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Advertisement for private tutoring, 1911
Advertisement for teaching Persian, Russian, and calligraphy by a female teacher
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Advertisement for tutoring, 1909
The teacher is a woman who graduated from Zhimnaz (Rushdiyah) Unas-i Tiflis [in Tbilisi].
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Arrest of ‘Aziz Aqa for carrying a gun, 1911
‘Aziz Aqa, a female entertainer, purchased a six-shooter carrier after the brothers of her divorced husband, Sayyid Hasan from Ganjah, had threatened to kill her. She was arrested for carrying the gun on her way to the Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
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Asad Allah Khan's wife taking refuge at the Russian embassy, 1909
Asad Allah Khan's newly converted and pregnant wife has sought refuge at the Russian embassy, and despite Asad Allah Khan's complaint, she was sent back to Russia.
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Complaint by Unsiyah Baygum, 1910
Alaviyah Unsiyah Baygum, wife of Nayib Javad, talks about being evicted from her own house, along with her five young children, after her husband abandoned them
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Feud over abduction and forced marriage, 1911
About the abduction and forced marriage of a girl by Iqtidar al-Saltanah and resulting feud between two clans; a sit-in by the father and his clan at a guesthouse requesting help from the Russian consulate; the consulate's claim of shooting at the guesthouse and their demand of one thousand tumans compensation from the government
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Regarding Asif al-Dawlah and daughters of Quchan, 1910
Muhammad ‘Ali Malik-Zadah (son of Malik al-Mutikallimin) dreams about Mirza Jahangir Khan (editor-in-chief of Sur-i Israfil newspaper) in relation to Asif al-Dawlah's appointment as the governor of Khurasan. Article includes lyrics of the song that the daughters of Quchan sang in a coffeeshop at Tibilisi upon request of Russians and Turkmen, which was originally published in Issue No. 4 of Sur-i Israfil.
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Russian flag, 1909
A woman's criticism of the houses with Russian flags over their entrances
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Tutoring advertisement by wife and husband, 1909
A Russian woman, recently converted to Islam, and her husband, Mirza Asad Allah from Ashtiyan (member of Iranian consulate in Tbilisi), are willing to travel to Iran to offer their educational services.
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Woman's self defense against Russian soldier, 1911
A woman beats a Russian soldier who attacked her. She takes his gun, bullets, and hat.