Tahirih: A Poetic Vision

The complete authenticated story of a young Persian poetess, named Tahirih, who was strangled with her own veil in 1852 by the religous authorities of Tehran. Thousands of her followers from Baghdad to Constantinople removed their veils and started the suffrage movement in 1844. This book cotains over twelve full color illustrations,some Persian calligraphy and features some of Tahirih,s poetry which has been translated into English for the first time.