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| 2001 23 Dec
200- |
National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States published a full-page advertisement in The New York Times. The statement, entitled The Destiny of America and The Promise of World Peace," stated that Bahá'ís believe the American nation will evolve, through tests and trials to become a land of spiritual distinction and leadership, a champion of justice and unity among all peoples and nations, and a powerful servant of the cause of everlasting peace. The 645-word document identified six prerequisites for world peace: universal acceptance of the oneness of humanity; the eradication of racism; the full emancipation of women; the elimination of inordinate disparity between the rich and the poor; an end to unbridled nationalism; and harmony between religious leaders. [BWNS147, includes the text of the statement] | Promise of World Peace (statement); - Statements; - National Spiritual Assembly, statements; National Spiritual Assembly of the United States; Peace; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); * Publications; Newspapers; Press (media); New York, USA; United States (USA) | |
| 2001 20 - 23 Dec
200- |
The Fire in the Pacific conference in Honolulu, Hawaii to commemorate the 100th anniversary of the Faith in Hawaii. It was attended by over 1,000 Bahá'ís from at least 53 nations.
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Centenaries; Agnes Alexander; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Honolulu, HI; Hawaii, USA; Biography | |
| 2001 16 Dec
200- |
The passing of Knight of Bahá'u'lláh Philip Hainsworth (b. 27 July 1919) at the age of 82 in Sevenoaks, Kent, England. Shoghi Effendi had described him as "the spiritual Stanley of Africa". [BW01-02p304-305]
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Philip Hainsworth; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Names and titles; Sevenoaks, England; Kent, England; United Kingdom; - Africa; Biography | |
| 2001 13 Dec
200- |
The passing of Giovanni (Gianni) Ballerio (b. 15 February 1943 in Asmara, Eritrea) in Geneva after a battle with cancer. He was 58. [BW01-02p302]
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Giovanni (Gianni) Ballerio; Bahá'í International Community; - In Memoriam; - Births and deaths; Geneva, Switzerland; Switzerland; Biography | |
| 2001 3 Dec
200- |
The murder of Mosadegh Afshin Shokoufeh in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It was determined that he was killed for his religious beliefs. [One Country Vol.13 Issue 4] | Persecution, Tajikistan; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Tajikistan | |
| 2001 23 - 25 Nov
200- |
International Consultative Conference on School Education in relation with Freedom of Religion and Belief, Tolerance and Non-discrimination, a United Nations conference was held in Madrid, Spain.
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United Nations conferences; Tolerance; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; * Publications; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - BIC statements; Madrid, Spain; Spain | |
| 2001 12 Nov
200- |
The World Centre Endowment Fund was inaugurated by the Universal House of Justice. "…we have decided to set up the World Centre Endowment Fund, for the preservation, upkeep, and security of the edifices and precincts of the Spiritual and Administrative Centres of the Faith — activities that currently form so large a part of the responsibilities of the Bahá'í International Fund. This decision follows the example of Shoghi Effendi, who during his ministry dedicated the income from lands in the environs of the Jordan Valley for the upkeep of the Holy Shrines." • The Universal House of Justice, 2001 Nov 12, International Endowment Fund |
World Centre Endowment Fund; Funds, International; Funds; Universal House of Justice; Property; - Restoration and renovation; Endowments; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
| 2001 23 Oct
200- |
The murder of Rashid Gulov in Dushanbe, Tajikistan. It was determined that he was killed for his religious beliefs. [One Country Vol.13 Issue 4, BW01-02p304] | Persecution, Tajikistan; - Persecution, Deaths; - Persecution; Dushanbe, Tajikistan; Tajikistan | |
| 2001 31 Aug – 8 Sep
200- |
The third United Nations World Conference against Racism, Racial Discrimination, Xenophobia and Related Intolerance, was held in Durban, South Africa. The conference was also known as Durban I.
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United Nations; Racism; Discrimination; Bahá'í International Community; UNESCO; Durban, South Africa; South Africa | |
| 2001 Aug
200- |
For Bahá'í World Statistic as of this date see Bahá'í World Statistics August 2001 CE, by the Department of Statistics of the Bahá'í World Centre. | Statistics | |
| 2001 31 Jul
200- |
The publication of Bahá'í Shrine and Gardens on Mount Carmel, Haifa, Israel: A Visual Journey by the Ministry of Defence Publishing House, Israel. [Ridván Message 2001] | - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb (Haifa); Dedications; Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); - Bahá'í World Centre; * Publications; Visuals; Haifa, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
| 2001 Jul
200- |
The inauguration of the new campus of the Townshend International School in the Czech Republic.
