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Local Baha'is in Cameroon organize interfaith discussion for UN Day
BUEA, Cameroon, October 24, 2002
In commemoration of United Nations Day, the local Baha'i community in Buea organized an interfaith discussion on world peace on 24 October 2002....
Honoring Queen Elizabeth II and her Golden Jubilee, Baha'is participate in interfaith celebration on the environment
LONDON, November 13, 2002
At a special high-level interfaith gathering held in honor of the Golden Jubilee of Queen Elizabeth II, Baha'i representatives joined with the...
Backgrounder: the Barli Development Institute for Rural Women
INDORE, India, November 13, 2002
The Barli Development Institute for Rural Women focuses on giving poor young women literacy training, practical knowledge of health, nutrition...
New classroom building dedicated at Green Acre Baha'i School
ELIOT, MAINE, United States, September 21, 2002
Green Acre Baha'i School, the oldest permanent Baha'i school in the world and the site of several major events in Baha'i history, dedicated a...
New volume of Baha'i sacred writings is published
HAIFA, Israel, September 22, 2002
An important early epistle of Baha'u'llah that explores the human quest for spiritual enlightenment and the symbols used throughout the history...
Top-rated BBC quiz show in India uses Baha'i temple as backdrop
NEW DELHI, September 20, 2002
"Mastermind India," a top-rated quiz program produced by the BBC, held its first show of the 2002-03 season at the Baha'i House of Worship. In...
Baha'is in Chile announce call for Temple designs
SANTIAGO, Chile, September 12, 2002
The national governing body of the Bahá'í community in Chile has called for submission of designs for a continental Bahá'í House of Worship,...
Baha'is to stress spiritual values at World Summit on Sustainable Development
JOHANNESBURG, South Africa, August 26, 2002
Baha'i representatives will stress the central importance of spiritual values at the World Summit on Sustainable Development. Some 30 representatives...
Baha'i International Community issues statement to the World Summit on Sustainable Development
NEW YORK, August 26, 2002
The Baha'i International Community has issued a statement, entitled "Religion and Development at the Crossroads: Convergence or Divergence?,"...
Religious leaders worldwide respond positively to message on eliminating religious prejudice
NEW YORK, July 12, 2002
The Bahá'í community has been greatly encouraged by the response of religious leaders to the April 2002 message from the Bahá'í Faith's international...
In Argentina, a Baha'i-inspired NGO works to strengthen civil society in a time of crisis
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina, July 9, 2002
Last November, the people of this vast and cosmopolitan city took to the streets, banging on pots and pans, protesting the sudden economic collapse...
City Montessori School wins UNESCO Peace Education award
LUCKNOW, India, June 6, 2002
City Montessori School, a large private school with a Bahá'í-inspired curriculum that stresses world citizenship and religious tolerance, has...
Lord St. John of Bletso delivers annual Bahá'í lecture at University of Maryland, issuing a "call to action" on the environment
COLLEGE PARK, MARYLAND, United States, May 31, 2002
Lord St. John of Bletso, a member of the British House of Lords and noted authority on environmental policy, told an audience of some 250 gathered...
A new volume of Bahá'í sacred writings, recently translated and comprising Bahá'u'lláh's call to world leaders, is published
HAIFA, Israel, May 1, 2002
A new volume of recently translated writings of Bahá'u'lláh, comprising a series of powerful messages written to world leaders, has been issued...
Week-long Festival of the Arts will showcase Bahá'í performers in New York in late June; major concert at Carnegie Hall included
NEW YORK, June 26, 2002
In commemoration of the 10th anniversary of the Second Bahá'í World Congress, a group of Bahá'ís are planning a major "Festival of the Arts"...
![Famed children's singer Raffi performs before an audience of some nearly 1,000 world leaders, UN officials and children's advocates at the “Change the World with Children” on 9 May 2002 at the United Nations. Several Baha'is played key roles in producing the event.| [Photo courtesy UNICEF -- UNICEF/HQ02-0193/Susan Markisz]](https://www.datocms-assets.com/6348/1543419833-bwns7600-0.jpg?&w=300&h=200&fit=crop&bg=333333&auto=format&q=50)
Bahá'ís play key role behind the scenes in UNICEF concert at the UN Children's Summit
UNITED NATIONS, May 9, 2002
Although Hugh Locke and Jack Lenz both grew up two years apart in the tiny farming town of Eston on the Canadian prairie in Saskatchewan, the...
Faith groups, including Baha'is of Germany, meet on environment and climate concerns
GOETTINGEN, Germany, June 4, 2002
At an interfaith meeting in May, representatives of the main religions in Germany, including the Baha'i Faith, drafted and accepted a joint memorandum...
Bahá'í Faith's governing council calls on world's religious leaders to put out the fires of religious prejudice and fanaticism
NEW YORK, May 15, 2002
Decrying the persistence of religious prejudice as a barrier to global peace and prosperity, the international governing council of the Bahá'í...
Montreal Bahá'í Youth Conference examines 20th century to inspire social transformation
MONTREAL, March 31, 2002
More than 250 youth attended the Fifth Annual Montreal Bahá'í Youth Conference, held from 29 to 31 March, with the goal of drawing inspiration...
Bahá'ís receive message from Prime Minister Blair at new year's reception in House of Commons
LONDON, March 21, 2002
In a message commemorating the Bahá'í New Year, British Prime Minister Tony Blair commended the Bahá'í community of the United Kingdom for its...