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• 161 B.E.
• A.H.
• April A.D. 2004
• A.M. |
The destruction of the gravesite of
Mulla Muḥammad-'Ali Barfurushi, known as Quddus (The Most Holy). Quddus
was the foremost disciple of the Báb, the Prophet-Herald of the Bahá'í
Faith. [BWNS293] |
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• 161 B.E.
• A.H.
• 2 April A.D. 2004
• A.M. |
The passing of Ola Pawlowska in
Newfoundland, Canada. Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for St. Pierre and Miquelon,
translator of the Writings (into Polish, Pioneer to Poland, Luxembourg
and Congo (30 years), Auxiliary Board Member. [BW'03-‘04pg236, BWNS248] |
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• 161 B.E.
• A.H.
• 19 April A.D. 2004
• A.M. |
The passing of Mr Aziz Ismayn Yazdi
in Vancouver, Canada at the age of 94. Aziz Yazdi lived in Egypt,
Syria, Iran, Iraq, Great Britain, Uganda, Kenya, Israel, and finally
Canada. In 1968 he was appointed to the Continental Board of Counsellors
in Central and East Africa and was an inaugural member of the
International Teaching Centre in Haifa. [BWNS297, BW'03-‘04pg239] |
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• 161 B.E.
• A.H.
• 31 May A.D. 2004
• A.M. |
The launch of the Web site The
Bahá'í Reference Library by the Bahá'í International Community. It marks
the first time that a voluminous authoritative library of Bahá'í
scripture and other Bahá'í publications has been available on the
Internet. [reference.bahai.org, BWNS302] |
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• 161 B.E.
• A.H.
• June A.D. 2004
• A.M. |
After 15 years of negotiations,
research, and planning, the restoration work began on the cell used to
imprison Bahá'u'lláh when He was first incarcerated in ‘Acre. Approved
by government authorities keen to preserve the heritage of the site, the
project was supervised and financed by the Bahá'í World Centre. [BWNS336] |
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• 161 B.E.
• A.H.
• 29 June A.D. 2004
• A.M. |
The passing of Gloria Faizi in
Brisbane, Australia. The Universal House of Justice said they remembered
with appreciation "her many contributions to the progress of the Baha'i
communities, including her pioneering in Bahrain with her illustrious
husband, her work at the Baha'i World Centre, and her devoted travels
far and wide as a teacher of the Cause."
- Gloria Faizi was born
into the Ala'i family, distinguished for its service to the Faith. She
met the head of the Faith, Shoghi Effendi, when she accompanied her
father to the Holy Land as a child. When she was 17, she married
Abu'l-Qásim Faizi, and together they assisted Baha'i communities in a
remote rural area of Iran before settling in Bahrain in the mid-1940s.
Their two children, Naysan and May, were born during their 15 years
there. [BWNW318, BW04-05p287]Brisbane; Australia; Bahrain
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• 161 B.E.
• A.H.
• 16 October A.D. 2004
• A.M. |
The first annual Australian Baha'i
Film Festival at the Sydney Baha'i Centre for which more than 30 short
films had been submitted. [Australian Bahá'í Film Fest] |
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• 161 B.E.
• A.H.
• 24 November A.D. 2004
• A.M. |
The announcement of the completion
of the restoration of the prison citadel that was occupied by
Bahá'u'lláh and His family upon arrival in Akka I on August 31st, 1868. [BWNS336] |
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• 161 B.E.
• A.H.
• 20 December A.D. 2004
• A.M. |
United Nations General Assembly has
passed a resolution expressing "serious concern" over the human rights
situation in Iran, making specific mention of the ongoing persecution of
the Baha'i community there.
- It called on Iran to "eliminate all
forms of discrimination based on religious grounds" and took note of the
recent upsurge of human rights violations against the Baha'is of Iran.
- Specifically,
the resolution noted the "continuing discrimination against persons
belonging to minorities, including Christians, Jews, and Sunnis, and the
increased discrimination against the Baha'is, including cases of
arbitrary arrest and detention, the denial of free worship or of
publicly carrying out communal affairs, the disregard of property
rights, the destruction of sites of religious importance, the suspension
of social, educational, and community-related activities, and the
denial of access to higher education, employment, pensions, and other
benefits." [BWNS341]
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