| FA-50395-04 | Research Programs: Fellowships for University Teachers | Janet Afary | From Mullah to Goya: The Art and Politics of Mullah Nasreddin, 1906-1917 | 9/1/2004 - 8/31/2005 | $40,000.00 | Janet | | Afary | | | | Purdue University | West Lafayette | IN | 47907-2040 | USA | 2003 | Near and Middle Eastern History | Fellowships for University Teachers | Research Programs | 40000 | 0 | 40000 | 0 |
The trickster figure Mullah Nasreddin is a popular folk character in the Middle East, Central Asia, the Caucasus, and the Balkans. In 1906, a glossy satirical newspaper called Mullah Nasreddin began publication in Tiblisi. Its editor, Jalil Mamed Qulizadeh, was a famous Muslim playwright. Under his direction, a cast of talented Muslim and Georgian Christian writers and artists adopted the trickster as a transgressive figure that commented on East-West political, cultural, and social differences and attempted to bridge the gap between the two societies. Mullah Nesreddin was the first newspaper in Iran and Central Eurasia to put forward a liberal discourse on Shi'ite Islam and to demand new rights for women. This monograph explores the graphic arts through which this message was articulated. |