Bicentenary of the Birth of
Bahá'u'lláh, Geneva
On 21-22 October 2017, Bahá'ís around the world celebrated the 200th
anniversary of the birth of Bahá'u'lláh,
the founder of the Bahá'í Faith. Reports
from around the world were shared on http://bicentenary.bahai.org.
In Geneva, Switzerland, the commemoration was held at the University of
Geneva. A talk on the role and significance of Bahá'u'lláh was followed by
prayers and appreciations from the representatives of many religions, with
musical interludes. The programme closed with some personal reflections on
the significance of Baha'u'llah to the former Rector of the Geneva Cathedral
who knew Bahá'ís in his youth, an elderly Swiss, a recent convert, an
immigrant refugee, and an international civil servant, followed by a reading
(by my daughter) from the writings of Bahá'u'lláh. Conversations continued
long afterwards at a reception.
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Opening; Jean-Pierre Méan speaking about Bahá'u'lláh; the interfaith
speakers
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Hindu; Buddhist; Protestant
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Catholic; Quaker; Muslim
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Part of the audience
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Personal reflections on Bahá'u'lláh; former Rector of the Geneva
Cathedral; elderly Swiss
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Recent convert; immigrant refugee (and his translator); international
civil servant
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Musical interlude; Agnes Dahl-Farhoumand reading from Bahá'u'lláh (my
granddaughter Laleh watching); audience