Multiculturalism In Azerbaijan



Multiculturalism is not only about religious differences but every type of cultural or national diversities.

Multiculturalism in azerbaijan. The history of nagorno karabakh has been highlighted in ukraine. Azerbaijan s model of multiculturalism is built on three main elements respect for ethnic and religious diversity the full support of the government as a state policy and the policy of non assimilation of the various cultural and religious society the executive director ravan hasanov said. Ethnic diversity is the wealth of the country.

Aliyev declared that 2016 is called year of multiculturalism based on decree in 2016. Multiculturalism has been elevated to the rank of state policy in azerbaijan and the country uses this phenomenon both in domestic and in foreign policy the head of the department of interethnic relations multiculturalism and religious issues of azerbaijan s presidential administration etibar najafov has said. The event was held as part of elective course azerbaijan multiculturalism.

Azerbaijan has since ancient times been known as the homeland of diverse peoples and cultures. Azerbaijan believes that multiculturalism is the only way for the development of mankind in the future because in the age of globalization when the exchange of information and in general the processes of integration is active engaging in self isolation is simply disastrous. The multinational multicultural and religious affairs of the state counsel services of azerbaijan was created in february 2014.

Multiculturalism policy in azerbaijan azerbaijan is a multiethnic and multi religious country where the national policy is planned and carried out in the spirit of traditional tolerance and harmonic coexistence of different ethnic and religious groups. Baku international multiculturalism center was established based on decree of azerbaijani president on may 15 2014. This land served as some kind of bridge between eastern culture on the one hand and the world european culture on the other hand.

Multiculturalism is directed to protect differentiation of cultures of people from different nationalities and religions from whole world integrate national culture of minor nations and countries. According to the ideology of azerbaijanism and aiming at ensuring preservation of tolerance and cultural religious linguistic diversity as well as for recognition of azerbaijan in the world as the center of multiculturalism research and encouragement of the existing multiculturalism models on order of the president of the republic of azerbaijan of february 28 2014 it was founded the service of the state counselor on multiculturalism inter ethnic and religious affairs of the republic. Cultural diversity cultural diversity and pluralism represent one of the most important factors of culture.

Lezgis armenians russians talyshs avars turks and tatars are the main ethnic minority groups in azerbaijan.