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1972 (Fall) | The duo "Seals and Crofts" were on tour in Boston. Their fourth album, "Summer Breeze", had been released a couple of months previously but the album and the title song they had worked so hard to perfect were not catching on in the music charts and their label had stopped promoting it. Their manager, Marcia Day, through a personal connection with a DJ on one of the city's most popular radio stations, arranged for them play the song. He was impressed and put the song into rotation. This proved to be the career break they were looking for. They went on to release more than a dozen albums. Their hit singles from this period also included "Diamond Girl," "We May Never Pass This Way (Again)," and "Get Closer". A number of their songs began to include references to and passages from the Bahá'í scriptures. When they appeared in concert, they often remained on stage after the performance to talk about the Faith. They became embroiled in controversy in 1974 due to the title track of their Unborn Child album, an anti-abortion song written from the fetus' point of view. The album was a critical failure, while the single flopped and outraged abortion advocates, who held demonstrations at many of the duo's shows. [Article in the TexasMonthly, February, 2020 entitled The Secret Oil Patch Roots of 'Summer Breeze'; Biography by Steve Huey] |
Seals and Crofts; - Famous Bahá'ís; Boston, MA | ||
1972 7 Sep | The first local spiritual assembly in Malta was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Malta | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Malta | |
1972 Sep | The Bahá'í Publishing Trust of Taiwan was established and registered. [BW15:262] | Publishing Trusts; Taiwan | ||
1972 6 Aug | 'Abdu'l-Hamíd Ishráq-Khávarí, Iranian scholar, author, translator and promoter of the Bahá'í Faith, passed away. [BW15:520]
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`Abdu'l-Hamid Ishraq-Khavari; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; Bahá'í scholars; Tehran, Iran; Iran | ||
1972 30 Jul | Parvíz Sádiqí, Farámarz Vujdání and Parvíz Furúghí, Iranian youth pioneers, were murdered near Mindanao, Philippines, by Muslims. [BW15:257; DM316–17]
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Persecution, Philippines; Persecution, Deaths; Persecution; Cemeteries and graves; Philippines | ||
1972 summer | Over 150 American youth join European youth in Operation Hand-in-Hand, a joint teaching project. [BW15:338]
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Teaching campaigns; Youth; United States | ||
1972 19 Jun | The government of Indonesia re-affirmed the ban on the Bahá'í Faith.
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Persecution, Indonesia; Persecution, Bans; Persecution; Indonesia | ||
1972 9 Jun | A National Spiritual Assembly had been formed in Zaire at Ridván 1970 but the Faith did not receive the required official recognition to function in the country. Dr Navidi spent one year in Kinshasa preparing the file for presentation to the government but in March 1972 when the names of the officially recognized religions were announced, the Bahá'í Faith was not among them. Through the intervention of Dr Amin'u'lláh Jazab, President Mobutu's personal physician, official recognition of the Faith was approved. [A Remarkable Response Film 33:50-35:50] | Kinshasa, Democratic Republic of Congo; Congo, Democratic Republic of (DRC) (Zaire) | ||
1972 7 Jun | The Universal House of Justice announced the decision to construct its Seat. [DH172; MUHJ98–9; VV37] | Universal House of Justice, Seat of; - Bahá'í World Centre | ||
1972 5 - 16 Jun | The Bahá'í International Community was invited to participate in the United Nations Conference on the Human Environment held in Stockholm. It was attended by some 1,500 representatives and 600 observers. The BIC Representatives were Dr Arthur Lyon Dahl, a marine ecologist and Mr Torleif Ingelog, a forest ecologist. A special pamphlet, The Environment and Human Values: A Bahá'í View was prepared and distributed. [BW15p368]
The Stockholm Declaration provided the first global set of principles for future international cooperation on environmental issues. |
BIC; Bahá'í International Community; Arthur Dahl; Torleif Ingelog; Environment; United Nations; - BIC statements; Stockholm; Sweden | ||
1972 | The first Summer School of Jamaica was held. [BW15:218] | First summer and winter schools; Jamaica | first Summer School of Jamaica | |
1972 11 May - 24 Feb 1973 | Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum and her companion, Violette Nakhjavání, arrived in Rhodesia (now Harare, Zimbabwe), at the start of the fourth leg of the 'Great African Safari'. This leg of the tour ended in Kenya. [BW15:594–607] The itinerary was as follows: |
Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum, Journeys of; Violette Nakhjavani; Great African Safari; Harare; Zimbabwe; Zambia; Botswana; South Africa; Namibia; Lesotho, South Africa; Swaziland; Mozambique; Malawi; Nairobi, Kenya; Kenya; Seychelles; Rwanda; Tanzania; Mafia Island; Burundi | ||
