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1956 Apr 195- |
The publication of Ade-rih-wa-nie-ton On-kwe-on-we Neh-ha: A Message to the Iroquois Indians in the Canadian Bahá'í News. This pamphlet was translated to the Mohawk language by Mr. Charles Cooke of Ottawa and there is reason to believe the translation was commissioned by the Québec Regional Teaching Committee. [Letter from the National Spiritual Assembly to Dr. C Buck 6 January 2021; CBN No69 Oct 1955 p4; CBN 45 April 1956 p.11]
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- Indigenous Messengers of God; Iroquois; Native Americans; Canada | |
1956 Apr 195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced the extension to Egyptian Bahá'í women of the right to be elected to the National Spiritual Assembly and to participate in the national convention. [MBW96–7] | National Spiritual Assembly, women; Women; Equality; - Middle East; Egypt | |
1956 Apr 195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced that the Bahá'í Faith was established in 247 countries, in 3,700 localities and that there were more than 900 local spiritual assemblies, of which 168 were incorporated. Bahá'í literature had been translated into 190 languages. [MBW92–3] | Statistics | |
1956 Apr 195- |
Shoghi Effendi announced that the remaining 22 pillars of the International Bahá'í Archives had been erected and that the last half of the 900 tons of marble from Italy had been delivered. Forty-four tons of glazed green tiles from Utrecht had been placed in position. [MBW108] He also announced that: |
Haram-i-Aqdas; Covenant-breaking; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Tea House of (Bajji); * Bahá'í World Centre; Bahji, Israel; International Archives Building (Haifa) |
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