Dr. Moojan Momen is a graduate of the University of Cambridge and a medical doctor by profession. Dr. Momen was born in Iran and raised in England. He has contributed to the Encyclopaedia of the Modern Islamic World and the Encyclopaedia Iranica, and has had papers published in various academic journals, including the International Journal of Middle Eastern Studies, Past and Present, and Iran and Religion.
Dr. Momen is a Fellow of the “Royal Asiatic Society” and a member of the “British Society for Middle Eastern Studies”, the “Society of Iranian Studies”, the “British Association for the Study of Religion,” and “The Association for Baha’i Studies”. He also has a role in the care of the Afnan Library, which was originally established by Hand of the Cause Hasan Balyuzi.
MOMEN, is an independent scholar with a special interest in history and doctrine of the Babi and Baha’i religion. In recent years, his interests have extended to the study of the phenomenon of religion. His principal publications in this field include: An Introduction to Shi’ism, The Babi and Baha’i Faiths 1844‑1944: Some Contemporary Western Accounts and The Phenomenon of Religion, Hinduism and the Baha’i Faith, Buddhism and the Baha’i Faith, Islam and Baha’i Faith, Baha’u’llah a short Biography.
در 17 ژوئن 1990 در شهر ویسبادن، در خانواده‌ای ایرانی و مومن به امر بهایی که پس ازانقلاب ایران به کشور آلمان مهاجرت کرده بودند، متولد شد. اولین مومن در خانواده‌شان جد بزرگش آقای عبدالله رفیعی بود که سبب ایمان سایر خویشاوندان نیز گردید. آقای ایزدپناه تحصیلات خود را در رشته جامعه شناسی و تاریخ با مدرک کارشناسی ارشد به بایان رسانیده‌اند.
فعالیت های امری ایشان از همان آغاز نوجوانی با خدمت در جامعه امری آغاز شد. به واسطه خصوصیات ذاتی خود، در کنار تحصیلاتش به مطالعه و تحقیق در رشته های دیگر از جمله فلسفه، الهیات و تاریخ ادیان خصوصا اثاربهایی مشغول گشت وحاصل این مطالعات تا کنون 9 کتاب است که به زبان آلمانی چاب و منتشر گردیده.
در سال 2012 با خانم اولیویا ایزدپناه ازدواج کرد و از آن زمان هر دو در کنار هم با اشتیاق به خدمات امری مشغولند. ایشان حیات خود را، در وقف ، ایفای وظیفه نسبت به خانواده و جامعه میداند و به سعادتی که برای خدمت به این خانواده بزرگ بشری، به او عنایت گردیده، افتخار می کند و معتقد است که از طر یق فلسفه مثبت و دانش واقعی می‌توان حقیقت را شناخت. به مسئله تعلیم و تربیت و بررسی عمیق تر آن بسیار اهمیت داده و پیشرفت را در توانمندی روحانی افراد، افزایش آگاهی، تفکر مستقل، درک تمایز نیروهای مثبت و منفی جامعه وخدمت خالصانه به همنوعان خود، میداند
Nader Saiedi is the Taslimi Foundation Professor of Baha’i Studies in the department of Near Eastern Languages and Cultures at UCLA. Dr. Saiedi is the author of multiple books, including Logos and Civilization: Spirit, History and Order in the Writings of Baha’u’llah; and Gate of the Heart: Understanding the Writings of the Bab. Born in Tehran, Iran, he holds a master’s degree in economics from Pahlavi University in Shiraz and a Ph.D. in sociology from the University of Wisconsin.
Neda Samimi is the first woman whose design for a Bahá’í House of Worship has been selected for construction. She holds a Master of Architecture, University of Pretoria/Universities van Pretoria, 2011.
The structure of the House of Worship she designed is described as simple and elegant with two tiers, one being the roof. It is inspired by the local housing. The interior will be well-lit from side windows and skylights, the first to be featured in a House of Worship design. The recurring diamond shape in the design is a familiar motif in Kenyan culture. It will seat approximately 250. Construction requirements specify local materials. This building is one of the first five local Bahá’í Houses of Worship to be built by the world-wide Bahá’í community. Saturday 23 March 2019 ground was broken and a cornerstone was laid to initiate construction. About 1,200 attended. Excavations for the structure had already commenced. The site is about four kilometres west of the town
