‘No Antisemitism In Azerbaijan’, Says Director Of Israel Academia Monitor

Dr. Dana Barnett, the director of Israel Academia Monitor, argued that she did comprehensive research on the status of Jews across the world and found that there was no antisemitism in Azerbaijan:

“The Jews enjoy peace and brotherhood there.  For that, we should be grateful and say that it is not obvious. In Azerbaijan, they solved the antisemitism and xenophobia problem via multiculturalism.  This method is used at every life of light. Azerbaijan is 95% Muslim, but embraced multiculturalism and adopted a secular government. No religion in Azerbaijan has superiority over another religion.”

Dr. Barnett explained that the Azerbaijani model dates back to 1918, when the first Azerbaijani republic was established, the first democracy of its kind in the Muslim world: “From the beginning, this republic was devoted to secularism and advocated an inclusive view of the nation. This is called Azerbaijanism.  However, the republic was absorbed into the Soviet Union.”

Nevertheless, despite the brutal dark years of Soviet repression, she noted that the Azerbaijani people managed to return to their roots after obtaining independence in the 1990’s.

“Under the presidency of Ilham Aliyev, the government renewed its emphasis on this and introduced the term multi-culturalism into the Azerbaijani model.”  Dr. Barnett for some time has been advocating that this model of multi-culturalism is the antidote for the antisemitism experienced by Jewish people across the globe, suggesting that other countries should adopt Azerbaijan’s style of government.