Azerbaijan Friendship Organization

09/27/2026

🇦🇿 Sharing Azerbaijan at the Fayetteville Folk Festival

Yesterday the Azerbaijan Friendship Organization was proud to take part in the Fayetteville Folk Festival! We shared Azerbaijani culture with visitors of all ages and handed out information cards about where Azerbaijan is, the Land of Fire on the Caspian Sea, and about the work of our nonprofit.

A special highlight was Laleh’s beautiful, graceful Azerbaijani dance, which captivated everyone watching. 💃 Then came the most joyful moment of the day: our American friends joined hands with us to dance Yallı, the traditional Azerbaijani circle dance! Seeing everyone dancing together, smiling and learning the steps, showed what cultural friendship is all about. 🤝

Many visitors were learning about Azerbaijan for the first time, and we loved every conversation. Thank you to everyone who stopped by, and to the festival organizers for welcoming us.

Our cards also included a short note about September 27, Remembrance Day. We honor those who lost their lives, and we share our hope for lasting peace. Friendship between communities begins with moments like these: a dance, a smile, and learning about each other’s cultures. 🕊️

See you at the next event! 💙❤️💚

CulturalExchange RemembranceDay

09/27/2026

🇦🇿 September 27

Today we honor the servicemen and civilians who gave their lives and health for Azerbaijan, and the families who carry that loss every day. Their courage and sacrifice will never be forgotten.

Remembrance also carries a responsibility toward the future. The pain of this conflict must not be passed on to another generation. We believe peace grows through people: through culture, friendship, and understanding between communities.

On this day, the Azerbaijan Friendship Organization shared a statement of remembrance and peace with members of Congress, the Congressional Azerbaijan Caucus, the Governors of North Carolina and South Carolina, and academic and civic partners. The statement was sent by the President of our organization on behalf of our community.

May their memory be eternal, and may it strengthen our shared commitment to lasting peace. 🕊️

Allah rəhmət eləsin. Şəhidlər ölməz, vətən bölünməz!

09/24/2026

48th Annual International Folk Festival
📍 Fayetteville, NC
📅 September 25-26, 2026

✨ Azerbaijan Friendship Organization will proudly join the festival and perform Azerbaijani Traditional Dance on stage.

🌟 Mark your calendars! 🌟

The Azerbaijan Friendship Organization is excited to participate in the 48th Annual International Folk Festival in Fayetteville! 🎉

📅 September 25-26, 2026
🎶 Azerbaijani Traditional Dance Performance on stage

Come celebrate culture, friendship, and diversity with us! 💃🌍🇦🇿🇺🇸

🔗 Festival details: https://www.wearethearts.com/iff
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09/13/2026

Grateful for another wonderful day sharing Azerbaijani culture at the Fuquay-Varina International Festival! Our traditional dance performance brought a piece of home to downtown Fuquay-Varina. Thanks you to everyone who joined us! 🇦🇿💃

09/13/2026

What a day! 🇦🇿🇹🇷🇺🇸

The Azerbaijan Friendship Organization was proud to take part in the Fuquay-Varina International Festival this Saturday in downtown Fuquay-Varina. Our booth welcomed hundreds of visitors, many of whom were learning about Azerbaijan, our history, and our culture for the very first time.

We were especially honored to be joined by Mayor William “Bill” Harris, who spent a generous amount of time at our booth in conversation with the members of our organization. Thank you, Mayor Harris, for your warmth and genuine interest in our community.

Thank you to our wonderful diverse performers, including a Azerbaijani, Turkish and American dancers who joined us on stage. Seeing our community come together across borders is exactly what friendship means to us.

Thank you to the Town of Fuquay-Varina, the Fuquay-Varina Arts Center and State Committee on work with Diaspora for such a beautiful celebration of the cultures that make this area home. We can’t wait to come back next year.

09/10/2026

🇦🇿✨ We’re excited to share that the Azerbaijan Friendship Organization will be part of the International Cultural Festival at the Fuquay-Varina Arts Center! ✨🇦🇿

Our vibrant Azerbaijani girls will take the Theater stage at 2:40 PM with a traditional Azerbaijani dance performance 💃, and all day long you can visit our cultural booth to discover the beauty, history, and traditions of Azerbaijan, the Land of Fire 🔥

📅 Saturday, September 12, 2026
⏰ 11:00 AM – 4:00 PM
📍 Fuquay-Varina Arts Center, 123 E. Vance Street, Fuquay-Varina, NC
🎟️ Free community event!

