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The Religious Landscape in Azerbaijan Part II: Why Are We Becoming More Religious?
In the first part of this article, I sought to demonstrate how religious Azerbaijani society is and in which direction the country’s ...
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The Religious Landscape in Azerbaijan Part I: How Religious Are We?
Introduction From time to time, reports appear in the national press claiming that Azerbaijanis rank among the “least religious peoples
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The Campaign Against Religion and the Promotion of Atheism in the Soviet Union
Introduction All founders of communism are known for their negative attitude toward religion and their adherence to atheism. One of the
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Hajj: Azerbaijani Pilgrims and Pilgrimage Prices (2005-2024)
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History of the Doukhobor Religious Sect and Its Transformation in Transcaucasia in the Late 19th Century
The second half of the 18th century was marked by the formation of new religious denominations and communities in Tsarist Russia; among
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Muslim Shrines in the Regions of Azerbaijan
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Regional Distribution of Mosques and Clerics
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The Azerbaijani Government’s Islamic Rhetoric During the Six-Week War in Karabakh
The updated version of this article has been published in French and English by the Bulletin de l’Observatoire international du ...
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Muslim Believers in Azerbaijani Prisons
Among the political prisoners of Azerbaijan, religious believers have for a long time been the majority. According to the latest list ...
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Contradiction of Form and Content in Religious Ritual following in Azerbaijan
In August 2014 the government of Azerbaijan took, at first sight, a seemingly strange initiative − it outlawed serving any food or ...
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A Brief History of Salafism in Azerbaijan
Introduction According to the “Oxford Islamic Studies Online”, Salafism was a reformist, modernist, and intellectual movement ...
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Islam and Youth in Azerbaijan
After the collapse of communist ideologies and regimes, a serious transformation of the values of society have taken place in most ...
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