Association for Baha’i Studies in Southern Africa

Inaugural Conference

Windhoek, Namibia, 26-28 Dec. 1999

Conference Program,

Sunday 26th:

2:00 - 2:30 - Welcome, Introduction and Aims and Objectives of the Association

2:30 - 3:00 - Dr. Geoff Marks - The Universal House of Justice

3:00 - 3:30 - Mrs. Mojgan Derakhshani - Ethics in African Culture and its Relationship to the Bahai Faith.

3:30 - 4:00 – Break

4:00 - 4:30 - Dr. Robert Sarracino - Principles for Baha'i Scholarship

4:30 - 5:00 - Mr. Tsoarelo Khitsane - Nutrition, Health and Healing

Monday 27th:

2:00 - 2:30 - Mr. Enos Makhele - The Fundamentals of a True and Lasting African Renaissance, an Introductory Baha'i Perspective

2:30 - 3:00 - Mr. Khoeli Pholosi - Reflections on Baha'i Teachings on some aspects of the Basotho culture

3:00 - 3:30 - May & Shirin Taherzadeh, J Fish - My Perfect Dance Partner, a performance

3:30 - 4:00 – Break

4:00 - 4:30 - Mr. Mokone Nakedi - Evoke the African Soul - Accelerate entry by troops 

4:30 - 5:00 - Farzin Aghdasi - Characteristics of Baha'i Administrative Order and Liberal Democratic Notions, a Comparative Study, (Presentation Slides from the talk)

5:00 - 5:30 - Provisional presentation

Tuesday 28th:

2:00 - 3:00 - A study of the compilation on Baha'i Scholarship and related documents

3:00 - 3:30 - Mrs. Parvaneh Farhangpour – Youth Enrichment Programme

3:30 - 4:00 – Break

4:00 - 5:30 - Consultation on the role and activities of the Association in promoting scholarship and the academic study of the Faith and in teaching the educated class in Africa.

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