over 108,000. [CoB375] Number of languages - over 800 [B'91pg3] |
Statistics; Growth; - Worldwide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 12 Apr | The Local Spiritual Assembly of Tashkent, Uzbekistan, was re-formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly, re-formed; Tashkent, Uzbekistan; Uzbekistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Mar 1991 | In March the first Baháʼí Local Spiritual Assembly was re-elected in Warsaw. By 1992 the National Spiritual Assembly was elected. [Wikipedia] | Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Warsaw, Poland; Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 25 Feb | In Iran, a secret government memorandum (known as the Golpaygani Memorandum) was drawn up by Iran's Supreme Revolutionary Cultural Council and signed by Iran's supreme leader, Ayatollah Khamenei, which provided a blueprint of the policies and actions to which the Bahá'í community of Iran was to be subjugated. The memorandum demanded a shift in Iran's stance towards Bahá'ís from overt persecution to a more covert policy aimed at depleting the Iranian Bahá'í community's economic and cultural resources. This was a change in the policy for the Islamic regime which had openly persecuted and killed Bahá'ís during its first decade in power and had accused them of being spies for various foreign powers. The document also called for "countering and destroying their [Bahá'ís] cultural roots abroad." [Iran Press Watch 1407] Signed by Iranian Supreme Leader Ali Khamenei, the memorandum established a subtle government policy aimed at essentially grinding the community into nonexistence by: |
Golpaygani Memorandum; Ayatollah Khamenei; Ayatollahs; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human Rights; United Nations; - Persecution, Education; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bahá'í International Community; Iran; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 8 - 14 Feb | The first Bahá'í Winter School of Romania was held in Felix, attended by 80 Bahá'ís. [BINS241:3] | First summer and winter schools; Băile Felix, Romania; Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 5 Feb | The highest legal authority in Germany, the Federal Constitutional Court, overturned the decisions of a number of lower courts that had refused to register the by-laws of a Local Spiritual Assembly on the grounds that the authority granted to the National Spiritual Assembly in the document violated the legal principle requiring the autonomy of all legally incorporated associations.
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Local Spiritual Assembly; National Spiritual Assembly; By-laws; Recognition (legal); Tübingen, Germany; Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Feb | The Faith became officially recognized as a "religious association" in Romania. [CBNJun91pg12] | Recognition (legal); Romania | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 26 - 27 Jan | The first National Teaching Conference of Yugoslavia was held in Belgrade. [BINS243:3] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, National; Belgrade, Serbia; Yugoslavia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 25 Jan | Mottahedeh Development Services was established by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States as a non-profit agency to promote social and economic development to benefit individuals of any race, creed, or nationality. The agency name honours more than fifty years of dedicated service by Mildred and Rafi Mottahedeh, two pioneers in social and economic development.
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National Spiritual Assembly of the United States; Social and economic development; Mottahedeh Development Services; Mildred Mottahedeh; Rafi Mottahedeh; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 25 Jan | The first local spiritual assembly in Latvia was formed in Riga. [BINS241:3] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Riga, Latvia; Latvia | first local spiritual assembly in Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 20 Jan | The first World Religion Day to be held in Bophuthatswana took place in Mmabatho. [BINS 244:1] | World Religion Day; Mmabatho, South Africa; Bophuthatswana, South Africa; South Africa | first World Religion Day | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 2 Jan | The first local spiritual assembly in Bulgaria was formed in Plovdiv. [BINS239:2] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Plovdiv, Bulgaria; Bulgaria | first local spiritual assembly in Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Jan | Dr. Victor de Araujo, Bahá'í representative to the United Nations for 23 years and the first full-time representative, retired from his duties. He had represented the BIC at innumerable conferences and seminars throughout the world as well as at the UN headquarters in New York, often serving as chairman on the UN committees. [VV54]
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Victor de Araujo; Bahá'í International Community; USA; Techeste Ahderom; Firsts, other; New York, USA; USA | First full-time Bahá'í representative to UN | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 Jan | The first local spiritual assembly in Slovakia was formed in Bratislava. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Bratislava, Slovakia; Slovakia | first local spiritual assembly in Slovakia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 (In the year) | The Italian Bahá'í Community purchased the La Panoramica hotel in 1989 and by 1991 to was transformed it into an International Study Centre for training and study as well as cultural exchanges between people of various religions and many nationalities. [Website; Facebook; Instagram]
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Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Acuto, Italy; Italy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1991 (In the Year) | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States established the Association of Persian Culture and Literature, with the goal of promoting Persian arts and culture. Later, this entity was named "Association of the Friends of Persian Culture."
The main objectives of the Association were:
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1991 (In the year) | The first major public statement of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States, The Vision of Race Unity: America's Most challenging Issue, was published and disseminated widely throughout the country. | Vision of Race Unity (statement); Race; Unity; * Publications; - Statements; - National Spiritual Assembly, statements; Public discourse; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 8 - 9 Dec | The Moscow Conference was attended by Bahá'ís from every part of the Soviet Union, members of three Continental Boards of Counsellors, David Smith, Paul Semenoff and Patrick O'Mara as well as representatives of all those National Assemblies having responsibility for the work of the Faith in that area.
