Caesar can have his eagle. Alexander the Great his griffin. I'll take the Karabakh horse any day.

Mugham is a symbol of Azerbaijan's traditional culture. Much more than music played with traditional instruments following a precise style, it is also poetry, inspiration, and improvisation.

No aspect of life has gone untouched by the war in Azerbaijan’s west — not even football.

The Nagorno-Karabakh war transformed Aghdam from a vibrant city of 40,000 inhabitants with fancy teahouses and Soviet bloc high-rises to the world’s largest ghost town, with 6,000 people killed and many more lives ruined.

Football becomes rather insignificant in the face of the viciousness of conflict and there are many in Azerbaijan who has suffered a far worse fate than those involved with Qarabag.But bearing the Karabakh horses on their chests, Qarabag players are the voice of a displaced refugees, and this the tale of a team that just wouldn’t give up.

I love the fact that Baku’s the first place I’ve ever lived where there’s a real sense of community. People care about their neighbors.

I discovered myself through traveling. Azerbaijan taught me how to love humanity. Scotland taught me how to fight for humanity.

Azerbaijan is the only country in the world which has managed to become a transcontinental hub without having access to an ocean.

Baku is a jazz city; it's an experience that evokes the old Baku.