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Azerbaijan: 9/11 and Islam

Friday, September 11th, 2009 @ 11:38 UTC

by Onnik Krikorian

Countries:: Azerbaijan, United Kingdom
Topics:: Ethnicity, Gender, Human Rights, Racism, Religion, International Relations
Languages:: English

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Azerbaiyán: 11 de setiembre y el Islam

A day before posting, Scary Azeri tweeted that she needed to sleep on today's entry for the anniversary of 9/11. To mark the tragic event, the blogger takes a look at perceptions towards Islam in Azerbaijan and the U.K.

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