Index for the January-March 2000 issue of ONE COUNTRY (Volume 11, Issue 4)
Madame Rúhíyyih Rabbáni, leading Bahá'í dignitary, passes away in Haifa
An author, filmmaker and lecturer who cared deeply for the environment and indigenous peoples, she held a preeminent position as a Bahá'í representative; millions mourn.
Bahá'ís pitch in after "super-cyclone"
Local Bahá'í councils provided a network through which the Bahá'í community of India was able to assist both its co-religionists and the population at large after a "super-cyclone" struck India's east coast last November.Women of the world look ahead to Beijing Plus Five
This year's Commission on the Status of Women wrestled with difficult issues in assessing world progress for women since the 1995 Fourth World Conference on Women in Beijing. orld Conference on Women in Beijing.
In Botswana, a simple sewing club for women makes a big difference
-- The Oodi Sewing Club is modest as development projects go. It takes no money from the outside and its membership has numbered a total of 25 women, mostly poor single mothers. Yet more than half have found jobs since joining and virtually all say they have found a new confidence.Adib Taherzadeh, member of the Universal House of Justice, passes away
-- HAIFA, Israel - Mr. Adib Taherzadeh, member of the Universal House of Justice, passed away on 26 January 2000 after some months of illness. He was 78.Earth Charter final draft issued
PARIS - After eight years of deliberations, involving more than 100,000 people in at least 50 countries, the Earth Charter Commission issued a final version of the Earth Charter after a meeting here 12-14 March 2000.Perspective: Religion and the advancement of women
The system of values embodied in the Bahá'í Faith is giving rise to the development of a vibrant worldwide community which is committed to promoting the emancipation and advancement of women. The approach which has been adopted is conscious and evolutionary.Mildred Mottahedeh, first Bahá'í International Community representative to the United Nations, passed away
NEW YORK - Mildred Mottahedeh, the first Bahá'í International Community representative to the United Nations, passed away on 17 February 2000. She was 91.
Review: A first novel weaves "an intricate Persian carpet" about a thief, a priest, a spy and a saddlebag
The
Saddlebag
By Bahiyyih Nakhjavani
Bloomsbury
London