Index for the July-September 2004 issue of ONE COUNTRY (Volume 16, Issue 2)
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In Iran, a renewed persecution aims at "cultural cleansing"

In its ongoing persecution of the Bahá'í community, the Iranian government shifts to softer targets – destroying cultural landmarks and depriving youth of education – in an apparent effort to avoid international attention while smothering the country’s largest religious minority.

In Iran, a renewed persecution aims at "cultural cleansing"

In its ongoing persecution of the Bahá'í community, the Iranian government shifts to softer targets – destroying cultural landmarks and depriving youth of education – in an apparent effort to avoid international attention while smothering the country’s largest religious minority.

Interfaith relations in the post-9/11 world are examined in Barcelona

At perhaps the largest interfaith gathering ever held, the 2004 Parliament of the World’s Religions considers the richness of diversity and the "Pathways to Peace."

Perspective: The moral challenge of Beijing + 10

While statistics give the big picture, the individual stories about the everyday burdens that women face around the world are often what touch the soul and stir the conscience.

In Ghana, Bahá'í development efforts are praised

The principles of the Bahá'í Faith "could shed light on what steps our society should take to improve our social and economic life," a senior government official told participants at the Bahá'í jubilee celebrations in this West African nation.

"Spirit and Intellect" the theme of annual Bahá'í studies conference

Spiritual ideas are an essential component in solving the world’s complex problems, according to the opening speaker at the annual conference of the Association for Bahá'í Studies-North America, held here 3-6 September 2004.

Review: Good intentions, complex realities

Building Sustainable Peace
Edited by Tom Keating and W. Andy Knight
United Nations University Press
Tokyo / New York / Paris

When the Cold War effectively ended some 15 years ago, there was great hope that the world would soon move into a new era of peace and prosperity. But the post-Cold War era "has proven to be the world’s most violent period since World War II," and this book of essays addresses how that might be rectified.