Cambridge in Baku

Cambridge in Baku

I have often spoken about the importance of learning English as a second language, especially for children. When I founded the European Azerbaijan School in 2011, one of my goals was to create an environment where children can learn and become truly global citizens –...
Qabala Named OIC 2020 City Of Tourism

Qabala Named OIC 2020 City Of Tourism

The General Secretariat of the Organization of Islamic Cooperation (OIC) recently announced Qabala in Azerbaijan as its ‘City of Tourism’ for 2020. This designation provides the city and region with an opportunity to showcase itself to the world and to create an...
Preparing students for excellence

Preparing students for excellence

As a graduate of the London School of Economics and Birkbeck, I am very grateful for the opportunities that studying in English has afforded me. This was one of my principal motivations to establish both the European Azerbaijan School (EAS) and the Azerbaijan Teacher...
Media hold Armenia to account

Media hold Armenia to account

It is not often that Azerbaijanis are pleasantly surprised regarding the media’s reporting of the Nagorno-Karabakh issue. Yet the BBC’s recent HardTalk interview with Armenia’s Foreign Minister Zohrab Mnatsakanyan, did just that. For the first time in memory, a key...
Thursday night lights

Thursday night lights

In the US, Monday evenings are synonymous with football, albeit a pigskin-throwing, rumbustious American variant to what the rest of the world identifies as the ‘beautiful game.’ In Europe, however – and particularly in Azerbaijan – the world game (soccer to our...