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Bahiyyih Nakhjavani

    Bahiyyih Nakhjavání, een Perzische schrijfster met internationale opleiding, vestigde zich in Frankrijk na een academische carrière in de Verenigde Staten en Europa. Hier geeft ze al tien jaar workshops creatief schrijven en lezen. Haar werken, zowel fictie als non-fictie, zijn in talen vertaald. Nakhjavání duikt in diepgaande literaire exploraties van het menselijk bestaan en de cultuur, gekenmerkt door poëtische precisie en scherpzinnig inzicht in de psychologie van personages. Haar proza onthult vaak de complexiteit van relaties en de zoektocht naar identiteit in een onderling verbonden wereld.

    Us&Them;
    Saddlebag
    Equality for Women = Prosperity for All
    The Woman Who Read Too Much
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    Asking Questions
    • Challenging questions about scholarship, priestcraft, fear, freedom, women and the law.Do we have an innate desire to ask questions or is Interrogation something we need to learn? If questions are the means by which on stirs the passive mind and awakens the soul, how can they be asked so as to alert the mind to passionate inquiry rather than providing it with false choices?Why do we sometimes fear questions? Or is it the answers that we fear? How can we guard against questions that coerce, that manipulate? Can questions freely asked tap the vast resources of spiritual, intellectual and emotional power?Dr Nahkjavani challenges fundamentalist thinking by asking questions about:scholarshippriestcraftfearfreedomwomenthe lawAnd about the nature of fundamentalism itself.

      Asking Questions
    • An exploration in the Baha'i Writings of the dual nature of human relationships.

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    • The Woman Who Read Too Much

      • 336bladzijden
      • 12 uur lezen
      3,8(4)Tarief

      Gossip was rife in the capital about the poetess of Qazvin. Some claimed she had been arrested for masterminding the murder of the grand Mullah, her uncle. Others echoed her words, and passed her poems from hand to hand. Everyone spoke of her beauty, and her dazzling intelligence. But most alarming to the Shah and the court was how the poetess could read. As her warnings and predictions became prophecies fulfilled, about the assassination of the Shah, the hanging of the Mayor, and the murder of the Grand Vazir, many wondered whether she was not only reading history but writing it as well. Was she herself guilty of the crimes she was foretelling? Set in the world of the Qajar monarchs, mayors, ministers, and mullahs, this book explores the dangerous and at the same time luminous legacy left by a remarkable person. Bahiyyih Nakhjavani offers a gripping tale that is at once a compelling history of a pioneering woman, a story of nineteenth century Iran told from the street level up, and a work that is universally relevant to our times.

      The Woman Who Read Too Much
    • 3,9(49)Tarief

      A fabulous and ground-breaking book on the direct relationship between a woman's amount of freedom and the economic prosperity of her country.

      Equality for Women = Prosperity for All
    • Saddlebag

      A Fable for Doubters and Seekers

      • 272bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen
      3,9(293)Tarief

      This transcendent tale explores profound themes of truth, salvation, and the transformative power of desire. Through beautifully crafted storytelling, it delves into the human experience, inviting readers to reflect on their own journeys and the deeper meanings of life. The narrative promises to resonate emotionally, offering insights into the complexities of longing and redemption.

      Saddlebag
    • Us&Them;

      • 272bladzijden
      • 10 uur lezen
      3,7(22)Tarief

      We abandon our true homeland when we cannot identify with other people.

      Us&Them;
    • An exquisite allegorical tale of following one's dreams by the author of The Saddlebag

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