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Tag "- Africa"

tag name: - Africa  edit 201 type: Geographic locations
web link: -_Africa
references: bahaipedia.org/Africa
related tags: - African religion
referring tags: - Middle East; Africa Campaign; Algeria; Algiers, Algeria; Angola; Basutoland; Bechuanaland; Benin; Botswana; British Cameroon; British Somaliland; British Togoland (Ghana); Burkina Faso; Burundi; Cameroon; Canary Islands, Spain; Cape Verde; Central African Republic; Chad; Chagos Archipelago; Comoros Islands; Congo, Democratic Republic of; Congo, Republic of the; Cote d'Ivoire; Diaspora, African; Djibouti, East Africa; Egypt; Equatorial Guinea; Eritrea; Eswatini; Ethiopia; French Cameroon; French Equatorial Africa; French Somaliland; French Togoland (Togo); French West Africa; Gabon; Gambia, The; Ghana; Guinea; Guinea Bissau; Italian Somaliland; Ivory Coast; Kenya; Liberia; Libya; Madagascar; Madeira; Malawi; Mali; Mauritania; Mauritius; Mayotte; Mediterranean Sea; Morocco; Mozambique; Namibia; Niger; Nigeria; Northern Territories Protectorate; Rhodesia; Ruanda-Urundi; Rwanda; Sao Tome and Principe; Senegal; Seychelles; Sierra Leone; Somalia; South Africa; Spanish Sahara; St. Helena; Sudan; Swaziland; Tanzania; Togo; Tunisia; Uganda; Western Sahara; Zambia; Zimbabwe

"- Africa" appears in:

1.   from the main catalog (27 results; expand)

