Ahmad Sohrab
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<table><tr><td>After three years, the Minister was recalled to Persia, it was at this time, sometime before or during 1911, that Sohrab had founded an organization called the [[Persian-American Educational Society]], which among other things, set-up a scholarship program to teach Persian children.([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP087.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 87]) Around this same time, Sohrab founded a bi-lingual journal, in Persian and English, named Bahai News. On 13 Nov 1911 Sohrab sailed to Europe "in the interests of his work". (''The Washington Post'', 13 Nov 1911, p.4). This was evidently in response to where Sohrab states "...Abdul Baha instructed me to meet him in Paris." Abdul Baha, gave him three thousand dollars and instructions "...for any necessary work, prepatory to his arrival." Sohrab returned to Washington, D.C. where he created a group of writers to create booklets containing a resume of the teachings and mailed them to institutions, colleges, and universities throughout the United States and Canada. </td><td>http://freepages.religions.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/Sohrab3.jpg</td></tr></table> | <table><tr><td>After three years, the Minister was recalled to Persia, it was at this time, sometime before or during 1911, that Sohrab had founded an organization called the [[Persian-American Educational Society]], which among other things, set-up a scholarship program to teach Persian children.([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP087.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 87]) Around this same time, Sohrab founded a bi-lingual journal, in Persian and English, named Bahai News. On 13 Nov 1911 Sohrab sailed to Europe "in the interests of his work". (''The Washington Post'', 13 Nov 1911, p.4). This was evidently in response to where Sohrab states "...Abdul Baha instructed me to meet him in Paris." Abdul Baha, gave him three thousand dollars and instructions "...for any necessary work, prepatory to his arrival." Sohrab returned to Washington, D.C. where he created a group of writers to create booklets containing a resume of the teachings and mailed them to institutions, colleges, and universities throughout the United States and Canada. </td><td>http://freepages.religions.rootsweb.com/~wjhonson/Sohrab3.jpg</td></tr></table> | ||
| − | This resulted in many invitations | + | This resulted in many invitations for Abdul Baha to speak, 250 requests had been received and a schedule of appearances was created. ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP088.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 90]) "In the Record Room at Caravan House are to be found thirty one volumes of press clippings that appeared in the newspapers and journals of the United States during this momentous trip. The publicity was extraordinary." ([http://www.h-net.org/~bahai/diglib/books/P-T/S/sohrab/MBP095.gif ''My Baha'i Pilgrimage'', page 95]) |
Abdul Baha first came to New York City, arriving on 11 Apr 1912 on the S.S. Cedric. for his speaking tour which criss-crossed the United States from this time, until they left for England on 5 Dec 1912. They then visited Scotland, France and Germany before returning to Port Said. Sohrab would continue as secretary and interpreter to [[Abdu'l-Baha]] until 1919. It was while accompanying Abdul Baha in 1912, that Ahmad briefly met and began wooing Juanita Marie Storch, when she was brought by her father to meetings with Abdul Baha in Oakland and San Francisco in 1912. | Abdul Baha first came to New York City, arriving on 11 Apr 1912 on the S.S. Cedric. for his speaking tour which criss-crossed the United States from this time, until they left for England on 5 Dec 1912. They then visited Scotland, France and Germany before returning to Port Said. Sohrab would continue as secretary and interpreter to [[Abdu'l-Baha]] until 1919. It was while accompanying Abdul Baha in 1912, that Ahmad briefly met and began wooing Juanita Marie Storch, when she was brought by her father to meetings with Abdul Baha in Oakland and San Francisco in 1912. | ||
