Aljazeera. And ancient land at the crossroads of europe and central asia. Some say the garden of eden was here. It is a land rich in history and blessed with abundant natural resources. And this is azerbaijan. A land which after decades of communist rule is today witnessing a resurgence of faith in islam. As a by john embraced islam. Arab invaders brought the religion to the region in the 7th century. Face and islam took firm roots here until the region came under the control of the soviet union in the 1920 s. This marked the start of an era in which atheism became states policy. Many Muslim Leaders were exiled or killed. Mosques were closed or destroyed. Despite years of state oppression towards religion many people here in azerbaijan held on to their faith. Since regaining independence in 1991 many azerbaijanis have once again turned to islam seeking to reassert their identity and fill the ideological fuck you left behind by the collapse of the soviet union. 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Samir is part of a majority 95 percent population who consider themselves muslim but more significantly she belongs to a minority who actually practice their religion. Older muslims like her mother have lived their lives without observing the islamic codes and more often than not i dont feel the need to start now. Yet samir as mother still desires what every muslim wants. The actuality they dont know all that now on the mark omara that they have a new goal to lambic you thought of it on. Their own other than i was going out for a long while they have a saw and though it doesnt hurt that paragon has generale that a letter whether theyre calling out of her or out of their search their compassion i must go to my medicine and. Sound very minor sound on the at in that mission there. A moment ago. Now. Youre almost. The. Mirror lives in buckle a capital of azerbaijan. She is about to travel to mecca in saudi arabia for the has. 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And she began to relish the hope of one day performing the pilgrimage to mecca. Still i dont as there are some ok good if any man and hour 7 after hour are worth. 7 7 7 that. Much of their shouldnt get out and see any gold a bit of urgency to manage it get out on cement and it all luckily it didnt do as yet it think it 7 would have had him as a body to. Get to a native revenue. Or leverage to athens it plummeted to their local them and go to get it in the end it be left you dont like to keep putting an experimental summer when a push goes your own way any mistake was marginally good it is shaky shall that ahmed shah was in manchester had jetted to get in or that youre not. Performing the pilgrimage seems an impossible dream for some euro. Although she earns a living as a housekeeping manager at a hotel it would take her years to save up for the has. That fate was to intervene in the form of a friend of her mothers who offered her the chance of a lifetime. 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Since the collapse of the soviet union and the downfall of communist ideology hundreds of new mosques have been built old ones have been restored a new religious schools have been opened. Their bodies on has witnessed something of an islamic revival. Interest in islam appears to be reemerging stronger than ever. While many azerbaijani muslims remain more secular than those in other islamic countries there has been a Significant Growth in religious practice and belief over the last 2 decades. Camel is another example of someone who has embraced islam. Wish you. To see. The. Ships. To. Reach. For. The ocean. Coming was born during the era of the soviet union at a time when any faith in god was frowned upon even condemned. He was brought up in an environment of communism in which there was no place for religion. Since the downfall of the soviet union come unlike most of the other young men and women in azerbaijan have been trying to find their way in a rapidly changing society. Camels life took a new turn about 5 years ago when his wife going to embrace islam and encouraged him to do the same. Sometime be. Limited to finance. To. Take the trip. Down to meet him. If i am. Not brain dead and tell them. Hey i have some fund down and people want. To man up. For this young azerbaijani couple islam has proved to be a solace and support. I am going to get any cash i want peace and then i am picking up a man that if he can get them back it. Can not even shake. Them pick up women that marry me to date i say to him but not so much. Ready by working hard and saving come and was able to accumulate enough money to go to the house and take i going along with him. This was important as he credits i going with his new found faith. In me she. Meant to choice it for me well my love the. Nation the nation analysts. Only it is shown to us or to watch for the invitation only the. Fish in the sea the surface of the star has just. Come out of the leaves islam has helped turn his life around for him pilgrimage to mecca is both a literal journey of worship and the symbolic renewal of a sense of purpose in the world. Peace is the reality for a few. Kilometers also it is a member or as it appears hes also. Going to need a shift in this church or sushil is to assure. More since she is from. The area that was a misfit answers for us in. This so it will. Be a police officer. Just. The same age old the only nice. It is old and it. Is a get it all of it it in almost all of the letters to me she is his or her own we share this on a. Surface feeling this. Also is this. Emotional. Assistance. That has come in and his wife will soon be leaving they can barely believe that they are on the verge of proof. Forming one of the 5 pillars of islam the hushmail agreement i think you can go. Around trying. To determine the. Action and. Be sure to. Get it in time and that its. There and. Try to. Build up from that believe me no sir said. The young. Man maybe. Im just trying. To be. A. Baby. Baby. And. I mean its a big mess and turned out. Thats. The day of departure has arrived about 1700. 00 pilgrims will be leaving azerbaijan onboard a total of 44. 00 busses. There is excitement and expectation in the air but a long 6 day bus ride lies ahead for these pilgrims. They will travel to saudi arabia overland through georgia turkey syria and jordan. Camels friends have come to see him all. Samir is also getting ready to leave she is anxious about the trip. Samir remembers to call and thank her mothers friend who made the trip possible. Solution. Subtle she said. Slowly. Slowly it. Unlike most of the other pilgrims said mira is not travelling to mecca by bus her mothers friend has been generous indeed buying her plane ticket so she is off to the airport to catch a flight to saudi arabia. Some euro however is feeling mixed emotions in many states are going to. 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