Association For Bahá’í Studies in Southern Africa

Welcome to the homepage of the Association For Bahá’í Studies in Southern Africa (ABS-SA). The Association For Bahá’í Studies in Southern Africa was formed in April 1999.

Membership in the Association is open to all Bahá’ís and other interested persons in Southern Africa. You may register as a member by filling a membership form. Thank you.

The Association is an agency of, and operates under the guidance of the National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of South Africa. Its daily business is conducted by an Executive Committee and it has an Advisory Board.

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The Association	Annual Conferences
Message from the Universal House of Justice Introduction Purpose of the Association Activities of the Association Constitution of the Association Guiding Principles Membership Form Annual Report of the Association, April 2003 Minutes of the Annual General Meeting, February 2004 Annual Report of the Association, April 2004	First Annual Conference: Windhoek, Namibia, Dec. 1999, Papers, Programme, and a brief Report Second Annual Conference: Cape Town, South Africa, Dec. 2000 Third Annual Conference: Swaziland, Dec. 2001 Fourth Annual Conference: Port Elizabeth, South Africa, Dec. 2002 Call for papers for the 5^th Annual Conference, Johannesburg, Jan. 2004 Fifth Annual Conference, Johannesburg, Jan., 2004 Call for papers for the 6^th Annual Conference, Cape Town, Feb. 2005 Seventh Annual Conference, Bloemfontein, Dec 2006 ABS-Conference News-Bloemfontein Dec 2006
Web Pages for Distance-Education Courses Offered Via Email	Courses and Study Guides
A Study Course on Baha’u’llah’s Kitab-i-Iqan, The Book of Certitude (There is a large collection of course materials and scholarly papers associated with this course) A Study Course on the “Century of Light” A Study Course on Abdu’l-Baha’s “Secret of Divine Civilization”	Kitab-i-Aqdas, The Most Holy Book Lessons from the Epistle to the Son of the Wolf Tablet to the kings Tablet of Ahmad The Vision of Shoghi Effendi Confronting Controversial Contemporary Issues A course on Islam Message of the Universal House of Justice to the 2^nd Baha’i World Congress, and its outline Principles of Bahá’í Consultation, and a Workshop on Consultation The Vision of Race Unity The Prosperity of Mankind An Introduction to the Writings of the Bab
Papers from the Annual Conferences	Papers from the Annual Conferences
Windhoek, Namibia, December 1999: Ø The Universal House of Justice, Geoff Marks Ø Ethics in African Culture and its Relationship to the Baha’i Faith., Mojgan Derakhshani Ø Principles for Baha'i Scholarship, Robert Sarracino Ø The Fundamentals of a True and Lasting African Renaissance, an Introductory Baha'i Perspective, Enos Makhele Ø Reflections on Baha'i Teachings on some aspects of the Basotho culture, Khoeli Pholosi Ø My Perfect Dance Partner, Barry Thorne Ø Evoke the African Soul - Accelerate entry by troops, Mokone Nakedi Ø Characteristics of Baha'i Administrative Order and Liberal Democratic Notions, a Comparative Study, Farzin Aghdasi Ø Youth Enrichment Programme, Parvaneh Farhangpour Cape Town, South Africa, December 2000: Ø Proofs of the Existence of God, Robert Sarracino Ø The Information Dispensation: The Baha'i Faith and the Information Age, Philip Christensen	Swaziland, December 2001: Ø Divine Philosophy and the Gift of Understanding, Robert Sarracino Ø Gender Equality Based on the Teachings of the Baha’i Faith, and its Application in Southern Africa, Farhad Aghdasi Ø Ethics and the Relationship of African Traditional Belief with the Baha’i Faith, Mojgan Derakhshani Port Elizabeth, December 2002: Ø Creating a Culture of Learning, Sylvia Kaye Ø Science, Religion and Development, Farhad Aghdasi Ø The Mystery of Sacrifice – A Dramatic Presentation, Nava Bastani Ø The Concept of Religious Democracy: An Introductory Bahá’í Perspective on the Democracy of the Conscience, Enos Makhele Ø Health, Healing in the Baha’i Context, Parastu Meidany Ø The Internet and Knowledge Management for the Baha’i Faith, Roy Steiner Ø Music: a Ladder for the Soul, Sylvia Schulman
Presentations and Talks	University Campus Seminars
Who is Writing the Future, Farzin Aghdasi Who is Writing the Future, Robert Sarracino Who is Writing the Future, Philip Christensen Service Oriented Leadership, Sylvia Kaye Valuing Spirituality in Development, Farzin Aghdasi Characteristics of Baha'i Administrative Order and Liberal Democratic Notions, a Comparative Study, Farzin Aghdasi Equality of Women and Men, Issues of the 21^st Century, Sylvia Kaye	Campus Seminar at the University of Botswana, Gaborone, Botswana Campus Seminar at the University of Lesotho, Roma, Lesotho Campus Seminar at the University of Transkie, Umtata, South Africa Campus Seminar at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, South Africa Campus Seminar at the University of Zimbabwe, Hararae, Zimbabwe Campus Seminar at the National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe Campus Seminar at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, South Africa
Other Papers	Some Reference Documents
Community Development Using Spiritually Based Indicators in The South African Baha’i Community, Farzin Aghdasi and Abbas Shaker, A paper presented to the Rural and Urban Development Conference organized by the National Institute for Economic Policy (NIEP).and the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg 18-19 April 2002. Color Conscious – The Political Morality of Race, by K. Anthony Appiah and Amy Gutmann, Reviewed by: Farzin Aghdasi	Compilation on Scholarship Issues Related to the Study of the Baha’i Faith Aspects of Traditional African Culture Africa in the Baha’i Writings
Golden Jubilee Celebrations and Historical Photos	News Articles and Photos with Historical Significance
Jubilee Celebration in South Africa Jubilee Celebration in Zimbabwe Jubilee Celebration in Zambia Jubilee Celebration in Malawi Jubilee Celebration in Lesotho Jubilee Celebration in Swaziland Jubilee Celebration in Namibia Jubilee Celebration in Botswana	Publication of Bahá’í Books in Setswana Long Term Pioneer from Zambia is Elected to the Universal House of Justice
Useful Links	Photo Gallery
Integrated Regional Information Networks (IRIN), is a service of the United Nations Organization, Office for the Coordination of Humanitarian Affairs (OCHA). It carries detailed news of the current humanitarian issues around the globe, and has a special section on Southern Africa. It can be reached at http://www.irinnews.org.	Photo Gallery from Campus Seminars and Annual Conferences in 2000 and 2001 – this is a large file Pictures from Seminar at the National University of Lesotho, Roma, September 2000 Pictures from Seminar at the University of Transkie, Umtata, October 2000 Pictures from Seminar at the National University of Science and Technology, Bulawayo, Zimbabwe, 22^nd March 2001 Pictures from Seminar at the University of the Witwatersrand, Johannesburg, 28th March 2001 Pictures from Seminar at the University of Zimbabwe, Harare, 10^th May 2001 Pictures from Seminar at Rhodes University, Grahamstown, August 2001 Pictures from the Annual Conference of the Association held in Swaziland, December 2001 Pictures from the Annual Conference of the Association held in Port Elizabeth, South Africa, December 2002

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