Read these articles on the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the Turkish government’s recent decision to restore Muslim prayer services What are examples of how various sides in this issue “use” history to make their point?
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Read these articles on the Hagia Sophia in Istanbul and the Turkish government’s recent decision to restore Muslim prayer services What are examples of how various sides in this issue “use” history to make their point? Which side do you believe has the stronger argument as a historian and why? Are these good or bad examples of the “use” of history? (Note that I am not interested in your personal preferences regarding this issue. We are looking for how history is used in the contemporary world and whether it is valid or not.)https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/08/world/europe/erdogan-hagia-sophia-mosque.html?searchResultPosition=7https://www.nytimes.com/2020/07/24/world/europe/turkey-hagia-sophia-mosque-prayers.html?searchResultPosition=4https://www.christianitytoday.com/news/2020/july/hagia-sophia-mosque-prayers-armenian-heritage.html?share=NC5FWlDhy62utEsF8grNBuzY5JLEYDEYno plagat
