Haviv Rettig Gur
Turkey, fresh from its Islamization of one of the great jewels of Christian history, is now looking to rule Damascus and Jerusalem. What was it Bernard Lewis said years ago about Iran inching ever so gradually toward liberalism while Turkey is headed in the other direction?
Hussain Abdul-Hussain
Keep Jerusalem aside. Hagia Sophia in Constantinople (Istanbul) and Umayyad Mosque in Damascus (Syria) were once the most sacred shrines for Christians. That both were transformed into mosques spells out who’s indigenous and who’s imperial occupier (if that’s your thing).