Here is one common question about Hagia Sophia: When the Turkish Ottoman Empire converted the Orthodox Christian cathedral into a mosque, why did they keep the mosaics of Jesus and Mary? Turns out Muslims love Jesus too! Muslims do not believe that Jesus was the son of God – a critically important distinction between Muslim…
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If you are familiar with the Los Angeles area, you might know that LA has a significant Armenian American population. LA, especially the city of Glendale, has the largest population of Armenians in the world outside of Armenia and Russia. If you watched the Conan O’Brien show produced in LA, you might also know that…
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The borders of Iran and Georgia are only 100 miles away, yet their people and religion are strikingly different: Instead of dark-haired hijab-wearing Western-Asian-looking Persians, there are now blonde-haired Georgians who resemble Eastern European facial features. Instead of Shia Muslim mosques in Iran, there are Orthodox Christian cathedrals in Georgia. Georgia is also where Joseph…
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