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Azerbaijan bans hijabs in public schools, detains 37

By Drooid · Oct 14, 2026, 10:44 AM UTC · How we work

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Azerbaijan Bans Hijab

Azerbaijan’s government barred hijab-wearing students and teachers from all public schools.
The cabinet adopted the resolution last month, invoking secularism as justification.
President Ilham Aliyev warned against foreign interference, without naming Turkey.
Students protested by hugging dismissed teachers and boycotting classes.
Police detained 37 people for disrupting order during the ban enforcement.

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Azerbaijan Provides Aid

The New Azerbaijan Party announced in a statement that Baku provides financial and humanitarian assistance to the State of Palestine.
YAP said officially that Azerbaijan’s ties with Israel clearly rest on international law and mutual interests.
The party invoked the ‘One nation, two states’ principle to firmly reject external interference.

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Azerbaijan Bans Hijab

Azerbaijan’s government barred hijab-wearing students and teachers from all public schools.
The cabinet adopted the resolution last month, invoking secularism as justification.
President Ilham Aliyev warned against foreign interference, without naming Turkey.
Students protested by hugging dismissed teachers and boycotting classes.
Police detained 37 people for disrupting order during the ban enforcement.

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