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• 21 March A.D. 1993
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The presentation of the first Race Unity Award by the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada. |
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• April A.D. 1993
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The Bahá'í community of Hungary
celebrates the 80th anniversary of the visit of 'Abdu'l-Bahá with a
conference. In a park near the National Museum in Budapest a plaque is
erected to commemorate the talk that 'Abdu'l-Baha gave at that site on
the 14th of April, 1913. Some 350 Bahá'ís from 30 countries attended. A
tree was planted by Rúhíyyih K̲h̲´num. [www.bahai.hu, SCSC369, 372]
- At this time there are more than 200 believers in Hungary.
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• 150 B.E.
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• 10 / 12 April A.D. 1993
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The first Bahá'í Congress of Catalunya takes place in Barcelona. [BW92–3:146] |
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• 150 B.E.
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• 10 April A.D. 1993
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The passing of Roger White, writer,
editor and "poet laureate" of the Bahá'í community, in Richmond,
British Columbia (b. in Toronto on 2 June 1929).
- Served at the
World Centre for some twenty years as a secretary and as manager of the
publishing department when many important new volumes were published.
Under the supervision of the Universal House of Justice, he was
responsible for compiling and publishing volumes XIV to XIX of The
Bahá'í World, as well as editing the invaluable compendium of volumes I
to XII, published in 1981.
- Published, at his own expense, a book of poetry called Summer Window for which he did the drawing on the front cover.
- Another Song, Another Season (1979), The Witness of Pebbles (1981) and a tender and eloquent novel which presented a
semi-fictionalized account of the early days of the Bahá'í Faith in
Paris, A Sudden Music, was also published by George Ronald in 1983.
- This was followed by a biographical tribute to the poet Emily Dickinson in the form of more than 100 poems: One Bird, One Cage, One Flight (Naturegraph, 1983).
- A short, historical account of the martyrdom of 'Alí-Asghár of Yazd entitled The Shell and the Pearl was published by George Ronald in 1984.
- "Occasions of Grace" (George Ronald, 1992) was published after he
retired from service in Haifa in 1991 following a major heart surgery.
- returned to Canada and was diagnosed with terminal cancer shortly after.
- His last two collected works of poetry were "Notes Postmarked the
Mountain of God" (New Leaf, 1992) and "The Language of There" (New Leaf,
1992).
- He also completed the text for Raghu Rai's photographic celebration of the Bahá'í House of Worship in New Delhi, Forever in Bloom. [Bahá'í Studies Review, Vol7, 1997]
- See Bahá'í World 1994-95 pg249 for an article by Anne Boyles
entitled "The Language of the Heart: Arts in the Bahá'í World Community"
for mention of Roger White.
- See The Journal of Bahá'í Studies Vol. 26 no 1-2, 2016 p91 "Reflections on the Art of My Poetry" by John Hatcher. It is based on a telephone interview with him shortly before his passing.
- For obituary see BW92-93p276
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• 150 B.E.
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• 15 April A.D. 1993
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The passing of Knight of
Bahá'u'lláh Stanley Bagley, (b.2 February, 1912). He had been a pioneer
Belgium, France, Guadeloupe, Martinique, the United States as well as
Sicily where he and his family received the Knighthood for their
service. [BW93-94p319] |
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• Riḍván A.D. 1993
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The Three Year Plan (1993-1996) is launched. [VV142]
- For statistics about the Bahá'í Faith at the beginning of the Plan see BW92–3:311–14 and BW93–4:323–6.
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• Riḍván A.D. 1993
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The Local Spiritual Assembly of Tbilisi (Tiflis), Georgian Republic, is re-formed. [BINS298:8; BW93–4:82]
- An assembly existed in the city in the 1930s. [BW93–4:82]
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• Riḍván A.D. 1993
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The Local Spiritual Assembly of
Leipzig, Germany, is re-formed 56 years after its dissolution during the
time the Faith was banned. [BW93–4:82] |
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• Riḍván A.D. 1993
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The first person resident on Norfolk Island to become a Bahá'í enrols. [BINS293:8] |
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• 29 April / 2 may A.D. 1993
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The Seventh Bahá'í International
Convention at the World Centre. Those elected to the Universal House of
Justice were: Mr. Ali Nakhjavani, Mr. Glenford Mitchell, Mr. Adib
Taherzadeh, Mr. Ian Semple, Mr. Peter K̲h̲án, Mr. Houshman Fatheazam, Mr.
