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Socioeconomic Development And The Baháʼí Faith
Since its inception the Baháʼí Faith has had involvement in socioeconomic development beginning by giving greater freedom to women, promulgating the promotion of female education as a priority concern, and that involvement was given practical expression by creating schools, agricultural coops, and clinics. Current development activities worldwide are related to areas such as education, health, agriculture, arts and media, the local economy and the advancement of women. By 2017 there were an estimated 40,000 small-scale local projects, 1,400 sustained projects with administrative structure (e.g. schools, radio stations, gardens), and 135 Baháʼí-inspired development organizations (e.g. FUNDAEC, New Era High School).Baháʼí Office of Social and Economic Development (2018). For the Betterment of the World: The Worldwide Baháʼí Community's Approach to Social and Economic Development'. Historical development The accelerated growth of the worldwide community in the 1960s-1980 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Tarbiyat School, Tehran, Ca 1911
The Persian ''Tarbiyat'' ( fa, تربيت, italic=yes; DMG: ''Tarbīyat''; English equivalent: "Education") was the first non-governmental newspaper in Iran. It was founded in Teheran by Mirza Mohammad Hosseyn Foroughi, also known as Zaka-al Molk, in 1896 and was published until 1907. For Foroughi, who was a poet and also worked as a translator for Naser al-Din Shah Naser al-Din Shah Qajar ( fa, ناصرالدینشاه قاجار; 16 July 1831 – 1 May 1896) was the fourth Shah of Qajar Iran from 5 September 1848 to 1 May 1896 when he was assassinated. He was the son of Mohammad Shah Qajar and Male ..., the acquisition of modern sciences was of decisive importance for the development of the country and its society. Contrary to the common perception of traditional education and science, he wanted to contribute to the modernisation of the Iranian society by publishing this journal. The publication history of the nine years with a total of 434 issues varied between daily, ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Banani International Secondary School
Banani International Secondary School is a residential international girls' secondary school (grades 8–12) in Chisamba, Zambia. The nearest village is Liteta. It is a non-profit institution and follows the principles of the Baháʼí Faith. It was inaugurated by the William Mmutle Masetlha Foundation under the direction of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Zambia and named after Hand of the Cause Musa Banani. Banani International Secondary School was ranked 93rd out of the top 100 best high schools in Africa by Africa Almanac in 2003, based upon quality of education, student engagement, strength and activities of alumni, school profile, internet and news visibility. School motto "Let your vision be world embracing, rather than confined to your own self." Baháʼu'lláh (Tablets of Baháʼu'lláh, p. 87) History Planning began in 1987 for the school, and construction began in 1990. The school opened with 65 students in 1993. It was inaugurated in 199 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Urbain Ledoux
Urbain J. Ledoux (August 13, 1874 – April 8, 1941), later known as "Mr. Zero", preferring his own name not to be prominent, was an American diplomat and activist with a declared interest in the Baháʼí Faith. His quest to serve humanity began early in life. He sought to become a Catholic priest at 15, but witnessed a case of Catholic Church sexual abuse cases#Contemporary history of child sex abuse, priest abuse and quit the seminary about the age of 17. He began to work for law and business interests, hoping to use these as a means of progress for humanity. He then sought to serve in diplomatic service for the United States with this approach and earned a few promotions. He advocated that commercial development could be a means to further the interests of humanity, but came to believe that personal transformation was more important. He quit the diplomatic service and sought to work with non-governmental organizations for both business and peace interests. Soon he was working ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
