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Date 1999-06, descending — sort earliest first

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1999 21 Jun The passing of Meherangiz Munsiff in London (b. 23 November, 1923 Bombay, India) Born into a Bahá'í family she travelled in India with Martha Root at the age of 14 years. She was appointed Knight of Bahá'u'lláh for the French Cameroons. In addition she visited more than 150 countries to teach and assist in the development of Bahá'í communities and was known as a lecturer and an activist among the international humanitarian community. [BW99-00p308-309]
  • An autobiography Lifeline:A Life of Prayer and Service as Experienced by Meherangiz Munsiff, Knight of Baha'u'llah, was published by George Ronald Publishers in October of 2022. It was written by Meherangiz Munsiff, Jyoti Munsiff (her daughter), and Pixie MacCallum.
    		•  Meherangiz Munsiff; First Bahá'ís by country or area; London, England; United Kingdom first to pioneer to the French Cameroons
    1999 June The dedication of the first academic chair in Bahá'í studies in Israel at Hebrew University of Jerusalem with the appointment of Prof. Moshe Sharon. The position was made possible because of an anonymous donation. [Jerusalem Post, June 7, 1999, BWNS84] Chair in Bahá'í Studies; Hebrew University of Jerusalem; Universities; Moshe Sharon; Firsts, other; Donations; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Jerusalem, Israel; Israel First academic chair in Bahá'í studies in Israel at Hebrew University of Jerusalem

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