1972 May | The northeast and southeast quadrants of the gardens at Bahjí were completed and the southern gardens were extended to 'Abdu'l-Bahá's Tea House. | Bahji, Israel; `Abdu'l-Bahá, Tea House of; Akka, Israel | ||
1972 1 May | The international teaching conference in Panama held in conjunction with the dedication of the House of Worship opened. [BW15:635]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Conferences, Bahá'í; Conferences, Teaching; - Conferences, International; Panama | ||
1972 30 Apr | The House of Worship in Panama was publicly dedicated by Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum in two sessions. [BW15:634] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Dedications; Panama | ||
1972 29 Apr | The House of Worship in Panama, the Mother Temple of Latin America, was dedicated in a series of ceremonies held throughout the day attended by Hands of the Cause Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum, Ugo Giachery and Dhikru'lláh Khádem and four thousand Bahá'ís. [BW15:634; VV14]
Specifics
Foundation Stone: 8 October 1967 (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum) Construction Period: 1969-1972 Site Dedication: 29 April, 1972 (Amatu'l-Bahá Rúhíyyih Khánum) Architect: Peter Tillotson Seating: 550 Dimensions: Cost: Dependencies: References: BW14p493, BW15p632-649 |
Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Mother Temples; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Quick facts; Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Dedications; Ugo Giachery; Dhikrullah Khadem; Peter Tillotson; Architects; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Panama City, Panama; Panama | ||
1972 28 Apr - 2 May | An international teaching conference was held in conjunction with the dedication of the Mother Temple of Latin America in Panama. [BW15:633–42]
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Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Panama; Conferences, Bahá'í; - Conferences, International; Conferences, Teaching; Panama | ||
1972 Ridván | Due to intensifying conflict throughout the country, the National Spiritual Assembly of Viet Nam reported that it has lost contact with a number of localities, including those in the regions of Binh Long, Binh Dinh, Kontum, Pleiku, Quang Tri, Thua Thien and Chuong Thien. [BN497 August 1972; Bahaipedia] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Vietnam | ||
1972 Ridván | The first local spiritual assembly in the Republic of San Marino was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; San Marino | first Local Spiritual Assembly Republic of San Marino | |
1972 Ridván | The Spiritual Assembly of Phuntsholing town was formed. It was the first assembly of Bhutan. [Bahá'í Collections] | Local Spiritual Assembly; Phuntsholing; Bhutan | first Local Spiritual Assembly in Bhutan. | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Mauritius was formed. [Bahaipedia; BW15p295]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Port Louis; Mauritius | ||
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Republic of the Congo was formed with its seat in Brazzaville. [BW15p206] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Brazzaville; Congo, Democratic Republic of (DRC) (Zaire) | ||
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Tunisia was formed. [no substantiation can be found) iiiii | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tunisia | first NSA Tunisia | find ref |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Windward Islands was formed with its seat in St Lawrence, Barbados. It was responsible for administrating the Faith in St. Lucia, St. Vincent, the Grenadines, Grenada, and Barbados. [BW15:220; BN No 496 July 1972 p17]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; St. Lawrence Island; Barbados | first NSA Barbados and the Windward Islands | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Singapore was formed with its seat in Singapore. [BW15:257]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Singapore | first NSA Singapore | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Brunei (1966) was reconstituted as the National Spiritual Assembly of Eastern Malaysia and Brunei with its seat in Kuching, Sarawak and took on the added responsibility for Brunei, Sabah and Sarawak. [BW15:253; BN no 496 July 1972 p16]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kuching; Sarawak, Malaysia | first NSA Eastern Malaysia and Brunei | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Gabon was formed. [BW15:206] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Gabon | first NSA Gabon | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Rwanda was formed. [BW15:205]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kigali, Rwanda; Rwanda | first NSA Rwanda | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Seychelles was formed with its seat in Victoria. [BW16:156]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Victoria; Seychelles | first NSA Seychelles | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Réunion was formed with its seat in St Pierre. [BW15:199]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; St. Pierre and Miquelon; Reunion; France | first NSA Réunion | |
