Culture

Shah Ismail Khatai’s “Dehname” and “Nasiyatname” poems have been published in Baku. The books were published by “Hədəf Nəşrləri” publishing house on the initiative of the relevant commission under the Azerbaijan Writers’ Union, Day.Az reported. The author of the project is chairman of the commission, writer, associate professor Shamil Sadig. Shah Ismail …

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and the Azerbaijan National Commission for Education, Science, and Culture have discussed prospects of cooperation in science and technology. The meeting was attended by Secretary-General of the Azerbaijani National Commission for Education, Science, and Culture Vasif Eyvazzade, a member of the Comission Leyla Taghizade, head of the …

The Islamic World Educational, Scientific, and Cultural Organization (ICESCO) and the National Commission for Education, Science, and Culture of Azerbaijan held a meeting to outline the framework and explore the executive plans and the schedule of the programs and activities that the two parties will implement in the upcoming period …

Members of the Shusha State Musical Theater have been awarded with honorable certificates. The theater workers, including Honored Artists Nazir Rustamov, Teymur Mammadov, actresses Bahar Gamzayeva, Pustakhanim Zeynalova, chief artist Valeh Mammadov were among the recipients, Trend Life reported. Presenting certificates of honor to the actors, the chairman of Azerbaijan Theater Workers Union, People’s Artist Azer …

The Uzbek side is ready to actively participate in the restoration of Azerbaijan’s liberated territories, Head of Uzbekistan’s Information and Mass Communications Agency Asadzhon Khodzhayev said, Trend reports on April 10. Khodzhayev made the remark speaking at the 3rd meeting of ministers and high-ranking officials responsible for information and media …

Work is underway to hold Khari Bulbul Festival in Shusha city, known as cradle of Azerbaijani culture. The city was liberated from Armenian occupation on November 8, 2020. “We plan to have this festival in Shusha this year,” said the Culture Minister Anar Karimov. Khari Bulbul Music Festival was held every …

A group of Azerbaijani intellectuals have made an appeal to Director-General of UNESCO Audrey Azoulay. The document expressed serious concern about the threat of complete disappearance of the centuries-old cultural heritage of the Azerbaijani people on the territory of Armenia as a result of its policy. “Due to Armenia’s ethnic …

The summit of the Cooperation Council of Turkic-speaking States (Turkic Council), scheduled for March 31, 2021 in Kazakhstan’s Turkestan city, will be held via videoconference, Trend reports citing the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Kazakhstan. “Due to the pandemic situation, the Kazakh side made a decision to hold an unofficial …

Cultural figures and representatives of diplomatic missions have viewed art works inspired by Novruz holiday at National Art Museum. Metal products, exquisite examples of artistic embroidery, carpets and national clothes, paintings by Azerbaijani artists grabbed the attention of art lovers. The exposition includes works by prominent Azerbaijani artists – Sattar Bahlulzade, Maral Rahmanzade, …

“No matter how close the Azerbaijani and Turkish peoples are in origin, history and mentality, they should learn as much as possible about their roots and spiritual ties. In this knowledge, the main role belongs to literature. Despite the fact that the works of Magsud Ibrahimbeyov are written in Russian, …