The reconversion of
#HagiaSophia
into a mosque comes at a time when Turkey's rivalry with
#Egypt
is heating up.
@byzantinepower
sees Libya as an excuse, not the reason of that spike in tension...
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Why now? Thursday
#F24Debate
asks about Turkey's reconversion of
#HagiaSophia
into a mosque.
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For
#Erdogan
, the reconversion of
#HagiaSophia
is a reversal of the position he took two years ago, says
@CatoInstitute
's
@AkyolinEnglish
.
For Akyol's recent op-ed piece on Islam & Turkey✍️⤵️
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"Any Greek Orthodox that wants to come can still visit and enjoy the Christian icons and mosaics."
@trtworld
's
@YusufErim34
disagrees with the Greek PM's bitter reaction to the reconversion of
#HagiaSophia
.
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As Erdogan looks to shore up his electoral base, the reconverting of
#HagiaSophia
can be sold to religious hardliners as a "triumph of Islam over Christianity in a sort of revived clash of civilizations with the West," says
@sciencespo
's
@jabbour_jana
.
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Strong views on the optics of reconverting
#HagiaSophia
back into a mosque... both inside Turkey & throughout the region:
@AkyolinEnglish
@YusufErim34
@jabbour_jana
@byzantinepower
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