Index for the July-September 2003 issue of ONE COUNTRY (Volume 15, Issue 2)
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In Russia, teachers embrace new ideas about moral education

Authors Maria Skrebtsova and Alesia Lopatina, drawing on Bahá'í principles, develop a series of primary school workbooks that are filling a critical need for moral education in former Soviet states.

From literature to peace: a scholar who strives to be a bridge between cultures

Selected for the 2003 Juliet Hollister Award in recognition of "exceptional service to interfaith understanding," Suheil Bushrui joins the ranks of Nelson Mandela, Queen Noor, and Mary Robinson, among other recipients.

Perspective: The Family and Development

Throughout recorded history, in every culture, the family has been the fundamental building block of society. And throughout history, the main factor in the cohesion of the family has been religion. Today, by many yardsticks, the family is in crisis.

In Africa, four communities celebrate 50 years of progress

Fifty years ago, the first two members of the Bahá'í community in Malawi would meet in the bush at night. There they would say prayers together, discuss plans, enjoy biscuits, and then go their separate ways.

New representative of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations joins New York office

Bahiyyih Chaffers, a 33-year-old attorney from Canada, has been appointed as a representative of the Bahá'í International Community to the United Nations.

Review: Is there a roadmap to critical consciousness?

Critical Consciousness: A Study of Morality in Global, Historical Context -- By Elena Mustakova-Possardt

Coined by Brazilian educator Paulo Freire in the 1960s, the term "critical consciousness" was at first applied mainly in the field of adult education. Translated from the Portuguese word conscientizadora, critical consciousness was defined by Dr. Freire as a state of in-depth understanding about the world and resulting freedom from oppression.