Erdogan donates Islamic calligraphy to Hagia Sophia ...Kuwait

The calligraphic plaque features verses 159 and 160 from the Al-Imran chapter of the Quran. Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan has donated a piece of Islamic calligraphy to mark the re-opening of Istanbul's Hagia Sophia as a mosque this year.The Hagia Sophia was founded as a Christian church under the Byzantine Empire in the 6th century but later became a mosque following the Ottoman conquest of Istanbul.The UNESCO World Heritage site was converted into a museum after the founding of the Turkish republic.But, after a long campaign by Turkish conservatives, Ankara re-converted the centuries-old tourist magnet into a mosque this summer. The decision sparked protests from rival and neighb

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