The Türkiye 2025 stamps are here! Hard to believe this is the fifth year exploring the country and it’s been a hell of a trip too. When I began, I knew little about the stamps, and virtually nothing ...

It was initially built as a Christian Basilica nearly 1,500 years ago. Known as the Church of Holy Wisdom, it was the most important church in Christendom when it was built. Sultan Mehmed II ...

The conqueror of Constantinople Mehmed II, Bayezid II, Selim I, Suleiman and Ahmed II rest in their mosques, Mustafa III and Selim III at the Laleli Mosque, Mahmud II, Abdulaziz and Abdulhamid II in a ...

From a cathedral to a mosque to a museum, and then back to being a mosque again. The Hagia Sophia's 1,500-year history is steeped in events, myths, and symbols that resonate across the East and West.

However, in July 2020, Turkey's Council of State, the country's highest court, annulled the 1934 decree that had turned Hagia Sophia into a museum. It based its decision on the premise that it was a ...

The Djenné mosque has been standing as a profound motif on Mali’s national emblem since 1961. (Image: Courtesy BluesyPete – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Considered the largest mud ...

The Djenné mosque has been standing as a profound motif on Mali’s national emblem since 1961. (Image: Courtesy BluesyPete – Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, via Wikimedia Commons) Considered the largest mud ...

Rhetorical claims cannot be grounds for challenging the validity of a legislative enactment like the Places of Worship (Special Provisions) Act of 1991, the Gyanvapi mosque management has argued ...

Before welcoming hundreds of worshippers for the weekly prayer, the Great Mosque of Dakar looked back on its past. The 60th anniversary of its construction was celebrated in a solemn and spiritual ...