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Erdoğan Celebrates the “Second Fall” of the Hagia Sophia
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Erdoğan Celebrates the “Second Fall” of the Hagia Sophia

Dr. Craig Considine

The Orthodox Times and several other media outlets covered a recent speech in which Recep Tayyip Erdoğan, the president of Turkey, once again celebrated the Hagia Sophia’s conversion into a mosque. The Turkish courts issued a ruling in July 2020 that effectively turned the Hagia Sophia from an interfaith museum into a mosque. Many saw…… Continue reading Erdoğan Celebrates the “Second Fall” of the Hagia Sophia

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Politician in Turkey Calls on Turkish Women to Stop Laughing in Public, Calling it “Immoral”.

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First of all, HAHAHAHA and LOL. In all seriousness though, this story is no laughing matter. Telling any person, let alone a woman, not to laugh in public is inhumane and stripping an individual of some of the joys of life including humor and friendship. Imagine how strange and miserable life would be without laughter. Imagine that there…… Continue reading Politician in Turkey Calls on Turkish Women to Stop Laughing in Public, Calling it “Immoral”.