See the message that was sent to the Conference date the 21st of November 1990 by the Universal House of Justice found at Mess86-01p178 which included messages from Shoghi Effendi dated the 11th of January 1923 and the 2nd of January 1930 with predictions about the future of Russia. [CBN Vol 3 No 8 March 1991 p1-3] |
David Smith; Paul Semenoff; Patrick O'Mara; Moscow Conference; Moscow, Russia; Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 8 - 9 Dec | The first All-Union Bahá'í Consultative Conference was held in Moscow attended by Bahá'ís from every part of the Soviet Union, members of three Continental Boards of Counsellors and representatives of all those National Spiritual Assemblies having responsibility for the work of the Faith in that area. [BINS 238:6] [CBN Mar91Vol3no8] [VV112] | Conferences, Bahá'í; - First conferences; Moscow, Russia; Russia | first All-Union Bahá'í Consultative Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Dec | The first week-long residential Bahá'í study school of Guinea was held in Guéckédou. | Study schools; Firsts, other; Gueckedou, Guinea; Guinea | first week-long residential Bahá'í study school of Guinea | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 30 Nov - 2 Dec | The First National Teaching Conference of the Bahá'ís of Romania was held near Poiana Brasov, in the Carpathian mountains. [CBN Feb 91p14] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - First conferences; Poiana Brașov, Romania; Romania | first National Teaching Conference of the Bahá'ís of Romania | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 26 Nov | The number of the Auxiliary Board members was increased from 756 to 846. [AWH89] | Auxiliary board members; Assistants; Statistics; Appointed arm | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 22 Nov – 6 Dec | The First European Bahá'í Youth Encounter was held in the Canary Islands, attended by over 150 people from eight countries. [BINS239:1] | Youth; Conferences, Youth; Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Canary Islands, Spain; - Europe | first European Bahá'í Youth Encounter | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 12 Nov | 12 November 1990: To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh throughout the World SEVEN MONTHS AFTER LAUNCHING SUPPLEMENTARY TWO YEAR PLAN REJOICE ANNOUNCE FOURTEEN LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLIES IN SOVIET UNION, PLUS SIX IN ROMANIA WHERE THERE ARE NOW OVER 600 BELIEVERS, AND ONE LOCAL SPIRITUAL ASSEMBLY EACH IN CZECHOSLOVAKIA, HUNGARY AND YUGOSLAVIA. DEVELOPMENT FAITH IN ALL THESE COUNTRIES AS WELL AS IN ALBANIA, BULGARIA, MONGOLIA AND POLAND GOING FORWARD WITH EXTRAORDINARY SPEED, FORMATION MORE LOCAL ASSEMBLIES IN PROCESS OR EXPECTED SHORTLY. The Universal House of Justice [Mess86-01p178] |
Supplementary Two Year Plan; - Teaching Plans; Soviet Union; Romania; Czech Republic; Hungary; Yugoslavia; Albania; Bulgaria; Mongolia; Poland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 11 Nov | For the first time in 45 years, a Bahá'í meeting was held in a public building in Bulgaria. [BINS236:2] | Bulgaria | first time in 45 years, Bahá'í meeting in a public building | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 19 – 21 Oct | The first National Children's Conference of Nicaragua was held in Retiro, Aurora, Managua, attended by more than 40 children. [BINS243:8] | Children; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Children; - Conferences, National; - First conferences; Casa de Retiro La Aurora, Managua; Managua, Nicaragua; Nicaragua | first National Children's Conference of Nicaragua | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 19 – 21 Oct | The first summer school of Cape Verde was held in Tarrafal, attended by 30 people. [BINS247:8] | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Tarrafal, Cape Verde; Cape Verde | first summer school Cape Verde | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Oct | The publication of the last issue of the Bahá'í News by the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States after nearly 70 years of uninterrupted service. [CBN Feb1991pg15]
Subscribers in the United States received an insert entitled US Supplement from 1958 to 1967 and the name of the insert was changed to National Bahá'í Review from 1968 until the Bahá'í News discontinued publication in 1990. |
Bahá'í News; - Newsletters; - Periodicals; * Publications; USA | First international periodical publication in the Faith. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 29 - 30 Sep | The largest gathering of world leaders in history assembled at the United Nations to attend the World Summit for Children. Led by 71 heads of State and Government and 88 other senior officials, mostly at the ministerial level, the World Summit adopted a Declaration on the Survival, Protection and Development of Children and a Plan of Action for implementing the Declaration in the 1990s.
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United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; New York City, NY | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 29 Sep | The passing of Hand of the Cause of God H. Collis Featherstone in Katmandu, Nepal. He was born at Quorn, South Australia on May 5th, 1913. [BINS232:8, VV12, The Bahá'í Encyclopedia, Find a grave]
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- Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; Collis Featherstone; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Third Contingent; Kathmandu, Nepal; Nepal; Quorn, South Australia; South Australia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 8 Sep | The first local spiritual assembly on Sakhalin Island was formed in Yuzhno. [BINS232:5] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Yuzhno, Russia; Sakhalin Island; Russia | first local spiritual assembly | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 6 Sep | The Bahá'í International Community opened a branch of its United Nations Office for the Pacific region in Suva, Fiji. [AWH76; BINS233:4–5; VV54] | Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; Pacific; Suva, Fiji; Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 1 - 2 Sep | The European Bahá'í Business Forum was formed at a meeting in Chamonix, France, attended by people from eight countries. [BINS244:8; VV115]
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European Bahá'í Business Forum (EBBF); Business; Ethical Business Building the Future (EBBF); Chamonix, France; France | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Sep | Eighty leaders of thought from around the world gathered at Landegg Academy for the first International Dialogue on the Transition to a Global Society. The event was co-sponsored by the University of Maryland, the Vienna Academy for the Study of the Future and the Landegg Academy. [VV109]
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University of Maryland; Bahá'í Chair for World Peace; Vienna Academy; Landegg Academy, Switzerland; Universities; Firsts, other; Conferences, Other; Landegg, Switzerland; Switzerland | first international dialogue on the transition of the global society | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Sep | The publication of the compilation Teaching Prominent People. | Teaching Prominent People (compilation); Teaching; * Publications; - Compilations; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 6 Aug | The first local spiritual assembly in the Ukraine was formed in Kyiv. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Kyiv, Ukraine; Ukraine | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 8 – 11 Jul | The first summer school of Czechoslovakia was held in Jindrichuv Hradec, attended by 24 Bahá'ís from eight countries. [BINS230:2] | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Jindrichuv Hradec, Czech Republic; Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 3 Jul | The National Spiritual Assembly of Guyana announced that the Bahá'ís constitute about five percent of the total population of the country. [BINS228:1]
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Statistics; Guyana; Latin America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Jul | The first youth conference of Estonia was held in Kabli, near Parnu, attended by some 113 participants from all parts of Europe | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Kabli, Estonia; Pärnu, Estonia; Estonia | First youth conference of Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 10 Jun | The Paraguay International Chinese Teaching Symposium, the first of its kind in South America, was held in Asuncion, attended by 80 people from 10 countries. [BINS226:4] | - Conferences, International; Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences; China; Asuncion, Paraguay; Paraguay; Latin America | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 9 Jun | The first local spiritual assembly in Czechoslovakia was formed at Prague. [BINS226:1] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Prague, Czech Republic; Czech Republic | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 4 Jun | The 1st International Exposition on Education for Peace sponsored by the National Spiritual Assembly was held in Brasilia, Brazil. Twenty-three embassies and educational institutes participated. [AWH88, BINS226:1] | Exhibitions; Education; Peace; Brasilia, Brazil; Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Jun | Nicolai Gejnze, from Bishkek and a crew member in one of three boats in which Bahá'ís made a trip down the Volga River in June and July 1990, enrolied, the first person from Kirgizia known to have become a Bahá'í. | Nicolai Gejnze; Bishkek, Kyrgyzstan; Kirgizia, Kyrgyzstan; Kyrgyzstan; Central Asia; Volga River; Russia | the first person from Kirgizia known to have become a Bahá'í. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 23 May | The work started on the project to reinforce and extend the main terrace of the Shrine of the Báb. This was the initial step in the work to have the Terraces extend from the foot of the ridge of the mountain. [Ridván Message 1992, AWH83, 102]
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Terraces; Arc project; Báb, Shrine of; Fariborz Sahba; - Bahá'í World Centre; Akka, Israel; Haifa, Israel; Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 22 May | The nations of Northern Yemen and Marxist Southern Yemen united to become the Republic of Yemen with Ali Abdullah Saleh, a former a conservative military leader, as President. Saleh had served as President of North Yemen for 12 years until then.
