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• 158 B.E.
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• Ridvan A.D. 2001
• A.M. |
The launch of the First Five Year Plan (2001-2006). |
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• 158 B.E.
• A.H.
• Ridvan A.D. 2001
• A.M. |
From the Ridván Message: "It is
with profound thankfulness and joy that we announce at this auspicious
moment the decision to proceed with this last project. During the Five
Year Plan, erection of the Mother Temple of South America in Santiago,
Chile, will commence and thus fulfill a wish clearly expressed by Shoghi
Effendi." [Riḍván 2001 To the Bahá'ís of the World] |
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• 158 B.E.
• A.H.
• 30 April / 2 May A.D. 2001
• A.M. |
The Bahá'í International Community today issued a statement, entitled Sustainable Development: the Spiritual Dimension,
for the first session of the United Nations Preparatory Committee of
the World Summit on Sustainable Development at the UN in New York. [BWNS93]
For the complete text with footnotes see: Statement. |
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• 158 B.E.
• A.H.
• 22 May A.D. 2001
• A.M. |
At dusk, the opening of the
Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb, a project begun ten years ago that
has transformed the ancient barren face of the mountain into 19 majestic
terraced gardens cascading down the length of the mountain.
- See the message To the Believers Gathered for the Events Marking the Completion of the Projects on Mount Carmel.
- The nineteen Canadian believers who had the extraordinary
blessing of being present in the Holy Land for the official opening of
the Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb are: Dr. Akouete Akakpo-Vida, Mr.
Riel Aubichon, Mr. Garrett Brisdon, Mrs. Pearl Downie, Mrs. Nellie
Ironeagle, Mrs. Aghdas Javid, Mr. Joseph Kowtow, Mrs. Joo Jong Kung, M.
Fréderic Landry, Ms. Giselle Melanson, Mr. Borna Noureddin, Mr. James
Patrick, Mrs. Valerie Pemberton-Piggott, Mlle. Cindy Poitras, Mrs.
Janice Schlosser, Mlle. Caroline Simon, Mrs. Doris Toeg, Mrs. Linda
Wilkinson and Mme. Elizabeth Wright. In addition, several students from
the Maxwell International Bahá'í School were present as members of the
delegations from their home countries.
- The event was attended by
some 4,500 people, 3,300 of them Bahá'ís, as representative of more
than 200 countries and territories. [One Country Vol.13 Issue 1]
- For the statement read at the official opening of the flight of terraces see Ruhi 8.3 page 93.
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• 158 B.E.
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• 28 / 31 May A.D. 2001
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Global Form on Fighting Corruption II was held in The Hague. [IAACA Web Site]
- The paper entitled Overcoming Corruption and Safeguarding Integrity in Public Institutions: A Baha'i Perspective was prepared by the Bahá'í World Centre at the request of the United
States government and for use of the Bahá'í representative to the forum.
[Text]
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• 158 B.E.
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• 4 June A.D. 2001
• A.M. |
The public opening of the terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel. [BWNS134, BWNS221, BWNS123, BWNS122, BWNS121, BWNS120,]
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• 158 B.E.
• A.H.
• 25 / 27 June A.D. 2001
• A.M. |
The Baha'i International Community
issued this statement for the United Nations General Assembly Special
Session on HIV/AIDS in New York entitled HIV/AIDS and Gender Equality: Transforming Attitudes and Behaviours". [Text] |
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• 158 B.E.
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• July A.D. 2001
• A.M. |
The inauguration of the new campus of the Townshend International School in the Czech Republic.
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its opening in 1992 the co-educational high school has gained
accreditation from the Ministry of Education and has welcomed students
from over thirty countries in addition to sponsoring students from the
Czech Republic. This private, non-affiliated, co-educational high school
is accredited by the Ministry of Education with English as the teaching
language. [TIS Web Site]
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• 158 B.E.
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• 31 August / 7 September A.D. 2001
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United Nations World Conference
against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related
Intolerance, was held in Durban, South Africa. The Bahá'í International
Community issued a statement entitled One Same Substance: Consciously Creating a Global Culture of Unity. See BWNS133 for the full text or on the BIC Site. |
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• 158 B.E.
