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Analysis | Are Georgians as tolerant as they claim to be?

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(Dato Parulava /Liberali Magazine)

On 15 November, the State Agency for Religious Issues announced an ini­tia­tive to grant ‘Georgian tolerance’ the status of intan­gi­ble cultural heritage. His­tor­i­cal­ly, Georgia may have exhibited rel­a­tive­ly high levels of tolerance, with many pointing to the reign of King David the Builder in the 12th century. David is cel­e­brat­ed for presiding over the start of the country’s golden age, and many point to his encour­age­ment of other eth­nic­i­ties settling in Georgia as a good example of Georgian tolerance. [Read more…]

‘Georgian tolerance’ to be declared intangible cultural heritage

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Muslims of Mokhe, Adigeni (Dato Parulava /Liberali Magazine)

‘Georgian tolerance’ is to be granted the status of intan­gi­ble cultural heritage by the Ministry of Culture. The ini­tia­tive was announced by the head of the State Agency for Religious Issues Zaza Vashak­madze on 15 November, at a con­fer­ence organised by the agency called Inter-religious Dialog for Peace. [Read more…]

Construction next to Tbilisi Armenian church ‘illegal’

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Con­struc­tion site near the Armenian church (TDI photo)

A con­struc­tion permit to build a res­i­den­tial building in close vicinity to a damaged Armenian church in Tbilisi was issued illegally, according to a new study by Georgian rights group the Tolerance and Diversity Institute (TDI). [Read more…]

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