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Yemen, Recent history; Yemen | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 18 - 20 May | The first of seven European women's conferences sponsored by the Continental Board of Counsellors was held in Iskenderun, Turkey. [BINS230:1] | Conferences, Women; Conferences, Bahá'í; Counsellors; Iskenderun, Turkey; Turkey | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 May | The US Senate unanimously adopted a concurrent resolution condemning Irán's continued repression of the Bahá'ís calling for their complete emancipation. This was the fourth congressional appeal. [VV60] | United States Senate; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; USA; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 22 Apr | Earth Day went global, mobilizing 200 million people in 141 countries. [Earth Day website] | Earth Day | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Macau was formed. [BW86-92p164]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Macau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Ridván | Over the last two years, almost one million souls entered the Cause. The increasing instances of entry by troops in different places contributed to that growth, drawing attention to Shoghi Effendi's vision which shapes our perception of glorious future possibilities in the teaching field. For he has asserted that the process of "entry by troops of peoples of divers nations and races into the Bahá'í world … will be the prelude to that long-awaited hour when a mass conversion on the part of these same nations and races, and as a direct result of a chain of events, momentous and possibly catastrophic in nature, and which cannot as yet be even dimly visualized, will suddenly revolutionize the fortunes of the Faith, derange the equilibrium of the world, and reinforce a thousandfold the numerical strength as well as the material power and the spiritual authority of the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh." [Ridván 1990] Over the last two years, almost one million souls entered the Cause. The increasing instances of entry by troops in different places contributed to that growth, drawing attention to Shoghi Effendi's vision which shapes our perception of glorious future possibilities in the teaching field. For he has asserted that the process of "entry by troops of peoples of divers nations and races into the Bahá'í world … will be the prelude to that long-awaited hour when a mass conversion on the part of these same nations and races, and as a direct result of a chain of events, momentous and possibly catastrophic in nature, and which cannot as yet be even dimly visualized, will suddenly revolutionize the fortunes of the Faith, derange the equilibrium of the world, and reinforce a thousandfold the numerical strength as well as the material power and the spiritual authority of the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh." We have every encouragement to believe that large-scale enrollments will expand, involving village after village, town after town, from one country to another. However, it is not for us to wait passively for the ultimate fulfillment of Shoghi Effendi's vision. We few, placing our whole trust in the providence of God and regarding as a divine privilege the challenges which face us, must proceed to victory with the plans in hand. (Riḍván 1990 – To the Bahá'ís of the World) www.bahai.org/r/825800151 | Entry by troops; Mass conversion; Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 - 1992 | The launching of a subsidiary Two Year Subsidiary Plan for the former Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc countries. [Message 8 February 1990; Ridván Message 1992; BW20p195-224]. Goals were:
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- Teaching Plans; Two Year Subsidiary Plan; Eastern Europe; Soviet Union; Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Ridván | The re-formation of the Spiritual Assembly of Moscow with Hand of the Cause 'Alí-Akbar Furútan in attendance. [VV111-2] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Local Spiritual Assembly, re-formed; Moscow, Russia; Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Ridván | For the first time, two Bush Negro women delegates attended the national convention of Surinam. [BINS226:6] | Indigenous people; Conventions, National; Firsts, other; Suriname | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Ridván | Maureen Nakekea and Marao Teem were elected to the National Spiritual Assembly of Kiribati, the first indigenous women to be elected to the institution. [BINS224:7] | National Spiritual Assembly; Indigenous people; Women; Islands; Firsts, other; Kiribati; Oceania | first indigenous women elected to National Spiritual Assembly of Kiribati | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Ridván | The first indigenous local spiritual assembly of Amazonas State, Brazil, was formed among the Mura tribe in Beruri. [BINS223:71] | Indigenous people; Local Spiritual Assembly; Firsts, other; Beruri, Brazil; Amazonas State, Brazil; Brazil | First indigenous local spiritual assembly of Brazil | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Ridván | The first local spiritual assembly in Estonia was formed at Tallinn. [BINS223:3] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Tallinn, Estonia; Estonia | First local spiritual assembly in Estonia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Ridván | In its Ridván message the Universal House of Justice announced that in the previous two years almost two million people have become Bahá'ís. [AWH79] | Statistics; Growth; - Worldwide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 9 Apr | The establishment of the Chair for Bahá'í Studies at the University of Indore (later renamed Devi Ahilya Vishwavidyalaya). Dr. Vishnudatta Nagar was appointed to the position. [BINS222:8; VV108; BW'86-'92pg454]
The purpose of the Chair for Bahá'í studies embodied in the agreement was as follows: |
Chair in Bahá'í Studies; Universities; Indore, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 31 Mar 31 – 1 Apr | The first Bahá'í International Chinese Symposium was held in San Francisco, California; it was attended by 362 Bahá'ís from eight countries. [BINS222:6] | Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Other; - First conferences; China; San Francisco, CA; California, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 24 Mar | Abbas and Rezvanieh Katirai opened the Sakhalin Islands and became Knights of Bahá'u'lláh after 35 years of pioneering in Japan. This last goal was achieved 37 years after the Guardian had designated it as a goal of the Ten Year Crusade. [DM345; AWH73; VV112; Russia by Moojan Momen] | - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Sakhalin Island; Russia; Japan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 21 Mar | The first local spiritual assembly since the second world war in Eastern Europe was elected on 21 March 1990 in Cluj, Romania. [100 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Europe by Seena Fazel and Graham Hassall]
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Local Spiritual Assembly, formation; Cluj, Romania; Romania | The first local spiritual assembly (LSA) since the second world war in eastern Europe was elected on 21 March 1990 in Cluj, Romania. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 21 Mar | The first local spiritual assembly formed in Eastern Europe since the Second World War was elected in Cluj, Romania. [AWH73; BINS221:4; 100 Years of the Bahá'í Faith in Europe by Seena Fazel and Graham Hassall] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Firsts, other; Cluj, Romania; Romania; Eastern Europe | first local spiritual assembly formed in Eastern Europe since the Second World War | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 1 Mar | Fourteen-year-old Olga Anatolevna Kirushkin (Olga Kiryushkina) from Bobruisk became the first known native person to become a Bahá'í in Belarus. [Helmut Winkelbach website] | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Olga Kiryushkina; Olga Kirushkin; Minsk, Belarus; Belarus | first known native Bahá’í in Belarus | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Mar | The Haifa District Town Planning Commission approved the plan submitted by the World Centre for the building projects on Mount Carmel. [AWH76] | Arc project; Mount Carmel; Haifa, Israel; Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 22 Feb | Jalál Kházeh, (b. 24 February, 1897, Tihran) Hand of the Cause of God, passed away in Toronto. He was buried in York Cemetery in Toronto. [BINS219:90] Note: VV123 says it was 20 February. |
Jalal Khazeh; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, Appointments; Toronto, ON; Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Feb - Apr | Between February and April 1990, the South American Bahá'í musical group El Viento Canta toured Russia, leading to emerging of strong Bahá'í groups in Ulan-Ude and Severobaikalsk in Siberia.
