au cas ian ▁Muslim s , ▁Sh a fig a ▁E f endi ye va , ▁Ad ila ▁Sh ak ht ak ht ons k aya , ▁A yna ▁Sultan ova ▁and ▁do z ens ▁of ▁women ▁joined ▁to ▁women ' s ▁em an cip ation ▁for ▁the ▁first ▁time ▁in ▁A zer ba ij an . ▁ ▁After ▁the ▁opening ▁ceremony , ▁con ferences ▁of ▁Muslim ▁Char ity ▁Society ▁members , ▁meet ings ▁of ▁Muslim ▁women ▁and ▁B aku ▁intellig ents ia , ▁and ▁con gress es ▁of ▁cler gy ▁were ▁held ▁in ▁the ▁building ' s ▁white ▁stone ▁assembly ▁hall . ▁ ▁The ▁hall ' s ▁windows ▁open ▁onto ▁Nikol ay ev sk aya ▁street . ▁During ▁the ▁March ▁Days ▁in ▁ 1 9 1 8 ▁the ▁building ▁suffered ▁damage ▁from ▁fire ▁and ▁war fare . ▁In ▁ 1 9 2 3 , ▁under ▁the ▁guidance ▁of ▁the ▁architect ▁Dub ov , ▁the ▁building ▁was ▁re construct ed ▁and ▁the ▁sentences ▁on ▁the ▁front ▁and ▁side ▁fac ades ▁were ▁removed . ▁After ▁the ▁reconst ruction ▁of ▁“ Is mail iy ya ”, ▁it ▁was ▁occupied ▁by ▁various ▁organizations ▁and ▁ag encies : ▁“ So ci ety ▁of ▁In spe ction ▁and ▁Study ▁of ▁A zer ba ij an ”, ▁“ Ar che ological ▁Commission ”, ▁“ So ci ety ▁of ▁Turkish ▁Culture ”, ▁“ F und ▁of ▁Man us cript s ”, ▁Republican ▁branch ▁of ▁the ▁Academy ▁of ▁Sciences ▁of ▁the ▁USS R ▁and ▁others . ▁At ▁present , ▁the ▁Pres