Christian art in Byzantine church-turned-museum is at risk after controversial court ruling
One of the most important monuments of late Byzantium, the 13th-century Church of Hagia Sophia in the Black Sea city of Trabzon (1238-1263), which is now a museum, will be converted into a mosque, after a legal battle that has dramatic implications for other major historical sites in Turkey. Many in Turkey believe that the Church of Hagia Sophia is a stalking horse for the possible re-conversion of its more famous namesake in Istanbul, the Hagia Sophia Museum .
“A building covenanted as a mosque cannot be used for any other purpose,” says Mazhar Yildirimhan, the head of the directorate’s office in Trabzon. He declined to speculate on whether this would mean covering up nearly half the wall space taken up with figurative Christian art, including the dome depicting a dynamic Christ Pantocrator. “There are modern techniques for masking the walls,” he says.
Turkish scholars are also up in arms at the directorate’s decision to transform another ruin, the Kesik Minare in Antalya, into a mosque. The local chamber of architects has gone to court to prevent this happening. Originally a Roman temple, the Kesik Minare has a Byzantine, Seljuk and Crusader past. A plan had already been drawn up to turn the site into an open-air museum. Mosque conversion raises alarm.
Kys mig i r…..
Svensk kvindelobby anmelder “heteroseksuel oralsex-ispind” til reklameombudsmanden/kvinden/han/hun/hen. Lars Vilks må udvide sit “krænkede kor”: 500.000 muslimer og X- millioner kvinder. Folk der har tid til det her, er ikke livsduelige, de har smidt dårligt LSD i drikkevandet på Undervisiteterne. Red Sverige, lav dem til kyllingefarme! Jeg skrev igår, at Sverige er nordens bibelbælte i snerpethed. Reklamebureauet spiller på dem som på en violin.
Närbilderna på sensuella kvinnoläppar, redo att kyssa och på en av bilderna redo att ta något i sin mun, reducerar kvinnorna till enbart en liten del av deras kroppar som dessutom laddas erotiskt genom karaktärsbeskrivningarna och plutande samt särade läppar. Det vore snudd på omöjligt att föreställa sig en likadan reklam med mansläppar, eftersom reklamens utformning är menad att föra tankarna till heterosexuellt oralsex. Det finns dessutom ingen som helst anledning till att Magnum måste använda sig av kvinnomunnar för att sälja in sina olika glassorter. Därför är reklamen könsdiskriminerande och schabloniserande. Den här typen av sexuella budskap, och de anspelningar reklamen sänder ut, ska inte finnas i det offentliga rummet. Magnumreklamen.
MI 5: 237 terrordomme i England på ti år – 1834 fængslinger
Hvis der er nogen ikke-muslimske, er de ikke at se på denne liste, men det er også kun de groveste sager. Den er endda ikke helt up to date:
Between 11 September 2001 and 31 March 2010, 237 individuals have been convicted of terrorism-related offences, including murder, illegal possession of firearms and explosives offences. 1,834 people have been arrested under the Terrorism Act during this period. As of 31 March 2010, 102 prisoners were classified as terrorists, 73 per cent of whom were UK nationals. For more statistical information on the operation of police powers under the Terrorism Act, see the Home Office Statistical Bulletin of 28 October 2010.
Notable terrorist convictions up to the end of 2010 have included the following cases. For more information on each, please click on the links to see statements by the police and the Crown Prosecution Service.
Fortsæt med at læse “Mosque conversion raises alarm”





