The Futile Attempt at Othering Shias in Azerbaijan

The Azerbaijani state and its society must resist the siren songs of those who pretend to be concerned with safeguarding secularism in Azerbaijan, all while pursuing their own geopolitical agendas.

by Eldar Mamedov

Saudi Arabia is so desperate to enlist new foot soldiers in its fight against Iran that it is resorting to journalistic fraud to make its case. Al-Arabiya, a Saudi-owned news network, recently published a piece wondering whether “Iran will turn Azerbaijan into another Iraq” by manipulating Shiite Muslims in Azerbaijan the same way it all…