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El Viento Canta (musical group); Lynda Godwin; US/USSR Initiatives; Ulan-Ude, Russia; Russia; Severobaikalsk, Russia; Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 26 Jan | The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace was established at the University of Maryland's Centre for International Development and Conflict Management at the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. [AWH76; BINS217:7; VV108]
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Bahá'í Chair for World Peace; Suheil Bushrui; Maryland, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 24 Jan – 5 Feb | The first All-Union Bahá'í Conference was held in Moscow with 250 people gathered from all over the Soviet Union and from 17 other countries. This was the first national Bahá'í conference held in the USSR in about 60 years. [BINS224:8; VV112] | Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, National; - First conferences; Moscow, Russia; Russia | first national Bahá'í conference in the Soviet Union in six decades | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 15 Jan | Carl Sagan, a professor of astronomy and director of the Laboratory for Planetary Studies at Cornell University, appealed for religion and science to join hands in preserving the global environment. He was joined in his appeal by 22 well-known scientists. He made this appeal on the first day of a conference on the environment and economic development sponsored by the Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival. More than a thousand religious, political and scientific leaders from 83 nations attended the conference. [NY Times 16Jan90; The Global Forum on Environment and Development for Survival] | Carl Sagan; Science; Environment; Interfaith dialogue; Global Forum of Spiritual and Parliamentary Leaders on Human Survival; Moscow, Russia; Russia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Jan | The first local spiritual assembly comprised entirely of newly enrolled Bahá'ís of Ahmadiyyah background is formed in Chak No. 8P Katta, Pakistan. [BINS219:5] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Ahmadiyya; Katta, Pakistan; Pakistan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 Jan – Feb | The Brazilian Society of Educators for Peace, conceived and initiated by Bahá'ís, is officially recognized by the Amazonas State Government. [BINS219:3] | Bahá'í associations; Peace; Education; Brazil | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The Council of Agriculture of the Executive Yuan (Senate) of Taiwan co-sponsored with the National Spiritual Assembly a Bahá'í educational programme on environmental protection. [BINS218:5]
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Agriculture; Environment; Taiwan | First formal joint effort between Bahá'ís and Taiwan government | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously adopted a resolution calling for the emancipation of the Iranian Bahá'í community and outlined the steps to be taken by the US government towards this end. [AWH76; VV60] | House of Representatives; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The formation of the European Bahá'í Business Forum in France with members from 26 countries in Europe and elsewhere. [VV115]
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European Bahá'í Business Forum (EBBF); Business; Ethical Business Building the Future (EBBF); Chamonix, France; France; - Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | For the first time a representative of the United Nations was able to officially meet with a representative of the proscribed Bahá'í community in Irán. The report to the United Nations Commission on Human Rights resulted in a resolution being adapted on Irán in a session held in Geneva. [AWH76] | United Nations Commission on Human Rights; Bahá'í International Community; Iran; Geneva, Switzerland | first time a representative of United Nations able to officially meet with a representative of proscribed Bahá'í community in Irán | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | A branch of the Bahá'í International Community's United Nations Office for the Pacific region was opened in Suva, Fiji. [AWH76; VV54] | Bahá'í International Community; Suva, Fiji; Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The Bahá'í International Community was invited to participate in the World Conference on Education for All in Thailand because of its involvement in the work of the Task Force for Literacy under the aegis of UNESCO. [AWH75] | Bahá'í International Community; Education; Literacy; UNESCO; Thailand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The Bahá'í International Community, through the Office of the Environment in collaboration with other environmental organizations, re-instituted the annual World Forestry Charter Gathering that had be founded in 1945 by Richard St. Barbe Baker. [AWH75] [VV106] | Bahá'í International Community; Environment; Richard St. Barbe Baker | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | With the approval of the Universal House of Justice, the Bahá'í administrative institutions of the eastern and western parts of Germany were re-united. [BINS230:2] | National Spiritual Assembly of Germany; Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | Pope John Paul II made mention of the Bahá'ís at a reception held in his honour in Burundi. [AWH88] | Pope John Paul II; - Popes; Burundi | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The Asian Buddhist Conference for Peace was held in Mongolia.
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1990 (In the year) | The National Spiritual Assembly of South Africa made a submission for the drafting of a new constitution.
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National Spiritual Assembly; Constitutions (Bahá'í); South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | Amata Kabua, President of the Marshall Islands, visited the Bahá'í World Centre. [BW94–5:83] | Amata Kabua; - Presidents; Prominent visitors; Islands; Marshall Islands; Oceania; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The Purest Branch Project in Belize resulted in over a thousand people becoming Bahá'ís from the Garifuna population around Dangriga. | Teaching campaigns; Mass conversion; Belize; Dangriga, Belize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The first Adam Benke Project was organized by the Bahá'í European Youth Council in Bulgaria.
