Contemporary South Caucasus:are wars of religion possible?
It is worth pointing out that all and always have spurred Azerbaijan and its society into Islamic radicalism. As a result, these «do-gooders» came to avail of this argument in political squabbling of the 20 century and, sadly, in the 21 century as well. Pan-Islamism, as was the case with pan-Turkism, was a hanging sword of Damocle over Azerbaijan to the last of the Soviet power. At present, there are stepped up attempts to distance «Moslem» Azerb...
Religion
-
The annual Hajj pilgrimage, one of the largest religious gatherings in the world, commenced on June 4 with Muslims from across the globe converging on the holy city of Mecca amidst strict health protocols due to the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic.
-
The USA put Azerbaijan on a special list of countries that commit severe violations of religious freedom.
-
The United States recently included Azerbaijan in its annual so-called Special Watch List (SWL), which includes countries with serious violations of religious freedom. Secretary of State Anthony Blinken retained all 12 countries compared to the previous year and added Algeria, Azerbaijan, the Central African Republic, the Comoros, and Vietnam to the list.
In Focus
Leave a review