Talks and presentations are given at the George Townshend Bahá'í School each Sunday at the Adult Class. As you can see from the reports below they cover a wide variety of topics and should be of interest to all. You would be very welcome—you do not have to live in Belfast or have a child at the School to come along!
On 9 January Nari Sherwani spoke on Ruhiyyih Khanum. They first met in Nigeria and formed a link that lasted until her passing. The Hand of the Cause was coming to civil war torn Nigeria to spread the message of Bahá'u'lláh and Nari while serving on the National Spiritual Assembly was there to collect her and take her around. He told how systematic she was in teaching - she would carry around with her books, information and articles about the Faith. On a personal level, he revealed some of Ruhiyyih Khanum loves, including children, antiques, colour-coordination and a roast dinner.
On 25 January Colette Ma'ani spoke on Learning from Disasters. She touched on various events in recent history and the reactions and consequences that followed them, while bringing in her own unique personal outlook and humour. She also touched on the most effective ways to act during times of personal and global disasters as cited by world aid organisations. The session was thought provoking to say the least, but also encouraging and heart-warming.
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In light of the raised awareness of Edinburgh on account of the call for a local centre that befitted the city's role as a national capital, Dr Iain Palin gave a talk on 6 February about the connection between the Faith and Edinburgh. It proved to be an informative and interesting presentation that opened with a brief background of the city, and the deeper connection between Scotland and Northern Ireland (and the confusion of the Scots, Picts etc).
He spoke briefly regarding Dr D'Evelyn, the first Irish-born Baha'i ( from Belfast) who studied medicine in Edinburgh before going on to speak of the Master's visit to Edinburgh in 1913, assisted by Beman Khosravi, who recounted a story from the event in Edinburgh earlier this year. Dr Palin finished the by speaking about the call for the Edinburgh centre and the factors behind the need for it, as expressed by the Universal House of Justice.
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