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  1. A Leaf of Honey and the Proverbs of the Rainforest, by Joseph Shepperd: Review, by Lin Poyer (1989).
  2. Advocates for African Food Security: Lessening the Burden for Women, by Bahá'í International Community (1991-02-27). — A joint statement to the 35th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women, Agend...
  3. Africa, by Hooper Dunbar (1984-09-14). — Stories of Dunbar's travels through Africa, its unique energy, and its place in the Baha'i Faith.
  4. African Culture, Traditional, Aspects of, by Universal House of Justice Universal House of Justice, Research Department, comp. (1998-12). — Challenges and opportunities in the African continent; eliminating prejudices; dance and music; alco...
  5. African religions; miracles; strange phenomena, by Universal House of Justice (1996-08-06). — Five questions: the religion of Santeria; relationship to Sabaeanism; Yoruba-based new world religio...
  6. Africanity, Womanism, and Constructive Resilience: Some Reflections, by Layli Maparyan (2020). — The meanings of the metaphor "pupil of the eye;" experiences of growing up African-American in the W...
  7. Báb on the Rights of Women, The, by Siyamak Zabihi-Moghaddam (2023-06). — Statements of the Bab on issues such as mutʿah and tahlil marriages, polygyny, bridal consent, divo...
  8. Bahá'í Communities by Country: Research Notes, by Graham Hassall Jonah Winters, ed. (2000). — Brief notes on the history of Baha'i activities and the dates of NSA formation in Africa, China, Aus...
  9. Bahá'í country notes: Africa, by Graham Hassall (1999).
  10. Bahá'í Faith in Africa, The: Establishing a New Religious Movement, 1952-1962, by Anthony Lee (2011). — African presence in early Babi and Baha'i history; Baha'i response to crises in Middle East and West...
  11. Centering the "Pupil of the Eye": Blackness, Modernity, and the Revelation of Bahá'u'lláh, by Derik Smith (2019). — The "pupil of the eye" metaphor is a deeply consequential, distinguishing feature of the transformat...
  12. "Come Back, Africa": First commercial film mentioning the Bahá'í Faith, by Greg Watson (2013). — Context of a 1959 African documentary/drama film in which the Baha'i Faith is discussed.
  13. Good Message, The, by Rúhíyyih Khánum (published as Rúhíyyih Rabbání) (1960/1961). — A simplified rendering of themes in Shoghi Effendi's translation of Gleanings, used in Africa as a p...
  14. Great Safari of Hand of the Cause Rúhíyyih Khánum, The, by Violette Nakhjavani (1970-1973). — A diary of Ruhiyyih Khanum's travels through Africa. Serialized in Baha'i News in 26 issues, from 19...
  15. Guardian's Wartime Travels, The, by Harry Liedtke (2016). — Brief chronology of world events 1938-1940 juxtaposed with Shoghi Effendi's travels in 1940, when he...
  16. Journey Motif in the Bahá'í Faith, The: From Doubt to Certitude, by Roshan Danesh (2012). — The process of individual spiritual growth lies at the heart of human purpose. Baha’u’llah speak...
  17. Monotheistic Religion in Africa: The Example of the Swazi People, by Margaret Pemberton-Pigott, Crispin Pemberton-Pigott (2005). — Similarities between the Baha'i Faith and the ancient traditional beliefs of the Swazi people of Sou...
  18. Mysticism in African Traditional Religion and in the Bahá'í Faith: Classification of Concepts and Practices, by Enoch Tanyi (2002). — Both African Traditional Religion and the Baha'i Faith originate from God, but at different times in...
  19. Paying Special Regard to Agriculture: Collective Action-Research in Africa, by Sanem Kavrul (2021-05-07). — On Baha’i-inspired agricultural social action initiatives in Africa. Includes photo gallery of dev...
  20. Perfection and Refinement: Towards an Aesthetics of the Bab, by Moojan Momen (2011). — The writings of the Bab have implications for the "plastic" arts; significance for native traditions...
  21. Pupil of the Eye, The: African Americans in the World Order of Bahá'u'lláh, by The Báb, Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, Universal House of Justice Bonnie J. Taylor, comp. (1998). — A compilation of references in the Baha'i writings to African-Americans and those of African descent...
  22. Ridván 1996 (Four Year Plan) - To the Followers of Bahá'u'lláh in Africa: Bahá'í Era 153, by Universal House of Justice (1996). — Country-specific portion of the annual message to the Baha'is of the world: Africa.
  23. Sabaeans and African-based Religions in the Americas, The, by Universal House of Justice (2012). — Overview by the Research Department about the religion of the Sabaeans [aka Sabeans], and some indig...
  24. Short Obligatory Prayer in Many Languages, Author unknown, comp. (1981/1986/2016). — Three files: Short Obligatory Prayer in 501 languages (as published in Baha'i World), and in a colle...
  25. Tending the Garden: A Biography of Emeric and Rosemary Sala, by Ilona Sala Weinstein (1998/2016). — Detailed story of two pioneers from Canada to South America and Africa, told through reference to le...
  26. That Promising Continent: Selections from the Writings of Abdu'l-Baha, the Writings and Letters of Shoghi Effendi and the Letters Written on his Behalf on Africa, by Abdu'l-Bahá, Shoghi Effendi National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá'ís of South Africa Johannesburg, comp. (1998). — Updated version of "That Vast but Promising Continent," a compilation originally prepared by the UHJ...
  27. Three Talks in Africa, by `Alí Nakhjavání, Violette Nakhjavani (2001). — Three talks given in East London, South Africa circa August-September 2001, on personal reminiscence...

2.   from the Chronology (43 results; expand)