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Townshend International School, Czech Republic; - Bahá'í inspired schools; Czech Republic | |
| 2001 25 - 27 Jun
200- |
During the special session of the General Assembly on the HIV./AIDS pandemic held at the UN headquarters, the Bahá'í International Community circulated a written statement entitled HIV/AIDS and Gender Equality: Transforming Attitudes and Behaviors that emphasized the need to transform the attitudes and behaviors that spread the disease and directed attention to the important roles played by men and faith communities in turning the tide of the pandemic. [BIC History] | Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; HIV (AIDS); Gender; Equality; - BIC statements; New York City, NY | |
| 2001 4 Jun
200- |
The public opening of the terraces surrounding the Shrine of the Báb on Mount Carmel. [BWNS134, BWNS221, BWNS123, BWNS122, BWNS121, BWNS120]
...it shall come to pass in the last days, that the mountain of the Lord's house shall be established in the top of the mountains, and shall be exalted above the hills; and all nations shall flow until it. |
Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb (Haifa); Dedications; Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Marble; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Bahá'í World Centre; Lasse Thoresen; Michael Day; Margraf; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel; Chiampo, Italy; Italy | |
| 2001 28 - 31 May
200- |
Global Form on Fighting Corruption II was held in The Hague. [IAACA Web Site]
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Corruption; Bahá'í International Community; - BIC statements; - Statements; * Publications; - BIC statements; The Hague, Netherlands; Netherlands | |
| 2001 23 May
200- |
At dusk on the evening of the 22nd of May, the opening of the Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb, a $250M project that begun ten years earlier and transformed the ancient barren face of the mountain into 19 majestic terraced gardens cascading down the length of the mountain. [BWNS121; BW01-02p37-73]
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Báb, Shrine of (Haifa); Terraces of the Shrine of the Báb (Haifa); Dedications; Arc project; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Basic timeline, Expanded; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel; Mount Carmel | |
| 2001 22 May
200- |
The musical tribute of the inauguration of the Terraces required the construction of a 4,000-seat temporary amphitheater around the plaza that forms the first terrace on the mountainside, at the top of Ben Gurion Avenue. Musical Director Jack Lenz coordinated a musical program that brought together a symphony orchestra from Israel, a choir from Romania, and soloists from around the world. More than 60 buses have been hired just to shuttle participants around. Holding a musical concert outdoors was not like doing it with the natural acoustics of a hall. To counter wind noise, wind socks had to be fitted on all the microphones on all of the instruments of the orchestra and then reverberation and other effects added on a mixing console. [BWNS118; BWNS120] |
Gry Kvalheim; Haifa, Israel | |
| 2001 21 May
200- |
The celebration of the completion of the Arc projects began with a devotional visit by the 3,000 Bahá'ís assembled to the resting place of Bahá'u'lláh, at Bahji. [BWNS117] | Arc project; Bahji, Israel; - Bahá'í World Centre; Arc (World Centre) | |
| 2001 15 May
200- |
A tribute to Ruhiyyih Khanum, much in the form of music and drama, was held at Canada House in Trafalgar Square in London. It was attended by some 150 prominent people including Prince Philip, Duke of Edinburgh. The main focus of the evening was a theatrical performance entitled A Life So Noble, which had been inspired by Ruhiyyih Khanum's life. Written by Canadian-born actress/writer Beverley Evans and directed by Annabel Knight, the show took four major aspects of Khanum's life and character and personified them in four women actresses, Maria Friedman, Beverley Evans, Sarah Clive and Kerry-Ann Smith, who told her story using words taken from Ruhiyyih Khanum's own lectures and writings.[BWNS124] |
Amatul-Bahá Ruhiyyih Khanum; Prince Philip; Annabel Knight; Violette Nakhjavani; London, England; United Kingdom | |
| 2001 6 May
200- |
In a letter to an individual in response to a query about the wisest course that a believer can adopt when encountering attacks on the Faith in Internet discussions, the Department of the Secretariat attached extracts from an earlier letter from the Universal House of Justice titled Defending the Cause against its Opponents. | - Persecution | |
| 2001 May
200- |
The inauguration of the Centre for the Study of the Texts. The facility was completed and occupied in 1999. It consists of study rooms for resident and visiting scholars, meeting and conference rooms, a large reference library, a secretariat and ancillary spaces totalling 7750 sq. metres (83,420 sq. ft) Much of the building is located below ground. It has been integrated into the mountain with a portico that reflects the classical motifs of the other buildings on the Arc. The offices of the building are provided with natural light directly or through light wells, patios and skylights. Below ground it is connected to an extension to the Archives which provides secure, climate-controlled storage vaults for the original, hand written papers that constitute the Bahá'í Sacred Texts. The architect was Hossein Amanat. [amanatarchitect.com] "The Centre for the Study of the Texts . . . will be the seat of an institution of Bahá'í scholars, the efflorescence of the present Research Department of the World Centre, which will assist the Universal House of Justice in consulting the Sacred Writings, and will prepare translations of and commentaries on the authoritative texts of the Faith." [AWH p52] "The building was completed and occupied in 1999. It now houses the Research Department, and is the temporary home of the International Bahá'í Library and other offices." [Visiting Bahá'í Holy Places p. 35; BW99-00p38-39] |
