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1995 was a common year of the Gregorian calendar, the 1995th year of the Common Era (CE), the 95th year of the 20th century, and the 6th year of the 1990s decade. 1995 corresponds to the years 151–152 of the Bahá'í Era (BE) according to the Badi calendar.

Counsellors' Conference in Haifa, December 1995.

Events[edit]

January[edit]

  • A delegation from the Shanghai People’s Association for Friendship with Foreign Countries visits the Bahá’í World Centre.[1]
  • Geoffrey Braybrooke, a New Zealand member of Parliament, visits the Bahá’í World Centre.[1]
  • A Bahá’í delegation is granted a meeting with the Minister of the Interior Rhineland-Palatinate in Germany.[2]
  • The Yerrinbool Bahá’í School in Australia holds the first session of its three year certificate programme on the Bahá’í Faith.[3]
  • A Task Force on Women appointed by the Continental Board for Europe holds a seminar on how the Bahá’í Faith can empower women in De Poort, Netherlands.[4]
  • A Conference on Women in Bahá’í Perspective is held at the United States Bahá’í National Center.[4]
  • The Association of Bahá’í Doctors and Health Professionals in India holds its first meeting.[5]
  • The National Spiritual Assembly of Mexico is legally registered with the government of Mexico.[6]

February[edit]

  • The Vice President of the Dominican Republic visits the Bahá’í World Centre accompanied by his wife and a special delegation.[7]
  • A series of public lectures on the Bahá’í Faith and its relationship to social and economic development are held in Rijeka, Croatia, as part of a teaching campaign.[8]
  • The Bahá’í Women’s Committee of Hong Kong participates in the organization of a major conference at the invitation of the Hong Kong Non-Governmental Organizations Forum.[9]
  • A conference on the advancement of women is held in Christchurch by the Bahá’í community of New Zealand.[10]
  • The Bahá’í community of Brazil participates in the Fourth Encounter for a New Consciousness, a multi-faith ecumenical event.[11]
  • The Bahá’í Faith is legally registered with the government of Nepal.

March[edit]

  • A teaching team of sixty Bahá’ís undertake a teaching campaign in the Nyaungon Yangon Division of Myanmar resulting in 255 people declaring with a followup teaching trip the same month resulting in another 115 declarations.[12]
  • The President of Vanuatu attends a Bahá’í celebration of Naw-Rúz in Port Vila.[13]
  • The Bahá’í Publishing Trust of the United Kingdom participates in the Twelfth International Book Fair of Radical Black and Third World Books in London.[14]
  • A Scripture Studies Colloquia is held at the Bahá’í National Center of the United States at which nine research papers on the Bahá’í writings are presented.[15]
  • A permanent Bahá’í Teaching Institute is established in New Delhi, India.[3]
  • The National Spiritual Assembly of Guyana assists in the planning of activities for International Women's Day celebrations in the country, chairing an interfaith service which launched a program of events.[16]

April[edit]

  • Professor Suheil Bushrui of the Bahá’í Chair for World Peace at the University of Maryland speaks at a conference in Paris giving a talk titled The Spiritual Heritage of the Human Race, the Foundation of a World Civilization.[17]
  • The 75th Anniversary of the Bahá’í Faith in Australia is commemorated at the Sydney House of Worship and at local gatherings across the country.[18]
  • The Bahá’í Faith is represented at a Summit on Religions and Conservation in Atami, Japan.[5]
  • The European Association of Bahá’í Promoters Of Oro-facial Health provide free dental care to over seven hundred people in the Korce region of Albania with the support of the Albanian Ministry of Health and local mayors.[19]
  • The National Spiritual Assembly of the United Kingdom receives confirmation that the Bahá’í community will be allotted time to present a reading during the Annual Commonwealth Observance at Westminster Abbey.[20]
  • Rúḥíyyih Khánum leads a Bahá’í delegation at the Summit on the Alliance between Religions and Conservation held at Windsor Castle in the United Kingdom.[21]
  • A Bahá’í delegation meets with the President of Romania and several government officials.[22]
  • The Bahá’í community of Turkey hosts a conference on the role of women in society in Adana.[23]
  • A conference entitled Healing the Wounds of Racism is held at the Bahá’í inspired Maxwell International School in British Columbia, Canada.[24]
  • The Singapore and Taiwan Bahá’í Offices of the Environment organize an exhibition of children's art in Taiwan on the topic Our Fragile Environment.[25]

