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Tonga
Moral and academic education fosters life of service
In Tonga, the 30th anniversary of Ocean of Light school reflects on how moral and spiritual qualities can be cultivated alongside academic learning in a single endeavor.
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NEW DELHI — Justice necessitates that women should have equal rights as men. However, achieving true equality is difficult and will require the removal of obstacles that block women’s participation as equals of men in all areas of human endeavor. One sphere of action in which all people can apply the universal principle of the equality of women and men is the family, says the Bahá’í Office of Public Affairs of India.
“Strengthening family life is essential to the progress of society,” says Nilakshi Rajkhowa of the Office of Public Affairs in an interview with the News Service about insights and experiences the Office sees as relevant to the discourse on the equality of women and men. Continue reading >
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