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By Nigar Orujova

An exhibition called "Azerbaijan: Land of Tolerance" has opened at the Jewish Museum and Tolerance Center in Moscow on April 3.

The exhibition puts on displays photos by Reza Deghati

The exhibition was inaugurated during a ceremony attended by Vice-President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Leyla Aliyeva, Azerbaijani Ambassador to Russia Polad Bulbuloglu, Russian political and cultural figures, the Azerbaijani Embassy staffers, and representatives of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation`s Office in Russia and All-Russia Azerbaijani Congress.

It was co-organized by the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Azerbaijani Embassy to Russia.

The exhibition of the world-renowned photo-correspondent Reza Deghati displays 26 photos of everyday life of Azerbaijanis, Christians and Jews living in Azerbaijan, through which the photographer shows how people of different religions can live together peacefully.

Reza lived for a couple of months in Azerbaijan in 1997.

His "Azerbaijan: Land of Tolerance" exhibition was launched in Paris last year and was attended by Azerbaijani first lady, President of the Heydar Aliyev Foundation Mehriban Aliyeva.

Reza Deghati has traveled the world bearing witness to moments of war and peace for the past 30 years. His works have been exhibited all over the world: Crossed Destinies, War + Peace, One World One Tribe, Hope, Windows of the Soul and Soul of Coffee are some of his most notable expositions. Moreover, Reza is the author of 27 books.

A Fellow of the National Geographic Society and Senior Fellow of the Ashoka Foundation, Reza has been awarded numerous prizes including the World Press Photo Award and the Infinity Award as well as distinctions from various American Universities such as the title Doctor Honoris Causa by the American University of Paris, the Medal of Honour from the University of Missouri and the Medal of Chevalier de l'ordre national du Merit by the French State.