Centre for the Study of the Sacred Texts (Haifa); Arc project; Hossein Amanat (Husayn Amanat); Research Department; International Bahá'í Library; International Bahá'í Archives; Libraries; Archives; * Translation; - Architects; Architecture; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Bahá'í World Centre; Mount Carmel; Haifa, Israel; Arc (World Centre); International Bahá'í Library building (future) | |
| 2001 30 Apr – 2 May
200- |
The Bahá'í International Community issued a statement, entitled Sustainable Development: the Spiritual Dimension, for the first session of the United Nations Preparatory Committee of the World Summit on Sustainable Development at the UN in New York. [BWNS93]
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Bahá'í International Community; Sustainable development; United Nations; United Nations Summits; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); - BIC statements; New York, USA | |
| 2001 Ridván
200- |
From the Ridván Message: "It is with profound thankfulness and joy that we announce at this auspicious moment the decision to proceed with this last project. During the Five Year Plan, erection of the Mother Temple of South America in Santiago, Chile, will commence and thus fulfill a wish clearly expressed by Shoghi Effendi." [Riḍván 2001 To the Bahá'ís of the World] | Mashriqu'l-Adhkár, Santiago; * Mashriqu'l-Adhkár (House of Worship); Santiago, Chile; Chile | |
| 2001 Ridván
200- |
The launch of the First Five Year Plan (2001-2006).
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Five Year Plan (2001-2006); - Teaching Plans; - Institute process; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
| 2001 19 Apr
200- |
The publication of the memorandum entitled Attainment of the Unity of Nations and the Lesser Peace by the Research Department on behalf of the Universal House of Justice. [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 19 April, 2001]
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Unity of Nations; Lesser Peace; Peace; World peace; Unity; World order; Prophecies; Seven Candles of Unity; * Publications; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
| 2001 Mar
200- |
The publication of Century of Light, a statement by the Universal House of Justice. The purpose of the book is to provide members of the Faith with a perspective on two defining processes that unfolded during the 20th century; on the one hand, the sequence of events that made the unification of humanity the principal feature of modern history and, on the other, the emergence from obscurity of the Cause of God and its Administrative order. It is primarily a resource for Bahá'í study and deepening. It is not a public information publication. [TP777-778]
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Century of Light (book); Universal House of Justice; Universal House of Justice, Basic timeline; * Publications; History (general); Bahá'í history; 20th century; Peace; World order; World peace; Emergence from obscurity; Historical overviews by Central Figures or BWC; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
| 2001 29 Jan
200- |
The publication of Institution of the Counsellors by Universal House of Justice. | Counsellors; - Compilations; * Publications; Appointed arm; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
| 2001 16 Jan
200- |
The end of the Fourth Epoch of the Formative Age, an Epoch that included the Six, Three, Four Year, and Twelve Month Plans from the Universal House of Justice as well as the commemoration for the centenary of the Ascension of Bahá'u'lláh. This Epoch was characterized by the initiation of social and economic projects and the emergence from obscurity and the fact that national communities took responsibility for their own development. [Mess86-01p815]
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Formative Age; Cycles, Eras, Ages and Epochs; Emergence from obscurity; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
| 2001 14 Jan
200- |
Sixteen Bahá'ís were arrested in the southern Egyptian city of Sohag. The charges brought against them concerned their membership in the Bahá'í Faith. [Message from the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of Canada dated the 19th of January, 2001]
Egyptian security services have exploited the decree to orchestrate six major crackdowns on the Bahá'í community , in 1965, 1967, 1970, 1972,1985 and 2001. The authorities arrested a total of 236 Egyptian Bahá'ís in these crackdowns, on grounds that they had violated the decree or on charges of "contempt of religion" On the few occasions on which arrests were followed by prosecutions, none of the defendants were ever found guilty of violating Law 263/1960 or any other law." from "IV. Egypt's Baha'is and the Policy of Erasure" in Prohibited Identities: State Interference with Religious Freedom by Human Rights Watch. |
Persecution, Egypt; - Persecution, Arrests; - Persecution; Sohag, Egypt; Egypt | |
| 2001 12 Jan
200- |
The Administrative Order was further developed by the Universal House of Justice in its message to the Conference of the Continental Boards of Counselors of
9 January 2001 in which the concept of the "cluster" was first introduced. The cluster, a subdivision of the region, is to be formed on the basis of cultural, language, pattern of transport, infrastructure or the social life of the inhabitants.
