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Sounds of the World 2005

By lessan | Published: December 3, 2005

Last night we had a musical performance called Sounds of the World. It is a yearly event:   This year I helped the stage crew by pointing the spotlight – very fun job! Here’s the view from where I sat: And me with the spotlight: A paper airplane: The performers: The auditorium was packed: There were many […]

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Simple Gifts

By lessan | Published: November 12, 2005

Tonight we had a wonderful presentation by the Bahá’í World Centre choir, titled Simple Gifts: The hall was packed: The presentation started on time: It consisted of various performances, with both a sacred: and light hearted theme: They even brought the children on for one of the songs: But my favourite was the “Prayer for […]

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Ihtifál – Iranian art and culture

By lessan | Published: November 12, 2005

Last night we attended an Ihtifál in Persian (Farsi). The term “Ihtifál” means “gathering with a program”, and these events are organised regularly here with various topics. Emails are sent out to all the staff well in advance advertising the programme and venue. Here’s the invitation for last night’s programme: The programme consisted of musical performances by […]

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George Townshend

By lessan | Published: November 10, 2005

I just bought this book today – "The Mission of Bahá’u’lláh", by George Townshend. I had previously encountered some quotes from this book, in the compilations "To be a Father" and "To be a Mother", and I loved them.    Now, let’s see what is in this book!

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