Islam in Azerbaijan and Azeri Muslims
Capital: Baku (Baki)
Population: 9.96 million (July 2017 est.)
Muslims Percent: 96.9% - predominantly Shia (approx. 9.65 million)
Islam in Azerbaijan (Historical Background) - Altay Goyushov [PDF]
Azerbaijan: The Hidden Faces of Islam
Medieval Azerbaijani Architecture - Jafar Giyasi [PDF]
Religion in Azerbaijan [PDF]
Islamic Food Practices and Azerbaijani Identity - Azerbaijan International Magazine
Muslim Graveyards in Azerbaijan - Chai Khana
NEWS
03/03/2018 Women in Azerbaijan: Leading the Way for the Muslim World and Beyond - Diplomat Magazine, The Netherlands
08/01/2018 Islam's gradual resurgence in post-Soviet Azerbaijan - Al Jazeera
18/12/2017 Halal hotel in Azerbaijan to lure more Muslim visitors - Azer News
15/05/2017 As Islamic Games Open, Azerbaijan Wrestles With Muslim Identity - Eurasianet
02/10/2016 In Muslim Azerbaijan, Pope rejects ‘extreme and radical attitudes’ - Crux
05/04/2016 Nagorno-Karabakh: The occupation must end - Al Jazeera
15/10/2015 Azerbaijan: Religious Pluralism and Challenges of Cultivating Identity - Al Jazeera
18/01/2015 What is not being reported in Azerbaijan - Al Jazeera
30/04/2014 Azerbaijan: Treason and other charades - Al Jazeera
09/10/2013 Azerbaijan releases election results… before the polls even open - Independent, UK
15/08/2013 Azerbaijan: Islam Comes with a Secular Face - Eurasianet
12/08/2012 Why Azerbaijan is closer to Israel than Iran - BBC
08/11/2010 An Islamic revival in Azerbaijan - Al Jazeera
14/10/2008 Azeri Muslims Decry Suppressive Gov't
30/10/2007 Azerbaijan thwarts Islamist terror attack - The Guardian
01/10/2007 The Struggle To Shape Islam - RFE/RL
30/05/2007 Azerbaijan reverses ban on mosque loudspeakers
26/05/2007 Azeris Decry Adhan Ban - Islam Online
28/11/2005 Azerbaijan condemned for crackdown - Guardian
09/11/2005 Officials give ground after election fraud allegations - Guardian
08/11/2005 Protest threat follows claim of poll fraud in Azerbaijan
07/11/2005 Azerbaijani ruling party claims victory in parliamentary elections - Guardian
06/11/2005 Azeri poverty fuels rise of Islam - BBC
05/11/2005 West turns a blind eye as activists crushed before Azerbaijan poll
05/11/2005 Azerbaijan opposition activists arrested on eve of election - Guardian
21/10/2005 Azerbaijan ministers accused of coup plot - The Guardian
28/03/2005 The rise of Islam in Azerbaijan
24/06/2004 Authorities Strive To Keep Islam Under Control
07/06/2003 Rumblings afoot in Azerbaijan
SEE ALSO
Islam in Azerbaijan - Wikipedia
Religion in Azerbaijan - Wikipedia
Nagorno-Karabakh conflict - Wikipedia
Azerbaijan News - Al Jazeera
Azerbaijan News - The Guardian
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