Grandmother sheltering children from violent mob in Yazd, Persia

by Sue Podger

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Grandmother sheltering children from violent mob in Yazd, Persia

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Sue Podger

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Painting - Watercolour On Fine Paper

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From the upcoming book, 'Hosts of the Seen and the Unseen' by Shirin Sabri, and the story, 'In the Care of God': In 1903 a Baha'i couple of Yazd, Haji Mirzay-Halabi-Saz and his wife, had been savagely attacked by a hostile mob, their house looted, and that night the children and their grandmother shelter in what remained of their house, and hearing noises of violence, are expecting another attack at any moment.

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June 23rd, 2020

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