Olya Roohizadegan

Olya grew up in Iran under the severe persecution of the Iranian Islamic regime after the 1979 Revolution.  She along with 10 other women were arrested soon after, for being Baha'is.  All of her 10 women companions were eventually hanged and Olya believes she was spared so that she could share their story with the world.  One of these women was a 16 year old, named Mona, who was arrested for being a teacher at Baha'i children's classes.  She eventually escaped Iran and published Olya's Story:  href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/olyas-story-olya-roohizadegan/1136790370?ean=9781851680733" target="_blank"A Survivor's Dramatic Account of the Persecution of Baha'is in Revolutionary Iran.  Since the release of the book in 1993, exactly 10 years after the execution of her 10 women companions, she has presented herself in over 1000 public venues telling this story.  She wants to write a 2nd book demonstrating how the death of these women allowed her to spread their message of love and unity throughout the world.

Olya grew up in Iran under the severe persecution of the Iranian Islamic regime after the 1979 Revolution. She along with 10 other women were arrested soon after, for being Baha'is. All of her 10 women companions were eventually hanged and Olya believes she was spared so that she could share their story with the world. One of these women was a 16 year old, named Mona, who was arrested for being a teacher at Baha'i children's classes. She eventually escaped Iran and published Olya's Story: href="<a href="https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/olyas-story-olya-roohizadegan/1136790370?ean=9781851680733" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.barnesandnoble.com/w/olyas-story-olya-roohizadegan/1136790370?ean=9781851680733</a>" target="_blank"A Survivor's Dramatic Account of the Persecution of Baha'is in Revolutionary Iran. Since the release of the book in 1993, exactly 10 years after the execution of her 10 women companions, she has presented herself in over 1000 public venues telling this story. She wants to write a 2nd book demonstrating how the death of these women allowed her to spread their message of love and unity throughout the world.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Olya Roohizadegan

Winnona Merritt

Winnie grew up as a poor northern girl who married into a well-to-do Southern family and started raising a family in the early 1960's.  Before becoming a Baha'i, she was involved in promoting racial justice in her own small way.  After becoming a Baha'i, her vision broadened, and she and her husband moved to Barbados and lived there for 12 years.   Ironically it was her husband who studied agriculture in college, but it was Winnie that became the self-taught agriculturalist helping the agricultural efforts in the Caribean islands as well as in the States.  She recently published a book,  href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Food-Farmer-and-Community-P10366.aspx" target="_blank""Food, Farmer and Community: Agriculture and the Reconstruction of the World".  She explains how agriculture is fundamental to a stable society.Song List:1. Toward The Sun -  Amy Stephen Haghighi 2. Tree of Peace - by Jacqueline Odess-Gillett

Winnie grew up as a poor northern girl who married into a well-to-do Southern family and started raising a family in the early 1960's. Before becoming a Baha'i, she was involved in promoting racial justice in her own small way. After becoming a Baha'i, her vision broadened, and she and her husband moved to Barbados and lived there for 12 years. Ironically it was her husband who studied agriculture in college, but it was Winnie that became the self-taught agriculturalist helping the agricultural efforts in the Caribean islands as well as in the States. She recently published a book, href="<a href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Food-Farmer-and-Community-P10366.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Food-Farmer-and-Community-P10366.aspx</a>" target="_blank""Food, Farmer and Community: Agriculture and the Reconstruction of the World". She explains how agriculture is fundamental to a stable society. Song List: 1. Toward The Sun - Amy Stephen Haghighi 2. Tree of Peace - by Jacqueline Odess-Gillett

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Winnona Merritt

Nadema Agard

Nadema is a Native American artist with her own business called Red Earth Studio Consulting / Productions.  Before creating her own consulting and curating business, she had done important work by helping create the Southeastern Native Arts Directory and being the Repatriation Director for Standing Rock.   href="http://www.nademaagard.com/" target="_blank"Visit her website.Song List:1. The Photograph Music and words Alan McKay and Sonbol Taefi; 2. This Is The Day by Mana; 3. This Newborn Child by Ramine Yazhari; 4. Thou Art The Rich by Nabilinho; 5. Thy Love by Kelsey Bulkin; 6. Thy Name Is My Healing by JB Eckl; 7. To Be Close To You (Anis) by Tara Ellis

Nadema is a Native American artist with her own business called Red Earth Studio Consulting / Productions. Before creating her own consulting and curating business, she had done important work by helping create the Southeastern Native Arts Directory and being the Repatriation Director for Standing Rock. href="<a href="http://www.nademaagard.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.nademaagard.com/</a>" target="_blank"Visit her website. Song List: 1. The Photograph Music and words Alan McKay and Sonbol Taefi; 2. This Is The Day by Mana; 3. This Newborn Child by Ramine Yazhari; 4. Thou Art The Rich by Nabilinho; 5. Thy Love by Kelsey Bulkin; 6. Thy Name Is My Healing by JB Eckl; 7. To Be Close To You (Anis) by Tara Ellis

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Nadema Agard

June is the Centennial Professor Emerita of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan#39;s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, where she also is the Mary Frances Berry Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Urban Planning.  She was one of the first black teenagers to break the segregated white high school in her home town starting in the 10th grade. She describes how difficult and traumatic that experience was for her.  Her website is:  href="https://junemanningthomas.com/" target="_blank"https://junemanningthomas.com/Song List:1. The Most Hidden by Luke Slott2. The Mountain by Jacqueline Odess-Gillett

