1. 2001. Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review: Volume 6. Anjam Khursheed, ed. Papers on the topic of dialogue among civilizations, some of which were presented at the sixth Singapore Association for Bahá'í Studies conference, April 2001. Books.
2. 2000. Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review: Volume 5. Anjam Khursheed, ed. Papers on Chinese culture and its place amongst the world's spiritual traditions, some of which were delivered at the fifth Singapore Association for Bahá'í Studies conference, April 2000. Books.
3. 2000. Baha'i Faith, The: 50 Years in Singapore. Author unknown. History of Bahá'í activity and teaching in Singapore, from May 26 1950, when the first Baha’i pioneer, Dr. K.M. Fozdar, arrived in Singapore, until the year 2000. Books.
4. 1999. Jamál Effendi and the Early History of the Bahá'í Faith in South Asia. Moojan Momen. Includes maps on Jamal Effendi's journeys in India, and journeys in Southeast Asia. Articles.
5. 1999. Bahá'í Faith and the Singapore Women's Movement, The: Challenges for the Next Millennium. Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. On the relationship between religion and the fight for women's rights after the founding of the Singapore Council of Women; the interplay between gender, religion and the women's movement; challenges for the next millennium with regards to equality. Articles.
6. 1999. Human Spirit in Moral Education, The. Kuek Yi Hsing. Historical perspectives that have led to the immanence of secular models of moral education in Europe and the U.S., how Singapore has taught moral education, secular models from the U.S. and their inadequacies, and what the Bahá'í Faith can offer. Articles.
7. 1999. Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review: Volume 4. Anjam Khursheed, ed. Papers on challenges for the New Millennium, some of which began as talks at the fourth Singapore ABS Conference, dedicated to the 50th anniversary of the Inter-Religious Organisation of Singapore. Books.
8. 1998. Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review: Volume 3. Anjam Khursheed, ed. Papers on the topic of spirit and the never-ending journey of the soul, originally delivered at the third Bahá'í Studies conference in Singapore, April 1998. Books.
9. 1997. Life, Death and Immortality: The Taoist Religion in Singapore and the Bahá'í Faith. Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. Main features of Taoist practices in Singapore compared with Bahá'í which, at first glance, could not be more disparate; whether unity may be found behind the apparent dichotomy; spanning the gulf between these two distinct religions from different times. Articles.
10. 1997. Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review: Volume 2. Anjam Khursheed, ed. Papers on the topic of the fundamental unity of religions, some of which began as talks given at the second Singapore Bahá'í Studies conference, April 1997. Books.
11. 1996. Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) - To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh in Cambodia, Hong Kong, Lao People's Democratic Republic, Macau, Malaysia, Mongolia, Myanmar, Singapore, Taiwan, Thailand, and Vietnam: Bahá'í Era 153. Universal House of Justice. Country-specific portion of the annual message to the Bahá'ís of the world: East Asia. UHJ-documents.
12. 1996. Emergence of the Bahá'í Faith in Singapore (1950-1972), The. Phyllis Ghim-Lian Chew. The first two decades of the Faith in Singapore, from the arrival of pioneers in 1950 to the formation of the NSA in 1972; the activities of the LSA of Singapore; strategies used to proclaim the existence of the Faith; features of the early community. Articles.
13. 1996. Singapore Bahá'í Studies Review: Volume 1. Anjam Khursheed, ed. Selected papers presented at the first Singapore Bahá'í Studies Conference, held at the Singapore Bahá'í Centre, April 1996. Books.

1. 1888-00-00 — Jamál Effendi, accompanied by Hájí Faraju'lláh-i-Tafrishí, embarked on a long journey to the East visiting Burma, Java (Indonesia), Siam (Thailand), Singapore, Kashmir, Tibet, Yarqand, Khuqand in Chinese Turkistan, and Afghanistan. [EB123–4; PH22]
2. 1909-11-00 —
   Charles Mason Remey and Howard Struven left the United States on the first Bahá'í teaching trip to circle the globe. [BFA2:348, GPB261]
   • They went to Hawaii, Japan, Shanghai, Singapore, Hong Kong and to Burma, India and `Akká. [BFA2:348–50; Video Early history of the Bahá'í Faith in China 2min56sec]
3. 1950-05-25 —
   Dr Khodadad M. Fozdar, a medical officer of the State Railways in India, arrived in Singapore, the first pioneer to the country. [BW13:393]
   • His wife, Shirin Fozdar, joined him in September 1950.
4. 1952-00-02 — Mr Narain Das, a textile salesman from India working in Singapore, became a Bahá'í, the first person in the country to accept the Faith. A few months later Mr Teo Geok Leng, a Chinese Singaporean, became a Bahá'í, the first native of Singapore to accept the Faith.
5. 1952-04-21 — The first local spiritual assembly of Singapore City was established. [BW12:573; PH58, 67]
6. 1958-04-26 — The passing of Dr M Khodad Fozdar in Singapore.

