BAHA'IS AT HARVARD: Uniting the World One Heart at a Time
Imagine a world of peace, unity and oneness. A world where
racial and religious strife has ceased to exist, where people
worship, govern, and even speak as one. To more than three
million people around the globe today this is not some
unattainable utopia, but a vision destined to become reality.
The guardians of this ideal are the Baha'is, followers of the
Persian prophet Baha'u'llah and the Baha'i faith, which at 142
years old, is considered to be one of the world's newest
religions. Since then the numbers of his followers have
continued to grow, and now number close to three million.
Although their numbers are not comparable to other world faiths,
Baha'is are widespread and have representatives in far-flung
corners of the world. One of these corners is Harvard. Baha'is
in the university community now number about 15, most of whom
comprise the Harvard Baha'i Association, which has been in
existence since at least the 1950s, says Gisu Mohadjer '83, a B