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The Baháʼí Faith in Senegal begins after

National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal. Baháʼís claimed there are 34 local assemblies in 2003.[3] The most recent estimate, by the Association of Religion Data Archives in a 2005 report estimates the population of Senegalese Baháʼís at 24700.[4]

Early Phase

ʻAbdu'l-Bahá's Tablets of the Divine Plan

Star of the West magazine on December 12, 1919.[5] ʻAbdu'l-Bahá mentions Baháʼís traveling "…especially from America to Europe, Africa, Asia and Australia, and travel through Japan and China. Likewise, from Germany teachers and believers may travel to the continents of America, Africa, Japan and China; in brief, they may travel through all the continents and islands of the globe"[1] and " …the anthem of the oneness of the world of humanity may confer a new life upon all the children of men, and the tabernacle of universal peace be pitched on the apex of America; thus Europe and Africa may become vivified with the breaths of the Holy Spirit, this world may become another world, the body politic may attain to a new exhilaration…."[6]

Establishment and growth

During the late colonial period of the region the

Hand of the Cause Enoch Olinga in attendance.[10]

Growth in the Senegalese community came partly by

Gambia in Dakar the community formed the first Local Spiritual Assembly in Dakar on 21 April 1966.[3] During much of the 1960s-1970s Hermione Vera Keens-Douglas Edwards composed letters for the communities of the former French West Africa for their Nineteen Day Feasts.[12]

Additional one well known Baháʼí made an impact in Senegal and beyond -

World Festival of Negro Arts festival Grand Prix de la Poesie with over ten thousand people from thirty-seven nations in attendance on April 7, 1962[14]
and went on to further acclaim.

In 1975 the Baháʼí community elected the first

National Spiritual Assembly of Senegal and by the beginning of 1978 there were 30 local assemblies.[15] The first regional Baháʼí conference of the Casamance region happened in 1979 with participants from Gambia and Senégal in December 1978, and at the end of that year there were 35 assemblies.[16]

Modern community

Since its inception the religion has had involvement in

Study circles, and classes for children open to the public.[26] There are also SED projects looking at marketable skill development.[27] Baháʼís from Senegal were among those at the regional conference at Abidjan called for by the Universal House of Justice in 2008.[28]

Demographics

In 2003 the Baháʼís reported the Baháʼí community of Senegal is composed mainly of Senegalese scattered in about 300 locations across the country of whom the vast majority are native Senegalese.[11] Baháʼís reside in 382 localities in Senegal, and there are 34 local Spiritual Assemblies. Social and economic development projects include classes for young teenagers.[29] In 2001 Operation World estimated the Baha'i population at almost 19,000, growing at over 8% per year.[30] The Association of Religion Data Archives estimated the 2005 population of Senegalese Baháʼís at 24,700.[4]

See also

References

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  4. ^ a b "Most Baha'i Nations (2005)". QuickLists > Compare Nations > Religions >. The Association of Religion Data Archives. 2005. Archived from the original on 2010-04-14. Retrieved 2009-07-04.
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  10. ^ "Teaching, Study, Goal Achievement Mark Activities In West Africa". Baháʼí News (348): 7. February 1960.
  11. ^ a b "La Foi au Sénégal". Official Website. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Senegal. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
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  16. ^ "Around the World; Senegal". Baháʼí News (580): 15. July 1979.
  17. ^ a b Momen, Moojan. "History of the Baha'i Faith in Iran". draft "A Short Encyclopedia of the Baha'i Faith". Bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2009-10-16.
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  26. ^ "Les Activités". Official Website. National Spiritual Assembly of the Baháʼís of Senegal. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  27. ^ Scoggin, Justin (2002). "Forging the Divine Economy". Unpublished Articles. Bahai-library.com. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  28. ^ "Regional Conferences of the Five Year Plan - The Abidjan Regional Conference". Baháʼí International News Service. Abidjan: Baháʼí International Community. 2009-01-04. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  29. ^ "Government officials visit Baha'i book display in Senegal". Baháʼí International News Service. Abidjan: Baháʼí International Community. 2009-01-04. Retrieved 2009-08-01.
  30. ^ "Republic of Senegal". Operation World. Paternoster Lifestyle. 2006. Retrieved 2009-08-01.

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