One of Albania’s touristic hot spots, Apollonia ancient town demonstrates the country’s deep-rooted historical richness. It was an ancient Greek city in Illyria where elites of Roman elites were educated and remained…
Tag: culture
Rome, December 16, 2013 (Zenit.org) Ann Schneible The increase in sectarian violence against Egypt’s Christian communities endangers not only the country’s ancient Christian heritage, but also the cultural, social and political dimensions…
Everyone may know the Ayasofya [Hagia Sophia] but it is best we share some basic information about this historic edifice because this article is about what it was and what it may…
“We currently stand next to the Hagia Sophia mosque,” so said Turkey’s deputy prime minister, Bulent Arinc last month during a dedication of a museum of Caucasus rugs and carpets next to…
UNESCO’s Director-General warned Friday of illegal archeological excavations across war-torn Syria, saying the United Nations’ cultural, education and science entity has called on auction houses and museums to beware. Amid the widespread…
Trabzon (Agenzia Fides) – The Administrative Court of Trabzon rejected the request concerning the transformation of the local museum of Ayasofya into a mosque. As reported by Turkish sources consulted by Fides…
LONDON — Two Christian leaders appealed for unity within and across the different faiths and ethnicities of Iraq at an event celebrating the Christians of Kurdistan in London last week. “We don’t…
From our good friend, Ian Knowles, director of the Bethlehem Icon School, featured on the Palestine News Network.
UNESCO has listed Assyrian as one of the “definitely endangered languages” of the world. It is one of the oldest languages in the Middle East and a dialect of ancient Aramaic. But…
A valuable Eastern Orthodox take on Hallowe’en, for keeping at a Christianised former pagan Celtic feast of All Saints and All Souls, rather than let it slide back into paganism, the occult…