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The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace was established at the University of Maryland's Centre for International Development and Conflict Management at the official signing of the Memorandum of Understanding. [AWH76; BINS217:7; VV108]
Professor Suheil Bushrui was appointed to the Chair in 1992.
For picture see VV108.
On the 12th of February the Universal House of Justice announced that the National Spiritual Assembly of the United States and the University of Maryland had signed a memorandum of understanding to establish "The Bahá'í Chair for World Peace" in its Centre for International Development and Conflict Management.
In 1992 Professor Suheil Bushrú'í was named as the first scholar to hold the Chair. [AWH76; VV108]
See The American Bahá'í for information on the endowment to fund the Chair as well as the programs and activities. "As part of its threefold objective of research, education and publication, the Bahá'í Chair collaborates with academics and practitioners to provide inspiration and direction to students, faculty and leaders seeking solutions to the world's great challenges through the study of Bahá'í perspectives."
Official website.
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Bahá'í Chair for World Peace; Suheil Bushrui; Maryland, USA; United States (USA) |
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