- Achievements of the Seven Year Plan, 1979-1986, by Ahang Rabbani (1987-07). Construction progress at the Bahá'í World Centre; expansion of the BIC; international conferences; formations of Local and National Assemblies; teaching initiatives; publications and proclamations.
- 'Alí Murád Dávúdí: Collected Works: Books, Articles, Audio, Video, by 'Alí Murád Dávúdí, Adel Shafipour, comp. (1967-2007). 35 published and unpublished academic works by Dr. Davudi. Includes intro biography by Behrooz Sabet, 1-minute video biography (filename "WhatsApp Video 2025-03-07.mp4"), and 55-min audio file ("Dr_Davudi.mp3"). Collection in progress.
- Babi and Bahá'í community of Iran, The: A case of 'suspended genocide'?, by Moojan Momen (2005-06). A description of the four phases of the persecutions that the Babis and Baha’is in Iran have suffered (the Babis, the early Bahá'ís, during the Pahlavi dynasty, and following the 1979 Islamic revolution) and how they fit in with categories of genocide.
- Bahá'í Question, The: A Case of Religious Discrimination in Post-Revolutionary Iran, by Sina Astani (2010-05). Overview of the situation of the Bahá'ís in Iran, 1979-2010.
- Bahá'í World, The: Volume 18 (1979-1983), by Various, Universal House of Justice, comp. (1986). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
- Bahá'í World, The: Volume 17 (1976-1979), by Various, Universal House of Justice, comp. (1981). Periodic volumes that survey the global activities and major achievements of the Faith.
- Baha'is in Post-revolution Iran: Perspectives of the Ulema, by Ankita Sanyal (2019). Historical background of the ulema/monarchy equation; the Ayatollahs’ take on the Baha’is after 1979, and dissident views of the Bahá'ís.
- Bernard Leach, Potter: A Biographical Sketch, by Robert Weinberg (1999). The life and work of the potter Leach (1887–1979), the 'Father of British studio pottery', and a Bahá'í.
- Discourse on Bahá'í Theology, A: A Treatise by Dr. 'Alí-Murád Dávúdí on God and Revelation, by 'Alí Murád Dávúdí, Vargha Taefi, trans. (2021). Overview of the life of Davudi, a distinguished scholar and researcher and prolific author, followed by a translation of a treatise on the transcendence of God, apophatic theology, knowledge of God, emanation and manifestation, and divine attributes.
- Enoch Olinga: Hand of the Cause of God, by Rúhíyyih Khánum, Rowshan Mustapha (2001). Lengthy biography of a Hand of the Cause, published in the In Memoriam section of Bahá'í World (1986), followed by a separate section "Enoch Olinga, Reminiscences of Moments with Him," by Rowshan Mustapha.
- Enoch Olinga: Main de la cause de Dieu, by Rúhíyyih Khánum, Rowshan Mustapha (2006). French version of Ruhiyyih Khanum's "Enoch Olinga, Hand of the Cause of God" (Bahá'í World 18, 1986). Followed by a separate translation of Rowshan Mustapha's "Enoch Olinga, Reminiscences of Moments with Him." Translation anonymous or by committee.
- Faith Denied, A: The Persecution of the Bahá'ís of Iran, by Iran Human Rights Documentation Center (2006-12). The Iran Human Rights Documentation Center's account of persecutions of Bahá'ís of Iran (2006).
- Five Year Plan (1974-1979) Statistical Report, by Bahá'í World Centre (1978-04). Survey of the progress made towards achieving the goals of the 5-year plan, both at the World Centre and throughout the global community.
- Hands of the Cause of God, by Universal House of Justice, Lilian Alá'í, Ray Hudson (1986). Six documents from Bahá'í World 18 part four section 2: The Hands of the Cause of God and their functions, their work and travels 1979-1983, Boards of Counsellors and the International Teaching Centre, and tributes by Lilian Ala'i and Ray Hudson.
- Heroes of God: History of the Bahá'í Faith in Ecuador, 1940-1979, by Helen Bassett Hornby (1984). First book (in English) on the first four decades of the Faith in Ecuador.