June is the Centennial Professor Emerita of Urban and Regional Planning at the University of Michigan#39;s Taubman College of Architecture and Urban Planning, where she also is the Mary Frances Berry Distinguished University Professor Emerita of Urban Planning. She was one of the first black teenagers to break the segregated white high school in her home town starting in the 10th grade. She describes how difficult and traumatic that experience was for her. Her website is: href="<a href="https://junemanningthomas.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://junemanningthomas.com/</a>" target="_blank"<a href="https://junemanningthomas.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://junemanningthomas.com/</a> Song List: 1. The Most Hidden by Luke Slott 2. The Mountain by Jacqueline Odess-Gillett

A Bahá'í Perspective:  June Manning Thomas

John Clark

John is a jazz horn player and composer.  He invented his unique horn with the same range as the french horn, called the hornette.  He's released 7 albums.  We feature songs he has composed in the interview.  Sit back, relax, and listen to some wonderful jazz.  You can find his music at  href="https://hmmusic.com/" target="_blank"https://hmmusic.com/

John is a jazz horn player and composer. He invented his unique horn with the same range as the french horn, called the hornette. He's released 7 albums. We feature songs he has composed in the interview. Sit back, relax, and listen to some wonderful jazz. You can find his music at href="<a href="https://hmmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hmmusic.com/</a>" target="_blank"<a href="https://hmmusic.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://hmmusic.com/</a>

A Bahá'í Perspective:  John Clark

Lisa Haese Smith

Lisa is a musical composer, performer, teacher, and film scorer. In 2001 she put together her earliest piano compositions and has since produced 4 other CDs.  When I asked Lisa to select six musical pieces to feature on the interview, she did something I had no other musical artist do, she selected pieces that were created by others that she found as an influence to her musical career.  And I have to admit, the pieces she selected are amazing.  She selected two pieces that she composed, "Brocaded Tent" and "Light Revealed", which we feature at the end of the interview, and are also very beautiful.  You can visit her  href="http://lisahaesesmith.com/LHS/Home.html" target="_blank"website.

Lisa is a musical composer, performer, teacher, and film scorer. In 2001 she put together her earliest piano compositions and has since produced 4 other CDs. When I asked Lisa to select six musical pieces to feature on the interview, she did something I had no other musical artist do, she selected pieces that were created by others that she found as an influence to her musical career. And I have to admit, the pieces she selected are amazing. She selected two pieces that she composed, "Brocaded Tent" and "Light Revealed", which we feature at the end of the interview, and are also very beautiful. You can visit her href="<a href="http://lisahaesesmith.com/LHS/Home.html" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://lisahaesesmith.com/LHS/Home.html</a>" target="_blank"website.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Lisa Haese Smith

Ben Guterson

Ben is an author of middle-grade novels, and had recently published his fourth book, The Einsteins of Vista Point.  His previous work is the Winterhouse trilogy which has been translated into ten languages and even received notice from some state, national, and international awards.  Visit his website at  href="https://benguterson.com/" target="_blank"https://benguterson.com/.Song List:The Earth and the Eagle by David HuntBlessed is the Spot by The Humming BirdsThe Light Of Thy Love  by Nabil MoghaddamThe Light Of Unity by Luke Slott

Ben is an author of middle-grade novels, and had recently published his fourth book, The Einsteins of Vista Point. His previous work is the Winterhouse trilogy which has been translated into ten languages and even received notice from some state, national, and international awards. Visit his website at href="<a href="https://benguterson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benguterson.com/</a>" target="_blank"<a href="https://benguterson.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://benguterson.com/</a>. Song List: The Earth and the Eagle by David Hunt Blessed is the Spot by The Humming Birds The Light Of Thy Love by Nabil Moghaddam The Light Of Unity by Luke Slott

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Ben Guterson

Vivian Bartlett

The tragic death of Vivian's brother when he was a teenager was the impetuous to Vivian and his mother searching for a spiritual reason for this traumatic loss that led them to the Baha'i Faith.  Vivian is now retired from being a secondary school teacher.  At the end of 1999, he got involved in a youth empowerment program started by the Baha'is in Swindon, England that was transformative and successful and was instituted in a number of schools there.  He wrote about the experience in his book Nurturing a Healthy Human Spirit in the Young.  Vivian wrote a 2nd book entitled Navigating Materialistic Minefields.  He had a dear friend who was an atheist and they would have wonderful deep conversations and after his friend passed away, Vivian decided to write this book dedicated to his friend that would answer some of the questions from a different perspective than the one his friend held.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Vivian Bartlett

Carolyn Sparey Fox

Carolyn is a professional musician, published author, and painter.  She was principal viola with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, based in Edinburgh and a member of the BBC orchestra.  She wrote a play called Threads which she was able to produce, which then turned into a book called " href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Half-of-it-Was-Never-Told-P8352.aspx" target="_blank"The Half Of It Was Never Told: Three men . . . three continents . . . one passion".  She has also written two children's books called " href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Little-Acorn-P10407.aspx" target="_blank"Little Acorn"nbsp; and " href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Abdul-Bahas-Little-Brown-Cat-P10385.aspx" target="_blank"Abdu'l-Baha's Little Brown Cat".1. Tell The Rich by Eric Dozier 2. Refresh and Gladden My Spirit by JB Eckel (The Badasht Project)3. The Balance by Taraz Nosrat4. The Bird Which Soareth  by Elika  Mahony4. One World by The Children's Theatre Companynbsp;

