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 Mali
Bahá’í community of Bamako during visit of Rúḥíyyih Khánum, 1971.
Location of Mali
National AssemblyMali
Statistics:
Total Population
 -  UN 2021[1] 21,904,983
Bahá'í pop.
 -  Bahá'í source  
 -  Non-Bahá'í source 1,336
History:
Firsts
 -  National Assembly 1985 
How to contact:
 -  Email bahaimali@hotmail.com
Official Website https://www.bahai.org/national-communities/mali
Related media
Categories: Mali • People

The Republic of Mali is a country in West Africa. The official language of the country is French but a large amount of native languages are also widely spoken.

In the early middle ages the region was ruled by the Ghana Empire and in the late middle ages it was ruled by the Mali Empire. In the late 19th Century it was colonized by France and incorporated into the colony of French Sudan. In 1959 the Mali Federation was established which included Mali and the Federation became independent in 1960. The Federation was disestablished later the same year with Mali becoming an independent country in 1960.

The Bahá’í Faith was established in Mali in the 1960's and a community was firmly established by the 1980's.

History[edit]

Mali was not specifically set as a goal territory to be opened to the Faith at the opening of the Ten Year Crusade as French West Africa had been assigned as a goal territory as a whole. It was opened to the Faith by 1964,[2] and in 1965 delegates from Mali attended the Bahá'í Convention for West Africa held in Monrovia, Liberia.[3] As of 1968 there was a Bahá'í community in Bamako, including a Belgian pioneer, which planned to establish a Local Spiritual Assembly in 1969.[4]

In early 1971 Hand of the Cause Rúḥíyyih Khánum visited Mali for eighteen days. During her visit she met the countries Vice-President, Captain Yoro Diakiti, and later sent him some Bahá'í literature. She also spoke at meetings held in Bamako at the home of the countries only Bahá'í pioneer on most days of her visit, answering questions on the Faith.[5] The same year a Regional Spiritual Assembly for Ivory Coast, Mali, and Upper Volta was established with its seat in Cote d'Ivoire.[6][7] In the autumn of 1974 Hand of the Cause Enoch Olinga visited Mali and Upper Volta for two months assisting with teaching campaigns in both countries,[8] and by 1975 twenty-two localities in Mali had been opened to the Faith.[9]

In 1983 travel teacher Rouhaniyyih Tirandaz visited Mali and assisted Canadian pioneer David Rhody in holding a youth institute in Segoa and held deepening classes in Bamako.[10] In 1985 the independent National Spiritual Assembly of Mali was established,[11] and in December that year a teaching conference was held in Mali which was attended by Bahá'ís from Mali, Niger, the Ivory Coast, and Canada.[12] In 1986 The Promise of World Peace, the peace statement by the Universal House of Justice, was presented indirectly to the Head of State of Mali through the countries representative to the United Nations.[13] In December 1987 the National Spiritual Assembly organized a teaching institute in Bamako in part to reflect the value of artists in teaching the Cause which was dedicated to the memory of prominent Mali artist and Bahá'í Lamine Sidibe.[14]

Mali students at a school established by the Bahá’í inspired Nosrat Foundation.

In 1997 teacher-training activities were held in Bamako by the Bahá'ís,[15] and in 1998 a conference for women held to discuss their role in promoting the teachings of the Faith was held in Bamako which was attended by Bahá'ís from Benin, Burkina Faso, Cote d'Ivoire, Mali, Niger, Senegal, and Togo.[16] In 2000 the Nosrat Foundation was established by Bahá'ís Chahine and Donush Rassekh which was a Bahá’í inspired organization that aims to assist in establishing schools across Mali.[17]

In 2003 Bahá'ís from Mali participated in a ceremony commemorating the 50th Anniversary of the Bahá'í Faith in French West Africa held in Senegal.[18]

See also[edit]

References[edit]

  1. ↑ "World Population Prospects 2022". population.un.org. United Nations Department of Economic and Social Affairs, Population Division. Retrieved July 17, 2022.
  2. ↑ Baha'i News (1964). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 405, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  3. ↑ Baha'i News (1965). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 415, Pg(s) 4. View as PDF.
  4. ↑ Baha'i News (1968). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 450, Pg(s) 11. View as PDF.
  5. ↑ Baha'i News (1971). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 484, Pg(s) 18. View as PDF.
  6. ↑ Baha'i News (1970). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 475, Pg(s) 1. View as PDF.
  7. ↑ Baha'i News (1971). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 487, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  8. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1978). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 16 (1973-1976), Pg(s) 169. View as PDF.
  9. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1978). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 16 (1973-1976), Pg(s) 169. View as PDF.
  10. ↑ Baha'i News (1983). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 633, Pg(s) 13. View as PDF.
  11. ↑ Baha'i News (1985). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 654, Pg(s) 15. View as PDF.
  12. ↑ Baha'i News (1986). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 664, Pg(s) 16. View as PDF.
  13. ↑ Baha'i News (1988). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 683, Pg(s) 7. View as PDF.
  14. ↑ Baha'i News (1988). National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United States. No 690, Pg(s) 14. View as PDF.
  15. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (1998). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 25 (1996-1997), Pg(s) 108. View as PDF.
  16. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2000). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 27 (1998-1999), Pg(s) 85. View as PDF.
  17. ↑ The Bahá’í World, An International Record. (2006). Bahá’í World Centre. Haifa. Volume 33 (2004-2005), Pg(s) 247. View as PDF.
  18. ↑ https://news.bahai.org/story/283/


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