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European Bahá'í Youth Council; Youth; Firsts, other; Bulgaria | First Adam Benke Project; first semi-public talks and lectures in Bulgaria | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The Italian Association for Bahá'í Studies was established in Rome. [BINS232:5]
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Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Rome, Italy; Italy; - Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | An Association for Bahá'í Studies was established in Kenya. | Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Kenya; - Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The National Spiritual Assembly of Taiwan opened a permanent Bahá'í Office of the Environment for Taiwan in Taipei. [BINS221:5] | Environment; Taipei, Taiwan; Taiwan | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The Bádi Foundation was established in Macao through an initial endowment in honour of Badi'u'llah Farid and Shidrokh Amirkia Bagha, who were outstanding examples of dedication, service and self-sacrifice for the well-being of humankind. The fundamental purpose animating the Bádi Foundation has always been to contribute, however modestly, to the spiritual and material progress of China. [Website]
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Social and Economic Development Organizations; Badi Foundation; Macau; China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 - 1992 | The accelerating growth of the Bahá'í communities and the drastically changing conditions in the Soviet Union and the Eastern Bloc impelled the Universal House of Justice to call for a subsidiary Two Year Teaching Plan to run from Riḍván 1990 to Riḍván 1992, with greatly increased goals for all these lands. [BW20p199] | Two Year Teaching Plan; - Teaching Plans; Soviet Union | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1990 (In the year) | The United Nations International Literacy Year. [VV108] | United Nations; Literacy | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 25 – 29 Dec | The first International Bahá'í Summer School of Bophuthatswana was held at the Pilanesberg National Game Reserve, attended by 263 people from 12 countries. [BINS215:1–2] | Summer schools; First summer and winter schools; Bophuthatswana, South Africa; South Africa | first International Bahá’í Summer School of Bophuthatswana | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 18 Dec - 1990 2 Jan | West Berlin Bahá'í communities were joined by 26 Bahá'ís from six European countries and the United States in proclamation and teaching activities among East Germans. [BINS215:2]
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Promise of World Peace (statement); Teaching; Berlin, Germany; Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 18 Dec - 1990 2 Jan | During the Youth Winter School in Traben-Trarback participants from 12 countries including East Germany, Romania, Hungary and the Soviet Union gathered for the first time since the Second World War. [BINS215:2] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - Conferences, International; Winter schools; - First conferences; Traben-Trarbach, Germany; Germany; Eastern Europe; Soviet Union; Russia | first gathering soviet-bloc countries since WW II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 15 Dec | A World Forestry Charter Gathering organized by the Offices of Public Information in London and New York took place in London. [AWH75; BINS214:1–2]
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Richard St. Barbe Baker; Environment; London, England; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (Late in the year) | The Local Spiritual Assembly of Budapest was re-elected for the first time since the proscription of 1950. [BINS223:4; Letter of the Universal House of Justice to the National Spiritual Assembly of Austria, 6 December 1989
www.bahai.hu Note 68]
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Local Spiritual Assembly, re-formed; Budapest, Hungary; Hungary | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 28 Nov - 8 Dec | In 1988, when 14 young Soviets youth were hosted by the Bahá'ís at a summer camp in Hawaii, they were introduced to the Universal House of Justice's peace statement, found it to be supportive of their mission, and invited the Bahá'ís to come and share it with Soviet youth. In return, under the auspices ofYouth Ambassadors International (YAI) and Foundation for Social Innovation (FSI), 62 Bahá'ís from eight Pacific Island nations made a return trip to the Soviet Union. The project was called the "Promise of World Peace Tour". They spent five days in Moscow and four in Kazan, capital of the Tatar ASSR. Their activities were: The group was invited to visit Kazan, at that time a "closed city", where they spent four days touring schools and visiting private homes. |
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1989 4 Nov | Half a million citizens had gathered in East Berlin's public square Alexanderplatz, calling for change. Five days later, the German Democratic Republic, facing mounting public pressure from its people, relented. They thought they could calm the protests by loosening the border controls, making it easier for East Berliners to travel, without opening the border up completely. A spokesperson for the East German government, Günter Schabowski, held a hastily arranged press conference to announce the changes. But in a moment that would alter the course of history, he mistakenly declared that East Germans would be allowed to cross the border freely, effective immediately.
The announcement stunned the journalists at the press conference, who greeted it with first disbelief and then elation. The news spread like wildfire and within hours, thousands of East Germans began flocking to the checkpoints along the wall. They were met by bewildered border guards, struggling to understand what their instructions were regarding this new policy. At around 22:45, overwhelmed by the sheer number of people arriving and lacking any clear orders, the border guards finally opened the gates and overjoyed East Germans flowed over into West Berlin. [BBC] |
Berlin Wall, Germany; Berlin, Germany; East Germany | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 4 – 6 Nov | The European Bahá'í Youth Council, comprised of seven youth and appointed by the Universal House of Justice to coordinate those European youth activities that have a continental impact, met for the first time, in London. [BINS213:4; BW93–4:121] | European Bahá'í Youth Council; Youth; London, England; United Kingdom; - Europe | first meeting European Bahá’í Youth Council | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 26 Oct | The Universal House of Justice issued statement on the environment. [AWH144] | Universal House of Justice; Environment; - Statements; Nature | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 21 – 22 Oct | The Southern African Bahá'í Association for the Advancement of Women was formed in Johannesburg. [BINS210:8] | Women; Johannesburg, South Africa; South Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 10 Oct | The Bahá'í World Centre received official approval by the Local Town Planning Committee and City Council of Haifa of the Town Planning Scheme for the initiation of the Projects on Mt Carmel. | Arc project; Haifa, Israel | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Oct | One Country, the newsletter of the Bahá'í International Community, started publication in five other languages - French, Spanish, Chinese, Russian, and German. The first French language edition of the publication was launched in Paris in October, 1989. Each issue contained two or three in-depth feature stories on the United Nations, noteworthy social and economic development projects, environmental efforts or educational programs, along with an editorial that addresses world problems from a Bahá'í point of view. | Bahá'í International Community; One Country (magazine); - First publications; - Newsletters; * Publications | First French language edition of One Country | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Oct | The National Spiritual Assembly of Bangladesh reported the enrolment