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Art & Culture 5 years ago

Turkey will cover Hagia Sophia mosaics during prayers: Ruling party spokesman

Mosaics in Istanbul's ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during times of Muslim prayer, the spokesman for Turkey's ruling AK Party said on Monday, after President Tayyip Erdogan converted the museum into a mosque.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Turkey turns Hagia Sophia back into a mosque

Turkish President announced that the Hagia Sophia would be reopened for Muslim worship as a mosque, sparking fury in the Christian community and neighboring Greece.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Changes to Istanbul's Hagia Sophia could trigger heritage review: UNESCO

UNESCO must be notified of any change in the status of Istanbul's sixth-century Hagia Sophia museum and the changes may have to be reviewed by its World Heritage committee, the United Nation's cultural body said on Thursday.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Russian church leader says calls to turn Hagia Sophia into mosque threaten Christianity

Patriarch Kirill, the leader of Russia's Orthodox Church, said on Monday that calls to convert Istanbul's Hagia Sophia into a mosque posed a threat to Christianity.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Turkey's Erdogan rejects criticism over Hagia Sophia landmark

Turkey's President Recep Tayyip Erdogan on Friday rejected criticism over his willingness to convert Istanbul's famed Hagia Sophia landmark into a mosque despite international and domestic concern.

Art & Culture 5 years ago

Museum or mosque? Top Turkey court to rule on Hagia Sophia

Turkey's top court will deliver a critical verdict Thursday on whether Istanbul's emblematic landmark and former church Hagia Sophia can be redesignated as a mosque, a ruling which could inflame tensions with the West.

World 5 years ago

Saudi Arabia to reopen Mecca mosques Sunday

Saudi Arabia plans to reopen from Sunday mosques in Mecca, the holiest city in Islam, after they were closed for three months due to the novel coronavirus pandemic, state television reported.

World 5 years ago

All mosques in Iran to reopen on Tuesday

All mosques in Iran will reopen on Tuesday, a further step in the government’s plans to ease restrictions which aimed to contain the spread of the new coronavirus, the official IRIB news agency reported.

National 5 years ago

District head in S. Sulawesi reported for blasphemy after dispersing Friday prayer

The congregation body of the Ar-Rahmah mosque in Ujung district of Parepare city, South Sulawesi, reported district head Ulfa Lanto to the police for blasphemy after she had dispersed a Friday prayer gathering.