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1995 31 Dec 199- |
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 – 30 199- |
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 199- |
The Universal House of Justice clarified the functioning of the Continental Boards:
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Counsellors | |
1995 26 Dec 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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; United States (USA) | |
1995 4 - 15 Sep 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
More than 7,000 people became Bahá'ís in Haiti in two weeks. [BINS348:3] | Mass conversion; Haiti | |
1995 Jul 26 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 1 199- |
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 14 199- |
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 199- |
The National Spiritual Assembly of Eritrea was formed. [BINS341:2; BW24p15; Ridván Message 152]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Eritrea | |
1995 Ridván 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 – 12 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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 199- |
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; United States (USA) | |
1995 Jan 199- |
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 199- |
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) 199- |
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) 199- |
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) 199- |
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 |
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