   He was the first Indian Parsi to accept the Faith of Bahá'u'lláh. In 1950 he and his wife Shirin moved to Singapore. He pioneered to the Andaman Islands and became a Knight of Baha'u'lláh in response to the Indian seven-year plan. [BW13p892]

7. 1958-09-23 — Chartered planes took the conference delegates to Singapore.
8. 1958-09-27 —
   The fifth Intercontinental Conference was held at the mid-point of the Crusade and convened in Singapore. [BW13:331]
   • Hand of the Cause Leroy Ioas, who had been designated by the Guardian as his representative, attended, accompanied by eight other Hands of the Cause. [BW13:331–2]
   • For the message of the Custodians to the conference see MC111–6.
   • For a report of the conference see BW13:331–2.
9. 1964-04-21 — The National Spiritual Assembly of Malaysia (known as Malaya prior to 1963) was formed with its seat in Kuala Lumpur and comprising Malaya, Singapore, Brunei, Sabah, and Sarawak. Prior to this time the area was under the guidance of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India, Pakistan and Burma, owing to the fact that the Guardian had entrusted the growth and development of the Faith to that assembly in 1950. [BW14p99; Bahaipedia Malaysia]
10. 1971-00-00 — The first summer school in Singapore was held.
11. 1971-01-02 —
    The Oceanic Conference of the South China Seas was held in the Victoria Memorial Hall in Singapore. [BW15:319; VV5]
    • For pictures see BW15:302–3 and VV6.
12. 1972-04-21 —
    The National Spiritual Assembly of Singapore was formed with its seat in Singapore. [BW15:257]
    • For picture see BW15:157.
13. 1988-03-08 — Shirin Fozdar, ardent champion of women's rights and influential women's leader, was honoured for her work for equality and women's advancement at a ceremony organized by the Singapore Council of Women, which she founded in 1952. [BINS176:7]
14. 1992-09-02 —
    The passing of Shirin Fozdar (b. 1 March 1905 in Bombay (now Mumbai)) in Singapore. She was an Indian Bahá'í of Zoroastrian descent who was, along with her husband Dr. K. M. Fozdar, the first Bahá'í pioneers to Singapore in 1950. She was an inaugural member of the National Spiritual Assembly of South East Asia elected in Djakarta in 1957.

    Shirin Fozdar was also notable for her work for women's rights founding the Singapore Council of Women which was responsible for the passing of the Women's Charter in the Singaporean Parliament in 1961.

    The Singapore Management University implemented The Shirin Fozdar Program in 2009. It has a scholarship and an annual lecture as well as community service projects. [Bahaipedia; Singapore Memory]

    • See the video Shirin Fozdar-a Bahá'í and a Champion of Women's Rights.
    • See Bahá'í Blog 20 February 2022.
15. 1992-11-23 —
    The Second World Congress was held in New York City to commemorate the centenary of the passing of Bahá'u'lláh and the completion of the Six Year Plan. It was attended by some 28,000 Bahá'ís from some 180 countries. [BBD240; VV136-141; BW92-93p95-102, 136]
    • Nine auxiliary conferences were held in Buenos Aires, Sydney, New Delhi, Nairobi, Panama City, Bucharest, Moscow, Apia and Singapore. [BINS283:3-4]
    • For pictures see [BINS283:9-10], [BW92-3p100] and [VV136-141]
    • "New York will become a blessed spot from which the call to steadfastness in the Covenant and Testament of God will go forth to every part of the world." - 'Abdu'l-Bahá [AWH77-8 90-1 105-6]
    • On the 25th of November a concert was held in Carnegie Hall as a birthday tribute to Dizzy Gillespie called "Celebrating the Bahá'í Vision of World Peace". [VV141]
    • On the 26th of November Bahá'ís around the world were linked together by a live satellite broadcast serving the second Bahá'í World Congress, the nine auxiliary conferences and the Bahá'í World Centre and it was received by those with access to satellite dish antennas. [BINS283:1–5, 8; BINS286:10; BINS287:4]
    • For the message of the Universal House of Justice read on the satellite link see BW92–3:37–4.
    • For accounts of personal experiences by some of the attendees see In the Eyes of His Beloved Servants: The Second Bahá'í World Congress and Holy Year by J. Michael Kafes.
    • The film, 'Abdu'l-Bahá: Mission to America, made by Elizabeth Martin, was prepared for the World Congress program and also used in the Theme Pavilion. [HNWE45]
16. 2021-03-04 — Singapore's National Heritage Board (NHB) has added the Bahá'í Nineteen Day Feast to its intangible cultural heritage list following a national mandate to document and preserve the diverse cultural expressions of the island nation. [BWNS1494]

• search for parts of tags or alterate spellings
• 2 characters minimum, parts separated by spaces
• multiple keywords allowed, e.g. "Madrid Paris Seattle"
• see also multiple tag search

Other

Organizations, Other
People
Persecution
Plans
Publications
Publishing
Rulers
Schools, education
Shoghi Effendi
Translation, languages
Universal House of Justice
Universities