Carolyn is a professional musician, published author, and painter. She was principal viola with the Scottish Chamber Orchestra, based in Edinburgh and a member of the BBC orchestra. She wrote a play called Threads which she was able to produce, which then turned into a book called " href="<a href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Half-of-it-Was-Never-Told-P8352.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Half-of-it-Was-Never-Told-P8352.aspx</a>" target="_blank"The Half Of It Was Never Told: Three men . . . three continents . . . one passion". She has also written two children's books called " href="<a href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Little-Acorn-P10407.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Little-Acorn-P10407.aspx</a>" target="_blank"Little Acorn"nbsp; and " href="<a href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Abdul-Bahas-Little-Brown-Cat-P10385.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Abdul-Bahas-Little-Brown-Cat-P10385.aspx</a>" target="_blank"Abdu'l-Baha's Little Brown Cat". 1. Tell The Rich by Eric Dozier 2. Refresh and Gladden My Spirit by JB Eckel (The Badasht Project) 3. The Balance by Taraz Nosrat 4. The Bird Which Soareth by Elika Mahony 4. One World by The Children's Theatre Company nbsp;

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Carolyn Sparey Fox

KC is an American record producer, singer-songwriter, arranger and composer.  He was nominated for more than six Grammy Awards and winner of 1, and winner of two Latin Grammy Awards.  His father is the famous arranger  href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Porter_(record_producer)" target="_blank"Bob Porter.  KC has selected a number of songs to feature in the interview and explains the significance of each. One in particular is La Pared (The Wall) which became an  href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTHN09ikV_Q" target="_blank"animated video.  You can find his work on his  href="https://www.kcporter.com/" target="_blank"website.

KC is an American record producer, singer-songwriter, arranger and composer. He was nominated for more than six Grammy Awards and winner of 1, and winner of two Latin Grammy Awards. His father is the famous arranger href="<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Porter_(record_producer)" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Bob_Porter_(record_producer)</a>" target="_blank"Bob Porter. KC has selected a number of songs to feature in the interview and explains the significance of each. One in particular is La Pared (The Wall) which became an href="<a href="https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTHN09ikV_Q" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=VTHN09ikV_Q</a>" target="_blank"animated video. You can find his work on his href="<a href="https://www.kcporter.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.kcporter.com/</a>" target="_blank"website.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  KC Porter

A Bahá'í Perspective is a podcast of biographical interviews of people who have either chosen the Bahá'í Faith as a way of life or who have a relationship with the Bahá'í Faith.

I&#39;ve been listening to these for years and I&#39;m always thrilled to see a new one available. A great way to find out about work in the arts and sciences where individuals are applying the Baha&#39;i teachings.

Always inspiring

A Bahá'í Perspective

Bill Harley

Bill and his wife Jean have written two books published by Calumet Editions, " href="http://calumeteditions.com/authors/bill-jean-harley/" target="_blank"Now that I am here, What should I be Doing?" and " href="https://www.amazon.com/Transformed-Make-Decisions-That-Change/dp/1939548632" target="_blank"Transformed: How to Make the Decisions That Change Your Life".  It is their 2nd book, "Transformed" that describes the concept of compassionate consultation, and how important this idea in this divisive culture we currently live in.  We talk about the concept of compassionate consultation in the interview.

Bill and his wife Jean have written two books published by Calumet Editions, " href="<a href="http://calumeteditions.com/authors/bill-jean-harley/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://calumeteditions.com/authors/bill-jean-harley/</a>" target="_blank"Now that I am here, What should I be Doing?" and " href="<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Transformed-Make-Decisions-That-Change/dp/1939548632" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Transformed-Make-Decisions-That-Change/dp/1939548632</a>" target="_blank"Transformed: How to Make the Decisions That Change Your Life". It is their 2nd book, "Transformed" that describes the concept of compassionate consultation, and how important this idea in this divisive culture we currently live in. We talk about the concept of compassionate consultation in the interview.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Bill Harley

Brian is the director of School of the Nations and Nations University in Guyana.  He recently published a book entitled  href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Educational-Leadership-P9214.aspx" target="_blank"Educational Leadership: A Guyanese Perspective, which is a reflection on 40 years of effort in Guyana on a wide variety of development projects focused on education and health.  He wrote the book in hopes that local people will be empowered to take an active leadership in these endeavors.  Brian talks about the book and reads an excerpt in the interview.  We also talk about a traumatic personal event of Brian's that occurred a few week prior to the interview and the learning he has found from the experience.

Brian is the director of School of the Nations and Nations University in Guyana. He recently published a book entitled href="<a href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Educational-Leadership-P9214.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Educational-Leadership-P9214.aspx</a>" target="_blank"Educational Leadership: A Guyanese Perspective, which is a reflection on 40 years of effort in Guyana on a wide variety of development projects focused on education and health. He wrote the book in hopes that local people will be empowered to take an active leadership in these endeavors. Brian talks about the book and reads an excerpt in the interview. We also talk about a traumatic personal event of Brian's that occurred a few week prior to the interview and the learning he has found from the experience.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Brian O'Toole

Hamed Javaheri

Hamed was born and raised in Zambia, and has lived there for most of his life, with the exception of a brief period in Montreal when he went to university. Hamed still lives in Zambia with his wife and and three children.  Hamed has published his first novel, " href="https://www.amazon.com/Oars-Compass-Purposeful-Journey-Happiness/dp/1797713671/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Hamed+Javaheriamp;qid=1571956599amp;sr=8-1" target="_blank"With Oars and Compass: A Purposeful Journey into Life, Love and Happiness".  The story centers around the protagonist, Jane, a young and multicultural woman, living in a big city, who is determined to conquer the world. Recent events left her disenchanted and uncertain about the direction her life is taken, and disillusioned by what she sees around her.  We discuss further the story of Jane and the process Hamed went through to create the novel.

