Tag: SOPHIA
TURKISH PRIME-MINISTER TO PERFORM NAMAZ AT HAGIA SOPHIA CHURCH
Istanbul - May 2014The current Turkish prime-minister Recep Tayyip Erdoğan is considering the possibility of Muslim prayer at Hagia Sophia Church in Istanbul (Constantinople), reports ... Read More
Disputed Voting Turns Church, a Kremlin Ally, Into Its Critic
By SOPHIA KISHKOVSKY 29/12/2011 MOSCOW — Among the thousands of Russian voices raised against the Kremlin this month after parliamentary elections widely dismissed as fraudulent, ... Read More
Russian Orthodox Church Asserts Role in Civil Society
By SOPHIA KISHKOVSKY 18/12/2011 MOSCOW — Just over 20 years ago, any religious education outside church walls was still banned in the Soviet Union. Today, ... Read More