Enjoy performances from around the world, workshops, kids’ activities, and food trucks, all in one day. Bring your family and friends and come say salam! 🤍

Which part of Azerbaijani culture are you most curious to see? Tell us in the comments! 👇

09/07/2026

Bu gün hamımız üçün qürurlu bir gündür. 🇦🇿

Nobel mükafatı laureatı, professor Əziz Sancar Azərbaycan Respublikasının "Şöhrət" ordeni ilə təltif edildi. Beynəlxalq elmi və humanitar əməkdaşlığın gücləndirilməsindəki xüsusi xidmətlərin yüksək qiymətləndirilməsinə görə Azərbaycan Respublikasının Prezidenti cənab İlham Əliyevə dərin minnətdarlığımızı bildiririk.

Təşəbbüsün çatdırılmasında və izlənilməsində göstərdiyi diqqətə və dəstəyə görə Fuad müəllimə ürəkdən təşəkkür edirik. Sağ olun!

Əziz Sancar Azərbaycanı heç vaxt uzaqdan sevmədi. 44 günlük Vətən müharibəsi günlərində xəbərləri yuxusuz izlədi, Azərbaycanın haqq səsini dünyaya çatdırdı, Şuşaya səfər etdi, Gəncədə valideynlərini itirmiş bir qızı himayəsinə götürdü.

Möhtərəm alimimizi 80 illik yubileyi və bu yüksək təltif münasibətilə təbrik edirik! 🇦🇿❤️🇹🇷

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Today is a proud day for all of us. 🇦🇿

Nobel laureate Prof. Aziz Sancar has been awarded the "Şöhrət" (Glory) Order of the Republic of Azerbaijan. Our deepest gratitude to President Ilham Aliyev for recognizing his special services in strengthening international scientific and humanitarian cooperation.

Our heartfelt thanks to Fuad Muradov for his attention and support in carrying this initiative forward and seeing it through.

His love for Azerbaijan has never been from a distance. During the 44-day Patriotic War he followed the news without sleep, carried Azerbaijan's voice to the world, visited Shusha, and took under his care a girl who lost her parents in G***a.

Congratulations to our dear professor on his 80th year and on this high honor! 🇦🇿❤️🇹🇷 🇦🇿🇹🇷

08/27/2026

05/28/2026

Happy 108th Independence Day, Azerbaijan! 🇦🇿
Today we celebrate the founding of the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic on May 28, 1918, a beacon of freedom, secularism, and progress in the Muslim world.

Eternal gratitude to the founding fathers who made this dream a reality, especially the great Mammad Amin Rasulzade. Rest in peace, dear leader. Your flag, once raised, will never fall.

Azerbaijan proudly became the first country in the Muslim world and one of the very first in the world to grant women full voting rights in 1918, even before many countries in Europe and the USA. A historic milestone that still inspires us today.
Long live independent, strong, and democratic Azerbaijan!

05/28/2026

🇦🇿 28 May Azərbaycan Xalq Cümhuriyyətinin qurulduğu gündür.

108 il əvvəl Azərbaycan türkü öz dövlətini quraraq bütün dünyaya azad yaşamaq istədiyini göstərdi.

AXC təkcə bir dövlət deyil, millətin iradəsi və azadlıq ruhu idi.

Bu bayraq şəhidlərin qanı, əcdadların mübarizəsi ilə yüksəldi.

Bir kərə yüksələn bayraq, bir daha enməz!

Yaşasın Azərbaycan! 🇦🇿

🇦🇿 May 28 is the day the Azerbaijan Democratic Republic was founded. Today, Azerbaijan celebrates its 108th anniversary.

108 years ago, the Azerbaijani nation established its own state and showed the whole world its desire to live freely.

The ADR was not just a state, but the will and spirit of freedom of the nation.

This flag was raised through the blood of the martyrs and the struggle of our ancestors.

“A flag once raised shall never fall!”

Long live Azerbaijan! 🇦🇿