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In New Delhi, a search for the missing ingredient in international development

At a ground-breaking "Colloquium on Science, Religion and Development," specialists from all three fields gather to consider how better to integrate efforts to eliminate poverty and achieve social justice.

Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity launched

NEW YORK - Simultaneous with its sponsorship of the "Colloquium on Science, Religion and Development" in New Delhi, the Bahá'í International Community formally launched its newest agency, the Institute for Studies in Global Prosperity.

In Tanzania, a school with a mission: to uplift girls and promote spiritual values

IRINGA, Tanzania - Asked what makes their school different from others in this tropical East African nation, students at the Ruaha Secondary School are quick to point to a feature that usually "impacts" them quite directly: the total absence of "caning," as corporal punishment is known here.

Bahá'í International Community Launches News Service

HAIFA, Israel - The Bahá'í International Community launched an Internet-based news service on 4 December 2000.

UN General Assembly again expresses concern over treatment of Bahá'ís in Iran

UNITED NATIONS - For the 15th time in 16 years, the United Nations General Assembly has expressed "concern" over human rights violations in Iran, once again specifically mentioning the "unabated pattern of persecution" against the Bahá'í community of Iran, that country's largest religious minority, and calling for its complete emancipation.

Perspective: Science, Religion and Development: Some Initial Considerations

Over the past several decades workers in the development field have gradually become aware of the many interrelated factors underlying social and economic advancement. Yet, despite this growing understanding, it is apparent that a complex but vital set of issues concerning human nature needs to be incorporated into development thinking.

Toward a new development paradigm

The Lab, the Temple and the Market: Reflections at the Intersection of Science, Religion, and Development -- For years, many of the world's top "experts" on social and economic development discounted the role of religion in the fight against poverty and social injustice - or, worse, considered the religious beliefs of the people they intended to help as antithetical to progress.