According to Azeri Press Agency, Heydar Aliyev Foundation, named after a former KGB strongman and communist party chief turned president, and which operates in and from the Republic of Azerbaijan, a secular Shia state, has donated €40,000 to Cathedral of......more
Ali S. Novruzov in Azerbaijan: June 2009 Archives
Waiting five years for a five-minute chance
This recent blog post by an Iranian blogger “cautiously speaking from inside Iran” sounded to me so familiar that I wanted to share it with you:As you might know, private television channels are forbidden by the law in Iran. In......more
Update: Who is who in Iran's elections?
Well, two days ago, when I wrote a post about upcoming presidential elections in Iran, I should have guessed it - I was stepping into a mine field :)Ethnicity was always a very sensitive issue in Iran, and my speculations......more
Ali S. Novruzov in Azerbaijan:
Ali S. Novruzov is a blogging researcher based in Baku who also writes for Global Voices Online. Ali has a...