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1974 23 Apr | At the trial of nearly 50 Bahá'ís in Baghdád, the Iraqi military court sentenced 13 men and one girl to life imprisonment, one man and two girls to 15 years' imprisonment, and two men and seven women to ten years' imprisonment; 13 Bahá'ís were fined and released. [BW16:138] | Persecution, Iraq; - Persecution, Court cases; - Persecution; Baghdad, Iraq; Iraq | ||
1974 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Eastern Malaysia and Brunei elected in 1972 was dissolved and re-constituted under the name the National Spiritual Assembly of Malaysia and the territories of Sabah, Sarawak and Brunei were brought under its jurisdiction.
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Malaysia | ||
1974 Ridván | The first local spiritual assembly of Kotzebue, an Iñupiat Eskimo community situated north of the Arctic Circle, was formed. | Local Spiritual Assembly; Kotzebue; Alaska, USA; USA; Arctic | first Local Spiritual Assembly Kotzebue | |
1974 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of South East Arabia (Arabian Peninsula) was formed. [Naw Rúz Message 1974; BW16p88] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; South East Arabia; Arabian Peninsula | ||
1974 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Hong Kong was formed with its seat in Kowloon. [BW16:233, 251; BWIM114]
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National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Hong Kong | first NSA Hong Kong | |
1974 Ridván | The National Spiritual Assembly of Japan was formed with its seat in Tokyo. [BW16:233] | National Spiritual Assembly, formation; Tokyo, Japan; Japan | first NSA Japan | |
1974 Ridván | As part of the the Five Year Plan the Canadian Bahá'í Community was asked to "Cultivate opportunities for courses on the Faith in Canadian institutions of higher learning".
In response the National Spiritual Assembly of Canada established the Canadian Association for Studies on the Bahá'í Faith. From 1974 to 1979 four annual meetings were held. The Association grew in membership, published a series of high quality monographs, initiated work on a textbook on the Faith of university calibre and stimulated formal presentation at universities and colleges throughout Canada.
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Bahá'í studies; Bahá'í Studies, Associations for; Association for Bahá'í Studies (North America); Canada | ||
1974 Ridván | The Universal House of Justice launched the Five Year Plan (1974-1979). [BBD181; BBRSM159; BW16:107; VV17]
-preservation and consolidation of the victories won -a vast and widespread expansion of the Bahá'í community -development of the distinctive character of Bahá'í life particularly in the local communities. |
Five Year Plan (1974-1979); - Teaching Plans; - Bahá'í World Centre | ||
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