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As religions go, the Baha’i Faith is a youngster. It began in May 1844, when a young merchant in Shiraz, Persia (now Iran), announced he fulfilled Muslim prophecies associated with the end times. Known today as the Bab, he prophesied the imminent advent of one greater than himself.

Ten days ago Jolie was making lunch in the kitchen. Then she wasn’t. “Peter, I need you,” she said from a chair in another room. I found her slumped sideways in the recliner. “I’ve got a splitting headache behind my right eye.”