Culture

Netherlands PostNL has issued a postage stamp with the Azerbaijani poet and thinker Nizami Ganjavi. The postage stamp was issued at the initiative of the national dancer Saltanat Ravangizi in honor of the poet’s 880th anniversary. Notably, numerous other postage stamps have been already issued at her initiative, including those dedicated to famous artist …

Famous fashion designer, Honored Art Worker Fakhriya Khalafova has presented her collection at Azerbaijan Fashion Week 2021. The runway show “Karabakh Princess” was very well received by fashionistas. The collection featured 15 outfits for the spring-summer 2022 season, with multiple rose prints, known as the designer’s signature touch. Karabakh Princess Dress Sophisticated dress inspired by Azerbaijani poetess Agha Beyim Aga, …

Under the patronage of President Abdel Fattah El-Sisi, the Arab Republic of Egypt will host the 14th Session of the General Conference of the Islamic World Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization (ICESCO), on December 8 and 9, 2021, with the participation of 49 delegations out of the 51 ICESCO Member …

Uzeyir Hajibayli’s “Koroghlu” opera has been staged at the State Opera and Ballet Theater. The Epic of Koroghlu tells about the lives of people, their struggle for justice and freedom. The storyline is based on a national epic about poor, abused villagers who rise up to defeat their unjust, oppressive khans and beys …

President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva`s visit to Poland continues. The President of the Foundation visited the Polish city of Bialystok, densely populated by Tatars, as well as the villages Sokoliki and Bohoniki. During the visit, Gunay Afandiyeva met with Mufti of Poland Tomasz Mickiewicz, …

UNESCO will celebrate the birthday anniversaries of Azerbaijan’s prominent figures. The organization will mark the bicentenary of the great philanthropist and oil magnate Haji Zeynalabdin Taghiyev and the centenary of the outstanding composer Fikrat Amirov. The decision was announced at the 41st UNESCO General Conference in Paris. As a result of joint activities of the Culture …

Azerbaijan’s Yashat Foundation, which was set up to help families of soldiers killed and injured during last year’s 44-day Karabakh war, continues to send seriously injured war veterans to Turkey for treatment. Six more veterans – Zohrabli Tabriz, Aliyev Heydar, Rahimov Rashad, Musayev Vadim, Salayev Namiq and Mabudlu Shaban will receive treatment in …

Fikrat Amirov’s ballet “Nizami” has premiered at the State Academic Opera and Ballet Theater. The ballet  “Nizami” brilliantly links the storyline and the poet’s biography.  While creating the ballet, Ajdar Ulduz (playwright)  relied mainly on the poetic text. The ballet stands out for its originality and historical accuracy. Ajdar Ulduz could recreate the atmosphere soaked in the …

“We propose to build a cultural center of the Turkic world in the beautiful Shusha – native Karabakh, which is an integral part of the Turkic world,” said President of the International Turkic Culture and Heritage Foundation Gunay Afandiyeva in her speech at the 8th Summit of Foreign Ministers of …

Azerbaijan and UNESCO will celebrate the 30th anniversary of partnership. The decision was announced at a meeting between Deputy Foreign Minister Elnur Mammadov and the Assistant Director-General for Priority Africa and External Relations of UNESCO Firmin Edouard Matoko at the UNESCO General Conference, Azertag reported. Mammadov stressed the role of the First Vice-President of Azerbaijan, UNESCO Goodwill Ambassador Mehriban Aliyeva in …