Hagia Sophia: An Analytical Overview of Religious and Media Argumentation (Arabic)
Journal: Arab Media and Society.
Year: 2020

Turkey’s Council of State, the highest Turkish administrative court, handed down its decision on July 10, 2020 regarding Hagia Sophia. The council reversed the monument’s status from a museum back into a mosque as from July 24, sparking heated debates between those in favor of the decision and those opposed. Opposition has not been restricted to non-Muslims, with many Muslims expressing their rejection of the decision in their personal as well as institutional capacities. Arguments and counterar