PREVENTION OF RELIGIOUS EXTREMISM: CURRENT SITUATION AND THREATS

Abstract The present article covers the subject of terrorism, nowadays seriously affecting world countries, and its consequences. Studying the causes of terrorism, the use of the religious factor is emphasized as an instrument in the violation of stability and occurrence of confrontations in most world countries. The article as well contains information about the deaths of hundreds of thousands of people, the destruction of many residential buildings, schools and historical monuments as a result of terrorist attacks in different countries. This article provides information on the events taking place in Azerbaijan in the religious sphere during the early years of its independence, it is stressed that Azerbaijan was one of the countries most affected by terrorism. In the conclusion, the article tells in detail about the work done by Azerbaijan in the field of counter-terrorism, and the changes and additions made to the legislation.