Tag: Azerbaijan
Religious Leaders Call For Sniper Withdrawal In Nagorno-Karabakh
30/11/2011 YEREVAN -- The leading religious leaders of Armenia, Azerbaijan, and Russia have called for a withdrawal of snipers from the front lines in the ... Read More
Controversial Visit: Religious leader of Azerbaijan “is not afraid” to say “all that needs to be said” in Yerevan
By ARIS GHAZINYAN ArmeniaNow reporter 28/11/2011 Sheikh ul-Islam and Grand Mufti of the Caucasus Allahshukur Pashazade’s visit to Yerevan is in the focus of public ... Read More
Russian patriarch awarded Order of Sheikh ul-Islam
22/11/2011 The chairman of the Caucasus Muslims' Department, Sheikh-ul-Islam Allahshukur Pashazade, has attended the Russian patriarch's birthday celebrations. On behalf of the Muslims of Azerbaijan ... Read More
Orthodox bishop praises freedom of religion in Azerbaijan
22/9/2011 Bishop Alexander of the Baku and Azerbaijan Eparchy of the Russian Orthodox Church has praised religious freedom in Azerbaijan. He made the comments in ... Read More
The ‘last’ among the world’s ‘first’ Christians
12/9/2011 NIJ, Azerbaijan – Newspapermen like myself often seek to understand the history of Azeris in this country, the Armenians next door, Turkey’s Kurds, Iran’s ... Read More
First Georgian Orthodox Church to appear in Kazakhstan
Azerbaijan, Baku 13/9/2011 Georgian Orthodox Church is planned to be constructed in Kazakhstan, Novosti-Kazakhstan reported referring to Georgian media. On 17 September delegation of Georgian ... Read More
Azerbaijan to finance restoration of mosque, Orthodox church in Serbia
26/7/2011 Azerbaijan will assume financing of restoration of the orthodox church of Saint Peter and Bayrakly Mosque in Serbia. The statement came from Azerbaijan’s ambassador ... Read More
Azerbaijan to help build church and renovate Mosque
25/7/2011 The government of Azerbaijan will help complete an Orthodox Christian church in Novi Sad and renovate the Bajrakli mosque in Belgrade, Azerbaijani Ambassador to ... Read More
Orthodox church in Azerbaijan against Politicization of Religion
Interfax-Azerbaijan 16/6/2011 'It is unacceptable to use religion for political purposes'. The remarks came from head of the Baku-Azerbaijan diocese of the Russian Orthodox Church, ... Read More
Azerbaijan has 1,802 registered mosques, 10 churches, six Synagogues
16/6/2011 The figures were given by the chairman of the State Committee for Work with Religious Organizations, Hidayat Orujov, in his report to an international ... Read More
Patriarch Kirill Moves To Expand His Role In North Caucasus – Analysis
By: Paul Goble 28/3/2011 Just as he has done in so many other spheres of Russian life, Patriarch Kirill last week moved to expand the ... Read More
U.S. Congressmen condemned Armenian pogroms in Azerbaijan
1/3/2011 PanARMENIAN.Net - A congressional event on commemoration of massacres of Armenians in Sumgait (1988) and Baku (1990), Azerbaijan, organized by the Congressional Caucus on ... Read More
Russian bishop describes Azerbaijan as ‘peace-loving’
1/2/2011 The head of the Russian Orthodox Church in Azerbaijan has praised the country's openness towards different faiths and ethnic groups. All the traditions and ... Read More
Spiritual leader invites Georgian Patriarch to Baku
20/12/2010 Sheikh-ul-Islam haji Allahshukur Pashazade held a meeting with Georgian Catholicos Patriarch Iliya the Second in Georgia. According to spokesperson for the Caucasus Muslims Department ... Read More
Khachkars belong to Udis as well, but they imbibed Armenian culture, expert Says
16/12/2010 As soon as UNESCO declared Armenian khachkars (cross-stones) part of its Intangible Cultural Heritage, Azerbaijan kicked up an awful fuss, claiming that khachkars belong ... Read More
Azerbaijan decides to restore Armenian Church
9/12/0201 PanARMENIAN.Net - An Armenian church is being restored in Baku, according to director of the Analytical Center on Globalization and Regional Cooperation. Stepan Grigoryan, ... Read More
Moscow Patriarch mediates handover of Azeri saboteur’s Body
5/10/2010 The mediation of Patriarch of Moscow and All Rus Kirill I in returning the body of the Azerbaijani saboteur, killed in NKR-Azerbaijani line of ... Read More
From front line to Holy Echmiadzin: Armenian Catholicos asked for Mediation
27/9/2010 By Gayane Mkrtchyan ArmeniaNow reporter His Holiness Karekin II has urged President Serzh Sargsyan to return to Azerbaijan the body of slain Azeri soldier ... Read More
Azerbaijan’s spiritual leader to meet Patriarch Cyril and Garegin
7/8/2010 Chief of Caucasus Muslims Department to discuss return of Mubariz Ibrahimov's body with Patriarch Cyril and Garegin. The trilateral meeting between Patriarch of Moscow ... Read More
Azerbaijan against separatist churches in occupied Territories
Azerbaijan, Baku, Trend T. Jafarov / Supporting the construction of churches in Azerbaijan's occupied territories is equivalent to backing Armenian separatism, Azerbaijani State Committee for ... Read More
Azerbaijan protests against construction of Orthodox Church
21/6/2010 Azerbaijan’s State Committee for the Work with Religious Associations expressed a protest against construction of an orthodox church in the Nagorno-Karabakh Republic (NKR) that ... Read More