Hence the new age will be an age less masculine and more permeated with the feminine ideals, or, to speak more exactly, will be an age in which the masculine and feminine elements of civilization will be more evenly balanced .-- Star of the West, viii, No.

3, p.

4 [from report of remarks made aboard the S.S.Cedric on arrival in New York].
Methods of Violence Discarded In bringing about the emancipation of women as in other matters, Baha'u'llah counsels His followers to avoid methods of violence.

An excellent illustration of the Baha'i method of social reform has been given by the Baha'i in Persia, Egypt and Syria.

In these countries it is customary for Muhammadan women outside their homes to wear a veil covering the face.