Stories in Volume 11, Issue 3 — October-December 1999
 Interfaith
In South Africa, the world's religions gather for dialogue and actionBuilding on the ethical framework established at the1993 Parliament of the World's Religions in Chicago, the 1999 Parliament seeks to translate interreligious dialogue into joint intercommunal activities. CAPE TOWN, South Africa - Without doubt, one of the highlights... Read more |
 Development
In Atlanta, basketball helps get youth off the streets and into their studiesThe Bahá'í Unity Center offers a variety of programs - from youth basketball to computer classes - aimed at empowering and uplifting African Americans and refugee and immigrant families. DEKALB COUNTRY, Georgia, USA - After practice, coach Thomas Robinson gathers his... Read more |
 Development
Second summit between World Bank and world religions focuses on projectsParticipants received reports on newly launched interfaith development efforts in Ethiopia and Tanzania, offering a glimpse of the kinds of future projects that are expected from the Dialogue's processes. WASHINGTON - Some twenty-one months after their ground-breaking... Read more |
 Human Rights
In Seoul, a global conference of NGOs focuses on forging deeper partnershipsThe 1999 Seoul International Conference of NGOs represents the first major NGO meeting dedicated primarily to the question of how NGOs themselves might become better organized and empowered on a global level to address the broad range of challenges confronting humanity... Read more |
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United Nations
The Millennium Forum refines its program and opens on-line registrationUNITED NATIONS - A tentative pro-gram and tighter criteria for registration were among the topics addressed at a meeting of the Millennium Forum Planning Consultative Council in December. Scheduled for 22-26 May 2000 at United Nations headquarters in New York, the... Read more |
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United Nations
UN again expresses concern over human rights in IranUNITED NATIONS - For the 14th time in 15 years, the United Nations General Assembly has expressed "concern" over human rights violations in Iran, specifically mentioning the "unabated pattern of persecution" against Iran's Bahá'í community. By a vote of 61 to 47, the... Read more |
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Perspective
Perspective: The invisible new movementRapid change is among the hallmarks of our modern era. In the last decade alone, the development of the internet, the end of the Cold War, and the acceleration of globalization have transformed our world. Unnoticed against this backdrop may well be one of the greatest... Read more |
 Review
Out of Africa: a global mix of musical stylesCelebration: Congo Music Vision Arts and Culture Kinshasa In much of the Western world, religious music as a genre is quite separate from popular music. Whether on radio stations, in concert halls, or recorded albums, the two forms are rarely mixed. In Africa,... Read more |