President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
"Today multiculturalism is a state policy as well as lifestyle in Azerbaijan."
PDF version of the book "THE PRESIDENT OF THE REPUBLIC OF AZERBAIJAN ILHAM ALIYEV ON THE AZERBAIJANI MODEL OF MULTICULTURALISM" published by the Baku International Center for Multiculturalism in 2019 in Spanish, Italian and French
The event was organized by the Baku International Multiculturalism Centre and the Embassy of Azerbaijan in Argentina.
The colleague of Baku International Multiculturalism Centre, PHD in philology Irina Kunina made a speech with presentation on the ethno-cultural and confessional diversity in our country, the implementation of multiculturalism in the context of state policy in Azerbaijan, as well as the global role of Azerbaijan in the "Baku Process", intercultural and interreligious dialogue.
Kyrgyzstan’s capital Bishkek has hosted an international scientific-practical conference on “Secularism and religion in the Post-Soviet space: aspects of historical, legal and philosophical outlook” co-organized by the International Center for Law and Religion Studies of Brigham Young University of the United States, the UNESCO Chair on world religions and cultures of the Kyrgyz-Russian Slavonic University and the Research Center for Religious Studies.
“Interest in the Azerbaijani Multiculturalism course in Brazil grows every day,” says Ms. Irina
Today the Republic of Azerbaijan is known to be one of the main multiculturalism centers in the world.
A series of lectures on the theme of multiculturalism are being conducted at Brazil’s State University with the support of Azerbaijan University of Languages (AUL), Azerbaijani Embassy in Brazil and Baku International Multiculturalism Center.
The Baku International Multiculturalism Centre successfully continues the project of teaching Azerbaijani Multiculturalism in local and foreign universities.
In the Turkish city of Kayseri, at the Erciyes University, the teaching of the “Azerbaijani multiculturalism” discipline continues.
For centuries, Azerbaijan has been a centre for the integration of various cultures and civilizations.
Holding an international conference on Caucasian Albania in the Albanian-Udi centre in the Nij village of the Gabala region is of particular importance. Since it is the Udis who are considered to be descendants of Caucasian Albania.
The project of teaching Azerbaijani multiculturalism conducted by Baku International Multiculturalism Centre is successfully ongoing in foreign and local universities.
Emerging after the demise of Prophet Muhammad in 632, the Arab Caliphate achieved success within a short span of time through consecutive big victories over Byzantine and Sasanian Empires, the mightiest powers of the time
On September 28 and 29, the Dresden branch of the Baku International Multiculturalism Centre held several events at the Universities of Pirna and Dresden.
Christianity began to spread in Azerbaijan during the lifetime of the disciples of Jesus Christ.
Judaism is one of the traditional religions that exist in Azerbaijan, which stands out for its historically rich ethnic and religious diversity and tolerant and multicultural values. Jews in our country are represented by three subethnic groups (or communities): Mountain Jews, Ashkenazi Jews (European Jews) and Georgian Jews.
The Azerbaijani Turks, whose general number is about 50 million people on the world, are the ancient indigenous people of the northern and western provinces of the Islamic Republic of Iran, the Russian Republic of Dagestan, the East Anatolian region of Turkey, and Georgia along with the Republic of Azerbaijan
Moving from the present Republic of Dagestan (Russia), due to challenges for survival, the Avars, who hold a special place on the colourful ethnic map of Azerbaijan, have settled since the early 16th century in Azerbaijan's northerneast - in the regions of Balakan and Zagatala with favourable climatic conditions, arable soils, and wide pastures
The Los Angeles-based Nessah Synagogue, which is the largest synagogue of Persian Jews in the U.S., has hosted a talk dedicated to Azerbaijan’s model of multiculturalism and interfaith tolerance. At the invitation of the Synagogue, Azerbaijan’s Consul General in Los Angeles Nasimi Aghayev addressed over 800 members of the congregation.