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12/1/2023 0 Comments Gender-based violence Táhirih (Ṭāhira) (Persian: طاهره, "The Pure One," also called Qurrat al-ʿAyn) In 1848 in Persia, at a time where woman had to fully cover their hair and bodies, Tahirih – a well-known poet and intellectual, and the first female believer in the Baha’i dispensation – unveiled herself in a large gathering of men. This was a radical act that shook the people that were present and shocked the entire culture. Tahirih’s heroism represents the strong belief of Baha’is in the principle of the equality of women and men. Tahirih was thereafter put to death. Her last words were, “You can kill me as soon as you like, but you cannot stop the emancipation of women.
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