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Bicentenary of the Birth of the Bab – Reflections on the Life of Tahirih
July 18, 2020, in Videos > Short Film, by Sonjel VreelandThis video, created by the Australian Baha’i community, speaks to the creative contributions that have been released into the life of society 200 years since the Birth of the Bab, Prophet-herald of the Baha’i Faith. In this video, musician, playwright, and actor Delia Olam speaks about Tahirih and her legacy.
For more information about creative expressions in honor of the bicentenary anniversary of the Birth of the Bab, please visit www.bicentenary.bahai.org
If you’d like to know more about Tahirih, you might enjoy these resources found on Baha’i Blog:
- Tahirih – The Force of a Pure Heart (article)
- Badie Khaleghian’s Piano Solo: ‘Tahirih: The Pure’ (music)
- ‘The Calling’: A New Book About Tahirih (author interview)
- The Woman Who Read Too Much: A Book About the Life of Tahirih (author interview)
- Baha’is of Ireland Bicentenary Video 15 of 19: The Time Was Then, The Time Is Now… (video)
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Sonjel Vreeland
In her innermost heart, Sonjel is a stay-at-home parent and a bookworm with a maxed out library card but professionally she is a museologist with a background in English Literature. She currently lives on Prince Edward Island, an isle in the shape of a smile on the eastern Canadian coast. Sonjel is a writer who loves to listen to jazz when she's driving at night.
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