May[edit]

  • Rúḥíyyih Khánum speaks at a committee meeting of the House of Lords in the United Kingdom.[21]
  • The Bahá’í School Management Team of the Marshall Islands meets with the President of the country to present an update on their Schools project.[22]
  • The Bahá’í community of the East Leeward Islands participates in a symposium on strategies to eradicate family violence held in Antigua.[26]
  • The Bahá’í community of Rockdale, Australia, collaborates with other local groups to host a prayer week dedicated to reconcilitation between non-Aboriginal Australians and Australian Aborigines and Torres Strait Islanders.[27]
  • Australian Bahá’í David Chittleborough represents the Bahá’í International Community at the Earth Charter Workshop held at the Hague.[28]
  • A Bahá’í development committee hosts a seminar for community health agents in Zaire.[29]
  • French Bahá’í Christine Samandari-Ḥakím is awarded the National Order of Merit by the French government for humanitarian services and promotion of human rights.[30]

June[edit]

  • A Bahá’í seminar on education is held in Bangkok, Thailand.[31]
  • Bahá’í youth participate in the Youth ’95: Alliance for Progressive Global Change conference held in San Francisco which was co-sponsored by the United Nations.[32]
  • The Ethiopian Ministry of Labor and Social Affairs invite the Bahá’í community to participate in a workshop on assisting displaced families and street children.[23]
  • The Malaysian Bahá’í Office for the Advancement of Women holds a public forum on laws pertaining to families which was attended by the Malaysian Minister of National Unity and Social Development.[23]
  • The Bahá’í community of Salt Lake City, Utah, holds a conference titled Color Me Human on the topic of raising the first generation free of prejudice with the Mayor of Salt Lake City declaring a Color Me Human week in relation to the conference.[33]
  • The Bahá’í community of Vanuatu begins a collaboration with the Literacy Association of Vanuatu to undertake a three year literacy project with the Bahá’í community offering trainers and trainees to undertake work promoting literacy in the country.[34]

July[edit]

  • A Bahá’í workshop on moral leadership is held in Ecuador.[31]
  • The Bahá’í youth of Zaire organize a two day event on supporting youth in Lubumbashi which is attended by over two hundred people including local governmental figures.[35]
  • The first Bahá’í Youth Camp of Georgia is held.[36]
  • The Bahá’í community of Nome, Alaska, assists with the holding af the Inuit Circumpolar Conference held in Nome.[37]
  • The Cook Islands Bahá’í community participates in a national prayer service organized by the countries Religious Advisory Committee performing three songs.[38]
  • A Primary Health Care Course to train people to serve as primary health workers in their local communities is held at the Bahá’í Teaching Institute in Bungoma, Kenya.[29]
  • The Cook Islands Bahá’í community presents the statement The Prosperity of Humankind to several prominent figures with a television programme on the statement produced by the Bahá’ís also being broadcast.[39]
  • The Bahá’í community of Brazil is invited to send a representative to serve on the countries Human Rights and Citizenship Special Commission.[30]

August[edit]

  • A Bahá’í delegation meets with the President of Malawi.[22]
  • The Youth for One World Bahá’í workshop is held in New Zealand.[35]
  • A Bahá’í National Women's Conference is held in Nakuru, Kenya, with the theme being women and peace.[40]
  • The statement The Prosperity of Humankind is presented to the Governor-General of Barbados.[41]

September[edit]

