1. 2026-02-10. "Man of Africa", A: Emotions and Political Kinship in Forming Transnational Connections. Jacqueline-Bethel Tchouta Mougoué. On the travels and politics of Enoch Olinga, who worked with global minorities across national boundaries; the Black international experience as seen through the lens of emotions; dynamics of racial identities and diasporic connections in the 1950s–1970s. Articles.
2. 2026. Bahá'í Teachings Related to Affirmative Action. Brett Zamir. Some methods the Bahá'í Faith uses to promote diversity within elected or appointed positions. Essays.
3. 2025-12. Negotiating Gender Equality among Pakistani Bahá'ís: A Qualitative Study. Saleha, Ayesha Zaka, Humaira Tehsin. Explores how Pakistani Bahá’ís negotiate religious ideals of gender equality within everyday life, revealing tensions between egalitarian beliefs and patriarchal social norms. Articles.
4. 2024. Managing Religion and Religious Changes in Iran, A Socio-Legal Analysis by Sajjad Adeliyan Tous and James T. Richardson: Review. Christopher Buck. Reviews.
5. 2022-11-01. Democratic Republic of the Congo and the Nine Year Plan. Universal House of Justice. Matters relating to the Nine Year Plan (2022-2031), ethnic and cultural diversity, humanity's crisis of identity, prejudice, economic injustice, and Africa. UHJ-letters.
6. 2021-02. Abdu'l-Baha and "The Other". Jan T. Jasion. On xenophobia; Abdu'l-Bahá's response to it; his reactions to certain newspapers; the impact of xenophobia on digitized collections; some comments by Bahá'u'lláh on journalism. Text of a webinar presented to the Wilmette Institute (December, 2020). Articles-unpublished.
7. 2020-09. Spatial Strategies for Racial Unity. June Manning Thomas. On the nature and approaches of Bahá’í educational programs and community building efforts which seek, in the context of neighborhoods and villages, to raise capacity for service to humanity. Articles.
8. 2018. Power and the Bahá'í community. Moojan Momen. While Bahá'í social teachings may have sounded new and exciting a century ago, that is no longer the case today. The problem the world faces is not in the principles that would lead to a better society, but in their application. Articles.
9. 2013. Religion in Iran. Ashaq Hussain. Summary of the status of religious minorities in Iran: the Bahá'í Faith, Christianity, Zoroastrianism, and Judaism. Articles.
10. 2012-11-07. Electoral Process, Bahá'í: Clarifications, and Three Way Tie. Universal House of Justice. How to resolve a 3-way tie when 2 parties are minorities; when voting, should one consider age distribution, diversity, and gender. UHJ-letters.
11. 2011-02. Seeking Justice and an End to Neglect: Iran's Minorities Today. Nazila Ghanea-Hercock (published as Nazila Ghanea), Binesh Hass. Historical and current situation of Iran's ethnic, religious and linguistic minority groups; a new popular and political consciousness is emerging in Iran in regard to human rights; the disputed 2009 elections and the protests that followed. Articles.
12. 2010. Historical Consciousness and the Divine Plan. Douglas Martin. A series of eight short talks (total around two hours), in both audio and video formats, on the evolution of religion and humanity. Includes compilation materials for further study. Audio.
13. 2009-05-17. Celebration of the Nineteen Day Feast. Universal House of Justice. Guidance on adapting the Nineteen Day Feast amid community growth, emphasizing decentralization, inclusivity, and flexible administration while preserving unity and core Bahá’í principles. UHJ-letters.
14. 2005. Baha'i Minority and Nationalism in Contemporary Iran. Juan Cole. While Bahá'ís in Persia would seem to have been in a place to benefit from the rise of modern Iranian nationalism, the Faith hasn't been widely adopted, partly due to the recent emergence of the theocracy. Articles.
15. 2002. Color Conscious - The Political Morality of Race, by K. Anthony Appiah and Amy Gutmann: Review. Farzin Aghdasi. Reviews.
16. 2001-12-01. Religious Minorities in Iran, by Eliz Sanasarian: Review. Robert Brenton Betts. Reviews.
17. 2001-06-22. Religious Minorities in Iran, by Eliz Sanasarian: Review. Farideh Farhi. Reviews.
18. 1999. Elections, Bahá'í: Defining a "Minority" for the Purpose of Resolving a Tie for Ninth Place. Universal House of Justice, Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. . Compilations.
19. 1995-04-27. Theocracy and Separation of Church and State. Universal House of Justice. On theocracy in relation to the Bahá'í model of government, and issues relating to the development of the Bahá’í Administrative Order. UHJ-letters.
20. 1995. Race Unity: Implications for the Metropolis. June Manning Thomas. Universal principles of unity which apply to cities; how racial disunity has been imprinted upon the metropolitan landscape in the United States; spiritual principles necessary to improve the fragmented urban life around the world. Articles.
21. 1993. Implications of Twelver Shí'ih Mihdísm on Religious Tolerance: The Case of the Bahá'í Minority in the Islamic Republic of Iran. Payam Akhavan. On the human rights implications of applying Islamic law in Iran to its Bahá'í minority; alternative readings of the sharí‘a that could reconcile discrepancies between the treatment of Bahá'ís with Iran's obligations under international law. Excerpts.
22. 1989-12. Prevención de Discriminaciones y Protección a las Minorías, 1989. Bahá'í International Community. BIC.
23. 1988-08. Prevención de Discriminaciones y Protección a las Minorías, 1988. Bahá'í International Community. Spanish translation of the BIC statement "Rights of Indigenous Populations". BIC.
24. 1988. Protection of Diversity in the World Order of Baha'u'llah, The. Bahá'í World Centre Office of Public Information. Statement dated December 29, 1985, released by the Bahá'í International Community's Office of Public Information following the broadcast of a BBC program on the Bahá'í Faith in 1985. BIC.
25. 1985. Unrestrained as the Wind: A Life Dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh. National Youth Committee, comp. Compilation of quotations on topics of especial interest to Bahá'í youth. Compilations-NSA.
26. 1984. Growing in the Bahá'í Faith. Adib Taherzadeh. Talk at an Alaskan summer school, covering topics such as the nature of human soul, the purpose of life, and pathways to individual and community spiritual development. Audio.
27. 1981. Address to the 6th Annual ABS Conference in Canada. Rúhíyyih Khánum. Address to the 6th Annual Association for Bahá’í Studies Conference, Canada. Audio.

1. 1988-10-03 — Thirteen Romanies became Bahá'ís in northern Spain. [BINS186:7]

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