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Ethnicity study from Australia

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Perkins, Maureen (ed.) Visibly Different Face, Place and Race in Australia Series: Studies in Asia-Pacific “Mixed Race” Vol. 2  Year of Publication: 2007 Bern, Berlin, Bruxelles, Frankfurt am Main, New York, Oxford, Wien, 2007. 186 pp. ISBN 978-3-03911-323-1 pb. What does an Australian look like? Many Australians assume that there is such   a thing as an ‘ethnic’ face, […]

Manna from Heaven: From Divine Speech to Economic Science

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Is it legitimate to discuss religious and divine topics in terms and contexts normally reserved for purely scientific discussions? What is the relationship between economics and the teachings of the religions that have appeared in the Middle East?  Why is it important to understand the difference between ideology and rational inquiry? Dr Dalton Garis is a well-known economist […]

Association for Baha’i Studies North America 2007 Annual Conference Program

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If you haven’t yet made your plans to attend this year’s Annual Conference of the Association for Bahá’í Studies, don’t delay! The conference begins on Thursday, 16 August and offers an exciting array of sessions, beginning with three special all-day programs. These special sessions are (1) Student Development Program, for university students (and prospective students), offering an opportunity to develop […]

Program for Irfan Colloquium in Acuto, Centre for Baha’i Studies, July 6-10, 2007

Arts and the Sacred in Native America: Multimedia presentation Presented  by Nadema Agard Sacred Feminine at the Heart of the Bahá’í Faith:   Multimedia presentation Presented by Nadema Agard Religious translation:   Shoghi Effendi’s position as authorized interpreter and translator of   the Bahá’í Writings Presented by Amaya Blanco The impact of two major  works of Shoghi Effendi […]

World Order 37(4) available

In this issue:

Civility, Society, and Individual Freedom
Beyond Legal Reforms: Culture and Capacity in the Eradication of Violence against Women and Girls.
The Baha’is as a Mystic Community
Matters of Opinion
Poems