Hamed was born and raised in Zambia, and has lived there for most of his life, with the exception of a brief period in Montreal when he went to university. Hamed still lives in Zambia with his wife and and three children. Hamed has published his first novel, " href="<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Oars-Compass-Purposeful-Journey-Happiness/dp/1797713671/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Hamed+Javaheriamp;qid=1571956599amp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Oars-Compass-Purposeful-Journey-Happiness/dp/1797713671/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Hamed+Javaheriamp;qid=1571956599amp;sr=8-1</a>" target="_blank"With Oars and Compass: A Purposeful Journey into Life, Love and Happiness". The story centers around the protagonist, Jane, a young and multicultural woman, living in a big city, who is determined to conquer the world. Recent events left her disenchanted and uncertain about the direction her life is taken, and disillusioned by what she sees around her. We discuss further the story of Jane and the process Hamed went through to create the novel.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Hamed Javaheri

John Sargent

John hails from the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in Ontario. Born of Mohawk and European descent, John discovered the Baha#39;i Faith at a young age and has devoted much of his life to the Canadian Baha#39;i community. He has been involved in outreach work in Africa, remote Indigenous communities, and throughout North America.Retired from a career in architecture and first-nation administration he now lives in central British Columbia with his wife. John is the author of  href="https://www.stumblinginthehalflight.ca/" target="_blank"Stumbling in the Half-Light which is his first book.  It chronicles his life from the Six Nations reservation as he embarks on a lifetime of spiritual adventures within the Baha#39;i community. Through fifty-two short, autobiographical stories, John retells a life of humor, humility, loss, and faith. John#39;s openness leads him through a life of adventuremdash;from a childhood on the reserve, to years in Africa, to a career in architecture and finally as an administrator of First Nations communities. John reads two stories from his book.

John hails from the Six Nations of the Grand River reserve in Ontario. Born of Mohawk and European descent, John discovered the Baha#39;i Faith at a young age and has devoted much of his life to the Canadian Baha#39;i community. He has been involved in outreach work in Africa, remote Indigenous communities, and throughout North America. Retired from a career in architecture and first-nation administration he now lives in central British Columbia with his wife. John is the author of href="<a href="https://www.stumblinginthehalflight.ca/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.stumblinginthehalflight.ca/</a>" target="_blank"Stumbling in the Half-Light which is his first book. It chronicles his life from the Six Nations reservation as he embarks on a lifetime of spiritual adventures within the Baha#39;i community. Through fifty-two short, autobiographical stories, John retells a life of humor, humility, loss, and faith. John#39;s openness leads him through a life of adventuremdash;from a childhood on the reserve, to years in Africa, to a career in architecture and finally as an administrator of First Nations communities. John reads two stories from his book.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  John Sargent

previously interviewed Sovaida back in April 2010 about her book " href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dapsamp;field-keywords=Collective+Security+within+Reach" target="_blank"Collective Security Within Reach".  Since then Sovaida has published two books.  In 2015 she published " href="http://a.co/d/aDcchZG" target="_blank"Building a World Federation: The Key to Resolving our Global Crises".  Her second book that was recently published is " href="http://a.co/d/7SfpsLb" target="_blank"Bridge to Global Governance: Tackling Climate Change, Energy Distribution, and Nuclear Proliferation".  We talk about both books in the interview.  She is also founder of the  href="http://www.cpgg.org/" target="_blank"Center for Peace and Global Governance.

previously interviewed Sovaida back in April 2010 about her book " href="<a href="https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dapsamp;field-keywords=Collective+Security+within+Reach" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/s/ref=nb_sb_noss?url=search-alias%3Dapsamp;field-keywords=Collective+Security+within+Reach</a>" target="_blank"Collective Security Within Reach". Since then Sovaida has published two books. In 2015 she published " href="<a href="http://a.co/d/aDcchZG" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://a.co/d/aDcchZG</a>" target="_blank"Building a World Federation: The Key to Resolving our Global Crises". Her second book that was recently published is " href="<a href="http://a.co/d/7SfpsLb" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://a.co/d/7SfpsLb</a>" target="_blank"Bridge to Global Governance: Tackling Climate Change, Energy Distribution, and Nuclear Proliferation". We talk about both books in the interview. She is also founder of the href="<a href="http://www.cpgg.org/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.cpgg.org/</a>" target="_blank"Center for Peace and Global Governance.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Sovaida Ma'ani

Tom Lysaght

Tom is an award-winning playwright and author.  Raised Irish-Catholic in Brooklyn,  Tom  has written some 30 plays in both English and Spanish. In the interview, Tom tells his spiritual journey in which he dropped everything in his life and began traveling around the world searching for spiritual truth. It's an amazing journey that led him to the Baha'i Faith.Tom's latest publish book is called " href="https://www.amazon.com/Persian-Passion-Gargoyles-Tom-Lysaght/dp/1099759919/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Tom+Lysaghtamp;qid=1566061710amp;s=gatewayamp;sr=8-1" target="_blank"Persian Passion: Of Gods and Gargoyles".  It's a history of the early years of the Baha'i Faith when the personnage of  href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1b" target="_blank"the Bab in 1844 declared that he is the return of the promised Mahdi in the Shia Islam tradition.  The Bab's life, ministry and martydom mirrors that of Christ in a remarkable way.  We discuss Tom's book and the historical figures of both the Bab and  href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1hirih" target="_blank"Tahireh in the interview.nbsp;nbsp;Visit Tom's website at  href="http://www.yourcreativestage.com/" target="_blank"yourcreativestage.comnbsp;