of 7,500 people in the year since November 1988. [BINS210:1] | Mass conversion; Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Oct - Nov | In India, 4,300 people became Bahá'ís in the State of Orissa. [BINS213:3] | Mass conversion; Orissa, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 16 – 17 Sep | Bahá'ís in Liechtenstein mounted a display of Bahá'í books and an exhibition at an international festival for peace, justice and the preservation of creation held in Balzers, the first time they have been allowed to have a booth or stand of any kind in public. [BINS209:8] | Exhibitions; Firsts, other; Liechtenstein | first pubic display booth or stand Liechtenstein | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Sep | The Bahá'í Office of the Environment was established as part of the Bahá'í International Community in New York. [AWH75; VV54, 106] | Bahá'í Office of the Environment; Environment; Bahá'í International Community; New York, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (Summer) | The founding of the Maxwell International Bahá'í School. It was a co-ed Bahá'í school located on Shawnigan Lake, British Columbia, Canada. It offered day students and boarding students from many parts of the world instruction from grades 7-12. Its educational philosophy was based on the principles of the Bahá'í Faith. The school was opened in a ceremony with guest of honour Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum (Mary Maxwell, daughter of May and Sutherland) and wife of the Bahá'í Faith's Guardian, Shoghi Effendi). A tree was planted in dedication to the opening of the school. In the early 2006-2007 school year, the school board decided to drop "Bahá'í" from its name, changing it to "Maxwell International School". The school closed on its 20th anniversary in 2008. [Wiki] | Maxwell International School, Canada; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Maxwell International School, Canada; Shawnigan Lake, BC; British Columbia, Canada; Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 27 Aug | The Universal House of Justice sent a message offering clarification on the subject of the Nineteen Day Feast. [Universal House of Justice 27 August, 1989, AWH192-4] | Nineteen Day Feast; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 3 Aug | The first Latvian resident in Latvia to become a Bahá'í, Lilita Postaza, a renowned tapestry artist, enrolled after visiting the Bahá'í temple in India. | Lilita Postaza; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; Lotus temple, New Delhi; First Bahá'ís by country or area; Latvia | first Latvian Bahá'í resident in Latvia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Aug | The first Mongolian to become a Bahá'í, Ms Oyundelger, a 22-year-old English-language pupil of Sean Hinton, enrolled in Ulaan Baator. [VV101] | First Bahá'ís by country or area; Sean Hinton; Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia; Mongolia | first Bahá’í in Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Aug | Forty Bahá'ís from Réunion, Mauritius, Seychelles and France joined a teaching campaign in Madagascar during which 724 people become Bahá'ís. [BINS217:4] | Mass conversion; Madagascar | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 23 Jul | The first meeting of Bahá'í women in Mauritius took place at the Bahá'í Institute. [BINS215:6] | Mauritius | first meeting of Bahá’í women in Mauritius | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 10 Jul | The Universal House of Justice issued statement on literacy. [AWH142-3] | Universal House of Justice; Literacy; - Statements | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 5 Jul | Dr Ugo Giachery (b. 13 May, 1896, Palermo, Sicily), Hand of the Cause of God, passed away while on a visit to Western Samoa. [BINS204:1; VV123]
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Ugo Giachery; - Hands of the Cause; Hands of the Cause, Births and deaths; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Hands of the Cause, First Contingent; Tiapapata, Samoa; Apia, Samoa; Samoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Jul | Sean Hinton, the first Bahá'í to reside in Mongolia, was named a Knight of Bahá'u'lláh by the Universal House of Justice. | Sean Hinton; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Mongolia | first Bahá’í to reside in Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 3 Jul | The passing of Bobbie Cowan in Invermere, BC. [AC297] | Bobbie Cowan; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Invermere, BC; British Columbia, Canada; Canada | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 1 – 2 Jul | The first European Bahá'í Women's Conference was held at De Poort Conference Centre, the Netherlands. [BINS203:2] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; - Conferences, International; De Poort, Netherlands; - First conferences; Groesbeek, Netherlands; Netherlands; - Europe | first European Bahá’í Women’s Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Jul - Aug | Five European Regional 'Peace Moves' Youth Conferences were held in different parts of the continent. | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; Peace; - Europe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 25 Jun | The Universal House of Justice said in a message it was timely for the knowledge of the Bahá'í Faith to be disseminated on the mainland of China as quickly as possible. [PH80]
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Universal House of Justice; China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 6 May | The Bahá'í World Centre received one of six awards given by the Council for a "Beautiful Israel" in a ceremony in Jerusalem. [BINS199:2] | - Bahá'í World Centre; Awards; Jerusalem, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 May | The Olinga Teaching Project was launched in Fiji, resulting in over a thousand people becoming Bahá'ís. [BINS204:3] | Mass conversion; Fiji | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 May | Nearly 880 people became Bahá'ís in Guyana. [BINS202:8] | Mass conversion; Guyana | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Ridván | The Universal House of Justice reported that nearly half a million people had became Bahá'ís in the past year. [AWH60] | Statistics | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Ridván | The Local Spiritual Assembly of 'Ishqábád (now Ashgabat, Turkmenistan) was re-formed after a lapse of 61 years, the first local assembly to be formed in the Soviet Union. [AWH73; VV111] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Ashgabat; Turkmenistan; Soviet Union; Russia | first Local Spiritual Assembly to in the former Soviet Union. | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Guinea-Bissau was formed. [PH73; BW20p249; AWH62; BINS199:1, 4]
In 1975 Senegal had jurisdiction over Mauritania (1978), Cape Verde Islands (1984) and Guinea-Bissau (1989). With the last of its territories gone this left Senegal alone hence the National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal was formed with its seat in Dakar. |
