President of the Republic of Azerbaijan
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"Today multiculturalism is a state policy as well as lifestyle in Azerbaijan."
Participants of the 9th International Multiculturalism Summer School have visited the Alley of Honors to lay flowers at the tomb of national leader, founder and architect of modern Azerbaijani state Heydar Aliyev.
The Summer School featured Baku Intercultural Youth Forum 2019: Interfaith in action
One of the most important factors promoting the stable and confident growth of the Republic of Azerbaijan is Azerbaijani multiculturalism, a course for which was laid by national leader Heydar Aliyev and continued by President of Azerbaijan Ilham Aliyev.
Earlier this year, a group of Israeli and US journalists took part in a tour of Azerbaijan. They learned much about the complicated geopolitical environment and history.
Jewish life in the Muslim country flourishes - how's and why's
The Baku International Multiculturalism Centre successfully continues the project of teaching Azerbaijani Multiculturalism in local and foreign universities. Currently, Azerbaijani Multiculturalism is taught in the master's program at 20 world leading universities.
WG: Acad. Kamal Abdullayev in the article of Peter Tase, about Azerbaijan and Paraguay. published in SPAIN and USA
BAKU — What would you do if you were surrounded by Russia, Iran and Turkey? It’s a precipitous geopolitical position, especially for a country only about three decades old.
Religious freedom for Jewish communities is rare. Surprisingly, one of the countries that allows the Jewish Community to practice freely is Azerbaijan, a predominantly Muslim country. Azerbaijan is 96 percent Muslim and has over 2,000 Mosques.
I have just returned from a visit to Azerbaijan where I attended the 5th World Forum on Intercultural Dialogue, a two-day international gathering to build a dialogue into action against discrimination, inequality, and violent conflict.
Baku International Centre of Multiculturalism launches the next International Multiculturalism Summer School 2019 “Baku Intercultural Youth Forum 2019: Putting Interfaith Dialogue into Action” in partnership with ACWAY and Young friends of Azerbaijan.
The Baku International Multiculturalism Centre successfully continues the project of teaching the Azerbaijani Multiculturalism in local and foreign universities.
Videomaterial showing the 5-year activity of the Baku International Multiculturalism Centre.
Video material reflecting 5-year activity of Baku International Multiculturalism Center
The influential Israeli newspaper Israel Hayom has published an article entitled "Azerbaijan – the Holy Land of Fire".
Religion is a social phenomenon which has emerged both as the system of beliefs and the form of management of society for many centuries.
In March 2019, the Acting Executive Director of Baku International Centre of Multiculturalism Dr. Ravan Hasanov published a paper on the Role of Policy of Multiculturalism in the ‘Struggle Against Religious Extremism: the Example of Azerbaijani Experience.’
The concert was held with the support of Baku International Multiculturalism Centre, Baku Religious Community of European Jews and Azerbaijan State Russian Drama Theatre named after Samad Vurgun.
Multiculturalism is part of our policy. Today Azerbaijan is considered one of the centres of multiculturalism in the world. It has its own history too.
The Shi'ite Muslim majority country of Azerbaijan recently invited more than a dozen evangelical pastors on an official visit to the nation. But why would the president of that country be interested in evangelical Christians?