Baku: An exciting place to explore Oct 26, 2008
Built in the 1860s by the famous Azerbaijani architect Hajibababeyov (1811-1874), Fountain Square is home to numerous Western-style shops, restaurants, cafes and bars ... My favorite was the State Museum of Azerbaijani Carpets and Decorative Applied Arts (formerly the Lenin Museum), which has a very rich collection of centuries-old colorful carpets ... Fountain Square, Maiden's Tower, Shirvanshah's Palace, Old town (Cheri Shekher), Gobustan, Ateshgah fire temple, State Art Gallery, State Museum... (Jakarta Post, Indonesia -- Features)
A year in the Corps Sep 14, 2008
I remember one particular morning when I didn t have time to eat breakfast before my Azerbaijani class ... That first part of the school year was a huge lesson in the differences between the American and Azerbaijani school systems. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Not much English in English classes in Azerbaijan Apr 20, 2008
There are communication issues, misunderstandings and frustrations that come with working with people who grew up in a different system than I did (and I m sure this frustration is felt by the Azerbaijanis that I work with, as well). I work with Azerbaijani English teachers, and we co-teach fifth- through eighth-grade classes ... I quickly realized that I could speak better Azerbaijani after three months of classes than some of the English teachers could speak English, despite some of them... (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
From soggy stodge to Michelin star - a food revolution sweeps Europe Mar 22, 2008
But away from the glitz, at the city's markets you'll find Uzbek melons or Azerbaijani apricots better than anything you've tasted. And there's a trickle-down effect. (Guardian Unlimited -- World)
Debunking the myth of culture shock; it comes in four stages Feb 17, 2008
No matter how much I act like an Azerbaijani, I ll never be one, and that s fine by me. This stage of the cultural adjustment period is about finding comfort in being different, as opposed to the second stage of the process, which is about trying to fit in as much as possible. (Coos Bay-North Bend The World, OR)
Tracking the Complexities of the Caucasus Jan 19, 2008
" [ p.21]The photographs in this volume are subtle and bear close examination. Two poignant images from the Library of Congress depict victims of war and massacres in 1919: one shows a row of Armenian orphans (bareheaded, barefoot), the other a similarly posed rank of Muslim/Turkish orphans (shod, hatted, holding staves). A 1935 photograph from the Hoover Institution Archives portrays Stalin s henchman, Lavrenty Beria, standing next to three colleagues from Armenia, Abkhazia, and Azerbaijan. In... (EurasiaNet.org)
DoD News Briefing with Col. Clardy from Iraq Nov 6, 2007
Besides the four Marine infantry battalions, we currently employ an Army mechanized infantry battalion, a Navy RIVRON squadron and an Azerbaijani peacekeeping company. These forces are primarily oriented on the five municipal districts that comprise Area of Operation Denver. (DOD DefenseLINK -- News)
Igor Moiseyev, 101; Russian choreographer elevated folk dancing into a theatrical art Nov 3, 2007
" In 1936, Moiseyev was asked to head the choreographic department of a new Theater of Folk Art in Moscow, and he soon helped organize a nationwide folk dance festival. At a program of works from all parts of the country, he formed the plan of creating a professional company dedicated to folk dancing, edited and adapted for the stage. In 1937, the State Folk Dance Ensemble -- soon also known as the Moiseyev Dance Company -- was founded with the participation of 35 dancers, most of them amateurs.... (Los Angeles Times)
Books About the Caucusus Aug 27, 2007
This breathtakingly romantic novel tells the story of Ali, a young upper-calss Azerbaijani muslim, and his love for Nino, a Georgian beauty. the novel is set against the magnificent backdrop of Baku, Tblisi and Iran during the Bolshevik revolution. (Suite101.com)
Harmonic convergence Jul 8, 2007
The song was Sharareh's "Khabe Tou," and as it turns out, much of the playlist of the Atlanta-based station (which broadcasts entirely in English) is composed of exiled Iranian performers such as Angeleno Faramarz Assef (whose horn-drenched salsa number "Kereshmeh" is a highlight) and superstar diva Googoosh, the daughter of Azerbaijani immigrants to Iran who now lives in Montreal. Her swooping vocal performance on "Shenas Namehye Man" made clear why Googoosh is a legend to many Iranians, and... (Boston Globe)
CIS: Is South Caucasus 'Region' An Artificial Construct? Jun 3, 2007
The novel, set around the time of the Russian Revolution, chronicles the tragic love story between an Azerbaijani man and a Georgian woman ... And then there are the innumerable jokes about "a Georgian, an Azerbaijani, and Armenian" that abounded during the Soviet era, all based on the general stereotype of Caucasians as hospitable, eccentric, dark-haired, and -- in the case of the men -- thickly mustached ... Tbilisi-based psychologist Gaga Nizharadze claims that such cultural representations... (EurasiaNet.org)
Central Asia Conference kicks off at UM Thursday Apr 19, 2007
- 6:30-7:30 p.m.: Jeffrey Werbock, noted authority on Azerbaijani culture and president of the U.S.-based Mugham Society, speaks on music and artistic culture of Azerbaijan. - 7:30-9:30 p.m.: entral Asia, South Asia and the Middle East: Policy Challenges for the United States. (Missoulian, MT)
Azerbaijan: US-Iran Tensions Cause for Minority Arrests? Mar 6, 2007
Some Azerbaijani analysts question whether growing tensions between the United States and Iran have prompted a recent charge of treason brought against a prominent member of an ethnic minority group with strong cultural links to Iran, and the arrest of his associate ... The predominantly-Shia Talysh speak an Iranian dialect and have a sizeable presence within northern Iran, as well as within the southern Azerbaijani regions of Lenkoran and Massaly ... Arif Yunus, a minorities researcher at the... (EurasiaNet.org)
Fast facts found online Feb 22, 2007
With entries on everything from the Azerbaijani people to Zeppelin airships, the Wikipedia juggernaut had 1. 6 million articles on its English-language site by the start of December. (Sydney Morning Herald -- Technology)
