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2012 Feb | Abd Rabbu Mansour Hadi was elected as president initiating a two-year transitional period. However, government forces continued to commit human rights violations, including unlawful killings and enforced disappearances, against supporters of secession in south and a conflict with the Huthi armed group in north was renewed. | Yemen, Recent history; Yemen | ||
2012 1 Feb | The announcement of the publication of Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh in Korean. [BWNS885] | Korean language; Gleanings from the Writings of Bahá'u'lláh; * Translation; * Publications; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Korea | ||
2012 15 Feb | Queen Elizabeth II launched the Diamond Jubilee of her reign with a multifaith reception at Lambeth Palace, the official residence of the Archbishop of Canterbury. Highlighting the ongoing centenary commemorations of 'Abdu'l-Bahá's travels to Egypt and the West, the Bahá'í community displayed a robe that He had worn. The exhibit also included a framed calligraphic rendering of words from 'Abdu'l-Bahá's first ever public speech, delivered on 10 September 1911 at London's City Temple: "The gift of God to this enlightened age is the knowledge of the oneness of mankind and of the fundamental oneness of religion."
The Bahá'í delegation was lead by Shirin Fozdar-Foroudi and also consisted of Patrick O'Mara – Secretary of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United Kingdom, Nasrin O'Kane from Northern Ireland and Liam Stephens from the Isle of Skye. [BWNS889] |
Queen Elizabeth II; Shirin Fozdar-Foroudi; Patrick O'Mara; Nasrin OKane; Liam Stephens; London, England; United Kingdom | ||
2012 20 Feb | The passing of Anneliese Bopp, former Counsellor member of the International Teaching Centre at Bad Bruckenau, Northern Bavaria, Germany. [BWNS892]
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Anneliese Bopp; In Memoriam; Births and deaths; International Teaching Centre; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Bad Bruckenau, Germany; Germany | ||
2012 24 Feb | The inaugural screening of Iranian Taboo by Dutch-Iranian filmmaker Reza Allamehzadeh in Los Angeles. [Iranian Taboo, BWNS890] | Persecution, Iran; - Persecution, Other; - Persecution; - Documentaries; Iranian Taboo; Reza Allamehzadeh; Bahá'í World News Service (BWNS); Los Angeles, CA; USA | ||
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