A few weeks ago in class, we discussed Nasimi (d. 1417). Recently I was doing more research on him and found that in 2019 the President of the Republic of Azerbaijan declared 2019 the year of Nasimi. This decision was part of the government’s plans to further socioeconomic and cultural development. A year prior the Heydar Aliyev Foundation and the Azerbaijani Ministry of Culture hosted the first Nasimi Festival of Poetry, Arts, and Spirituality in Azerbaijan. The festival involved “world-famous singers, philosophers, scientists, who write about spirituality in modern society, as well as professionals, amateurs in this field and young people.” This festival was also held in Russia. I found this interesting because while I knew he was influential at the time, I did not know he was this important today.

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