Baháʼí Faith in Liberia
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The Baháʼí Faith in Liberia begins with the entrance of the first member of the religion in 1952
Early phase
In 1916-1917 ʻAbdu'l-Bahá, then head of the religion, wrote a series of letters, or
Particular plans to bring the religion to Uganda began in 1950 involving the cooperation of American, British, Egyptian, and Persian Baháʼí communities
Growth
In 1956, the western African region with about 1000 Baháʼís
In 1971, the Baháʼís of Liberia hosted one of the Continental Conferences called for by the
In 1994 the first national youth conference held at which 75 youth came.[22] By 1998, the National Spiritual Assembly was re-elected.[5]
Modern community
Since its inception the religion has had involvement in
Baháʼí Academy
In 2004, Kathleen Underwood returned to serve as principal of the K-12 Baháʼí Academy,
Demographics
A small percentage of the Liberian population is Baháʼí,
See also
References
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- ^ a b Universal House of Justice (April 2000). "Ridvan 2000". Published Documents from the Universal House of Justice. Baháʼí Library Online. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
- ^ Baháʼí International Community (1999). Baháʼí Youth: "A New Kind of People" (1994–95 ed.). Universal House of Justice. pp. 167–190. Archived from the original on 2008-12-05. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
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- ^ Kingdon, Geeta Gandhi (1997). "Education of women and socio-economic development". Baháʼí Studies Review. 7 (1).
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- ^ U.S. State Department (2007-09-14). "International Religious Freedom Report 2007: Liberia". The Office of Electronic Information, Bureau of Public Affair. Retrieved 2008-11-15.
External links
- Liberian Baháʼí National Community[permanent dead link]
- Baháʼí International Community (January–March 2004). "Role of religion in conflict-torn areas explored at NGO experts meeting". One Country. Vol. 15, no. 4.