- 1970-1995: Newspaper articles archive, by Various (1970-1995). — Collection of newspaper articles from 1970-1995.
- 60th Anniversary of the Universal Declaration on Human Rights, by Bahá'í International Community (2008-02-06). — Baha'i International Community’s Statement on the occasion of the 60th Anniversary of the Universa...
- Alain Locke on Race, Religion, and the Bahá'í Faith, by Christopher Buck (2018). — Locke was cynical about the prospect of real progress in race relations within Christianity itself, ...
- American Dream, The: Stories from the Heart of Our Nation, by Dan Rather (2001). — Commentary on Baha'i persecutions, by a famous TV news anchor.
- Amnesty International, by Universal House of Justice (1993-02-14). — Baha'is may work with but should not hold membership in Amnesty International.
- Anti-Secular Regulation of Religious Difference in Egypt, The, by Meriam Wagdy Azmi (2021). — Religious minorities lack recognition by the government. Secularism could remedy this, but some argu...
- August Forel Defends the Persecuted Persian Bahá'ís: 1925-1927, by John Paul Vader (1986). — History of Forel's involvement with the Faith. Includes correspondence from Shoghi Effendi.
- Báb on the Rights of Women, The, by Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam (2023-06). — Statements of the Bab on issues such as mutʿah and tahlil marriages, polygyny, bridal consent, divo...
- Bahá'í Approach to Non-Involvement in Partisan Political Activity, by Shoghi Effendi, Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States United States Bahá'í National Center, comp. (2022-10). — Resource for individual and group study, in light of the current civil and political unrest in the U...
- Bahá'í Declaration of Human Obligations and Rights, A, by Bahá'í International Community (1947-02). — The source of human rights is the endowment of qualities, virtues and powers which God has bestowed ...
- Bahá'í Faith and the Equality, Rights, and Advancement of Women, The: A Survey of Principles, Praxis, and Discourse, by Wendi Momen (2023). — Equality of women and men; education, advancement, and rights of women and girls; their application ...
- Baha'i Institute Of Higher Education, The: A Creative And Peaceful Response To Religious Persecution In Iran, by Bahá'í International Community (1999-04-01). — Overview of the history and architecture of BIHE, the independent, full-fledged, yet completely dece...
- Bahá'í Question, The: Cultural Cleansing in Iran, by Bahá'í International Community (2008-09).
- Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights, Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh, ed. (2001). — Articles by Kiser Barnes, Greg Duly, Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims, Graham Hassall, Darren Hedley, Nazila...
- Bahá'u'lláh and Liberation Theology, by Juan Cole (1997). — The idea of liberation and equality is central to Baha'i theology; the poor in the 19th century Midd...
- Brain Drain from Iran to the United States, The, by Akbar E. Torbat (2002 Spring). — Excerpt from article mentioning the exodus of Baha'i intelligentsia from Iran in 1979, and the Baha'...
- Bringing Rights Home: Human Rights and the Institution of the Family, by Chichi Layor (2001). — The role of family rights in contemporary human rights discourse, Baha’i principles relating to fa...
- Calling, The: Tahirih of Persia and Her American Contemporaries, by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman (2017). — Simultaneous, powerful spiritual movements swept across both Iran and the U.S in the mid-1800s. On t...
- Capital Punishment and Amnesty International, by Universal House of Justice (n.d.). — Letter from the House to Amnesty International on the death penalty.
- Cold Winter in North Africa, A: The Case of the Bahá'ís in Egypt, by Naseem Kourosh (2012-08). — Contemporary history of the Egyptian government's refusal to issue identification cards to Baha'is.
- Colonialism, Nationalism and Jewish Immigration to Palestine: Abdu'l-Baha's Viewpoints Regarding the Middle East, by Kamran Ekbal (2014). — Abdu'l-Baha was opposed to the cultural and political colonialism of foreign powers and their milita...
