Heroes of the New Age Phyllis Peterson Hussein Ahdieh’s remarkable journey from

Hussein Ahdieh’s remarkable journey from a rural village in Iran to director of a university in New York is not just another feel-good story about the American Dream at its best

Riaz Khadem

Perhaps the greatest challenge we face in striving to be spiritual beings is our “insistent self” or ego

generosity

depicts the activities of some of the outstanding Bahá'ís who served there

Heroes of the New Age Phyllis Peterson Hussein Ahdieh’s remarkable journey fromA vibrant collection brings to life the earliest followers of the Bbthe Heroes of the New Agewhose fearless devotion reshaped nineteenth century Persia and beyond. Edward Diliberto retraces the footsteps of pioneers like Mull Husayn, Qudds, Thirih and Zaynab, vividly recreating the moment when, in the bitter winter siege at Shaykh Tabars, the defenders rallied around their most valiant warrior, every nerve aflame with divine purpose. Through eloquent