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Lights of Carmel 


Issue: Volume 7, January 2004

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Recent Bahá'í News

Royal recognition for services to women
LONDON, United Kingdom, 13 January 2004 (BWNS) -- A member of the British Baha'i community, Lois Hainsworth, will receive the award of Member of the Order of the British Empire (MBE) at Buckingham Palace on 11 February 2004. > GO TO STORY

Festivities exceed expectations
VICTORIA, Seychelles, 11 January 2004 (BWNS) -- A jubilant Baha'i community celebrated its 50th anniversary here in a week-long series of events which included the official opening of an impressive new building as its center. > GO TO STORY

Jubilee becomes major talking point
PORT BLAIR, Andaman and Nicobar Islands, 6 January 2004 (BWNS) -- Celebrations to mark the 50th anniversary of the arrival of the Faith here became the talk of the islands as local dignitaries attended special events, and the media provided extensive coverage. > GO TO STORY



Mrs. Hainsworth. Photo by Kenneth J. A. Brookes.

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Published Articles

The Soul
The Bahá'í writings affirm that "the soul is a sign of God, a heavenly gem whose reality the most learned of men hath failed to grasp, and whose mystery no mind, however acute, can ever hope to unravel." > GO TO ARTICLE

The Search after Truth
By `Abdu'l-Baha
The first principle of the Teaching of Bahá'u'lláh is: The Search after Truth. If a man would succeed in his search after truth, he must, in the first place, shut his eyes to all the traditional superstitions of the past. > GO TO ARTICLE

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Poetry

A Glorious Emergence
By Ron Price
1937 was a big year for Dizzy Gillespie. It was a big year for the Baha'i community. 1937 was the year that the formal and organized teaching Plans of the Baha'i community began.  In 1937 Dizzy went to New York.  It was here that he met Charlie Parker who also came to New York three years later in 1940.  > GO TO POEM

Cradle of Our Faith - O Land Of Ta
By Sandra Karusky
In remembrance of the Land of Ta (Iran cradle of the Faith) > GO TO POEM

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Review 

Bahá'í Crafts for Children 
by Jodell Babbitt-Sprague and Cindy Firooz

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Imagine teaching children while reinforcing Baha'i themes and values with creative and fun crafts! The recently published book "Bahá'í Crafts for Children" does exactly that, and helps add learning value by providing crafts, quotes from the Bahá'í Writings, and discussion starter questions. > GO TO REVIEW

To Build Anew 
by Don Brown

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Have you ever wondered what a Bahá'í-inspired organization might look like? What values and principles guide leaders in creating and managing such enterprises?  In this age of transition from a system of unbridled shareholder capitalism to more socially responsible business practices, the importance of value-based leadership is increasingly recognized. > GO TO REVIEW

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