What’s ours is ours; and what’s yours is ours, as well. This is one of the primary messages coming from Muslims following the recent decision to transform the Hagia Sophia museum—which was originally ...

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“Tarawih” prayers which Muslims perform every night during the holy month of Ramadan, are returning to Istanbul’s Hagia Sophia mosque. The Byzantine-era Hagia ...

As Hagia Sophia opened for Muslim prayers Friday for the first time in 86 years, a leading Asian cardinal said that the decision to turn the building back into a mosque will reopen wounds and ...

One doesn’t need to ask directions to the Hagia Sophia while in Istanbul — as long as you’re on the correct side of the Bosporus, you’ll see it. It is a magnificent structure — formally a church and ...

WASHINGTON — The government of Syria plans to build a replica of Hagia Sophia, with support from Russia, as a protest against Turkey’s decision to turn the famous former Byzantine cathedral back into ...

One of the architectural wonders of the world, the Hagia Sophia cathedral was conquered once before. It was converted into a mosque by its Ottoman conquerors; minarets were added, and its ancient ...

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Ihor Kuzmenko, altitude worker installs a restored cross on a dome of Saint Sophia Cathedral in Kyiv, Ukraine, Thursday, Dec. 21, 2023. A UNESCO World Heritage site, the gold-domed St. Sophia ...

KYIV – Workers using cranes on Thursday installed two more restored crosses on top of the domes of Kyiv’s 11th-century St. Sophia Cathedral as part of ongoing repair work at the landmark site. The ...