By the end of the nineteenth century, it became evident to Iran's ruling Qajar elite that the state’s contribution to the promotion of modern education in the country was unable to meet the growing expectations set by Iranian society. Muzaffar al-Din Shah sought to remedy this situation by permitting the entry of the private sector into the field of modern education and in 1899 the first Baha’i school was established in Tehran. By the 1930s there were dozens of Baha’i schools. Their high standards of education drew many non-Baha’i students, from all sections of society. Here Soli Shahvar assesses these "forgotten schools" and investigates why they proved so popular not only with Baha’is, but Zoroastrians, Jews and especially Muslims. Shahvar explains why they were closed by the reformist Reza Shah in the late 1930s and the subsequent fragility of the Baha’is position in Iran.
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Soli Shahvar is Lecturer in the Department of History of the Middle East, University of Haifa. He completed his PhD at the School of Oriental and African Studies (SOAS), London.
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Impressive scholarly study of Bahai's involvement in education in Iran,
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I enjoyed reading Soli Shahvar's scholarly study of the Bahai's involvement in education in Iran. He brings together much information from varied sources to provide an excellent overview of the topic. As a Bahai, I found it interesting to see how a scholar who is not a Bahai treated the topic. Dr. Shahvar appears well qualified to bring together the historical material from both secular and Bahai sources, and appears to have had good access to primary source material and other resources and scholars.
The price of the book is beyond the reach of more casual readers interested in the topic of Bahai education, but because of the valuable research and perspective that Shahvar gives the topic, it is worth the cost for the more dedicated student. Dr. Rodney Clarken, Director of School of Education and Professor, Northern Michigan University
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A Masterpiece,
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This masterwork is more than only a story about a number of schools; it is a book about the history of education in Iran, it is about the potentials of the Iranian nation and its challenges, about the Bahá'í community and its visions and actions, about love and unity, about heroism and sacrifices, and it shows the power of service.
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