Sunni people are in danger in Azerbaijan

Religious intolerance in Azerbaijan worries local Sunni muslims
Mosque demolitions in Baku undermine tolerance claims and lead some to accuse the government of clinging onto the Soviet system of keeping a tight rein on believers, Leyla Amirova reports for IWPR.
Great banners across Baku’s streets celebrate the city’s role as “Islamic Culture Capital 2009”, but away from [...]

Next US President : A Republic Day Speech

My fellow Armenians!
Ninety-one years ago your nation has reestablished a long-cherished statehood in the territory of “Sev Jandam”. The courage of the passionate visionaries who stood up for the patriotic “chmoyutyun” should live on in our hearts just as it lives on in the hearts of Armenians.
My dear fellows, many of you may think I [...]

Eurovision scandals:Armenia Azerbaijan and Karabakh

 
Eurovision 2009 – Georgia, Putin, Azerbaijan and Iran …
The 54th Eurovision Song Contest is just over in Moscow. As one of the unexpected aspects of Eurovision – World’s largest musical contest – the observers mention its growing political background. Using popularity and huge worldwide audience of Eurovision, some countries use this song contest to promote [...]

Inga and Anush Arshakyan in final stage of Eurovision-2009. Vote for N9

 
Inga and Anush Arshakyan

Brave FM Nalbandian

My colleague Khatchig Mouradian, the editor of the Armenian Weekly, reported Wednesday that requests to interview Foreign Minister Eduard Nalbandian while he was in Washington were denied.
This is most troubling, especially at a time when flow of information from official Yerevan is so little, that we, in the business, are forced to decipher through propaganda-laced [...]