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1988 30 Dec - 1989 1 Jan 198- |
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 198- |
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; United States (USA) | |
1988 28 Dec 198- |
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 198- |
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; United States (USA) | |
1988 9 Dec 198- |
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; United States (USA) | |
1988 8 Dec 198- |
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 198- |
A two-week teaching project was launched, resulting in 414 people becoming Bahá'ís, including ten chiefs. [BINS192:4] | Mass conversion | |
1988 Dec c. 198- |
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 (philately); Apia, Samoa; Samoa |
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