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Coverage of the Baha'i Faith in Time Magazine

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Time magazine began publication in 1923 and has mentioned the Bahá'í Faith or something clearly related to it some 52 times from 1924 to 2013.[1] Most of them are brief like in a list of religions. However some are more extensive.

Substantial mention[edit]

Where mention is more than two sentences, some range from a paragraph to the substance of the article in general. Here is a brief review:

  • Issue 1924-03-03; "Religion- May 23, 1844" (basic review of history)[2]
  • Issue 1930-03-10; "Religion- Bahai Bride" (about a marriage overseen by Ahmad Sohrab)[3]
  • Issue 1931-07-20; "Religion- Baha'i" (basic review of history)[4]
  • Issue 1932-08-01; "Milestones, Aug. 1, 1932" (paragraph about passing of Bahiyyih Khanum)[5]
  • Issue 1934-02-12; "Religion- Manhattan Marriage" (about a marriage overseen by Ahmad Sohrab)[6]
  • Issue 1955-06-06; "Religion- Heretics in Islam" (about persecution in Iran)[7]
  • Issue 1957-12-09; "Religion- In the Hands of the Hands" (about the Baha'i Faith facing the passing of Shoghi Effendi)[8]
  • Issue 1963-04-26; "Sects- We Love All Religions" (election of the Universal House of Justice with review of history)[9]
  • Issue 1980-05-26; "Religion- Unholy War" (about persecution in Iran)[10]
  • Issue 1984-02-20; "Religion- Slow Death for Iran's Baha'is" By Richard N. Ostling (about persecution in Iran)[11]
  • Issue 2007-03-08; "People- Mar. 19, 2007" By Rebecca Winters Keegan (interviewing Rainn Wilson)[12]
  • Issue 2009-02-06; "Quotes of the Day- We are ashamed", Friday (about persecution in Iran)[13]
  • Issue 2009-12-08; "Banning the Baha'i" By Amy Sullivan (about persecution in Iran)[14]
  • Issue 2011-02-15; "Songs of the Revolution- A Bahrain Website Mixes Music and Activism" By Aryn Baker (about persecution in Egypt)[15]
  • Issue 2011-07-14; "The Little Religion That Persists- The Baha'i in Israel" By Karl Vick / Haifa (history and presence in Israel)[16]

Interesting things about minor mentions[edit]

Dizzy Gillespie's story[17] doesn't qualify because the only mention is that he is a Baha'i. Vic Damone's mention only gets past one sentence on the Faith by refering to a quasi-Islamic group and his marriage vows.[18] Rainn Wilson makes it because in quoting him about the "Last Mimzy" he managed to get two sentences referring to the religion.

Additionally, though there are other stories about the situations in Iran, there are about equal numbers that mention the Faith briefly vs substantially in this connection.[19]

Life magazine[edit]

Life magazine, later merged with Time magazine, mentioned the Baha'i Faith in one article entitled "Baha'i" in the Dec 11, 1950 issue[20] in the Google magazine's cache covering Nov 23, 1936 to Dec 29, 1972.[21] Note it used its own editorial standards and presented pictures of images of the Manifestation and confused stations by lining up a picture of Abdu'l-Baha with Them though the text clarifies this.

Newsweek[edit]

Apparently Newsweek, in publication since 1933, has only twice mentioned the Baha'i Faith - one reviewing religion on the web[22] and once in a story about prison access to religious scripture.[23]

Businessweek[edit]

Apparently Businessweek, recently renamed Bloomberg Businessweek, in publication since 1929 , has an online archive only going back to 1991[24] but has mentioned the Faith about a dozen times, most of them in 2013. See Coverage of the Bahá'í Faith in Businessweek.

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ Note Time presents only the first few lines of the article which may or often may not mention the Faith. Searches were accomplished.
  2. ↑ ""Religion- May 23, 1844", Time magazine, issue 1924-03-03
  3. ↑ "Religion- Bahai Bride", Time magazine, issue 1930-03-10
  4. ↑ "Religion- Baha'i", Time magazine, issue 1931-07-20
  5. ↑ "Milestones, Aug. 1, 1932", Time magazine, issue 1932-08-01
  6. ↑ "Religion- Manhattan Marriage", Time magazine, issue 1934-02-12
  7. ↑ "Religion- Heretics in Islam", Time magazine, issue 1955-06-06
  8. ↑ "Religion- In the Hands of the Hands", Time magazine, issue 1957-12-09
  9. ↑ "Sects- We Love All Religions", Time magazine, issue 1963-04-26
  10. ↑ "Religion- Unholy War", Time magazine, issue 1980-05-26
  11. ↑ "Religion- Slow Death for Iran's Baha'is" By Richard N. Ostling, Time magazine, issue 1984-02-20
  12. ↑ "People- Mar. 19, 2007" By Rebecca Winters Keegan, Time magazine, issue 2007-03-08
  13. ↑ "Quotes of the Day- We are ashamed", Friday, Time magazine, issue 2009-02-06
  14. ↑ "Banning the Baha'i" By Amy Sullivan, Time magazine, issue 2009-12-08
  15. ↑ "Songs of the Revolution- A Bahrain Website Mixes Music and Activism" By Aryn Baker, Time magazine, issue 2011-02-15
  16. ↑ "The Little Religion That Persists- The Baha'i in Israel" By Karl Vick / Haifa, Time magazine, issue 2011-07-14
  17. ↑ Time; 1993-01-18; "Two Who Transformed Their Worlds - Dizzy Gillespie (1917-1993)" By Jay Cocks
  18. ↑ Time; 1963-11-01; "Milestones- Nov. 1, 1963"
  19. ↑ other than the five substantively mentioning the Baha'is (5), 5 hardly mention the Baha'is:
    • Time; 1980-07-28; "IRAN- STALKING THE CONSPIRATORS"
    • Time; 1984-03-12; "A Fever Bordering on Hysteria" By Pico Iyer
    • Time; 2000-04-24; "Letter from Shiraz- Jews on Trial" By Azadeh Moaveni
    • Time; 2005-08-23; "Duty, Honor and Allah" By Jeff Chu/Fort A.P. Hill
    • Time; 2013-07-29; "Radical Buddhism; Comments"
  20. ↑ Time Inc (11 December 1950). LIFE. Time Inc. pp. 158–9, 163. ISSN 00243019. {{cite book}}: Cite has empty unknown parameter: |1= (help)
  21. ↑ LIFE, Browse all issues
  22. ↑ From Bahai to Zoroastrianism.(RELIGION), Newsweek, January 17, 2000, (Cyberscope) (Brief Article)
  23. ↑ BeliefWatch: Banned?, by Lisa Miller, Newsweek, August 13, 2007
  24. ↑ {http://www.businessweek.com/archive/news.html Archives: Businessweek News]
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