- Constitutional Coherence and the Legal Status of the Bahá'í Community of Iran, by Salim A. Nakhjavani (2016-11). — Constitutional coherence as a process norm; unfulfilled constitutional promises; aspects of the Iran...
- Constructive Resilience, by Firaydoun Javaheri (2018). — How the perseverance of the Baha'is in Iran has resulted in the generality of the Iranian people beg...
- Continuities and Discontinuities in Islamic Perspectives on Cultural Diversity, by Sulayman S. Nyang (1999-02). — Contains only brief mention of Baha'is, but discusses the Iranian Revolution and related topics.
- Declaración bahá'í sobre obligaciones y derechos humanos, 1947, by Bahá'í International Community (1947-02). — Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Baha'i ante la Conferencia Internacional de las Naciones ...
- Disinvestment: Is It a Bahá'í Issue?, by Marjan Nirou (1986). — Economic sanctions as a response to apartheid, the background of South Africa, Baha'i approaches to ...
- Egypt, Bahá'í Community of, and Religious Identity, by Universal House of Justice (2006-12-21). — Message to the Baha'is of Egypt in the wake of a Supreme Administrative Court decision in Cairo that...
- Examination of the Cultural Relativity of Human Rights, An, by Jonathan Patrick (2001 Autumn). — On the discourse between proponents of the universality of human rights, and those of their cultural...
- Eyes of the Children, The, by Sheila Banani (1986). — One poem inspired by female infanticide in China.
- 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 Baha'is of Iran (2006).
- Family Law in Iran, by Sen McGlinn (2001). — Detailed overview of 20th-century Iranian laws regarding marriage, divorce, marriage rights and duti...
- First Obligation, The: Lady Blomfield and the Save the Children Fund, by Robert Weinberg (1998). — Bio prepared for the UK Baha'i Centenary (1998-99).
- Foreigner: From an Iranian Village to New York City and the Lights That Led the Way, by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman (2019). — Biography of a young boy in Nayriz, Iran in the mid 20th-century, his reflection on the sad society;...
- From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States, by Naghme Naseri Morlock (2023). — The denial of a national identity of Baha'is in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differ...
- Homosexuality and Civil Rights, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States (2011-01-03). — Brief comments on the apparent contradiction between eliminating all prejudice, including against ho...
- Homosexuality and Civil Rights, by Universal House of Justice (2010-10-27). — Although sexual relations are to be restricted to marriage between a man and woman and Baha’is are...
- Hora Decisiva para todas las Naciones, by Bahá'í International Community (1995-10). — Declaración de la Comunidad Internacional Baha'i con motivo del 50 aniversario de Naciones Unidas ...
- Human Rights: Reflections from a Bahá'í Viewpoint, by Michael Curtotti (2001). — Born in modern times, the Baha’i Faith addresses human rights in the language of modernity but als...
- Human Rights and Multiculturalism, by Kiser Barnes (2001). — The concept of human rights must be enriched by spiritual principles. They rest on universal princip...
- Human Rights and Religious Faith, by Amnesty International (1986). — A statement from Amnesty International/USA, published by request.
- Human Rights and the Rights of the Child: Implications for Children's Participation in the Bahá'í Community, by Greg Duly (2001). — Are human rights universal? Do rights have spiritual or religious influences? What is the relevance ...
- Human Rights in the Bahá'í Writings, by Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi Universal House of Justice, comp. (2001-01-14). — Brief compilation on human rights from the writings of Baha'u'llah, Abdu'l-Baha, and Shoghi Effendi.
- Human Rights Watch on Persecution of Baha'is in Iran, by Reuters (1997-09-24). — Two articles covering a report by Human Rights Watch on the treatment of the Baha'is and other minor...
- Humanitarian Responses to Global Conflicts, by Universal House of Justice (2015-01-13). — A letter to and response from the House about why Baha'is do not condemn the 2014 attacks on Gaza, a...