Tom is an award-winning playwright and author. Raised Irish-Catholic in Brooklyn, Tom has written some 30 plays in both English and Spanish. In the interview, Tom tells his spiritual journey in which he dropped everything in his life and began traveling around the world searching for spiritual truth. It's an amazing journey that led him to the Baha'i Faith. Tom's latest publish book is called " href="<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Persian-Passion-Gargoyles-Tom-Lysaght/dp/1099759919/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Tom+Lysaghtamp;qid=1566061710amp;s=gatewayamp;sr=8-1" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Persian-Passion-Gargoyles-Tom-Lysaght/dp/1099759919/ref=sr_1_1?keywords=Tom+Lysaghtamp;qid=1566061710amp;s=gatewayamp;sr=8-1</a>" target="_blank"Persian Passion: Of Gods and Gargoyles". It's a history of the early years of the Baha'i Faith when the personnage of href="<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1b" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/B%C3%A1b</a>" target="_blank"the Bab in 1844 declared that he is the return of the promised Mahdi in the Shia Islam tradition. The Bab's life, ministry and martydom mirrors that of Christ in a remarkable way. We discuss Tom's book and the historical figures of both the Bab and href="<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1hirih" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/T%C3%A1hirih</a>" target="_blank"Tahireh in the interview.nbsp;nbsp; Visit Tom's website at href="<a href="http://www.yourcreativestage.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.yourcreativestage.com/</a>" target="_blank"<a href="http://yourcreativestage.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">yourcreativestage.com</a> nbsp;

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Tom Lysaght

Robert White

href="http://wilmetteinstitute.org/robert-white/" target="_blank"Bob completed his undergraduate education in Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan in 1972 but the orientation to controlling nature for economic ends was dissonant with his own life experience of relating to the natural world. In response, he traveled around the world for two years searching to develop his own understanding of humanity#39;s relationship to nature. During his travels, he met Richard St Barbe Baker (who was known as the Man of the Trees) and Bob felt an inner calling to understand St Barbe Baker's grand vision of a cooperative relationship with the earth. His intellectual inquiry and the St Barbe Baker influence  led him to embrace the Baha#39;i Faith in 1982.

href="<a href="http://wilmetteinstitute.org/robert-white/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://wilmetteinstitute.org/robert-white/</a>" target="_blank"Bob completed his undergraduate education in Agriculture at the University of Saskatchewan in 1972 but the orientation to controlling nature for economic ends was dissonant with his own life experience of relating to the natural world. In response, he traveled around the world for two years searching to develop his own understanding of humanity#39;s relationship to nature. During his travels, he met Richard St Barbe Baker (who was known as the Man of the Trees) and Bob felt an inner calling to understand St Barbe Baker's grand vision of a cooperative relationship with the earth. His intellectual inquiry and the St Barbe Baker influence led him to embrace the Baha#39;i Faith in 1982.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Robert White

Hussein Ahdieh

I had interviewed Hussein in 2015 for his book Awakening: A History of the Baacute;bi and Bahaacute;'iacute; Faiths in Nayriz.  He has now produced a new work entitled " href="http://husseinahdieh.com/" target="_blank"Foreigner, From an Iranian Village to New York City".  It is an autobiography that tells his story as an Iranian Baha#39;i immigrant coming to the United States.  The book is a series of vignettes set against the backdrop of a changing Iran, the plight of Baha#39;is there, and the tumult and of the 60#39;s and 70#39;s in the U.S.  Hussein reads excerpts from his book.

I had interviewed Hussein in 2015 for his book Awakening: A History of the Baacute;bi and Bahaacute;'iacute; Faiths in Nayriz. He has now produced a new work entitled " href="<a href="http://husseinahdieh.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://husseinahdieh.com/</a>" target="_blank"Foreigner, From an Iranian Village to New York City". It is an autobiography that tells his story as an Iranian Baha#39;i immigrant coming to the United States. The book is a series of vignettes set against the backdrop of a changing Iran, the plight of Baha#39;is there, and the tumult and of the 60#39;s and 70#39;s in the U.S. Hussein reads excerpts from his book.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Hussein Ahdieh

Michael is the author of the book  href="https://www.michaelvday.com/"Journey To A Mountain (The Story of the Shrine of the Bab).  It is an incredible story of the efforts to hide the remains of the martyred messenger of God, the Bab, for over 50 years, so that it could be entombed in a gold-domed shrine in the bosom of Mt. Carmel in Haifa, Israel.  The story of the Bab itself is an incredibly parallel one to the life and crusifiction of Jesus.

Michael is the author of the book href="<a href="https://www.michaelvday.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.michaelvday.com/</a>"Journey To A Mountain (The Story of the Shrine of the Bab). It is an incredible story of the efforts to hide the remains of the martyred messenger of God, the Bab, for over 50 years, so that it could be entombed in a gold-domed shrine in the bosom of Mt. Carmel in Haifa, Israel. The story of the Bab itself is an incredibly parallel one to the life and crusifiction of Jesus.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Michael Day

Todd Lawson

Todd is Professor Emeritus of Islamic Thought at the University of Toronto. Todd has published numerous articles and books on the relationship between the Bahaacute;#39;iacute; Faith and Islam.  Todd#39;s most recent publication is a large two-volume reference collection on Islamic eschatology entitled  href="http://www.brill.com/products/reference-work/roads-paradise-eschatology-and-concepts-hereafter-islam-2-vols" target="_blank"Roads to Paradise which he edited with his colleague, Sebastian Guenther, Chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Goettingen in Germany.  Todd is now finishing a new book on the Baacute;b#39;s earliest writings, and a book on the Qur#39;an. Two volumes on the wriitngs of the Bab and Baha#39;u#39;llaacute;h - a collection of previously published material newly edited and revised, will be published by Kalimat in early 2018.  We talk about who the Bab was in the interview.

