Politics

Erdoğan Celebrates the “Second Fall” of the Hagia Sophia

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

Islamic State

US “Moderate Rebels” in Syria Sign Non-Aggression Pact With Islamic State

The Syrian Observatory for Human Rights reported that IS and other significant Iraqi and Syrian rebel factions, including both “Islamist” and “moderate” groups, have signed a mutual non-aggression pact in a Damascus suburb. Anti War reports that the pact was said to have been brokered by al-Qaeda’s Jabhat al-Nusra, and agrees that all sides will respect…… Continue reading US “Moderate Rebels” in Syria Sign Non-Aggression Pact With Islamic State

Film-work · Politics

Video: Reading a Muslim Brotherhood response to Michele Bachmann

I am trying to be more creative.  Rather than writing something, I have decided to speak something.