Al went to law school in the US but almost immediately he moved outside the United States and never ended up practicing law here. He first went to Paris and then to Africa. He describes his work in Africa in the interview. He was then asked to serve at the Baha'i world center in Haifa Israel. Of his achievements, one was to have the Baha'i holy places in Haifa and Acca placed on UNESCO's prestigious World Heritage List in 2008. Al explains how it is that the Baha'i holy places are located in Israel.