Most of Azerbaijan’s estimated 24,000 Jews are so-called Mountain Jews, who have distinct cultural, linguistic and religious traditions. BAKU, Azerbaijan — It’s a Muslim country that’s friendly toward ...

In a recent article in The Hill, “What Azerbaijan wants from Israel?” author, Areg Galstyan, expounds on the growing bilateral ties between the State of Israel and the Republic of Azerbaijan.

The latest report published by the United States Commission on International Religious Freedom regarding Azerbaijan raises ...

Azerbaijan is going to celebrate one of the most important days in its history: the 108th anniversary of the creation of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic (ADR), the first democratic and secular ...

In many Muslim-majority nations, particularly including those that self-describe as “Islamic” states, women cannot drive, or move freely in public spaces without a male escort or being veiled. This is ...

Azerbaijan’s parliament is set to adopt new laws on religion that would give the state broad new powers over Islamic practice in the country. On February 15, parliament passed on a second reading ...

Azerbaijan’s most prominent religious political prisoner has started a hunger strike, with several other members of his group joining in. They are protesting what they describe as police abuse and ...

Many of them are foreigners, including staff from embassies and domestic workers and some in the oil and gas industries. Pope Francis said a Mass on Sunday for the miniscule Catholic community in ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, April 27. The statement of the Church of Echmiadzin of 23 April regarding the demolition of two illegal buildings in Khankendi, Azerbaijan, is a manifestation of hostility and ...