  1. 1924-12-05 — Martha Root gave the first African radio broadcast about the Baha'i Faith, in Capetown.
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  2. 1925-01-01 — The Spiritual Assembly of Alexandria was established, the second assembly to be formed in Africa.
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  3. 1929-09-00 — Shoghi Effendi sailed from England to Cape Town and proceeded overland to Cairo. [PP180–1, SETPE1p...
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  4. 1940-07-28 — Shoghi Effendi, Rúhiyyih Khanum and Sutherland Maxwell left England for South Africa aboard the SS ...
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  5. 1950-00-00 — By this year the Baha'i population of Black Africa was probably no more than 12. [BBRSM190–1]
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  6. 1950-04-21 — Shoghi Effendi announced the Africa Campaign (1951-1953) in a cable to the British National Conventi...
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  7. 1951-04-21 — Several National Spiritual Assemblies-Britain, Egypt, India, Iran and the United States, joined forc...
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  8. 1951-08-03 — The establishment of the Faith in Uganda with the arrival of Mr. Músa Banani, his wife Sami'ih Ban...
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  9. 1953-02-12 — The first Intercontinental Teaching Conference was convened by the British National Spiritual Assemb...
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  10. 1953-06-06 — 'Izzatu'llah Zahra'i (Ezzat Zahrai) arrived in Southern Rhodesia (Zimbabwe) and was named a Knight o...
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  11. 1953-09-03 — The arrival of Knight of Baha'u'llah Enayat Sohaili in Nyasaland (now known as Malawi) [BWNS240]
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  12. 1953-09-20 — The arrival of Knight of Baha'u'llah Mr. Max Kanyerezi in Middle Congo (now called Republic of Congo...
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  13. 1953-10-51 — 'Amin Battah, an Egyptian, arrived in Rio de Oro (Western Sahara) and was named a Knight of Baha'u'l...
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  14. 1953-12-00 — 'Abdu'l-Karim Amin Khawja became a Baha'i in Algeria, the first person to accept the Faith in that c...
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  15. 1954-00-10 — The arrival in Zimbabwe (formerly Southern Rhodesia) of Knights of Baha'u'llah Izzat'u'llah Zahrai, ...
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  16. 1954-01-04 — The arrival of Knight of Baha'u'llah Abdu'l Rahman Zarqani, in the Seychelles. [BWNS272]
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  17. 1954-01-11 — John and Audrey Robarts with their two younger children, Patrick and Tina, left Toronto for their pi...
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  18. 1954-01-15 — 'Abdu'l-Rahman Zarqani, from India, arrived in the Seychelles and was named a Knight of Baha'u'llah....
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  19. 1954-04-00 — The arrival of future Knight of Baha'u'llah, Mr. Enoch Olinga, in British Cameroon. [BWNS291]
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  20. 1954-05-07 — Mavis Nymon and Vivian Wesson, both Americans, arrived in French Togoland and were named Knights of ...
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  21. 1954-07-06 — The first Somali to become a Baha'i in Djibouti, 'Ali 'Abdu'llah, a 21-year old employee of a commer...
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  22. 1954-09-06 — The first people to become Baha'is in Bechuanaland (Lesotho), Chadwick and 'Maselai (Mary) Mohapi, e...
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  23. 1956-04-21 — In his message to the four African Conventions for the National Spiritual Assemblies of Central and...
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  24. 1958-01-23 — The first Intercontinental Conference held at the mid-point of the Crusade convened in Kampala, Ugan...
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  25. 1961-07-08 — The Custodians announced that mass conversion had begun in Ceylon, Central and East Africa, and Boli...
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  26. 1962-03-01 — Aboubacar Kâ, a school teacher and the first Senegalese known to become a Baha'i, enrolled.
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  27. 1963-04-20 — The number of believers in East and Central Africa numbered well over 40.000 with half of these in t...
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  28. 1970-06-19 — Rúhiyyih Khanum interrupted her African teaching safari to meet with more than 2,000 youth at the N...
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  29. 1971-00-00 — The 'Lake Victoria Plan', a joint venture among the National Spiritual Assemblies of Uganda, Kenya, ...
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  30. 1972-12-29 — The first West African Baha'i Youth conference was held in The Gambia. The Continental Board of ...
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  31. 1973-02-00 — Hand of the Cause Amatu'l-Baha Rúhiyyih Khanum and her companion Violette Nakhjavani completed thei...
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  32. 1976-07-09 — An International Youth Conference was held in Ivory Coast, attended by nearly 200 Baha'is. [BW17:150...
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  33. 1976-10-15 — An International Teaching Conference was held in Nairobi, Kenya, attended by 1,363 Baha'is. [BW17:81...
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  34. 1977-08-12 — An International Baha'i Youth Conference was held in Enugu, Nigeria, attended by over 250 Baha'is fr...
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  35. 1978-08-01 — An International Baha'i Youth Conference was held in Yaoundé, Cameroon, attended by some 380 Baha'i...
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  36. 1978-12-28 — The West African Baha'i Women's Conference was held in Monrovia, Liberia with the theme, "Spiritual ...
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  37. 1982-11-00 — The West African Centre for Baha'i Studies was established in Nigeria. [BW18:167; BW19:366] For a...
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  38. 1985-04-05 — An International Youth Conference to support the United Nations International Youth Year was held in...
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  39. 1985-08-00 — An International Youth Conference to support the United Nations International Youth Year was held in...
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  40. 1988-00-00 — The Baha'i International Community became a founding member of 'Advocates for African Food Security:...
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  41. 1989-00-07 — Three International Music Festivals were held in Africa. [BINS215]
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  42. 1990-00-03 — An Association for Baha'i Studies was established in Kenya.
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  43. 2001-12-16 — The passing of Knight of Baha'u'llah Philip Hainsworth (b. 27 July 1919) at the age of 82 in Sevenoa...
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  1. 1954-01-00 — John and Audrey Robarts with their two younger children, Patrick and Tina, left Toronto for their pi...
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