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Tayirah Khanum
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Tayirah Khanum and others
Tayirah Khanum, Susan Moody, Mirza Mustafa from Nur (probably Tayirah Khanum's son-in-law), and others at the home of Ahmad ‘Ali Khan (Chief of Police). Tayirah Khanum has dedicated this photo to Henrietta Clark Wagner.
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Tayirah Khanum and others
Tayirah Khanum (center, seated); Mirza Mustafa Khan, probably Tayirah Khanum's son-in-law (standing behind her); Sydney Sprague and C. M. Remey (seated next to her); the rest is likely Tayirah Khanum's family
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Tayirah Khanum and others
Front row, from left: Mirza Mustafa Khan (probably Tayirah Khanum's son-in-law) and Tayirah Khanum; back, from left: Lillian Kappes, Sarah Clock, and Susan Moody
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Two poems by Tayirah
Two poems describing the religious beliefs of Tayirah, dedicated to Mr. Remey
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Writing, 1908
It begins with quotations from Baha’ Allah and ‘Abd al-Baha’, and includes the importance of the meeting between Tayirah Khanum, Mr. Charles Mason Remey, and Mr. Sydney on uniting west and east under the Baha'i faith; at the end of their talk, they told Tayirah Khanum about American women, and Tayirah Khanum took off her pearl necklace and handed it to Mr. Remey to give it to the American women. This pearl necklace was given to Tayirah Khanum by Malakah Iran, sister of Muzaffar al-Din Shah. It also includes a list of Baha’i women who hold meetings in different cities in Iran.
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Writing, 1910
Includes 1- a letter by Louise Waite (Shahnaz), dated December 10, 1910, describing the process by which Tayirah Khanum’s poem was translated into English for a template song, and mentioning a letter by Tayirah Khanum which accompanies the letter; 2- the text of "The Temple Song of the East," composed by Tayirah Khanum; 3- a letter from ‘Abd al-Baha’ ‘Abbas which was translated into English by Mirza Ahmad Suhrab in May 1910 and sent through him to Louise Waite, which talks about forwarding the poetry to Tayirah Khanum in Tehran to be chanted among the believers; 4- a letter from Tayirah...
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