Ganca

Crisis of faith?

In Azerbaijan a number of Muslim clerics are speaking out against the government's decision to close certain mosques. The government says the rules are designed to make following Islam and other faiths easier in a secular...

powered by

Azerbaijan: Will revised Religion Law ban unregistered worship?

Azerbaijan is apparently rushing restrictive amendments to its Religion Law through parliament, Forum 18 News Service has learnt. "Only the parliamentary deputies have the text, and it will only be published after its...

powered by

Azerbaijan: What is the "Plan to Prevent the Spread of Religious Extremism"?

Azerbaijan's Interior Ministry has issued - but apparently not published - a "Plan to Prevent the Spread of Religious Extremism by Radical Sects", Forum 18 News Service has learnt. Senior Ministry officials have refused to say...

powered by