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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 21 March A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
The launch of "Half Light Media".
The mandate of this not-for-profit entity is to serve the Bahá'í Faith
through the arts and various avenues of media. Founder Naysan Naraqi is
assisted by fellow board members Collis Ta'eed and Fuad Ta'eed and
scores of collaborators.
Their flagship project is "Bahá'í Blog" but it is so much more than a blog.
It is a knowledge repository with almost 1,500 articles by more than 100 contributors.
It is also a Video Bank with its own YouTube Channel.
Through
"Studio Sessions", they invite Baha'is and their friends to film and
record themselves singing something based on the Baha'i Writings.
Baha'i Blogcast with host Rainn Wilson is a collection of interviews with Bahá'ís and their friends. They have a presence on Sound Cloud where one can listen or download talks and music that appear on the site.
There is a page where they showcase photography, design and imagery from around the web
that focuses on the Bahá'í Faith and Spirituality and another called Personal Reflections,
a project that captures portraits of people coupled with an excerpt
from an interview with them about how the Bahá'í Faith has touched their
lives.
There is a calendar page and and another for quizzes where you can challenge yourself on a variety of topics.
Another service they provide is a directory with links to Official Bahá'í Sites, Non-Government Organizations,
Education and Training sites, Blogs, Publications and Communities as
well as other Bahá'í resources.
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 30 March A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
Six months after Iran's Appeal
Court reduced their sentences from 20 to 10 years, the seven Bahá'í
leaders were told that the Appeals Court sentence was recognized as
being in contrast with the Law and that their original 20-year sentences
have been reinstated.
[BWNS814] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• April A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
In an open letter to their fellow citizens, the Bahá'ís of Egypt offer some advice regarding the future of their nation. [BWNS817] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• April A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
After more than two years of
extensive restoration work the Shrine of the Báb is complete. The
project required the restoration and conservation of the interior and
exterior of the original 1909 structure, as well as measures to
strengthen the Shrine against seismic forces. An entirely new retrofit
design – combining concrete, steel and carbon fibre wrap technology –
was needed for the whole building, from its foundation and original
masonry to its octagon, drum and dome. More than 120 rock anchors were
fixed into the mountain behind newly fortified retaining walls. [BWNS816] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• Ridván A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
The launch of the Third Five Year Plan (2011-2016). 28 December, 2010 – To the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counsellors. |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• Ridván A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
Burundi elected its first National
Spiritual Assembly in 17 years. Civil war and unrest during recent
decades made it difficult for the Bahá'í community to administer its
affairs. [BWNS816, BWNS822] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 3 May A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
Mrs. Fariba Kamalabadi and Mrs.
Mahvash Sabet were transported to Qarchak prison, some 45 kilometres
from Tehran where the conditions were even worse than those at Rajaei
Shahr Prison. [BWNS821] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 3 May A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
After conviction the women were
transferred to the even more notorious Rajaei Shahr Prison in Karaj,
near Tehran. In that prison, Fariba Kamalabadi, Mahvash Sabet, and a
number of political prisoners were locked up in the communal ward with
hundreds of ordinary female prisoners — inmates incarcerated for crimes
not linked to politics. When authorities closed the women's ward of that
prison, the prisoners were all transferred to Gharchak Prison in
Varamin near Tehran, where the conditions were even worse than those at
Rajaei Shahr Prison. [IranWire4985] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 20 May A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Sabet
are returned to Evin Prison in Tehran. They had spent a brief spell in
appalling conditions at Qarchak prison, (from 3 May) some 45 kilometers
from Tehran. [BIC Evin]
- The five men are still being held under close scrutiny in a wing of Gohardasht prison, reserved for political prisoners.
