https://doi.org/10.36719/2663-4619/110/27-30
Zahrakhanim Seyidova
Azerbaijan State Pedagogical University
https://orcid.org/0009-0003-3462-4508
seyidova.zehraxanim.777@mail.ru
The Fate of Azerbaijani Women in the "Molla Nasreddin" Magazine
Abstract
This article examines the reflection of the issue of the fate of women, one of the most global topics in any period, in the "Molla Nasreddin" magazine, which was formed from the creative characteristics of Mirza Jalil, M. A. Sabir, O. F. Nemanzadeh, M. Mojuz and other artists in Azerbaijani journalism at the beginning of the 20th century and became a mirror of social problems in Azerbaijani journalism for a long time.
The satirical magazine "Molla Nasreddin" occupies a prominent place in the history of the Azerbaijani revolutionary-democratic press. Published with certain intervals from April 7, 1906 to January 7, 1931, this magazine gathered the most talented, patriotic poets and writers of Azerbaijan. The main goal of this magazine, which reflected almost all the events of its time on its pages, was to fight against backwardness, vulgarity, ignorance, and to promote science, enlightenment, and democracy. During its twenty-five years of activity, this militant magazine gave ample space to the problem of Eastern women on its pages. It is known that the struggle of the magazine for women's freedom meant a struggle against Eastern fanaticism, for enlightenment and culture. Thus, "Everyone loves his nation, desires the brightness of its future, and must work on the education and upbringing of his wives. He must return their rights, return their freedom, and give space to their mind and intelligence".
Keywords: Molla Nasreddin, female images, Mirza Jalil, Ali Nazmi, enlightenment