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by Murad Mehdiyev

Since the signing of the ‘Contract of the

by Tural Islamov

Members of the Russian State Duma

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by Fiona Maclachlan

One particularly chilly evening in darkest mid-November, a rather

It’s an epic poem that has inspired Azerbaijani composers and choreographers. It became an

Is ‘art for art’s sake’ or is ‘art for business’? Art historian

The Qarabag-Agdam ‘Refugee’ Football Club from Azerbaijan Embarks on a Historic Run in

by Gulzar Novruzova

As Azerbaijan developed and strengthened its independent

by Ian Peart

Conducting an interview with Nobert Yevdayev is

by Fiona Maclachlan

In Azerbaijan, this former Soviet

by Thomas Goltz

Road Notes from the New Silk Road Summer Students

Ten years ago nobody would have believed that Baku could host matches in the European Championship.

This year the International Shooting Sport Federation (ISSF) chose Azerbaijan as the location for it

They dined on mince and slices of quince, Which they ate with a runcible spoon;

For Azerbaijanis, continued separation from their lands in Nagorno-Karabakh and surrounding district

by Karim Shukurov

The question of “Armenia as Western Azerbaijan” Until

by Abbas Gurbanov

Gurban Bayram, the Festival of Sacrifice or Eid al-Adha –

by Akram Rahimli (Bije)

The 21 Azer movement (the 12 December 1945 revolution) is seen as the

by Ian Peart

On Friday 12 November 2010, the only place to be was Goychay,

Born in Tabriz, Azerbaijani photojournalist Reza Deghati’s latest photography books explore th

The European Azerbaijan School (EAS) will soon introduce a tailor-made International Baccalaureate

Novruz marks the awakening of spring and is celebrated from 20-21 March. It is one of the most

With only weeks to go till the Opening Ceremony the excitement is building in the run up to the

Murad Sultanov is one of four candidates undergoing an intensive training programme to compete for

by Ian Peart and Saadat Ibrahimova

The second half of October dangled another

“Who controls the past controls the future, who controls the present controls the past”.

by Sarah Oghuz

Gayyur Yunus engages with this age-old Azerbaijani art as a craftsma

by Ahmed-Jabir Ahmedov

The country’s cuisine has a long and noble history and

Azerbaijan’s Carpet Museum reopened its doors in September 2014 following a highly

Alum Bati reviews a new book exploring the life and work of Thor Heyerdahl.
 

I could never understand the love of collecting things. I thought, this is just a hobby, people do i

Baku is a city which is developing rapidly, fusing oriental, Soviet and futuristic architecture.

On 28 December 2010, the tap was turned on a new project to ensure that more citizens of Baku could

by Ian Peart

I really did not know what to expect when offered the chance to visit

by Ibrahim Zeynalov

Causes

Although 21 years have elapsed since the

It was a beautiful house – 2 storeys – with grape vines that climbed over the

Khanlar Ahmedov has travelled a long creative path to achieve significant development in his work; h

When it comes to golf, Azerbaijan is late to embrace this club and ball sport which has been taking

Musician Jeffrey Werbock is an accomplished player of traditional Azerbaijani instruments, the tar,

When Canadian Colleen MacDonell took up the kamancha she bridged the gap between Western music and

We may have spent only a few hours getting there, but they were some of the most difficult of our

The Qabala I International Art Exhibition was a joint project by the Azerbaijan Culture Foundation

by Thomas Goltz

Here we present the third and final part of the diary of a

by Ramiz Abutalibov

Emigration and exile are not easy tests for the human character.

by Karim Shukurov

From the territorial history of Azerbaijan
The development of

When publishers turned Feride Buyuran away saying her idea was just too niche, she decided to