1972 Ridván | The first national spiritual assembly in Micronesia, the National Spiritual Assembly of the North West Pacific Ocean, was formed with its seat in Ponape. [BW15:268]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Ponape; Micronesia | first NSA in Micronesia; first NSA North West Pacific Ocean | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Nepal was formed with its seat in Kathmandu. [BW15:249]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kathmandu; Nepal | first NSA Nepal | |
1972 Ridván | The counties of Rwanda and Burundi were known as Ruanda-Urundi up until 1962 when the area was divided into two separate countries. From 1956 until 1964 they were administered by the Regional Spiritual Assembly of Central and East Africa and from 1964 to 1969 came under the Uganda and Central Africa regional assembly. The National Spiritual Assembly of Rwanda and Burundi was formed in 1969 and in 1972 the National Spiritual Assembly of Burundi with its seat in Bujumbura and the National Spiritual Assembly of Rwanda with its seat in Kilgali. [BW15:205]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bujumbura; Burundi; Kigali, Rwanda; Rwanda | first NSA Burundi | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Puerto Rico was formed with its seat in San Juan. [BW15:218]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; San Juan; Puerto Rico | first NSA Puerto Rico | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Malagasy Republic (Madagascar) was formed with its seat in Tananarive. [BW15:199, BWNS288]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Tananarive (Antananarivo); Malagasy Republic (Madagascar); Madagascar | first NSA Malagasy Republic | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Iceland was formed with its seat in Reykjavik. Its members were: Liesel Becker, Svana Einarsdottir, Barbara Thinat, Carl John Spencer, Petur Magnusson, Johannes Stefansson, Roger Lutley, Baldur Bragasson and Larry Clarke. [BW15:225, 281]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Reykjavik, Iceland; Iceland | first NSA Iceland | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of the Republic of Ireland was formed with its seat in Dublin. [BW15:283]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Dublin, Ireland; Ireland | first NSA Republic of Ireland | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Bangladesh was formed with its seat in Dacca. [BW15:243]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Dacca; Bangladesh | first NSA Bangladesh | |
1972 Ridván | National Spiritual Assembly of the Arabian Peninsula with its seat in Bahrayn was dissolved and the National Spiritual Assembly of the Eastern Arabian Peninsula was formed with its seat in Bahrayn (Bahrain) as well as the National Spiritual Assembly of Kuwait with its seat in Kuwait city. [BW15p297]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Arabian Peninsula; Bahrayn; Bahrain; Kuwait | first NSA Arabian Peninsula | |
1972 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Afghanistan was formed with its seat in Kabul. [BW15:243]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Kabul; Afghanistan | first NSA Afghanistan | |
1972 Mar | A thousand children attended a Bahá'í school in Esmeraldas, Ecuador. [BW15:237] | Esmeraldas; Ecuador | ||
1972 Jan | The first Bahá'í Youth Summer School in Southern Africa took place in Swaziland, attended by 70 youth from eight countries. [BW15:338]
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First summer and winter schools; Swaziland | first Bahá’í Youth Summer School in Southern Africa | |
1972 (In the year) | The first Bahá'í studies seminar was held in London. For an account of the development of these seminars see BW18:204 and BW19:368. | Bahá'í studies; Firsts, other; Conferences, Other; London, England; United Kingdom | first Bahá’í studies seminar in London | |
1972 (In the year) | In Indonesia the Attorney-General confirmed the 1962 ban on Bahá'í administrative institutions and added a further prohibition against organized Bahá'í teaching activities. [BW19:41] | Persecution, Indonesia; Persecution, Bans; Persecution; Indonesia | ||
1972 (In the year) | Derek and Sally Dacey, the first resident pioneers on Montserrat in the East Leeward Islands, arrived at their pioneer post. | First travel teachers and pioneers; East Leeward Islands | first resident pioneers on Montserrat | |
1972 (In the year) | The Louis G. Gregory Institute was founded in 1972. It was named after a native to South Carolina and the first to bring the Bahá'í Faith to the state. It is a training center owned by the Bahá'ís of the United States and managed by the Regional Baha'i Council for the Southeastern States. [Louis G. Gregory Bahá'í Institute] | Louis G. Gregory; Hemingway, SC; USA | ||
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