Hooper Dunbar, Mr. Farzam Arbab and Mr. Douglas Martin. [BINS295,
BW93-4p51-58]
- Hugh Chance and David Ruhe announce their retirement. Mr. Chance
served since 1963 and Dr. Ruhe since 1968. [BINS295, BS93-4p57]
- For a report of the Convention see BW93–4:51–8.
- For pictures see BW93–4:52, 53, 54, 57.
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• 23 May A.D. 1993
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The first general conference of
Health for Humanitarian association of health professionals sponsored by
the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States, is held in
Evanston, Illinois. [BINS298:7; BW93–4:104] |
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• 23 May A.D. 1993
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The following is a list of
Counsellors appointed to the International Teaching Centre for a
five-year term: Mr. Kiser Barnes, Mr. Hartmut Grossmann, Mrs. Lauretta
King, Mrs. Joan Lincoln, Mr. Shapoor Monadjem, Mr. Donald Rogers, Mr.
Fred Schechter, Mrs. Kimiko Schwerin, Mrs. Joy Stevenson. Retiring
members were: Mr. Mas'úd Khamsí and Mr. Peter Vuyiya. [From a message
from the Universal House of Justice dated the 13th of May, 1993] |
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• 26 May A.D. 1993
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The Office for the Advancement of
Women officially opens at the headquarters of the Bahá'í International
Community in New York. [BINS296:2; BW93–4:83–9; VV29]
- For pictures see BW93–4:83, 86.
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• June A.D. 1993
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The bodies of Bahá'ís buried in the
Bahá'í section of a Ṭihrán cemetery are exhumed and taken by lorry to
unknown destinations. [BW93–4:153] |
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• 10 / 25 June A.D. 1993
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The Bahá'í International Community
and Bahá'ís from 11 countries participate in the United Nations World
Conference on Human Rights in Vienna and the parallel meeting for
non-governmental organizations. [BINS298:1–2] |
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• 12 June A.D. 1993
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The Honourable Sir Julius Chan,
KBE, Deputy Prime Minister of Papua New Guinea consults with the
Universal House of Justice on the future role of his country as an
emerging nation and on the destiny of the Pacific region. [BINS297:9;
BW93–4:78]
- For pictures see BINS297:9 and BW93–4:78
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• July A.D. 1993
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A section of the Bahá'í cemetery in
Ṭihrán is bulldozed to make way for the construction of an Islamic
cultural centre. [BW93–4:140]
- It is first thought that about
two thousand Bahá'í graves are desecrated but later revealed that 15,000
graves are destroyed. [BW93–4:140; BW94–5:133]
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• July A.D. 1993
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The first Bahá'í Youth Symposium of
the Marshall Islands is held in Majuro, attended by youth from six
island groups. [BW93–4:124] |
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• 25 / 30 July A.D. 1993
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The first summer school of Albania is held in Gdem, attended by about 400 Bahá'ís. [BINS299:3] |
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• August A.D. 1993
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The first International Bahá'í
Youth Conference of Belarus is held, attended by 164 people from 16
countries. [BINS299:8; BINS306:7; BW93–4:123] |
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• 26 August A.D. 1993
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The Hungarian Bahá'í Community was registered by the Budapest Court. [www.bahai.hu] |
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• 16 September A.D. 1993
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The document Bahá'í Social and Economic Development: Prospects for the Future,
prepared at the World Centre, is approved for publication by the
Universal House of Justice for use by the Office of Social and Economic
Development (OSED) in orienting and guiding the work in this area. Most
central to this vision was the question of capacity building. That
activities should start on a modest scale and only grow in complexity in
keeping with available human resources was a concept that gradually
came to influence development thought and practice. [Message from the
Universal House of Justice dated 26 November, 2012] |
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• October A.D. 1993
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The Australian Bahá'í community and
the Arrente Aboriginal tribe co-sponsor an intercultural celebration of
indigenous peoples, ‘Heart of Australia Calling' in Alice Springs to
mark UN International Year for the World's Indigenous Peoples.