National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Guinea Bissau; Dakar, Senegal; Senegal | first NSA Guinea-Bissau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 9 Apr | The Bahá'ís of Moscow celebrated the first Feast since the 1930s. The event took place in the Hainsworth home. [BW20p229] | Feast; Moscow, Russia | first Feast in Moscow since the 1930s | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Apr | Some four million persons had visited the House of Worship in New Delhi to this date. [AWH61] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Delhi; Lotus temple, New Delhi; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Statistics; New Delhi, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Apr | The Universal House of Justice announced a vast majority of prisoners that had been held by authorities in Irán had been released. [AWH62] | Universal House of Justice; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Ridván | The first National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Macau was formed. [PH73; AWH62] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Macau | first NSA of Macau | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Apr | The Association for Bahá'í Studies of Malaysia was established. [BINS206:8] | Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Malaysia; - Asia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Apr | Nearly one half million new believers were enrolled since last Ridván. [AWH60] | Statistics; Growth; - Worldwide | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 24 – 27 Mar | The first All-Ireland Youth Spring School was held in Closkelt, Northern Ireland. [BINS197:51] | Closkelt, Northern Ireland; Northern Ireland, UK | first All-Ireland Youth Spring School | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 23 – 26 Mar | The First National Women's Conference of Spain was held in Madrid. [BINS201:6] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; - Conferences, National; Women; - First conferences; Madrid, Spain; Spain | first National Women’s Conference of Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 17 Mar | The Bahá'í International Community entered into a 'working relationship' with the World Health Organization (WHO) for the period 1989–91. [AWH61; BINS201:1] | Bahá'í International Community; World Health Organization (WHO) | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 9 Mar | The Commission on Human Rights adopted a resolution expressing grave concern at human rights violations in Iran, mentioning the Bahá'ís three times. [BINS195:1] | United Nations; Human Rights; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Bahá'í International Community; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 15 Feb | The publication of the statement by the Bahá'í International Community, "Creating a Universal Culture of Human Rights", to the fourty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. | Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; Human Rights; United Nations; Geneva, Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 9 Feb | The publication of the statement by the Bahá'í International Community, "Right to Development", to the forty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. | Human Rights; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; United Nations; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 8 Feb | The publication of the statement by the Bahá'í International Community, "Eliminating Racism", to the forty-fifth session of the United Nations Commission on Human Rights. | Racism; United Nations; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Feb | The inaugural publication of One Country, the newsletter of the Bahá'í International Community. It was a publication of the Office of Public Information of the Bahá'í International Community in New York. The periodical reported mainly on activities of the worldwide Bahá'í community in relation to issues of sustainable development, peace and world order, human rights, and the advancement of women. [BW'86-'92 p.539] | One Country (magazine); - Newsletters; Bahá'í International Community; - First publications; * Publications; - Periodicals; New York, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 7 Jan | A week-long teaching project was launched in the Andaman and Nicobar Islands resulting in 43 enrolments and the re-formation of two local spiritual assemblies. [BINS191:7] | Local Spiritual Assembly, re-formed; Teaching; Andaman and Nicobar Islands, India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 Jan | Three per cent of the population of North Tarawa, Kiribati, 70 people, became Bahá'ís. [BINS193:3] | North Tarawa, Kiribati; Kiribati | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (In the year) | The establishment of the Bahá'í International Community's Office of the Environment in New York. Ridván Message 1992 [AWH75; VV54 106] | Bahá'í International Community; Environment; New York, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (In the year) | Three International Music Festivals were held in Africa. [BINS215] | Music festivals; - Music; * Arts and crafts; - Africa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (In the year) | A branch of the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information was established in Hong Kong in anticipation of the time when the Bahá'í Faith can be proclaimed on the mainland of China. [AWH61; VV54] | Bahá'í International Community; Office of Public Information; Hong Kong; China | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (In the year) | The New Era Foundation was formed by the US National Spiritual Assembly to sponsor a wide range of development projects in several continents. [VV81] | New Era Foundation; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (In the year) | The first travel teachers to visit Albania since World War II arrived from Italy. | Albania | first travel teachers visit Albania since WW II | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (In the year) | During a three-week teaching effort on the island of Tobago, 450 people became Bahá'ís. [BINS201:7] | Teaching; Mass conversion; Trinidad and Tobago | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (In the year) | More than 250 people became Bahá'ís in Zambia in the first three months of the year. [BINS201:6] | Mass conversion; Zambia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1989 (In the Year) | The Bahá'ís of Warwick (U.K.) began producing a series of leaflets known informally as the "Warwick leaflets", and marketed in North America as the "Star Series". They were designed to be given out to seekers and new believers, and cover many introductory aspects of the Bahá'í Faith. For a list of titles see Bahá'i Library.
For the history of the Warwick Leaflets see Bahaipedia. |
* Publications; Publishing; Warwick, England; United Kingdom | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 24 Dec | The first National Youth Conference of Côte d'Ivoire took place. [BINS196:9] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; Youth; - First conferences; Ivory Coast | first National Youth Conference of Côte d’Ivoire | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 30 Dec - 1989 1 Jan | Senior officers of the Bahá'í International Community in the Holy Land, Geneva, and New York met with representatives of five national spiritual assemblies to discuss their collaboration with the United Nations, its agencies and their governments. | Bahá'í International Community | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 29 Dec | The Universal House of Justice issued a letter to the Bahá'ís in the United States published as Individual Rights and Freedoms in the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh. [Mess86-01p60] | * Universal House of Justice, Letters and messages; * Publications; - Administration; - Administrative Order; Authority; Bahá'í Faith, Evolutionary nature of; Consultation; Criticism and apologetics; Ethics; Freedom and liberty; Freedom of expression; Human Rights; Individualism; Moderation; Publishing, Review; Unity; Culture, Western; - Bahá'í World Centre; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 28 Dec | Sean Hinton, a British Bahá'í youth of 22 years, arrived in Ulaan Baator, Mongolia, as an official research scholar in ethnomusicology from the University of Cambridge, the first Bahá'í to reside in Mongolia. [VV101]
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Sean Hinton; - Knights of Bahá'u'lláh; Ulaan Baatar, Mongolia; Mongolia | first Bahá’í to reside in Mongolia | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 18 Dec | H. Borrah Kavelin, (b. 18 March, 1906, Russia), former member of the first House of Justice, passed away in Albuquerque, New Mexico. He was buried in Fairview Memorial Park in Albuquerque. [VV97]
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H. Borrah Kavelin; Universal House of Justice, Members of; Births and deaths; In Memoriam; Albuquerque, NM; New Mexico, USA; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 9 Dec | The passing of Edna M. True, (b. July 29, 1888, in Grand Rapids, Michigan) She was a daughter of the Hand of the Cause of God Corinne Knight True whose valiant work from 1909-25 as financial secretary of Bahá'í Temple Unity was instrumental in building the House of Worship in Wilmette.
