Chronology: Date 1988-03

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1988 11 Mar 198-	The passing of Italian orientalist, scholar and linguist Alessandro Bausani. As an orientalist he made contributions in several fields: Persian Literature, Islam, linguistics, the history of Islamic science, Urdu, Indonesian, and other Islamic literatures. He was a polyglot having studied all the main European languages plus Basque, Arabic, Turkish, Persian as well as Latin and Greek. He accepted the Faith in 1949 and served as a member of the local and national assemblies in Italy. He was a speaker much in demand at all sorts of Bahá'í gatherings in Italy and beyond. A number of his written contributions about the Bahá'í teachings were published posthumously in a volume called, Saggi sulla Fede Bahá'í ("Essays on the Bahá'í Faith", Rome, 1991). [Obituary: Alessandro Bausani (1921-1988) by Heshmat Moayyad; Encyclopædia Iranica: BAUSANI, ALESSANDRO] Alessandro Bausani was a prolific writer. A small sampling of his publications include: Some Aspects of the Bahá'í Expressive Style World Order Winter 1978-79 p.36-43 Islam in the History of Religions by Alessandro Bausani (1972) History of Religion from the Bahá'í Perspective by Alessandro Bausani and translated by Miguel Gil Santesteban	Alessandro Bausani; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Italy
1988 8 Mar 198-	Shirin Fozdar, ardent champion of women's rights and influential women's leader, was honoured for her work for equality and women's advancement at a ceremony organized by the Singapore Council of Women, which she founded in 1952. [BINS176:7]	Shirin Fozdar; Women; Awards; Singapore
1988 Mar 198-	The publication of the first edition of the trilingual publication The Journal of Bahá'í Studies under the auspices of the Association for Bahá'í Studies in North America. See the Editorial Statement. Current and past issues are available at their website. In addition, one can make a submission on the site. Copies of the Journal can be purchased at their website.	Bahá'í studies; Journal of Bahá'í Studies; Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America); Canada; United States (USA); North America


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