This event is in the past.It took place on April 22, 2026 at Encina Commons.

Tahira Qurrat al-'Ayn's Sisters of the Pen: Some Early Babi Women Poets 1

Tahira Qurrat al-'Ayn's Sisters of the Pen: Some Early Babi Women Poets 2

Tahira Qurrat al-'Ayn's Sisters of the Pen: Some Early Babi Women Poets 3

Tahira Qurrat al-'Ayn's Sisters of the Pen: Some Early Babi Women Poets

Tahira Qurrat al-'Ayn's Sisters of the Pen: Some Early Babi Women Poets

Name: Tahira Qurrat al-'Ayn's Sisters of the Pen: Some Early Babi Women Poets
Start: 2026-04-22T18:30:00-07:00
End: 2026-04-22T20:00:00-07:00
Location: Encina Commons

At Encina Commons

Stanford

Discover the lost voices of three 19th-century Iranian women poets who joined the radical Babi movement under the charismatic Tahira. Oxford professor Dominic Parviz Brookshaw brings their verse and hidden female-only circles to life.

Academic lecture

Iranian history

Women's voices

19th century poetry

Tips

♿request accessibility accommodations one week ahead

🎭part of the Stanford Festival of Iranian Arts

🎓presented by Oxford Persian literature professor

Encina Commons

Encina Commons, 615 Crothers Way, Stanford, CA 94305, USA

sgs.stanford.edu

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