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Edna True; Corinne True; Counsellors; National Spiritual Assemblies; European Teaching Committee; In Memoriam; Grand Rapids, MI; Wilmette, IL; USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 8 Dec | The plenary session of the General Assembly of the United Nations adopted a resolution concerning human rights in Iran which specifically mentions the suffering of the Bahá'ís. [BINS189:2] | United Nations; Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; Human Rights; Bahá'í International Community; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 4 Dec | A two-week teaching project was launched, resulting in 414 people becoming Bahá'ís, including ten chiefs. [BINS192:4] | Mass conversion | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Dec c. | The Government of Western Samoa published a Christmas issue of four stamps of religious buildings, among them the Bahá'í House of Worship in Samoa. [BINS196:8] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Apia, Samoa; Stamps; Apia, Samoa; Samoa | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Nov - 1989 Feb | Teaching projects were launched in the Philippines, resulting in 3,847 people becoming Bahá'ís. [BINS195:4] | Mass conversion; Philippines | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 30 Nov | The Bahá'í International Community was elected Secretary of the Board of the 'Conference on Non-Governmental Organizations in consultative status with the Economic and Social Council of the United Nations' (CONGO) for the period 1988–91. [BINS189:2] | Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; Social and economic development; New York, USA | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 26 Nov - 4 Dec | Over a thousand people became Bahá'ís in Bolivia during a teaching project. [BINS189:2]
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Mass conversion; Bolivia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Nov - Dec | Six hundred people became Bahá'ís in West Bengal and 5,150 in Orissa, India. [BINS189:4–5] | Mass conversion; West Bengal, India; Orissa, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Nov - Dec | One thousand one hundred people became Bahá'ís in the State of Gujarat, India. [BINS190:5] | Mass conversion; Gujarat, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Nov | More than 2,500 people enrolled in Bangladesh. [BINS190:5]
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Mass conversion; LSA; Bangladesh | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Nov c. | Pietro Pandolfini, the first from the Albanian minority in Sicily to become a Bahá'í, enrolled. [BINS189:5] | First believers by background; Sicily, Italy | first from Albanian minority Sicily | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Nov - Dec | The first members of the Jhana tribe to become Bahá'ís enrolled in India. [BINS189:5] | First believers by background; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Oct | Thirteen Romanies became Bahá'ís in northern Spain. [BINS186:7] | Gypsies; Minorities; Spain | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Oct | One hundred and twenty people in Hong Kong and 280 in Macau become Bahá'ís as a result of teaching institutes. [BINS189:8]
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Teaching institutes; Mass conversion; Hong Kong; Macau | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Oct | In the State of Orissa, India, 2,600 people became Bahá'ís and 16 new local spiritual assemblies were formed in 15 days. | Mass conversion; LSA; Orissa, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 24 – 25 Sep | The first annual Bahá'í Studies Conference of Spain was held in Barcelona. [BINS192:5] | Bahá'í studies; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Other; - First conferences; Barcelona, Spain; Spain | first annual Bahá’í Studies Conference of Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 24 Sep | The six-week Manicaland Teaching Campaign was launched in Zimbabwe and reported 166 enrolments in the first three weeks. [BINS188:8] | Zimbabwe | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 10 Sep | A three-month teaching project was launched in Colombia, resulting in 1,245 people becoming Bahá'ís. [BINS193:1] | Colombia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Sep | A five-day teaching project in the Lake Titicaca region of Peru enrolled 738 youth and 1,026 adults, almost half of whom were women. [BINS184:10]
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Lake Titicaca; Peru | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Sep | An intensive teaching campaign in Kenya enrolled 448 new Bahá'ís. [BINS184:8] | Kenya | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Sep | A teaching project in Maddhya Pradesh, India, enrolled 20,000 new Bahá'ís in Morena District. [BINS185:4] | Mass conversion; Madhya Pradesh, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 3 – 7 Aug | The first Iberian Youth Conference was held in Lisbon, attended by 120 Bahá'ís from nine European countries. [BINS181:6] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Youth; - Conferences, International; Youth; Lisbon, Portugal; Portugal; - Europe | first Iberian Youth Conference | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Aug | A 20-day teaching project in Coro, Falcon State, Venezuela, enrolled 120 people in the first two days. [BINS182:7] | Falcón, Venezuela; Venezuela | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Jul - Aug | Over 500 people became Bahá'ís in Liberia. [BINS184:8] | Liberia | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1980-1988 | The paper, Iranian Baha'is and the Iran-Iraq War (1980-1988) was presented by Dr Kamali Sarvestani at the annual meeting of the Middle East Studies Association on November 4th, 2023. The study examines the Iranian Bahá'ís engagement in the Iran-Iraq War.
An abstract can be found at myMESA. |
Persecution, Iran; Iran; Iraq | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 26 Jul | In the final phases of the Iran-Iraq war Supreme Leader Ruhollah Khomeini felt that defeat was imminent and decided to take his revenge on the political prisoners. He issued fatwas ordering the execution of anyone who had not "repented" and who was not willing to collaborate entirely with the regime. The massacres began, and every day hundreds of political prisoners were hanged and their corpses were buried hurriedly in mass graves all over major cities, in particular, Tehran. By the time it ended in the autumn of 1988, some 30,000 political prisoners, the overwhelming majority activists of the People's Mojahedin Organization of Iran (PMOI or MEK), had been slaughtered. On August 9, 2016, an audiotape was released by Khomeini's former heir, Hossein-Ali Montazeri, acknowledging that that massacre took place and had been ordered at the highest levels. [National Council of Resistance in Iran website; Facebook - Iran Gathering]
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Persecution, Iran; Mohammad Jaffar Mahallati; Ayatollah Bahaoddin Mahallati; Iran | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 15 Jul | The first International Women's Conference of Paraguay opened, attended by 130 women from seven countries. [BINS180:5] | Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Women; Women; Paraguay; Latin America | first International Women’s Conference of Paraguay | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 14 – 17 Jul | The Bahá'í Association for Arts (BAFA) helds its first arts festival at the Bahá'í conference centre De Poort, Netherlands. [BINS180:4] | Bahá'í Association for Arts (BAFA); Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Arts; - First conferences; De Poort, Netherlands; Groesbeek, Netherlands; Netherlands | first arts festival Netherlands | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 7 – 10 Jul | The first Youth Convention of Spain was held in Madrid. [BINS180:5] | Madrid, Spain | first Youth Convention of Spain | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Jul | In 18 days of teaching, 876 adults, youth and children became Bahá'ís in Haiti. [BINS181:7]
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Mass conversion; Haiti | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Jul | Eighty–nine people became Bahá'ís in Belize. [BINS186:2] | Belize | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Jul | Nearly 50 people became Bahá'ís in Saipan, Mariana Islands. [BINS181:5]
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Saipan, Mariana Islands; Mariana Islands | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 30 Jun - 3 Jul | The Bahá'í Arts Council, Canada, held the first arts festival, 'Invitation 88: A Festival of the Human Spirit' at the University of Western Ontario, London, Ontario. [BINS179:2] | * Arts and crafts; Firsts, other; London, England; Ontario, Canada; Canada | first arts festival Canada | ||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Jun | The founding of the Virtues Project by Dr. Dan Popov, Linda Kavelin-Popov and her brother John Kavelin. The project spawned a number of books by Linda Kavelin-Popov:
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Virtues Project; Dan Popov; Linda Kavelin-Popov (Linda Popov); John Popov | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 Jun | Over 100,000 people, including large numbers of women, youth and families, became Bahá'ís in Uttar Pradesh, India. [BINS179:4] | Mass conversion; Uttar Pradesh, India; India | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 31 May | The Universal House of Justice wrote to the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of New Zealand to comment on a paper titled The Service of Women on the Institutions of the Baha'i Faith presented at the New Zealand Bahai Studies Association Conference in Christchurch earlier that month.
The paper raised the possibility that the ineligibility of women for membership on the Universal House of Justice may be a temporary provision subject to change through a process of progressive unfoldment of the divine purpose. [31 May 1988] |
Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Women; Universal House of Justice, Membership on; Christchurch, NZ; New Zealand | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
1988 19 May | The Universal House of Justice announced changes in the membership of the International Teaching Centre.
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International Teaching Centre; Farzam Arbab; Hartmut Grossmann; Lauretta King; Donald Rogers; Joy Stevenson; Peter Vuyiya; Magdalene Carney; Masud Khamsi; Isobel Sabri; Aziz Yazdi; Anneliese Bopp; - Bahá'í World Centre | |||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||||
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