Awakening Mine Rich in Gems Between 1914 and 1959

Between 1914 and 1959

foreshadowing modern-day hostilities faced by Bahá’ís in Iran

where ‘Abdu’l-Bahá—then in captivity—oversees the building that fulfils Bahá’u’lláh’s 1891 directive

In the context of the Bahá’í Teachings

This revised edition of a seminal work offers an integrated psychosocial and spiritual framework for understanding and preventing drug abuse

Awakening Mine Rich in Gems Between 1914 and 1959A searing historical study documents the brutal religious persecutions inflicted upon Bb and Bah residents of Nayrz, Iran, during the massacres of 1850, 1853 and 1909. Set against a backdrop of corrupt clergy and complicit authorities, these events reveal how fanaticism and paranoia can eclipse compassion and reason, foreshadowing modern day hostilities faced by Bahs in Iran. Through firsthand survivor testimonies, contemporary reports and archival