The purpose of this paper is to show the main features, forms, and achievements of civil society and how it is important for building and well functioning of democracy. Different definitions that are mentioned in this paper explain how different scholars define civil society in diverse ways and yet all …
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The Refugee Integration into European Society
Europe is experiencing one of the most significant influxes of migrants and refugees in its history. At least 350.000 migrants crossed the EU’s border in January-August, 2015, compared with 280.000 during the whole 2014. UN
Read More »Does dressing affect people’s perceptions toward you?
We know about some of science behind how the way we dress may affect how people view us. Sometimes what we wear can inform passerby of our type of employment, as well as our ambitions, emotions and spending habits. This is what called ” Social psychology of dressing”. In order …
Read More »Nobel Brothers and Azerbaijani Competition
Azerbaijan’s oil industry developed apace in the second half of the 19th century. The industry attracted foreign capital, just as in modern-day Azerbaijan. In the 1870s and 1880s eight British, three French, two Swedish, two German, two Belgian and one Danish company and others, were operating in Azerbaijan. The Nobel …
Read More »What is Mugham?
The word mugham is used to designate a specialized style of music attributed to the Azerbaijani people of the Caucasus mountain range and nearby territories by that name. Mugham is generally recognized as a derivative of another specialised style of music attributed to the Persians, known there as dastgah. In …
Read More »Higher Education in Azerbaijan
Education in Azerbaijan before the Soviet rule Before the final division of Azerbaijan between the Russian and Persian (Iranian) empires in 1828 there was basically one Azerbaijan, and its educational system was similar to those in countries of the Middle East. Most schools were religious institutions; however, their curricula contained also secular subjects. Primary …
Read More »The Azerbaijan Question in Iran: A Crucial Issue For Iran’s Future
Iran is a multinational country, composed of Persians, Azerbaijanis(Azerbaijani Turks), Kurds, Turkmens, Arabs, Baluchies and others. The Turkic origin Azerbaijanis in Iran are being discriminated against by th e Iranian regime. This problem is further exaggerated by the fact that, the Azerbaijanis are themselves a divided nation, separated by the …
Read More »Rasul Rza|COLORS
OVERTURE White, black, yellow, green, red, All of them are connected in some experiment. One of them reminds us of our longing, One of our trouble, another of our wish. Each of them hides some meaning, Each of them has some reason for its color. Who knows who invented …
Read More »“North-South” – International transport corridor
Azerbaijan, being located in the strategically important situation – on crossing of two major international transport corridors from North to South and from East to West, over the centuries has a unique role as a bridge. The hard work is underway towards the implementation of the international transport corridor “North-South”. …
Read More »Iranian Government Is Killing Lake Urmia
October 12, 2014: The latest scientific study posits the location for the legendary Garden of Eden in South Azerbaijan (now northwestern Iran), in the vicinity of Tabriz upon which the Genesis tradition was based. According to the British archaeologist Davis M. Rohl, the Garden of Eden was then located in …
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