Taʼdīb al-rijāl: (pāsukh bih Taʼdīb al-nisvān-i zan sitīz)

This rare feminist text represents a pioneering example of women's resistance literature in early 20th-century Īrān. Written as a direct response to the prevalent misogynistic conduct manuals of the Qajar period, particularly the notorious 'Taʼdīb al-nisvān', this anonymous work courageously challenges patriarchal social norms and defends women's intellectual capacity and social rights. The treatise systematically refutes male-authored critiques of women's behaviour, turning the moral instruction genre on its head by examining men's failings instead. Edited by contemporary scholars Shaqāʼiq Fatḥ ʻAlī Zādah and Ruqīyah Āqābāʼī Zādah Shallū, this critical edition preserves an important voice in the early Persian women's rights movement and provides valuable insights into gender dynamics, domestic life, and social expectations during the transition from Qajar to modern Iran.