From the Publisher

In 1852 a young Persian Poetess, named Táhirih, was strangled with her own veil by the religious authorities of Tehran. Táhirih heralded a new age of equality for men and women in an otherwise male dominated society.

In 1844 thousands of her followers, from Baghdad to Constantinople, began to remove their veils and started the suffrage movement, pre-empting the women's liberation movement in America by several years.

This book, Táhirih: A Poetic Vision, is the complete authenticated story of her life. It contains over twelve full color illustrations, some Persian calligraphy and features some of Táhirih's poetry, which has been translated into English for the first time.

What People Are Saying

Hillary Rodham Clinton
I am grateful for organizations like the Tahirih Justice Center that are committed to providing legal, medical, and social services to women facing international human rights abuses.

Karen Hibdon
Bold colors and an authenticity born of years of living in Islamic lands. The road to his current artistic endeavor is paved with adventures the likes of which novels are made from.
— (Karen Hibdon, Staff writer, Simi Valley Enterprise)

Joseph Galata
Each time we air the (60 minute) interview, featuring Internationally acclaimed artist Ivan Lloyd, the program director of the TV station informs us that the switchboard is flooded with phone calls telling us "It's the best program we've ever aired about the arts."
— (Joseph Galata SNCAT TV, Reno, Nevada)

Product Details

• ISBN: 096579671X
  
• ISBN-13: 9780965796712
• Format: Paperback, 68pp
• Publisher: Desert Rose Publishing
• Pub. Date: February 2000
• Sales Rank: 523,867