U.S. State Dept.: Azerbaijan celebrated Jews and Muslims co-existing in its history
BAKU – The State Department Special Envoy to Monitor and Combat Anti-Semitism Hannah Rosenthal and State Department Special Representative to Muslim Communities Farah Pandith will hold a briefing for foreign media on foreign travel to Turkey and Azerbaijan during the "2011 Hours Against Hate" Campaign in Washington on Wednesday, AFP reported.
Hannah Rosenthal and Farah Pandith have launched a virtual campaign called "2011 Hours Against Hate", the U.S. Department of State website reported.
"We are asking young people around the world to pledge a number of hours to volunteer to help or serve a population different than their own. We ask them to work with people who may look differently, pray differently, live differently," Rosenthal writes.
2011 Hours against Hate global campaign is a platform for the entire region - and beyond.
According to the website, the U.S. Department of State representatives began meeting with hundreds of young people from Turkey, Azerbaijan and Spain - countries that in their history celebrated Jews and Muslims co-existing and thriving together. These countries are seeing a different culture these days.
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