Mr. Kamran Hakim
He has been married for 40 years. He has three children (two daughters and one son), and four grandchildren. Mr. Hakim currently lives in Northborough Massachusetts. Kamran Hakim and his wife are members of the Worcester Bahá’í Community. Mr. Hakim was born into a Bahá’í family. Mr. Hakim’s religious ancestry is from Jewish descent on […]
Read MoreMr. William Varner
Speaker Biography: Mr. William Varner is a native of Atlanta, Georgia, a husband of 48 years, a father, grandfather, and great grandfather. He has been a Baha’i for 57 years, serving as an international pioneer to Zambia and Canada, and in various administrative capacities. While in Canada he facilitated workshops on diversity and overcoming racism […]
Read MoreMs. Bahji Varner
Speaker Biography: Ms. Bahji Varner is a Bahá’í middle school teacher and mother of three from Atlanta. She has been involved in Bahá’í community-building activities and serves on the Community Engagement Committee for the National Race Amity Institute. She has been leading diversity efforts at her school, which serves the culturally transitioning neighborhood of the […]
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A Spiritual dialogue on Racial Unity and World Peace
In this video Rainn Willson, Ms. Monique Stevens, Ms. Bahji Varner and Mr. William Varner have “A Spiritual dialogue on Racial Unity and World Peace.” Presentation summary: “…The whole earth,” Bahá’u’lláh has written, “is now in a state of pregnancy. The day is approaching when it will have yielded its noblest fruits, when from it […]
Read MoreMs. Monique Stevens
Speaker Biography: Ms. Monique Stevens is a local teacher and mother who has been involved for decades in activities promoting the principals of racial equality and the oneness of mankind. Monique speaks frequently at public meetings addressing these and other issues from her perspective as a member of the Bahá’í Faith. Most recently, Monique has […]
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Mr. Rainn Wilson
Rainn Wilson is an American actor, comedian, writer, director, businessman, and producer. He is best known for his role as Dwight Schrute on the NBC sitcom The Office, for which he earned three consecutive Emmy Award nominations for Outstanding Supporting Actor in a Comedy Series. According to, “looktothestars.org,” Rainn supports 10 charities, 18 causes, and […]
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Dr. Lameh Fananapazir
Dr. Lameh Fananapazir was born in Iran and spent his youth in Africa. He is a graduate of Edinburgh Medical School. He trained in Cardiology and further specialized in Electrophysiology at Duke Medical Center. He worked for 15 years as a research scientist at the National Institutes of Health in Bethesda, Maryland studying causes of […]
Read MoreProfessor Emeritus – John S. Hatcher, PhD.
Speaker Biography: John S. Hatcher is Professor Emeritus in English literature at the University of South Florida in Tampa where he taught for forty years. He is a poet, lecturer, translator, and author, having published twenty-five books, some of which have been translated into French, Spanish, Italian, Chinese German, and Norwegian. He has also published […]
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The Pandemic and the Path to the Lesser Peace
In this video John S. Hatcher, PhD discusses the topic “The Pandemic and the Path to the Lesser Peace”. Presentation summary: In the first paragraphs of The Promised Day is Come, Shoghi Effendi quotes passages from Bahá’u’lláh about how the Lesser Peace will not come about until humanity has experienced world engulfing tribulation, though the […]
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