Todd is Professor Emeritus of Islamic Thought at the University of Toronto. Todd has published numerous articles and books on the relationship between the Bahaacute;#39;iacute; Faith and Islam. Todd#39;s most recent publication is a large two-volume reference collection on Islamic eschatology entitled href="<a href="http://www.brill.com/products/reference-work/roads-paradise-eschatology-and-concepts-hereafter-islam-2-vols" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.brill.com/products/reference-work/roads-paradise-eschatology-and-concepts-hereafter-islam-2-vols</a>" target="_blank"Roads to Paradise which he edited with his colleague, Sebastian Guenther, Chair of Arabic and Islamic Studies at the University of Goettingen in Germany. Todd is now finishing a new book on the Baacute;b#39;s earliest writings, and a book on the Qur#39;an. Two volumes on the wriitngs of the Bab and Baha#39;u#39;llaacute;h - a collection of previously published material newly edited and revised, will be published by Kalimat in early 2018. We talk about who the Bab was in the interview.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Todd Lawson

John Kolstoe

John is an author of several books.  His latest work is called  href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Compassionate-Woman-P6743.aspx" target="_blank"Compassionate Woman: The Life and Legacy of Patricia Locke.  He explains what inspired him to write about Patricia Locke and reads excerpts from his work in the interview.

John is an author of several books. His latest work is called href="<a href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Compassionate-Woman-P6743.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Compassionate-Woman-P6743.aspx</a>" target="_blank"Compassionate Woman: The Life and Legacy of Patricia Locke. He explains what inspired him to write about Patricia Locke and reads excerpts from his work in the interview.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  John Kolstoe

Roya Akhavan

Roya serves as Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of Mass Communications, St. Cloud State University. In addition to research and publication in the field of international mass communication, Dr. Akhavan has maintained a research interest in peace studies. She is a frequent speaker at national and international forums on gender issues, the root causes of war, and spirituality in the 21st century. Her most recent work is a book entitled  href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Peace-For-Our-Planet-P8829.aspx" target="_blank"Peace for Our Planet: A New Approach.  We discuss the book and Roya reads an excerpt during the interview.

Roya serves as Professor and Director of Graduate Studies at the Department of Mass Communications, St. Cloud State University. In addition to research and publication in the field of international mass communication, Dr. Akhavan has maintained a research interest in peace studies. She is a frequent speaker at national and international forums on gender issues, the root causes of war, and spirituality in the 21st century. Her most recent work is a book entitled href="<a href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Peace-For-Our-Planet-P8829.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Peace-For-Our-Planet-P8829.aspx</a>" target="_blank"Peace for Our Planet: A New Approach. We discuss the book and Roya reads an excerpt during the interview.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Roya Akhavan

Matthew Levine

Matthew is a singer songwriter that has produced a number of CDs including  href="https://9starmedia.com/matthew_levine/a_house_divided" target="_blank"A House Divided,  href="https://9starmedia.com/matthew-levine-a-sacrifice-to-thee" target="_blank"A Sacrifice to Thee, and  href="https://9starmedia.com/matthew-levine-acquiescence" target="_blank"Acquiescence.  We sample a number of his songs from these CDs in the interview along with some that have not been published yet.  Visit Matthew's  href="https://matthewlevinemusic.weebly.com/" target="_blank"website for information about him.

Matthew is a singer songwriter that has produced a number of CDs including href="<a href="https://9starmedia.com/matthew_levine/a_house_divided" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://9starmedia.com/matthew_levine/a_house_divided</a>" target="_blank"A House Divided, href="<a href="https://9starmedia.com/matthew-levine-a-sacrifice-to-thee" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://9starmedia.com/matthew-levine-a-sacrifice-to-thee</a>" target="_blank"A Sacrifice to Thee, and href="<a href="https://9starmedia.com/matthew-levine-acquiescence" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://9starmedia.com/matthew-levine-acquiescence</a>" target="_blank"Acquiescence. We sample a number of his songs from these CDs in the interview along with some that have not been published yet. Visit Matthew's href="<a href="https://matthewlevinemusic.weebly.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://matthewlevinemusic.weebly.com/</a>" target="_blank"website for information about him.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Matthew Levine

Eileen Maddocks

Eileen is the author of  href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/1844-Convergence-in-Prophecy-for-Judaism-Christianity-Islam-and-the-Bahai-Faith-P9187.aspx" target="_blank"1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith.  It is an interesting work that describes the millennial movement, and in particular the Millerite movement, in the 19th century; in which Christians had calculated the return of Christ around 1843 and 1844.  When Christ did not return as they expected, the movement splintered and dissipated.  Unbeknownst to these millenialists, a new messenger of God did appear at that time, but not in the Western Hemisphere, but in the Middle East.  We talk about this fascinating phenomenon in the interview.