  • Classroom materials on moral education developed by the Bahá’í community of Venezuela are adopted by a regional school board.[31]
  • The Bahá’í community of the Cook Islands holds a public meeting on the equality of men and women in Rarotonga.[23]
  • The Bahá’í community of Quetta, Pakistan, organizes a peace walk with 1,300 youth participating.[42]
  • A celebration of International Peace Day is held at the Panama City House of Worship.[42]
  • The Bahá’í community of Botswana hosts a seminar on human prosperity at the University of Botswana in Gaborone.[39]
  • The Bahá’í inspired Landegg Academy hosts a forum on global governance attended by representatives of forty non-governmental agencies.[43]

October[edit]

  • The National Bahá’í Women's Committee of Albania hosts a conference on the role of men, women, and the family in society.[26]
  • Representatives of the European Bahá’í Business Forum co-sponsor and participate in the third annual conference on Moral and Ethical Principles in a Social Market Economy in Sofia, Bulgaria.[44]

November[edit]

  • The Bahá’í community of Mongolia participates in a meeting of non-governmental organizations in Ulaan Baatar.[45]
  • The concept of Bahá’í consultation is presented at an International Women’s Conference held in Belarus.[46]
  • The Bahá’í community of Japan holds a symposium on creating a violence-free society in Yokohama.[26]
  • The Bahá’í community of Malaysia holds a cultural festival in Kapit.[47]
  • The Bahá’í community of Ireland is the only non-Christian faith group represented at an ecumenical service held to commemorate the 700th Anniversary of the arrival of Augustinian friars in Drogheda.[38]
  • The French Bahá’í inspired non-governmental organization Association médicale baha’ie sponsors a dialogue on the ethics of medically assisted procreation in Nice.[48]

December[edit]

  • A Bahá’í Youth Music and Art Festival is held in Majuro in the Marshall Islands.[32]
  • The Bahá’í Office for the Advancement of Women of the Eastern Caroline Islands participates in a workshop on counseling and interpersonal communication skills on the island of Yap.[46]
  • The Bahá’í community of Canada participates in the first Sacred Assembly held between aboriginal and non-aboriginal people in Hull, Quebec.[47]
  • The Bahá’í community of Pakistan holds its first national conference on social and economic development in Rawalpindi.[49]
  • The National Spiritual Assemblies of Greece and Romania host receptions to commemorate Human Rights Day in their respective countries.[48]

Establishments[edit]

National Spiritual Assemblies[edit]

Regional Councils[edit]

  • England, United Kingdom.[50]
  • Northern Ireland, United Kingdom.[50]
  • Scotland, United Kingdom.[50]
  • Wales, United Kingdom.[50]

Local Spiritual Assemblies[edit]

Australasia[edit]

  • Port Elliot & Goolwa, South Australia, Australia.[51]

Social & Economic Development[edit]

  • William Mmutle Masethla Foundation, founded in Zambia.[52][53]
  • Bunisi Elementary School, founded in Papua New Guinea.[54]
  • Ootan Marawa Bahá’í School, founded in Na’a, North Tarawa, Kiribati.[55]
  • Universidad Técnica Privada de Santa Cruz, founded in Santa Cruz de la Sierra, Bolivia.[55]

Deaths[edit]

Publications[edit]

Compilations[edit]

Books[edit]

Albums[edit]

  • Hello World! by Red Grammer.[61]
  • Soul Man in a Techno World by Red Grammer.[62]
  • Encore by Jack Lenz.[63]
  • Oratorio to Bahá’u’lláh by Jack Lenz.[64]
  • The Greatest Moments by Jack Lenz.[65]
  • A Sacrifice to Thee by Matthew Levine.[66]

Videos[edit]

  • Huqúqu'lláh: The Right of God released by Badiyan Distribution.[67]

References[edit]

Notes[edit]