that there are now (17 January 2003) close to 17,000 clusters worldwide, excluding those countries where, for one reason or another, the operation of the Faith is restricted. The number of clusters per country varies widely—from India with its 1,580 to Singapore, which necessarily sees itself as one cluster. Some of the groupings are sparsely populated areas with only a few thousand inhabitants, while the boundaries of others encompass several million people. For the most part, large urban centers under the jurisdiction of one Local Spiritual Assembly have been designated single clusters, these in turn being divided into sectors, so as to facilitate planning and implementation. |
Administrative Order; Clusters; Counsellors; Conferences, Counsellors; - Institute process; - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
| 2001 9 - 13 Jan
200- |
The Counsellors in all continents met at the World Centre to take part in deliberations on the general features of the Five Year Plan. They were joined by the Auxiliary Board members (849 from 172 countries) who gathered from throughout the world to participate in events marking the occupation by the International Teaching Centre of its permanent seat on Mount Carmel. [From the messages from the Universal House of Justice dated the 29th of October, 2000 and the16th of January, 2001] | Counsellors; Conferences, Counsellors; Five Year Plan (2001-2006); - Teaching Plans; Auxiliary board members; Assistants; International Teaching Centre, Seat (Haifa); - Bahá'í World Centre; Haifa, Israel | |
| 2001 9 Jan
200- |
In its message to the Conference of the Continental Board of Counselors to launch the 1st Five Year Plan and Universal House of Justice said, "the training institute is effective not only in enhancing the powers of the individual, but also in vitalizing communities and institutions." It went on to say that "The continued development of training institutes in the diverse countries and territories of the world, then, must be a central feature of the new Plan." [Message from the Universal House of Justice dated 9 January, 2001, Mess86-01p763-764] | Five Year Plan (2001-2006); - Teaching Plans; Training Institutes; Counsellors; Conferences, Counsellors; - Institute process; - Bahá'í World Centre | |
| 2001 8 - 17 Jan
200- |
The inauguration of the International Teaching Centre Building at the World Centre with the meeting of the Institution of the Counsellors. Board members from 172 countries attended.
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International Teaching Centre, Seat (Haifa); Arc project; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Counsellors; Conferences, Counsellors; - Bahá'í World Centre buildings, monuments and gardens; - Bahá'í World Centre; - Basic timeline, Expanded; - Bahá'í World Centre; Mount Carmel; Haifa, Israel; Arc (World Centre) | |
| 2001 4 Jan
200- |
The passing of Dr. Victor de Araujo of Vista, NY at the age of 78 years. He was born near London, England and spent his childhood and youth in Brazil. He came to the United Stated in 1946 as a vice consul to the Brazilian Consulate in Chicago. From 1967-1990, Dr. de Araujo served as a Representative of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations. In his years in this position he represented the Bahá'í International Community both at the United Nations headquarters and at numerous conferences around the world. He also participated in the preparation of Bahá'í statements on human rights, the environment, and the equality of men and women, which were presented to the United Nations. [Bahá'í Announce 5Jan2001; BW00-01p269-270] | Bahá'í International Community; United Nations; - In Memoriam; Victor de Araujo; London, England; United Kingdom; Brazil; New York, USA; United States (USA); Biography | |
| 2001 (In the year)
200- |
The publication of Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights edited by: Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh with contributions from Kiser Barnes, Greg Duly, Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims, Graham Hassall, Darren Hedley, Nazila Ghanea-Hercock, Chichi Layor, Michael L. Penn, and Martha L. Schweitz. | Bahá'í-Inspired Perspectives on Human Rights; Tahirih Tahririha-Danesh; Kiser Barnes; Greg Duly; Cheshmak Farhoumand-Sims; Graham Hassall; Darren Hedley; Nazila Ghanea-Hercock; Chichi Layor; Michael L. Penn; Martha L. Schweitz; Hong Kong | |
| 2001 - 2002
200- |
Building on the Indian experience, the discourse on science, religion, and development was extended to other countries. With the collaboration of a task force, the Institute organized a series of seminars in different regions of Uganda. At these seminars, academics, government officials, and representatives from nongovernmental organizations, gathered to discuss – within the context of Ugandan society – the issues raised in the Institute's document. Participants later formed working groups to explore how the discourse can affect such areas of human activity as education, economic activity and environmental resources, technology, and governance. A series of documents was prepared to be presented to the government. A video entitled Opening a Space: The Discourse on Science, Religion, and Development, documenting the Ugandan experience, was produced. [ISGP History; BWNS590] | Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity (ISGP); - Documentaries; Uganda |
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