Eileen is the author of href="<a href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/1844-Convergence-in-Prophecy-for-Judaism-Christianity-Islam-and-the-Bahai-Faith-P9187.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bahaibookstore.com/1844-Convergence-in-Prophecy-for-Judaism-Christianity-Islam-and-the-Bahai-Faith-P9187.aspx</a>" target="_blank"1844: Convergence in Prophecy for Judaism, Christianity, Islam, and the Baha'i Faith. It is an interesting work that describes the millennial movement, and in particular the Millerite movement, in the 19th century; in which Christians had calculated the return of Christ around 1843 and 1844. When Christ did not return as they expected, the movement splintered and dissipated. Unbeknownst to these millenialists, a new messenger of God did appear at that time, but not in the Western Hemisphere, but in the Middle East. We talk about this fascinating phenomenon in the interview.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Eileen Maddocks

Rosamond Brenner

Rosamond is an accomplished keyboard artist, composer, and teacher. She studied organ and harpsichord in Europe and earned a PhD in music history from Brandeis University. She taught piano to students of all ages for 35 years and worked as an organist and choir director. Still going strong at age 88, she has recently record her 5th CD of original piano compositions, inspired by the writings of the Baha'i Faith.  In the interview, we feature compositions from her 5th CD, "Divine Revelation: Loving and Uplifting Steps to Unity and Bliss". For each piano composition, Rosamond describes her  interpretion of specific writings of the Baha'i Faith to the piano composition that we play on the interview.  The manner in which describes the relationship between the specific writing and the piano composition is quite remarkable.  The Baha'i texts that she refers to are printed on the CD cover.  You can find her music on  href="https://9starmedia.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_resultamp;search_in_description=1amp;zenid=f4f50abb5db7fd9f1a8b75b000648d0aamp;keyword=brenneramp;x=27amp;y=13" target="_blank"9 Star Media.

Rosamond is an accomplished keyboard artist, composer, and teacher. She studied organ and harpsichord in Europe and earned a PhD in music history from Brandeis University. She taught piano to students of all ages for 35 years and worked as an organist and choir director. Still going strong at age 88, she has recently record her 5th CD of original piano compositions, inspired by the writings of the Baha'i Faith. In the interview, we feature compositions from her 5th CD, "Divine Revelation: Loving and Uplifting Steps to Unity and Bliss". For each piano composition, Rosamond describes her interpretion of specific writings of the Baha'i Faith to the piano composition that we play on the interview. The manner in which describes the relationship between the specific writing and the piano composition is quite remarkable. The Baha'i texts that she refers to are printed on the CD cover. You can find her music on href="<a href="https://9starmedia.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_resultamp;search_in_description=1amp;zenid=f4f50abb5db7fd9f1a8b75b000648d0aamp;keyword=brenneramp;x=27amp;y=13" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://9starmedia.com/index.php?main_page=advanced_search_resultamp;search_in_description=1amp;zenid=f4f50abb5db7fd9f1a8b75b000648d0aamp;keyword=brenneramp;x=27amp;y=13</a>" target="_blank"9 Star Media.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Rosamond Brenner

Carol is a published author and poet.  She also served as writer and editor for the Baha'i International News Service from 1989-1990.  Carol published the children's book,  href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Rizvania-Carol-Handy/dp/0853985669" target="_blank"Dragons of Risvania in the 1980's which I remember reading to my children 30 years ago.  She has recently published an historical novel called  href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Search.aspx?k=Journey+of+sorrow+journey+of+hope" target="_blank"Journey of Sorrow, Journey of Hope.  She has recently recently released a collection of poetically-written narratives inspired by  href="https://www.amazon.com/Prayers-Land-Living-Carol-Handy-ebook/dp/B07QFBMX37" target="_blank"Biblical Scripture called From the Land of the Living that examine five seminal moments in the life of Christ and the effect the events produced on both those who saw Him for who He was, as well as on those who only saw a human event. This work has been popular for reading aloud at  Lenten program events.

Carol is a published author and poet. She also served as writer and editor for the Baha'i International News Service from 1989-1990. Carol published the children's book, href="<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Rizvania-Carol-Handy/dp/0853985669" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Dragons-Rizvania-Carol-Handy/dp/0853985669</a>" target="_blank"Dragons of Risvania in the 1980's which I remember reading to my children 30 years ago. She has recently published an historical novel called href="<a href="https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Search.aspx?k=Journey+of+sorrow+journey+of+hope" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.bahaibookstore.com/Search.aspx?k=Journey+of+sorrow+journey+of+hope</a>" target="_blank"Journey of Sorrow, Journey of Hope. She has recently recently released a collection of poetically-written narratives inspired by href="<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Prayers-Land-Living-Carol-Handy-ebook/dp/B07QFBMX37" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Prayers-Land-Living-Carol-Handy-ebook/dp/B07QFBMX37</a>" target="_blank"Biblical Scripture called From the Land of the Living that examine five seminal moments in the life of Christ and the effect the events produced on both those who saw Him for who He was, as well as on those who only saw a human event. This work has been popular for reading aloud at Lenten program events.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Carol Handy

David Hunt

David is a singer songwriter with two published albums.  His first album is called The Earth and the Eagle, and his second album is called Live at Erica's.  We feature selections from both albums in the interview, plus one piece yet to be published.  You can find his music at  href="https://david-hunt-music.com/music" target="_blank"David-Hunt-Music.com.

