Old Baku and lentil-mushroom soup

We walked along an autumn Baku street - high arches of entrances, stalls with feijoa and pomegranates, smoking men on stools in front of backgammon, clotheslines with linen between houses, evening yellow circles of lanterns. I knew that this was the wrong side, a rare Baku street in the center, where the houses had not yet been repaired, not tiled, not demolished. The side that came out ...

Georgian taxi and Goshi-mom-dad

Being a passenger in a Georgian taxi is an adventure, akin to a roller coaster: scary, dramatic, exciting and, ultimately, for some unknown reason, everyone will survive. The Georgian taxi driver considers it a matter of honor and a sign of professionalism to do the following things at the same time: smoke with his left elbow out the window; ...

"Islamic State" declared the North Caucasus as its province

A province (wilayat) of the “Islamic State” has been formed on the territory of the North Caucasus. This was reported in an information material published on the website of the American Institute for the Study of War (ISW). There is also a link to an audio recording of a statement by Abu Muhammad al-Adnani, the second person in command of the Islamic State terrorist group...

Ali Hasanov: “Azerbaijan is a true example of the secular model of the Islamic world”

BakuAli Hasanov, head of the department for socio-political issues of the Administration of the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan, kindly agreed to answer Forum Daily’s questions. In his interview, a high-ranking representative of Baku shared his views on the experience and achievements of Azerbaijan in the field of intercivilizational dialogue, and also spoke...

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