- In the Face of Oppression, by Geoffrey Cameron (2011-07-29). — The Baha'is in Iran have long been persecuted, but stand strong in their pursuit of a just society.
- Indigenous Messengers of God, by Christopher Buck, Kevin Locke (2021). — PowerPoint for Zoom presentation “Divine Teachers of the Americas” by Kevin Locke, hosted by Gre...
- Indigenous rights and women's rights in the Samoan Bahá'í community, by Maureen Sier (1999).
- Individual Rights and Freedoms, by Universal House of Justice (1988-12-29). — An important and often-quoted letter about rights and freedom of expression in the Baha'i community,...
- International Criminal Court: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Dan Wheatley (2001 Winter/Spring). — Brief history of the ICC, and Baha'i support of it.
- Interreligious and Intercultural Cooperation, by Bahá'í International Community (2007-10). — Statement to the United Nations on best practices and strategies for interreligious and intercultura...
- Iran: Suppression of religious freedom and persecution of religious minorities: case studies, by Thomas Schirrmacher (2009). — The legal status of non-Shiite Muslims, Baha'is, and various Christian confessions in Iran.
- Iran since the Revolution, by Sepehr Zabih (1982). — Discussion of the Iranian constitution, with one passing mention of Baha'is not being recognized.
- 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...
- Iranian Refugees: The Many Faces of Persecution, by Allen K. Jones (1984-12). — A paper detailing the persecution and displacement of Iranian refugees (including Baha'is) due to re...
- Islam and Minorities: The Case of the Baha'is, by Christopher Buck (2003-06). — "The Baha'i question" is really a test case for whether Islam can legitimately claim to respect huma...
- Islám: The Road Ahead: Reflections of a Bahá'í on Islamic Topics, by Rowshan Mustapha (2014). — Questions about the finality of religion, the Day of Judgment, the role of Jesus and the Mihdi, and ...
- Language and Universalization: A 'Linguistic Ecology' Reading of Bahá'í Writings, by Gregory Paul P. Meyjes (1999). — How the promotion of linguistic minority rights may coincide with promotion of an International Auxi...
- Law and International Order: Proceedings of the First European Bahá'í Conference on Law and International Order: Review, by Joshua Lincoln (1997-10). — Review of conference proceedings, highlighting Baha'i law, governance, human rights, and future pers...
- Letter on responding to attitude changes on homosexuality, by Universal House of Justice (2014-05-09). — Challenges centrality of sexuality to life; confronts dichotomy of condemnatory and accepting attitu...
- Letter to the Friends, Throughout the East and the West, through the Spiritual Assemblies, by Local Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Haifa (1938-02). — 3-page report by Z. N. Zeine on questions directed at a Dr. 'Abdu'llah Jawid in Khorasan "as a resul...
- Messages from the Universal House of Justice 1963-1986: Third Epoch of the Formative Age, by Universal House of Justice Geoffrey W. Marks, comp. (1996).
- Millennium Forum, by Universal House of Justice (2000-09-24).
- More Constructive Encounter, A: A Bahá'í View of Religion and Human Rights, by Barney Leith (2007). — Relationship between religion and human rights, and the work of the Baha’i community in wholeheart...
- Native American Vision and the Teachings of 'Abdu'l-Baha, by Paula Bidwell (2011). — Presentation addressing issues of concern to Native Americans, cast in the light of statements of Ab...
- Nature of the Persecution against the Bahá'ís in Iran, by Bahá'í International Community (2010-02). — The situation of the Baha'is in Iran in 2010; historical and legal context; denial of individual and...
- 'Never Again': Kevin Gover's Apology for the Bureau of Indian Affairs, by Christopher Buck (2006). — This article does not mention the Baha'i Faith, but was published in a social justice and human righ...
- Next Stage, The, by Douglas Martin (2013). — Baha'i scholars find themselves at a stage in the Faith’s development where they must construct a ...