  1. ↑ 1.0 1.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 78. View as PDF.
  2. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 85. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ 3.0 3.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 95. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ 4.0 4.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 111. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ 5.0 5.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 116. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 132. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 77. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 80. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 107. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 112. View as PDF.
  11. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 129. View as PDF.
  12. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 81. View as PDF.
  13. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 84. View as PDF.
  14. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 88. View as PDF.
  15. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 91. View as PDF.
  16. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 107. View as PDF.
  17. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 93. View as PDF.
  18. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 98. View as PDF.
  19. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 117. View as PDF.
  20. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 130. View as PDF.
  21. ↑ 21.0 21.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 69. View as PDF.
  22. ↑ 22.0 22.1 22.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 72. View as PDF.
  23. ↑ 23.0 23.1 23.2 23.3 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 83. View as PDF.
  24. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 89. View as PDF.
  25. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 95. View as PDF.
  26. ↑ 26.0 26.1 26.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 84. View as PDF.
  27. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 90. View as PDF.
  28. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 94. View as PDF.
  29. ↑ 29.0 29.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 100. View as PDF.
  30. ↑ 30.0 30.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 107. View as PDF.
  31. ↑ 31.0 31.1 31.2 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 73. View as PDF.
  32. ↑ 32.0 32.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 78. View as PDF.
  33. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 88. View as PDF.
  34. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 96. View as PDF.
  35. ↑ 35.0 35.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 77. View as PDF.
  36. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 79. View as PDF.
  37. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 86. View as PDF.
  38. ↑ 38.0 38.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 93. View as PDF.
  39. ↑ 39.0 39.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 101. View as PDF.
  40. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 81. View as PDF.
  41. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 102. View as PDF.
  42. ↑ 42.0 42.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 91. View as PDF.
  43. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 103. View as PDF.
  44. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 106. View as PDF.
  45. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 75. View as PDF.
  46. ↑ 46.0 46.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 80. View as PDF.
  47. ↑ 47.0 47.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 85. View as PDF.
  48. ↑ 48.0 48.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 104. View as PDF.
  49. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1997). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 24 (1995-1996), Pg(s) 97. View as PDF.
  50. ↑ 50.0 50.1 50.2 50.3 https://web.archive.org/web/19980208235203/https://www.bci.org/scotland/
  51. ↑ https://trove.nla.gov.au/newspaper/article/196675444?searchTerm=%22local%20spiritual%20assembly%22
  52. ↑ https://bahaichronicles.org/william-mmutle-masehla/#comments
  53. ↑ https://www.pebblestopearlsfoundation.ca/zambia
  54. ↑ https://news.bahai.org/story/585/
  55. ↑ 55.0 55.1 The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1996). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 23 (1994-1995), Pg(s) 122. View as PDF.
  56. ↑ Fire & Gold at goodreads.com
  57. ↑ Symbol and Secret at Kalimat Press website
  58. ↑ Symbol and Secret at Baha'i Library Online
  59. ↑ https://www.amazon.com/So-Great-Honor-Becoming-Bahai/dp/0877432481/ref=sr_1_2?dchild=1&qid=1608094683&refinements=p_27%3ANational+Spiritual+Assembly+Of+The+Baha%27is+Of+The+United+States&s=books&sr=1-2&text=National+Spiritual+Assembly+Of+The+Baha%27is+Of+The+United+States
  60. ↑ Moments with Baha'u'llah at Kalimat Press website
  61. ↑ https://bahaimusicstore.com/red-grammer-hello-world
  62. ↑ https://bahaimusicstore.com/red-grammer-soul-man-in-a-techno-world
  63. ↑ https://bahaimusicstore.com/jack-lenz-encore
  64. ↑ https://bahaimusicstore.com/jack-lenz-oratorio-to-bahaullah
  65. ↑ https://bahaimusicstore.com/jack-lenz-the-greatest-moments
  66. ↑ https://bahaimusicstore.com/matthew-levine-a-sacrifice-to-thee
  67. ↑ https://bahaimusicstore.com/huququllah-the-right-of-god-film
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