- In the Service of the Peacock Throne: The Diaries of the Shah's Last Ambassador to London, by Parviz C. Radji (1983). Passing mentions of the bombing of a restaurant allegedly owned by a Bahá'í (1979?), and the Bahá'í father of Amir Abbas Hoveyda.
- "In Their Place": Marking and Unmarking Shi'ism in Pahlavi Iran, by Aaron Vahid Sealy (2011). Dissertation about Shi'ite nationalism in Iran 1925-1979, including extensive discussion of anti-Bahá'í activity and persecutions. (Offsite.)
- Iran: Drehscheibe zwischen Ost und West, by Gerhard Schweizer (1991). Lengthy discussion of Bábí history, Bahá'í literature and teachings, and the persecutions of 1955 and 1979.
- Iran's Systemic Denial of Access to Higher Education, by Saman Sabeti (2017). Discrimination as embedded in the Iranian Constitution and in higher education since 1979; dismissal and expulsion; exclusion by application form; exclusion by process; how the victims have responded.
- Iranian Expatriates, Letter to, following 1979 Iranian Revolution, by Universal House of Justice, Inayat Rawhani, trans. (1986). Letter of support and guidance to Iranians who had recently fled the Iranian Revolution, dated 10 February 1980.
- Iranian Refugees: The Many Faces of Persecution, by Allen K. Jones (1984-12). A paper detailing the persecution and displacement of Iranian refugees (including Bahá'ís) due to religious, ethnic, and political reasons following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, emphasizing their global spread and challenges in asylum and resettlement.
- Obituary: Alimurad Davudi (1922-1979), by Novin Doostdar (1999). Davudi was Professor of Philosophy at Tehran University, and long-time secretary of the Iranian Bahá'í National Spiritual Assembly; he was abducted by government agents, and assumed to have been murdered shortly after the Islamic Revolution.
- Olinga, Enoch, by Richard Francis (1998). Life of Hand of the Cause of God and "Father of Victories."
- Persecution of the Baha'is in Iran: 1979-1986: A 7-year campaign to eliminate a religious minority, by Bahá'í International Community (1986). Overview of activities and propaganda against Bahá'ís in Iran, and the responses of the United Nations.
- Religious Background of the 1979 Revolution in Iran, by Moojan Momen (1995).
- Religious Minorities in Iran: Bahá'ís, Jews, and the Islamic State, by Sarah Oliai (2011-09). Overview of Iran's transition after the Islamic Revolution in 1979, leaving connections to its ancient empires and monarchical past while moving toward a national community united under Shi'a Islamic principles.
- Resistance, Resilience and the Role of Narrative: Lessons from the Experiences of Iranian Bahá'í Women Prisoners, by Donna Hakimian (2009-06). A study of Iranian Bahá’í women who were imprisoned in Iran following the 1979 revolution. Aspects of individual resistance and resilience are explored through life history interviews. Link to article (offsite).
- Ridvan 1979 (Naw-Rúz): Bahá'í Era 136, by Universal House of Justice (1979-04). Annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world, on the launching of the Seven Year Plan and elucidation of the Seven Year Plan goals.
- Searching for Bahá'í Identity, by Alexandra Leavy (2009-08). How do religious minorities adapt to the new nationalist identity of Iran post-1979?
- State, Bureaucracy, and Revolution in Modern Iran, The: Agrarian Reforms and Regime Politics, by Ali Farazmand (1989). Brief discussion of Bahá'ís being excluded from the constitutions of 1906 and 1979, (alleged) Jewish support of the Bahá'í Faith, and claims that British imperialism promoted the Faith to undermine the Islamic theocracy.
- Statistical Information on the Bahá'í Faith, by Bahá'í International Community (1994/1997). Brief statistics on the number of Bahá'ís in the world and in certain territories and the activities of Bahá'ís.
- Statistical information on the Bahá'ís of the United States, 1979, by Bahá'í World Centre (1979-04). Document issued to delegates to the annual National Spiritual Assembly elections, April 1979.
- Yamamoto, Hiroshi: Eldest son of the world's first Japanese believer, by Marion Yazdi (1980-04). Japanese-American Yamamoto (c. 1909-1979) was the eldest son of Kanichi (Moto) Yamamoto, the first ethnic Japanese Bahá’í in the world.
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