A hijab ban in public schools was supposed crack down on Iranian influence in Azerbaijan. Instead, it triggered a foreign relations crisis with Turkey. And an unprecedented internal revolt. My analysis in Agos :
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A hijab revolt in Azerbaijan
In Azerbaijan, a ban on Islamic hijab in public schools is meeting stiff societal resistance giving a new lifeline to opponents of the autocratic rule of Ilham Aliyev. It has also turned into a foreig...