BAKU, Azerbaijan—The Abu Bakr mosque is in a modest commercial district not far from Baku’s train station, next to a gas station and a noisy construction site. A branch of the religious-goods chain ...
Baku may have the designation of this year's "Capital of Islamic Culture," but a recent series of mosque closures and fresh requirements for registration of religious organizations has prompted ...
Lying at the crossroads of East and West, Azerbaijan's capital reveals its Zoroastrian, Islamic and Soviet past – and it's oil-rich present – through its unique design. Space and time appear to ...