Sunum / Presentation: Slavs and Tatars 19 Temmuz/July 19, 2011 2/2

MOLLA NASREDDIN: EMBRACE YOUR ANTITHESIS

Slavs and Tatars present at SALT Beyoğlu "MOLLA NASREDDIN: the magazine that would've, could've, should've," selection of the best caricatures and illustrations from the legendary Azerbaijani periodical, arguably the most important Muslim satirical political magazine of the 20th century. Featuring illustrations reminiscent of a Daumier of the Caucasus, "Molla Nasreddin" was read by an audience that stretched from Morocco to India, and addressed issues such as gender equality, education, colonialism, and Islam's integration of modernity -- all of which are as relevant and pressing to today's global audience as when the magazine was first published a century ago.