AFTER 20 YEARS FIRST AZAN SOUNDED ON AZERBAIJAN-ARMENIA CONTACT LINE

APA, Azerbaijan
Feb 22 2013

Baku. Mubariz Aslanov – APA. As a part of the campaign “Towards
Karabakh – the voice of Allah and our truth”, Azan has been resumed
and the first Azan sounded in Chemenli village of Aghdam region,
on the contact line of Azerbaijani and Armenian troops.

APA reports that the first Azan on the contact line after 20 years
has been sounded in “Jumshud” mosque.

Following the Azan, Juma namaz was performed. Along with the local
believers, believers from various regions of the country performed
namaz. Chairman of the State Committee on Work with Religious
Organizations Elshad Isgandarov, head of “Nagorno Karabakh’s
Azerbaijani Community” Public Union Bayram Safarov, heads of the
executive authorities and residents of the frontline regions attended
the event. Security has been tightened due to the event, no incident
has occurred on the frontline.

Azan will also be resumed in other mosques along the frontline.

Campaign “Towards Karabakh – the voice of Allah and our truth” has been
organized by the State Committee on Work with Religious Organizations
together with the “Justice for Khojaly” International Civil Awareness
Campaign and “Nagorno Karabakh’s Azerbaijani Community” Public Union.

From: Emil Lazarian | Ararat NewsPress