SAEDNEWS: You are reading a fascinating and pride-inspiring account of the remarkable actions of Zeynab Pasha, the heroic Tabrizi woman of the Qajar era.
According to the History and Culture Service of Saed News, Zeynab Pasha was a heroic woman from Tabriz during the late reign of Naser al-Din Shah. During a time of famine, she raided the hoarded grain of profiteers and distributed everything she found among the poor and starving.
She addressed the men of her time, saying: “If you men lack the courage to deliver justice to the oppressors, if you fear seizing thieves and plunderers from your wealth, honor, and homeland, then take our women’s veils upon yourselves, sit in the corners of your homes, and stop speaking of manhood. We will fight the oppressors in your place.”
