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Imagine being a Byzantine Emperor and all of a sudden, deciding to abandon everything and become a monk in a monastery.

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It was hard to miss the note of alarm in a Hill headline on “Neo-Ottoman Turkey’s triumph over its regional rivals.” “Turkey,” Washington policy analyst Andrew Latham warned, “has carved out a new ...

The Hagia Sophia remains a highly popular tourist destination, attracting millions of travelers. Here is a detailed look at ...

This is the fifteenth part in a series about riding night trains across Europe and the Near East to Armenia—to spend time in ...

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THE ROOT CAUSE by Alex Rose “I had faith in Israel before it was established. I have faith in it now. I believe it has a ...

The Ottomans institutionalised Eid as a state event, with the sultan participating in prayers and distributing charity. One of the most notable traditions was the “Eid greeting ceremony ...