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Lights of Carmel 


Issue: Volume 4, August 2003

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Recent Bahá'í News

  
A natural driving force
PORT VILA, Vanuatu, 13 August 2003 (BWNS) -- Tony Deamer stepped on the gas pedal of his vehicle but didn't change down a gear as it rounded a corner and sped up a steep hill. Modified to run on coconut oil instead of diesel fuel, the four-wheel-drive took the slope without slowing down. > GO TO STORY

Memorial to a shining star
LONDON, United Kingdom, 10 August 2003 (BWNS) -- When British Baha'is cleaned a gravestone in a London cemetery recently they confirmed they had found the resting place of a figure of great historical importance. > GO TO STORY

Running the race of his life
PARIS, France, 8 August 2003 (BWNS) -- Champion runner David Krummenacker will be praying for his competitors at the world championships this month. > GO TO STORY


  
David Krummenacker wins the 800-meter indoor title, beating world record holder Wilson Kipketer in March 2003. (Photo: Mark Shearman)

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Published Articles

True Wealth
By `Abdu'l-Bahá
Read what the son of the Founder of the Bahá'í Faith writes about the concept of true wealth and its impact on a person's life. > GO TO ARTICLE

Educating Girls: An Investment in the Future
Bahá'í International Community statement submitted as an official document to the 39th session of the United Nations Commission on the Status of Women 
For twenty five years, the span of a generation, the data have been available to document the correlation between a variety of crucial development indicators and the education of girls. From reductions in infant mortality, fertility, and the incidence of AIDS to improvements in the environment, it has been amply demonstrated that it is the mother's education that makes the difference. > GO TO ARTICLE

Breathless
By A.A.
Read a poem dedicated to Bahá'u'lláh, written and submitted by one of our visitors. > GO TO POEM

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Review

Farzad: Mirror of Emotions
Music review of this classically trained violinist's most recent CD.  Read our review, what other critics have written and what the artist says of himself. > GO TO REVIEW

Updates of UpliftingWords.org

Some new pages on Uplifting Words:

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`Abdu'l-Bahá on Racism: Excerpts from a talk given by `Abdu'l-Bahá. > GO TO PAGE

       

  
  
  
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