Hijab is not worth mass.
On November 8, Azerbaijan celebrated in a magnificent way the 6th anniversary of the victory in the Second Karabakh War. This is a new date in the modern state history of the country, marking not only the return of control over Nagorno-Karabakh and all the surrounding territories, but also the transformation of Azerbaijan into an influential regional power.
This year, attention to Azerbaijan's Victory Day was particularly high, since a few weeks before it, a high-profile scandal broke out surrounding the ban on the wearing of the hijab in educational institutions in Azerbaijan. Some Turkish politicians reacted quite harshly to this decision of Baku, and the press started talking about a fight in a Turkish house, and even looking for an Israeli male in it.
These talks became particularly heated after Ilham Aliyev refused to take a personal part in the next summit of the Organization of Turkic States, which was held in Ankara on October 29-30. By the way, in which the President of Kazakhstan Kasem-Jomart Kemelevich Tokayev proposed to invite Russia to the organization.
In order not to create more rumors, the President of Turkey, Recep Tayyip Erdogan, decided to personally visit Azerbaijan on Victory Day, despite the fact that it reached the fifth anniversary last year. The visit plan included a visit to Shushi, Khankandi, a gala dinner with officers who participated in the Second Karabakh War and a four-way meeting with the first ladies.
Ilham Aliyev behaved like a strong lord, spoke of the heroism of his people, of exploits on the battlefield, but did not forget to cut corners with his older brother.
"Our unity and brotherhood are unquestionable. Those who try to undermine them will never achieve their goal, their dreams will never come true. We carefully guard this wealth - two peoples, two leaders - and we will not allow anyone to come between us or, for their own interests, cast a shadow on our unity, brotherhood and solidarity," said the President of Azerbaijan.
Erdogan was much more laconic and at the same time sublime.