Religion

End of Ramadan celebrated in Azerbaijan without mass prayer

Coronavirus

May 24, 2020

Mosques are closed, believers are encouraged to pray at home and do without crowded feasts

Ramadan to be observed in Azerbaijan under quarantine rules

Coronavirus

April 25, 2020

Mosques are closed, there will be no mass gatherings and prayers in honor of the beginning of the Muslim fasting month

Blood donations instead of flagellation – more than 1,500 liters of blood gathered on Ashura in Azerbaijan

September 10, 2019

Shiite Muslims are celebrating Ashura today – a commemoration of the martyrdom of the grandson of the prophet Muhammad

Armenia’s Yazidis on their religion, language and discrimination

May 23, 2019

“We have no written sources about our faith. We convey information about our faith verbally, and because of this, its essence and principles are subject to change, sometimes even to distortion.”

Azerbaijani schools, universities to introduce religion into curriculum

April 29, 2019

The focus will be on Islam

Azerbaijan toughens fight against illicit religious propaganda

March 06, 2018

CCTV cameras installed in mosques throughout the country

“My great grandfather, Selyku Khashig, was a Muslim” – the story of a religious oasis in Abkhazia

Abkhazia

September 09, 2017

Abkhaz has never experienced interfaith intolerance; however, now they may be seeing the first signs of it

Azerbaijan’s Muslims celebrate Qurban Bayram, the Sacrifice Feast

September 01, 2017

Four days in early September have been declared as off days due to the festival

Azerbaijan Government’s financial assistance to religious communities three times less than 3 years ago

June 21, 2017

The Albanian-Udinian Christian Community will be granted about USD 60 000, the same as the Catholic and the European Jews’ Communities

Azerbaijani Muslims celebrate the Night of Destiny

June 14, 2017

JAMnews photo report

Believers save Baku mosque from demolition

April 12, 2017

The fate of the Haji Javad mosque remains unknown

Azerbaijani police search houses of Jehova's Witnesses members

April 10, 2017

The authorities report the suppression of illegal meetings involving minors

Patriarchate occupies presidential residence

November 10, 2015

The luxurious residence of Georgia presidents is now property of the country’s Orthodox Christian Church, having been sold to it for just one lari