BAKU, Azerbaijan, May 4. A memorial event was
held at the Azerbaijan House in Stuttgart, Germany, on the occasion
of the 118th anniversary of the birth of prominent writer, literary
critic, scientist and educator Mir Jalal Pashayev, Trend reports.


The event was attended by teachers and students of the weekend
Azerbaijani school under the Azerbaijan House, diaspora activists,
family members of Shahin Najafov, a martyr of the First Karabakh
War, and representatives of the local community.


Among the guests were Matthias Wolf, Advisor to the Ministry of
Culture, Youth and Sports of the state of Baden-Württemberg, as
well as German and Italian intellectuals.


Head of the Stuttgart Azerbaijan House, member of the Board of
Directors of the Alliance of Azerbaijanis in Germany, composer
Gunay Mirzayeva spoke about the rich life path and diverse
creativity of the writer. He emphasized the exceptional
contributions of Mir Jalal Pashayev to the development of
Azerbaijani literature and scientific thought. He noted that his
works fully describe the national-spiritual values ​​and historical
past of our people.


Journalist Svetlana Mirzayeva, recipient of the Order of
"Shohrat", shared her memories of her teacher Mir Jalal Pashayev
with the participants. She noted that Mir Jalal Pashayev, who
raised a large army of students, considered the preservation of the
purity of our native language and its perfect mastery a moral duty
for every Azerbaijani, and formed a high civic position in his
students. Both the literary and scientific heritage of the writer
is a moral textbook that instills vital values ​​in the younger
generation.







Aida Valiyeva, a 10th grade student living in Stuttgart and a
young ambassador of the European Parliament, made an interesting
presentation about the work of Mir Jalal Pashayev.


Matthias Wolf, Advisor to the Ministry of Culture, Youth and
Sports of the federal state of Baden-Württemberg, expressed his
satisfaction with participating in the event dedicated to the
memory of the writer, educator and scientist with a diverse
creative work. He expressed his desire to translate a number of the
writer's works into German.


There are currently 32 Azerbaijan Houses operating in 20
countries around the world. One of them is the Stuttgart Azerbaijan
House, which opened earlier this year.