Akhtar Thábit
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Akhtar Thábit (1958 - June 18, 1983) was a Persian Bahá’í who was martyred in Iran.
Biography[edit]
Thábit was born into a Bahá’í family in Sarvestan in 1958. Her father owned a small shop and she assisted him in managing the business while still attending school. On December 8, 1978, the shop and also the family home were looted in a wave of persecution of the Sarvestan Bahá’í's and the Thábit's moved to Shiraz.[1]
In Shiraz Thábit completed studies to become a nurse and began working at a hospital and conducting Bahá’í children's classes. She was arrested on October 23, 1982, for her beliefs and executed by hanging on June 18, 1983, alongside nine fellow Bahá’í women.[1]
