Painting of the heroine Táhirih
An artist in Mantova, Italy, has created a painting depicting several scenes of note associated with the heroine Tahirih, an important early follower of the Báb. She was a bold and courageous poet and scholar who symbolized the transformation needed in society’s conception of the status of women. The artwork portrays the exemplary moments in her life in which her etiquette of expression, both in spoken and written word, advocated a change in the habits and attitudes of humanity.