Appointment of Auxiliary Board members
9 June 2021
6 Núr 178 B.E.
The National Spiritual Assembly is pleased to share with you the following letter it received today from the Continental Board of Counsellors in Europe, announcing the names of those friends who will serve as members of the Auxiliary Boards for the Protection and Propagation of the Faith, commencing on 1 July 2021.
The National Assembly wishes to add its profound thanks to Mrs. Rouhiya Sweet, whose energy, enthusiasm and devotion to progressing the Cause in the East of England have been deeply appreciated. We are also grateful to Mr. David Foley for his services in Northern Ireland; he will now serve Ireland, while Dr. Sarah Sabour-Chadwick will serve as the Auxiliary Board member for Protection in Northern Ireland.
The National Assembly would also like to extend a loving welcome to Mr. Mathew James and Ms. Layli Semple as they move into their new arena of service. All of the the friends are invited to join the National Assembly in prayers for all of the Auxiliary Board members, that their manifold services will be bountifully confirmed by Bahá’u’lláh.
THE CONTINENTAL BOARD OF COUNSELLORS
FOR THE PROTECTION AND PROPAGATION OF THE BAHÁ’Í FAITH IN EUROPE
9 June 2021
Transmitted by email: nsa@bahai.org.uk
The National Spiritual Assembly of the Bahá’ís of the United Kingdom
Dearly loved Friends,
Under the guidance of the Universal House of Justice, the commencement of the new term of service for members of the Auxiliary Boards for the Protection and Propagation of the Faith will commence on 1 July 2021. The Continental Board of Counsellors is pleased to announce the believers appointed to serve the United Kingdom and the subterritories under your jurisdiction until 25 November 2026:
| Name | Allocation | Area of responsibility | Country of residence | |
| Dr. Sara Agahi-Murphy | Propagation | Central England and Wales | sagahi.abm@cbc- europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Dr. Steven Cleasby | Propagation | North England, Isle of Man, and Malta | scleasby.abm@ cbc-europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Mrs. Annabel Djalili | Protection | East England | adjalili.abm@cbc- europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Mr. Richard Fusco | Propagation | Scotland, the Faroe Islands, and Iceland | rfusco.abm@cbc- europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Dr. Soha Graham-Anderson | Propagation | Northern Ireland | sgrahamanderson. abm@cbc- europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Mr. Mathew James | Protection | South East England and Greater London | mjames.abm@ cbc-europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Mrs. Farah Khavari | Protection | North England, Isle of Man, and Malta | fkhavari.abm@ cbc-europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Ms. Fidelma Meehan | Propagation | South and South West England and the Channel Islands | fmeehan.abm@ cbc-europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Ms. Rachel Murray | Protection | Central England and Wales | rmurray.abm@ cbc-europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Dr. Sarah Sabour-Chadwick | Protection | Ireland and Northern Ireland | ssabourchadwick. abm@cbc- europe.org | Ireland |
| Mrs. Nourah Said Fikri-Ziaie | Propagation | South East England and Western area of Greater London1 | nsaidfikriziaie. abm@cbc- europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Ms. Layli Semple | Propagation | East England and Eastern area of Greater London2 | lsemple.abm@cbc -europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Dr. Shirin Tahzib | Protection | South and South West England and the Channel Islands | stahzib.abm@cbc -europe.org | United Kingdom |
| Dr. Ashkan Ziaie | Protection | Scotland and the Faroe Islands | aziaie.abm@cbc- europe.org | United Kingdom |
1 Barnet, Brent, Camden, Ealing, Hammersmith and Fulham, Harrow, Hillingdon, Hounslow, Kensington and Chelsea, Kingston, Lambeth, Merton, Richmond, Sutton, Wandsworth, City of Westminster
2 Barking and Dagenham, Bexley, Bromley, Croydon, Enfield, Greenwich, Hackney, Haringey, Havering, Islington, Lewisham, City of London, Newham, Redbridge, Southwark, Tower Hamlets, Waltham Forest
We would be grateful if you could inform your community of the newly appointed Board members and provide them their email addresses.
It is with our heartfelt gratitude that Mrs. Rouhiya Sweet, who served with selfless dedication and sacrifice to further the progress of the Cause in your community, is being relieved of the duties of membership on the Auxiliary Board.
The beloved Guardian described the Auxiliary Board members as a ‘vital and indispensable organ of the embryonic and steadily unfolding Bahá’í Administrative Order’ and in a letter addressed to the Conference Marking the Inauguration of the International Teaching Centre Building, the Universal House of Justice stated that ministering to the crying needs of humanity for the divine prescriptions:
…largely depends upon the revolutionary vision, the creative drive and systematic effort of Auxiliary Board members and their assistants, who prompt and encourage individuals, institutions and communities to act with dispatch, constancy and enthusiasm.
It is in this light that we are greatly looking forward to continuing to strengthen the collaboration between our two institutions as we strive to bring the healing message of Bahá’u’lláh to our fellowmen during the current One Year Plan and the Nine Year Plan to follow.
As these dear friends take up their tasks, we invite you to join us in praying that the Almighty may guide and assist them and all Auxiliary Board members in their efforts to fulfil their sacred duties.
With loving Bahá’í greetings,
Paul Verheij on behalf of
THE CONTINENTAL BOARD OF COUNSELLORS IN EUROPE