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The Forgotten Schools: The Baha'is and Modern Education in Iran, 1899-1934 (International Library of Irani)

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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

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.