[BIC Report]
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 25 May A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
Fariba Kamalabadi and Mahvash Sabet were transferred from appalling conditions at Qarchak prison to Evin prison in Tehran. [BWNS826] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 29 May A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
The official opening of UNESCO for
Tolerance and Peace Square, situated at the point where Haifa's historic
German Templer colony meets the terraced gardens of the Shrine of the
Báb. [BWNS828] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 15 July A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
The passing of former Universal
House of Justice member Dr. Peter J. K̲h̲án in Brisbane, Australia. He
served as a member of the Universal House of Justice from 1987 until
April 2010. [BWNS840, BWNS841] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 27 / 28 August A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
The Bahá'ís of Geneva commemorated the 100th anniversary of the start of ‘Abdu'l-Baha's journeys to the West. [BWNS854] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 24 September A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
The arrest of Abdolfattah Soltani, a
senior member of the legal team representing a number of Bahá'ís in
Iran await trial for providing higher education to youth barred from
university. [BWNS849] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 21 October A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
Launch of Inciting Hatred: Iran's media campaign to demonize Bahá'ís.
The Bahá'í International Community prepared and launched a report that
documents and analyses more than 400 press and media items over a
16-month period that typify an insidious state-sponsored effort to
demonize and vilify Bahá'ís, using false accusations.
- The report is available in English and in Persian.
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 1 December A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
The passing of former Universal
House of Justice member Mr. Ian C. Semple in Switzerland. He served as a
member of the Universal House of Justice from 2005 to 2013. [BWNS871] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 1 December A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
The head of state of the Republic of Palau, President Johnson Toribiong, paid an official visit to the Bahá'í World Centre. [BWNS870] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 12 December A.D. 2011
• A.M. 5772 |
The announcement by the Universal
House of Justice of the creation of "an International Advisory Board to
assist the Ruhi Institute in overseeing its system for the preparation,
production, and distribution of materials, the content and structure of
which now draw extensively on Bahá'í experience worldwide in applying
the teachings and principles of the Faith to the life of humanity. As it
gradually takes up its work, the Board will be able to respond to
related issues and follow the development of supplementary materials
that are aligned with the direction set by the global Plans." [December 11, 2011] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• A.D. 2012
• A.M. 5772 |
Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi elected as
president initiating a two-year transitional period. However, government
forces continue to commit human rights violations, including unlawful
killings and enforced disappearances, against supporters of secession in
south and a conflict with the Huthi armed group in north is renewed. |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• In the Year A.D. 2012
• A.M. 5772 |
The Office of Temples and Sites was
established at the Bahá'í World Centre. The purpose of the office is
to coordinate initial preparations for the temple builds with the
respective National Spiritual Assemblies.
Firstly a committee is formed in each country, entrusted with
identifying, together with institutions and agencies at all levels of
the community, means to promote widespread participation and to channel
the enthusiasm engendered among the friends following the announcement
of the projects.
Another practical step in these national and local projects has been the
selection of a suitable piece of land, one which is modest in size,
strategically located, and easily accessible. Then a construction office
for the project is established to assist with the management of
technical, financial, and legal issues.
The next step is to call for the preparation of a design for the
Temple edifice. This begins with the selection of potential architects
and the formulation of an architectural brief defining the requirements
for the structure which will ultimately result in a contract for the
final design. Architects are presented with the singular challenge of
designing Temples "as perfect as is possible in the world of being" that
harmonize naturally with the local culture and the daily lives of those
who will gather to pray and meditate therein. The task calls for
creativity and skill to combine beauty, grace, and dignity with modesty,
functionality, and economy and consideration for local customs and
practices. [The Universal House of Justice message dated 1 August, 2014] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 1 February A.D. 2012
• A.M. 5772 |
The announcement of the publication of Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh in Korean. [BWNS885] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 20 February A.D. 2012
• A.M. 5772 |
The passing of Anneliese Bopp,
former Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre at Bad
Bruckenau, Northern Bavaria, Germany. [BWNS892] |
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• 168 B.E.
• A.H. 1432
• 24 February A.D. 2012
• A.M. 5772 |
The inaugural screening of Iranian Taboo by Dutch-Iranian filmmaker Reza Allamehzadeh in Los Angeles. [Iranian Taboo, BWNS890] |
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