Ibrahimoglu has established himself as an icon of Azerbaijan's post-Soviet society by mixing religious devotion and democratic idealism. He is a man who clearly delights in debunking clichés about ...

The Shahi Jama Masjid here is once again in the spotlight, this time over a new signboard sent by the Archaeological Survey of India (ASI), which labels the mosque as Juma Masjid instead of its ...

BAKU, Azerbaijan, February 25. As part of their visit to the Guba district, Leyla Aliyeva and Alena Aliyeva visited the Juma Mosque, one of the city’s significant historical and architectural ...

Ilgar Ibrahimoglu, the imam of Baku's controversial Juma mosque, is a man of many identities. Among Western diplomats in Azerbaijan, he is referred to as "the Sheikh." Local and international human ...