Iranian website: While Aliyev speaks about Islamic unity, Azerbaijani
pro-hijab activists are sentenced to 11 years in prison
14:09 27/04/2013 » SOCIETY
While Ilham Aliyev speaks about Islamic unity, more than 200 clerics
have been jailed with false accusations in Azerbaijan, says an article
in Arannews.ir.
According to the Iranian website, during a meeting with Labor
Ministers of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) member
states, Azerbaijani President Ilham Aliyev voiced concern about the
fact that pressure is used against Islam in some countries.
Ilham Aliyev called representatives of OIC member states for Islamic
unity, thanked them for supporting Azerbaijan in Karabakh issue and
added, `Some forces deliberately voice negative opinions about Islam
and then begin a huge fight against Islam. And we should give a strong
response to that fight.’
`While the Azerbaijani President speaks about Islamic unity, he
recently destroyed several mosques, banned hijab in schools, jailed
more than 200 clerics with false accusations and sentenced pro-hijab
activists to 11 years in prison,’ the article says.
Related: Anti-Azerbaijani protest held in Turkey’s Sakarya
Source: Panorama.am
From: A. Papazian
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