A scene steeped in anguish and heartbreak shows an Azerbaijani Hussaini raddud (a reciter of elegies mourning Imam al-Hussain, peace be upon him) holding his daughter in his arms, overwhelmed by sorrow at the relentless campaign waged by the Azerbaijani authorities against the hijab in schools. This campaign disregards the identity of a society whose very pulse beats with Islam and devotion.