Eric HacopianIn this week’s episode of Insights, Eric examines the protests against Azerbaijan’s hijab restrictions in schools, the reaction from Turkey, and the political forces behind the growing religious backlash. He explains how repression, economic decline, and inequality is fueling religious sentiment and analyzes why President Ilham Aliyev may see political Islam as a long-term threat to his regime. The episode also provides an update on the Shaki village incident from a few weeks ago.
Statement by CivilNet and Eric Hacopian
In the October 23 episode of Insights with Eric Hacopian, Eric Hacopian stated that Armenia's women's rights organizations had not responded to Prime Minister Nikol Pashinyan's remark about "maternal instinct." The Prime Minister made that remark in connection with the attack by an Azerbaijani soldier on Ani Avetisyan and her children in the village of Shaki, Syunik province.
This statement was inaccurate. The Coalition to Stop Violence against Women publicly responded to the Prime Minister's remark on October 8. In preparing the episode, the facts were checked on the main platforms of individual organizations, while the response had been posted on the Coalition's page as a joint statement.
A corresponding correction will be added to the episode's video. Eric Hacopian will address this topic in his next episode.
