Ishig
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Ishig was the first Azerbaijani-language women's publication. The first issue of newspaper was published on January 22, 1911, and its publication continued until the end of 1912, during which 68 issues were released.
Wikidata facts
- Instance of
- newspaper
- Country
- Russian Empire
- Country of origin
- Russian Empire
- Publisher
- Mustafa bey Alibeyov
- Image
- First issue Ishiq newspaper.jpg
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- inception
- 1911-01-22
- native label
- İşıq
- language of work or name
- Azerbaijani
- editor-in-chief
- Khadija Alibeyova
- place of publication
- Baku
- dissolved, abolished or demolished date
- 1912-04-21
- Commons category
- İşıq (qəzet)
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Ishig was the first Azerbaijani-language women's publication. The first issue of newspaper was published on January 22, 1911, and its publication continued until the end of 1912, during which 68 issues were released.
== Background == Although the first women's publication in Russia Empire was the magazine Nevinnoye uprajneniya ( - "Innocent Exercises"), edited by Princess Dashkova in the 18th century, the advocacy magazine for women's rights, Soyuz jenshin ( - Women's Union), was published between 1907 and 1909. In the social life of Russian Turks, the first women's magazine was Alem-i-nisvan. It was edited by Şefiqa Gaspıralı, the daughter of Ismail bey Gasprinski, the editor of the Terciman newspaper. Meanwhile, in the Ottoman Empire, there were two publications for women - the weekly illustrated magazines Kadinlar Gazetesi and Nisvan.
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