David is a singer songwriter with two published albums. His first album is called The Earth and the Eagle, and his second album is called Live at Erica's. We feature selections from both albums in the interview, plus one piece yet to be published. You can find his music at href="<a href="https://david-hunt-music.com/music" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://david-hunt-music.com/music</a>" target="_blank"<a href="http://David-Hunt-Music.com" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">David-Hunt-Music.com</a>.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  David Hunt

Linda Kavelin-Popov

Linda is a psychotherapist, specializing in suicide prevention and community healing and is the co-founder of the  href="https://www.virtuesproject.com/" target="_blank"Virtues Project that in 1991 launched into a global grassroots initiative to inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life. She is also a best-selling author of  href="https://virtuesshop.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemartamp;page=shop.product_detailsamp;flypage=flypage.tplamp;product_id=26amp;Itemid=53" target="_blank"The Family Virtues Guide and  href="https://virtuesshop.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemartamp;page=shop.product_detailsamp;flypage=flypage.tplamp;product_id=117amp;Itemid=53" target="_blank"A Pace of Grace. She has also published  href="https://www.amazon.com/Graceful-Endings-Navigating-Journey-Grief/dp/147916531X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1481394980amp;sr=8-1amp;keywords=Graceful+Endings+Linda+Kavelin-Popov" target="_blank"Graceful Endings and the novel called  href="https://www.amazon.com/Scent-Sage-Linda-Kavelin-Popov/dp/1533313024/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1481394824amp;sr=8-1amp;keywords=A+SCent+of+Sage" target="_blank"A Scent of Sage.  For more than two decades, she has worked with indigenous peoples impacted by the trauma of residential school abuses. She has had many appearances on radio and television, including Oprah, and had her own television series in Canada.

Linda is a psychotherapist, specializing in suicide prevention and community healing and is the co-founder of the href="<a href="https://www.virtuesproject.com/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.virtuesproject.com/</a>" target="_blank"Virtues Project that in 1991 launched into a global grassroots initiative to inspire the practice of virtues in everyday life. She is also a best-selling author of href="<a href="https://virtuesshop.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemartamp;page=shop.product_detailsamp;flypage=flypage.tplamp;product_id=26amp;Itemid=53" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://virtuesshop.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemartamp;page=shop.product_detailsamp;flypage=flypage.tplamp;product_id=26amp;Itemid=53</a>" target="_blank"The Family Virtues Guide and href="<a href="https://virtuesshop.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemartamp;page=shop.product_detailsamp;flypage=flypage.tplamp;product_id=117amp;Itemid=53" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://virtuesshop.com/index.php?option=com_virtuemartamp;page=shop.product_detailsamp;flypage=flypage.tplamp;product_id=117amp;Itemid=53</a>" target="_blank"A Pace of Grace. She has also published href="<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Graceful-Endings-Navigating-Journey-Grief/dp/147916531X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1481394980amp;sr=8-1amp;keywords=Graceful+Endings+Linda+Kavelin-Popov" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Graceful-Endings-Navigating-Journey-Grief/dp/147916531X/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1481394980amp;sr=8-1amp;keywords=Graceful+Endings+Linda+Kavelin-Popov</a>" target="_blank"Graceful Endings and the novel called href="<a href="https://www.amazon.com/Scent-Sage-Linda-Kavelin-Popov/dp/1533313024/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1481394824amp;sr=8-1amp;keywords=A+SCent+of+Sage" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.amazon.com/Scent-Sage-Linda-Kavelin-Popov/dp/1533313024/ref=sr_1_1?ie=UTF8amp;qid=1481394824amp;sr=8-1amp;keywords=A+SCent+of+Sage</a>" target="_blank"A Scent of Sage. For more than two decades, she has worked with indigenous peoples impacted by the trauma of residential school abuses. She has had many appearances on radio and television, including Oprah, and had her own television series in Canada.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Linda Kavelin-Popov

Jana Hannigan

Jana is an mother, educator, librarian and author.  Her latest book is called  href="http://www.bahaibookstore.com/What-Good-Will-Come-P8467.aspx" target="_blank"What Good Will Come.  We talk about the inspiration behind the book and she reads an excerpt.

Jana is an mother, educator, librarian and author. Her latest book is called href="<a href="http://www.bahaibookstore.com/What-Good-Will-Come-P8467.aspx" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://www.bahaibookstore.com/What-Good-Will-Come-P8467.aspx</a>" target="_blank"What Good Will Come. We talk about the inspiration behind the book and she reads an excerpt.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Jana Hannigan

Lisa Bradley

href="http://bahaipodcast.com/assets/mp3/abp-270.mp3"I interviewed Lisa previously six years ago in which we talked about her novel Abbey Wize - Away.  She has since re-released the novel.  She talks about the work she had done on the novel since its orginal release and she reads an excerpt from Abbey Wize - Away.  You can learn more about Abby Wize by going to the website  href="https://wize.media/ " target="_blank"https://wize.media/ or the Facebook page  href="https://www.facebook.com/AbbyWizeMedia/" target="_blank"https://www.facebook.com/AbbyWizeMedia/.

href="<a href="http://bahaipodcast.com/assets/mp3/abp-270.mp3" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">http://bahaipodcast.com/assets/mp3/abp-270.mp3</a>"I interviewed Lisa previously six years ago in which we talked about her novel Abbey Wize - Away. She has since re-released the novel. She talks about the work she had done on the novel since its orginal release and she reads an excerpt from Abbey Wize - Away. You can learn more about Abby Wize by going to the website href="https://wize.media/ " target="_blank"https://wize.media/ or the Facebook page href="<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AbbyWizeMedia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AbbyWizeMedia/</a>" target="_blank"<a href="https://www.facebook.com/AbbyWizeMedia/" rel="nofollow" target="_blank">https://www.facebook.com/AbbyWizeMedia/</a>.

A Bahá'í Perspective:  Lisa Bradley Godward

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