[BW93–4:90] |
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• October A.D. 1993
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The first European Bahá'í Medical
Conference is held in De Poort, Netherlands, attended by people from 26
countries. [BW93–4:104–5] |
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• 16 October A.D. 1993
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The passing of Marzieh Nabíl
Carpenter Gail, the second child and eldest daughter of the first
Persian-American marriage in the Bahá'í Faith between Persian diplomat
Ali-Kuli K̲h̲án and Boston debutante Florence Breed. (b. 1 April, 1908)
[BW1993-1994p320-321, Find a grave]
- A translator (Arabic and Persian into English) and author. Poet
Roger White would say of his friend: "She is the first lady of Bahá'í
literature and I and many writers are indebted to her for leading the
way."
- translations include: The Seven Valleys and the Four Valleys (1945) and The Secret of Divine Civilization (1957) with her father; Memorials of the Faithful (1971); Selections from the Writings of 'Abdu'l-Bahá (1976) with a Committee at the Bahá'í World Centre; My Memories of Bahá'u'lláh (1982).
- author of a dozen Bahá'í and non-Bahá'í books in addition to
countless essays, articles, and short stories. Her remembrances of
'Abdu'l-Bahá are contained in The Sheltering Branch (1959), and those of His Exalted Sister in Khanum: The Greatest Holy Leaf (1981).
- Many of her essays and pioneering stories are contained in Dawn Over Mount Hira (1976) and Other People, Other Places (1982). As well she wrote "Six Lessons in Islam" (1953), Summon Up Remembrance (1987), Arches of the Years (1991) and, "Bahá'í Glossary" (1955). [Bahá'í Studies Review, Vol6, 1996]
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• 24 October A.D. 1993
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The establishment of the India Hindi Bahá'í Academy (The Rashtriya Bahá'í Uchcha Shiksha Sansthan) in Lucknow (Uttar Pradesh).
- It is a national institute for higher learning of the Bahá'í Faith.
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are three courses of study, a three year Advanced Bahá'í Studies
course, a two year, post-graduate, Specialised Course and short courses
for 3-5 days. The study scheme employs correspondence courses and campus
contact, a programme for personal clarifications for the learners'
difficulties. Two question papers are also sent to them in each
semester.
- The evaluation employs a two fold method: Viva voce
examination based on the study materials and practical input in the
field of service. Paper presentations, self reflection in the form of
stories, songs, pictures, etc., and assignments in the active service of
the Faith as well as making formal speeches all form a part of the
final evaluation. [Bahá'í India website]
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• 29 / 31 October A.D. 1993
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The founding conference of the Association for Bahá'í Studies in Russia is held in St Petersburg. [BINS305:5] |
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• 26 November A.D. 1993
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The National Spiritual Assembly of
the Marshall Islands signs a Memorandum of Understanding with the Majuro
local government in which the operation of administration of five
elementary schools is legally handed over to the National Spiritual
Assembly. President Amata Kabua was the first head of state to respond
to the Peace Statement of the Universal House of Justice. [BINS307:4–5;
BW93–4:101, CBN Vol 7 no 1 May/June 1994 p29] |
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• 8 December A.D. 1993
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In Iran, death sentences are
pronounced against two Bahá'ís on the grounds of their membership in the
Bahá'í community. [BW93–4:141–2] |
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• 24 / 26 December A.D. 1993
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The first summer school of Angola is held in Luanda, attended by more than 20 Bahá'ís. [BINS309:1] |
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• A.D. 1994
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His Highness King Malietoa Tanumafili II of Samoa receives The Kitáb-i-Aqdas from Tongan Bahá'ís Sohrab and Soheyla Bolouri. [BINS314:9] |
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• 150 B.E.
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• January A.D. 1994
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The first winter school of Mongolia is held in Songino, near Ulaan Baatar. [BINS310:6] |
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• 30 January A.D. 1994
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The first worldwide fireside on the
Internet, ‘Pioneering in Cyberspace the Bahá'í Faith and the Internet',
is held, with a live audience in the Bahá'í Centre in New York City
communicating electronically with people all over the United States and
in two other countries. |
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• 17 / 20 February A.D. 1994
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The first Bahá'í ASEAN (Association of South East Asian Nations) Forum is held in Bangkok. [BINS312:6] |
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• 13 March A.D. 1994
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The murder of four Bahá'is, three
adults and one youth, at the Bahá'í Centre in Mdantsane, Ciskel. Killed
were Dr. Shamam Bakhshandegi, Houshmand Anvari and Vincent and Rias
Razavi. The perpetrators were granted amnesty for the killings in May
2002. [BW93-4p147-150, 16 May 2000, SCBC, press release] |
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