- Nonpartisan Engagement in Public Affairs: A Critical Analysis of the Bahá'í Approach to Dialogue, Democracy, and Diplomatic Relations, by Bui Tyril (2009-10). — How to address the dilemma of protesting human rights abuses in Iran while remaining non-partisan. L...
- Papel de la Juventud en los Derechos Humanos, El, by Bahá'í International Community (1985-02).
- 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 Baha'is in Iran, and the responses of the United Natio...
- Philosophical and Religious Contributions to the Emergence of Human Rights: The Bahá'í Perspective, by Dan Wheatley (2012-12). — While some forms of religious extremism are contemptuous of human rights, and human rights are somet...
- Post-Quranic Religion Between Apostasy and Public Order, A: Egyptian Muftis and Courts on the Legal Status of the Baha'i Faith, by Johanna Pink (2003). — On how Egypt has adapted and responded to the Baha'i Faith; legal issues for Muslim jurists and the ...
- Prevención de Discriminaciones y Protección a las Minorías, 1988, by Bahá'í International Community (1988-08).
- Prevención de Discriminaciones y Protección a las Minorías, 1989, by Bahá'í International Community (1989-12).
- Protecting the Human Family: Humanitarian Intervention, International Law, and Bahá'í Principles, by Brian D. Lepard (2003). — The moral and legal problems raised by the use of military force to aid human rights victims. Releva...
- Pursuit of Social Justice, The, by Michael Karlberg (2022-08-03). — An interdisciplinary examination of prevailing conceptions of human nature, power, social organizati...
- Reason and the Bahá'í Writings: The Use and Misuse of Logic and Persuasion, by Ian Kluge (2001-09-02). — How to study the Baha'i Writings through the use of logic.
- Reconsidering the Civil Rights Era in the Footsteps of 'Abdu'l-Bahá, by June Manning Thomas (2022-09). — On principles of racial prejudice and 1960s South Carolina, including the fallacy of racial prejudic...
- References to the Bahá'í Faith in the U.S. State Department's Country Reports on Human Rights Practices, by United States Department of State Ralph D. Wagner, comp. (1991-2001). — Excerpts from the State Department's annual compilation of Country Reports on Human Rights Practices...
- Reflections on Human Rights, Moral Development, and the Global Campaign to Eradicate Gender-Based Violence, by Michael L. Penn (2001). — A review some of the most significant developments in human rights law designed to contribute to the...
- Reis naar het Hart van de Qur'án: Het Heilige Boek van de islam voor hen die nadenken (door een niet-moslim), by David Russell Garcia Kees Poolman, trans. (2022). — Een overzicht van de Koran en zijn thema's: islam versus het christendom; wetten, geestelijke en soc...
- Releasing the Captive from His Chains, by Steven Scholl (1986). — Baha'i activism for human rights, and involvement with Amnesty International. Includes response by D...
- Religious Freedom in the Asia Pacific: The Experience of the Bahá'í Community, by Graham Hassall (1998-11). — Some aspects of the Baha'i Community's approach to one human rights initiative, the "Declaration on ...
- Religious Minority Rights, by Christopher Buck (2008). — Discussion of three minority religions within Islamic states that have experienced persecution and h...
- Religious Persecution and Oppression: A Study of Iranian Baha'ís' Strategies of Survival, by Naghme Naseri Morlock (2021). — Research based on extensive interviews exploring three ways that members of the Baha'i community res...
- Report on Citizenship Law: Egypt, by Dalia Maleck (2021-07). — Section on the Baha'i minority and statelessness, and al-Azhar's fatwa denouncing Egyptian Baha'is a...
- Return of the Dreamtime, by Pym Trueman (1995). — Brief history of Christianity and missionary work in Samoa and Australia, and how native Samoan cust...
- Revolution without Rights?, A: Women, Kurds and Baha'is searching for equality in Iran, by Geoffrey Cameron, Tahirih Danesh (2008-11). — Discussion from the Foreign Policy Centre in London on the religious, legal, and social obstacles to...
