- Abdu'l-Baha and "The Other", by Jan T. Jasion. (2021-02) On xenophobia; Abdu'l-Bahá's response to it; his reactions to certain newspapers; the impact of xenophobia on digitized collections; some comments by Bahá'u'lláh on journalism. Text of a webinar presented to the Wilmette Institute (December, 2020).
- Bahá'í Community of Iran, The: Patterns of Exile and Problems of Communication, by Moojan Momen. (1991) An examination of the causes and patterns of migrations of Iranian Bahá'ís.
- Challenge of Change for the Chinese in Southeast Asia, The, by Yin Hong Shuen. (2000) Chinese Bahá'ís in some Asian countries are a microcosm of Chinese people in this region. An email survey asked what attracts Southeast Asians to the Faith, difficulties they face, and how adopting a world religion helps guide their future challenges.
- Communal Harmony: India's Greatest Challenge, by National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of India. (1993(?)/2015) A formal statement from the NSA of the Bahá'ís of India on the need to overcome religious, linguistic and caste-based tensions.
- Community as Family, The: Opportunities of Growth, by Ros Gabriel. (1995)
- Dissimulation by Iranian Emigrants, by Universal House of Justice, National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of the United States. (1985-07-03) Letters from the House and the US NSA concerning Bahá'ís who were able to escape Iran in 1997 by denying their Faith.
- Domestic Temporalities: Sensual Patterning in Persian Migratory Landscapes, by Simone Dennis, Megan Warin. (2007-09) Embodied paths of patterning, memory and emotion amongst Persian immigrant women in Adelaide, especially the Bahá'í expatriate community. Link to document (offsite).
- Duty of Kindness and Sympathy Towards Strangers, The, by Julio Savi. (2011) Integrating immigrants into the culture of their new country is becoming a focus in some Western states. In 2007 the Italian government issued a “Charter on the Values and Significance of Citizenship and Integration,” which reflects such Bahá'í ideals.
- Encyclopaedia Iranica: Selected articles related to Persian culture, religion, philosophy and history, by Encyclopaedia Iranica. Arjen Bolhuis, comp. (1982-2023) Sorted, categorized collection of links to over 170 articles.
- Escape from Earth: The Journal of a Planetary Pioneer, by Duane L. Herrmann. (2018) Chapter 1 of a 300-page novel.
- Foreigner: From an Iranian Village to New York City and the Lights That Led the Way, by Hussein Ahdieh, Hillary Chapman. (2019) Biography of a young boy in Nayriz, Iran in the mid 20th-century, his reflection on the sad society; his experience as a immigrant in the United States, struggle to make the American dream, and helped the innovative Harlem Prep, a Bahá'í inspired School.
- From Outsider to Outsider: A Study of Iranian Bahá'ís' Identity in Iran and the United States, by Naghme Naseri Morlock. (2023) The denial of a national identity of Bahá'ís in Iran; their experiences in the U.S.; cultural differences between immigrant and American Bahá'ís; the importance of religious identity; how religious, national, and cultural identities are negotiated.
- Iranian Refugees: The Many Faces of Persecution, by Allen K. Jones. (1984-12) A paper detailing the persecution and displacement of Iranian refugees (including Bahá'ís) due to religious, ethnic, and political reasons following the 1979 Iranian Revolution, emphasizing their global spread and challenges in asylum and resettlement.
- Ireland's Multi-Ethnic Immigration Challenge: An Irish Bahá'í View, by Eamonn Moane. (2002) After centuries of population loss, Ireland’s economic success in the 1990s led to a surge of immigration, but its reaction to a multi-ethnic influx has been disappointing. It needs Bahá'í approaches like consultation, tolerance, fairness, and morality.
- Jainism and the Bahá'í Faith: Non-Violence and Plurality Across Time and Space, by Yifan Zhang. (2022 April-June) Comparison of similarities in Bahá'í and Jain teachings, especially in non-violence and plurality across time and space. Link to article (offsite).
- Making of a Survivor, The: A Foreigner's Story, by Hussein Ahdieh. (2019-05-22) The author on his new book, growing up as a Baha’i in Iran, and how his faith and family nourished and taught him to be who he is today.
- Management of Small Rural Businesses: Some Views of the European Bahá'í Business Forum, by Michel P. Zahrai. (1998) The challenge and benefits of restoring pride in rural non-farm businesses.
- Migrants and Refugees in Europe, by Universal House of Justice. (2015-10-01) Principles to guide the response of the Bahá’í community to the dramatic social changes concerning the 2015 influx into Europe of people fleeing conflict in the Middle East, especially Syria.
- One Common Faith, by Universal House of Justice. (2005) Review of relevant passages from both the writings of Bahá'u'lláh and the scriptures of other faiths against the background of contemporary crises.
- Persian Bahá'ís in Australia, by Graham Hassall. (1989) Overview of the history and modern activities (ca. 1989) of the Persian Bahá'í community in Australia.
- Persian-speaking Believers in Anglophone Communities, by Universal House of Justice. (1996-02) Some Persian expatriates feel deprived of participation in Bahá'í gatherings because of an inability to understand English.
- Quiet Exodus, A, by Geoffrey Cameron. (2013-07) Recent history of immigration law and practice in Canada, and the Bahá'í community's involvement in governmental change. Includes addendum from Bahá'í News Canada.
- Responding to the War in Ukraine, by Universal House of Justice. (2022-04-01) Actions Bahá'ís are taking in response to the invasion of Ukraine; the role of prayers and acts of service in bringing about a future without destructive weapons.
- Rethinking Migration from a Global Perspective, by Kerilyn Schewel. (2020-07) On migration and social transformation and humanity's response to displacement.
- Spiritual Cosmopolitanism, Transnational Migration, and the Bahá'í Faith, by Layli Maria Miron. (2020) Spiritual cosmopolitanism — how people can be persuaded to extend feelings of kinship beyond their own ethnic or national groups — and its principles of universal love and harmony is a key to borderless solidarity.
- Transmission of Cultural Values in Persian Bahá'í Families, The, by Stephen Licata. (1997) On how immigrant Persian Bahá’í families have carried their cultural values to the U.S., how the move affected the development of their children, and the cultural adaptation process. Includes survey on cultural values among Persian Bahá'ís in Los Angeles.
- Unity in Diversity: Acceptance and Integration in an Era of Intolerance and Fragmentation, by Roxanne Lalonde. (1994-04) Short excerpt from thesis, edited as a stand-alone article.
- Women and Religious Change: A case study in the colonial migrant experience, by Miriam Dixson. (2000) The story of Margaret Dixson, and one woman's growth from Anglicanism, via numerology and astrology, to commitment to the world ideals of the Bahá'í Faith.
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