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Hagia Sophia

  • Why white supremacists and QAnon enthusiasts in the US are obsessed with the Byzantine Empire

    Why white supremacists and QAnon enthusiasts in the US are obsessed with the Byzantine Empire

    Roland Betancourt, The Conversation
    · Mar 10, 2021 · 11:30 pm
  • As Erdogan converts Byzantine churches into mosques, there is more at stake than just the monuments

    As Erdogan converts Byzantine churches into mosques, there is more at stake than just the monuments

    Ilay Romain Ors, The Conversation Tugba Tanyeri Erdemir, The Conversation
    · Sep 19, 2020 · 11:30 pm
  • The Hagia Sophia as a palimpsest: Memories of the monument in five acts

    The Hagia Sophia as a palimpsest: Memories of the monument in five acts

    Kalim Rajab
    · Aug 02, 2020 · 03:30 pm
  • The Hagia Sophia’s identity has shifted with every regime change in Istanbul

    The Hagia Sophia’s identity has shifted with every regime change in Istanbul

    Anna Bigelow, The Conversation
    · Jul 27, 2020 · 11:30 pm
  • Hagia Sophia: Lacking ideas for the future, rulers in Turkey, India offer comfort in idealised pasts

    Hagia Sophia: Lacking ideas for the future, rulers in Turkey, India offer comfort in idealised pasts

    Seema Chishti
    · Jul 12, 2020 · 09:00 am