- Right to Education, The: The Case of the Bahá'ís in Iran, by Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh (2001). — On the ongoing harassment of Baha’i students and educators resulting from the state-sponsored reli...
- Rights to Human and Social Development: A Survey of the Activities of the Bahá'í International Community, by Graham Hassall (2001). — BIC contributions to thinking about human rights and social development have centered on 6 themes: a...
- Rising to the Challenge of Reconciliation, by Roshan Danesh, Douglas White III (2023-01-08). — Analyzing the legacy of colonialism and racism in Canada and examining the profound, multifaceted pr...
- Seneca Falls First Woman's Rights Convention of 1848: The Sacred Rites of the Nation, by Bradford W. Miller (1998). — Explores parallels between the Seneca Fails First Woman’s Rights Convention in the USA and the Bad...
- Shirin Ebadi: A collection of newspaper articles, by Various (2003-10). — Articles about the winner of the 2003 Nobel Peace Prize who has championed the rights of the Baha'i ...
- Shoghi Effendi and Social Justice, by Jack McLean (2007-03). — The term "social justice” has been used by many engaged groups as a rhetorical tool to obtain more...
- Situation of the Bahá'ís in Egypt, by Bahá'í International Community (2007-09-24). — Oral Statement of the Baha’i International Community to the Human Rights Council (6th Session of t...
- Social Action, Public Discourse, and Non-involvement in Political Affairs, by Universal House of Justice (2017-04-27). — Alternative courses of action to civil disobedience, circumscribed roles for protest, and the freed...
- Spiritual Foundation of Human Rights, The: A Bahá'í Perspective, by Suheil Badi Bushrui (1997-11-15).
- Striving for Human Rights in an Age of Religious Extremism, by Nazila Ghanea-Hercock (published as Nazila Ghanea) (2016). — Baha'i perspectives on global human rights law, community duties, religion as a pillar of justice, a...
- Television Address of Iranian President Mohammad Khatami, by Universal House of Justice, Bahá'í International Community (1998-07). — Questions and answers about a historically unique television interview of Iranian President Khatami,...
- Threatening Agenda, A: Iran's Shameful Denial of Education to its Bahá'í Community, by Geoffrey Cameron (2008-06-06). — Iranian government hardliners promote a coordinated and threatening agenda aimed at suffocating the ...
- To the Believers in the Cradle of the Faith, by Universal House of Justice (2009-11-24). — Regarding the family and its role in the advancement of civilization.
- Top Court Appointee a Model of Diversity, by Mahmud Jamal (2021/06/18). — Brief bio of Mahmud Jamal, the judge "poised to be the first person of colour on the Supreme Court o...
- Trial of The Yaran ("Friends in Iran"): Six Essays, by Christopher Buck (2009-2010). — Six essays by Buck from a legal perspective about the extended imprisonment of seven Baha'i leaders ...
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights and the Bahá'í Scriptures, The, by Juan Cole (1999-04). — The conception of human rights arose as part of the project of modernity, and has been problematic f...
- Universal Declaration of Human Rights, Cultural Relativism and the Persecution of the Bahá'ís in Iran, The, by Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims (2001). — Are the Human Rights of the Universal Declaration universal: a comparison of Western and Islamic not...
- Views on Homosexuality, by Universal House of Justice (2013-04-22). — On the need to overcome material nature including homosexuality; Baha’is not to judge or impose va...
- Violence Against Women and Children, by Universal House of Justice (1993-11-23). — Baha’i principles on violence, sexual abuse, family dynamics, gender equality, consultation, child...
- Voyage to the Heart of the Koran: The Holy Book of Islám for Thinking Minds (By a Non-Muslim), by David Russell Garcia (2003-10). — A lengthy overview of the Qur'an and its themes for a Baha'i audience; holy war and fighting; reason...
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