Multiculturalism In Azerbaijan



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.

Multiculturalism in azerbaijan. Ethnic diversity is the wealth of the country. Azerbaijan has since ancient times been known as the homeland of diverse peoples and cultures. 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.

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. This land served as some kind of bridge between eastern culture on the one hand and the world european culture on the other hand. Tolerance and multiculturalism much is made about religious tolerance in the republic of azerbaijan.

Only in baku there are more than 20 associations of russians ukrainians kurds lacquers lezgins slavs tatars georgians ingiloy people talysh people avars meskhetian turks europeans and mountain jews georgian jews germans and greeks. Multiculturalism is not only about religious differences but every type of cultural or national diversities. 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.

The year 2016 has been declared the year of multiculturalism in azerbaijan as stated by president ilham aliyev on january 10. Cultural diversity cultural diversity and pluralism represent one of the most important factors of culture. 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.

Multiculturalism is a state policy of azerbaijan and it has become a way of life of the republic ensuring mutual understanding and respect for all identities. Multiculturalism is one of the basic elements of success in our society. Lezgis armenians russians talyshs avars turks and tatars are the main ethnic minority groups in azerbaijan.