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• 23 October A.D. 2001
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The murder of Rashid Gulov in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It was determined that he was killed for his religious beliefs. [One Country Vol.13 Issue 4, BW01-02p304] |
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• 158 B.E.
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• 23 / 25 November A.D. 2001
• A.M. |
International Consultative
Conference on School Education in relation with Freedom of Religion and
Belief, Tolerance and Non-discrimination, a United Nations conference
was held in Madrid, Spain. The Bahá'í International Community presented a
statement, entitled Belief and Tolerance: Lights Amidst the Darkness. For the text of the document see BWNS141 or on the BIC Site. |
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• 158 B.E.
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• 3 December A.D. 2001
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The murder of Mosadegh Afshin
Shokoufeh in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It was determined that he was killed
for his religious beliefs. [One Country Vol.13 Issue 4] |
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• 158 B.E.
• A.H.
• 13 December A.D. 2001
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The passing of Giovanni (Gianni) Ballerio in Geneva at the age of 58 after a battle with cancer. He was 58.
- He had been a representative of the Bahá'í International Community at the United Nations in Geneva and in New York since 1981. [One Country Vol.13 Issue 3]
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• 158 B.E.
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• 16 December A.D. 2001
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The passing of Philip Hainsworth at
the age of 82 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Shoghi Effendi had
described him as "the spiritual Stanley of Africa". [BW01-02p304-305] |
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• 158 B.E.
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• 20 / 23 December A.D. 2001
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The Fire in the Pacific conference
in Honolulu, Hawaii to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Faith in
Hawaii. It was attended by over 1,000 Bahá'ís from at least 53 nations.
Among the highlights of the conference was a parade , to the resting
place of Agnes Baldwin Alexander, who was the first to bring word of the
Bahá'í Faith to the Hawaiian Islands — and, indeed, the entire Pacific
region — in December 1901. Born in Hawaii, the granddaughter of
missionaries, Ms Alexander first heard about the Bahá'í Faith while on a
trip to Europe. Returning to her native Hawaii on 26 December 1901, she
devoted the rest of her life to spreading the teachings of Baha'u'llah
in the Pacific and later in Japan. She passed away on January 1st, 1971.
[Life of Agnes Alexander- D.Troxel, BWNS148] |
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• 158 B.E.
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• 23 December A.D. 2001
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National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States published a full-page advertisement in The New York Times, the statement, entitled The Destiny of America and The Promise of World Peace,"
stated that Bahá'ís believe the American nation will evolve, through
tests and trials to become a land of spiritual distinction and
leadership, a champion of justice and unity among all peoples and
nations, and a powerful servant of the cause of everlasting peace. The
645-word document identified six prerequisites for world peace:
universal acceptance of the oneness of humanity; the eradication of
racism; the full emancipation of women; the elimination of inordinate
disparity between the rich and the poor; an end to unbridled
nationalism; and harmony between religious leaders. [BWNS147, Includes text of the statement] |
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• 158 B.E.
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• 5 March A.D. 2002
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The announcement by the Bahá'í
International Community of the murder of three Bahá'ís in Dushanbe,
Tajikistan. Rashid Gulov was shot and killed on 23 October 2001 while
returning home from work. A second man, Mosadegh Afshin Shokoufeh, was
shot outside his home on 3 December 2001 and died from his wounds on the
way to the hospital. These deaths follow the assassination of 88 year
old Abdullah Mogharrabi, a leader in the community, in September 1999. [BWNS153] |
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• 158 B.E.
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• 19 March A.D. 2002
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The establishment of the seventh
Bahá'í radio station in Bulac, Philippines, located in a rural district
some 30 kilometers from the city of San José on the main island of
Luzon.
- The station operates at 1584 kHz on the AM band,
broadcasting at a power of 1,000 watts. Due to the flat topography of
the region, it reaches a wide area encompassing the entire province of
Nueva Ecija and a portion of Tarlac and Pangasinan provinces, with a
potential listenership of more than 2.3 million people. [BWNS181]
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