Index
for the April-June 2004 issue of ONE COUNTRY (Volume 16, Issue 1)
(Click here for a PDF file of the printed
issue)
In Uganda, a focus on practical knowledge boosts literacy efforts
The Uganda Program of Literacy for Transformation (UPLIFT) helps participants acquire the skills, knowledge, and incentive for a “lifelong self-improvement plan” — coupled with an emphasis on moral education and interreligious harmony.In Australia, a look at “bioprospecting” and the knowledge of indigenous people
The search for new plant and animal substances with medicinal or other useful properties often deeply affects indigenous people.Perspective: Literacy and Development
In today's globalized world, the written word has become essential to our collective advancement. Not only are those who cannot read or write cut off from their own opportunities for advancement, but society as a whole is also deprived of the potential contributions that individuals can make to the good of all.UN “eminent persons” panel sees rise of civil society as a “landmark” event
UNITED NATIONS – As the world's problems grow ever more complex and globalized, the United Nations must reach out more vigorously to civil society — and give non-governmental actors more access to high level deliberations that have traditionally been reserved for governments.In South Africa, filmmakers draw on social action for their on-screen vision
Work on Bahá'í service projects here gave screenwriters Mark Bamford and Suzanne Kay the idea for a movie that has recently won international attention.New website offers online access to Bahá'í sacred writings
The Bahá'í International Community has launched an Internet website that makes available the sacred writings of the Bahá'í Faith in English, Arabic, and Persian.Comprehensive catalog of Bahá'í books for sale online
A comprehensive catalog of Bahá'í sacred literature, as well as Bahá'í books on history, social teachings, and other aspects of the Bahá'í Faith, is now available on the World Wide Web.Review: Religious history through the lens of Iran
Spirituality in the Land of the Noble: How Iran Shaped the World's Religions
By Richard C. Foltz
Oneworld
Oxford