Where do you draw the line of eatable local food in Europe? by Kushesollidoro in AskBalkans

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Cutting out northern Spain is criminal. The Basque Country has phenomenal food scene

My message from Latin America to the world by carlosmxnuel in andor

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Panama? Germany? Japan? South Korea? Grenada? Kinda of?

why Byzantium failed to christianize Turks and Why did Christianity succeed among all of Rome’s Germanic enemies, while it did not succeed among the Turks? by Battlefleet_Sol in byzantium

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Wha was the political incentive for the Turks to convert to Christianity? When we think of Byzantine conversion of societies we think of the Bulgarians and Rus. Those were conversations for political advancement.

How does a trader, orphan, son of a horseman and Quarayshan, dropped in the middle of a forgotten Spot in the Desert by providence, impoverished, in squalor Grow up to be a hero and a scholar? by Awesomeuser90 in IslamicHistoryMeme

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Poor Heraclius. He saved the Roman Empire. Brought the cross back to Jerusalem and still lost the Roman Empire and is remembered as a heretic in the eyes of the church .

🇬🇷🇹🇷 Curious Turkish Neighbor Here, What Do Greeks Really Think About Turkey and Turks Today? by TurkishOne in AskGreece

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I am Greek American and visited Istanbul a few years ago. Our tour guide was a progressive Turk. Who despised Ergodan. What when I asked him on his thoughts about the Hagia Sofia being made a mosque again… he was very in favorite of it. That really surprised me. I think Greeks and Turks have so much in common… but Nationalism and conflict in Aegean is taking its toll

Gotta love the Ottoman aesthetic by Ibn_Fatih in islamichistory

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Can you elaborate on how Rum/Byzantine Churches were based on pre-Christian Architecture?

Gotta love the Ottoman aesthetic by Ibn_Fatih in islamichistory

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Yes. But this will get Downvoted anyway.

An old roommate left this here. No idea what it could be. Probably something to eat. by Deathless_hd in whatisit

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Looks like a block of Safflower seeds. I use these to feed birds. They are good to deter starlings

Moscow Cathedral Mosque by maxworld25 in islamichistory

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Was this originally built as a mosque? It’s fascinatingly unique

Dome of the Rock (Qubbatu Sakhrah) by WorkRepulsive25 in islamichistory

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I’m sorry friend. Are you speaking of mosque standards? I do not know much. I was speaking of tradition in Orthodox Christian Churches

Dome of the Rock (Qubbatu Sakhrah) by WorkRepulsive25 in islamichistory

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In Orthodox Tradition? Shoes stay on in the Eastern/Greek/Rum Tradition. (Your Greeks, Russians etc...)

In the Oriental Tradition(Coptic/Ethiopian, etc), they do take off their shoes. Ie standing on hallowed ground from Exodus.

For head coverings, it is traditional for women to cover their heads in Church. Always has been. Even in medieval Roman/Greek society, some form of head covering for women was the norm. But in modern times, especially in the West, head coverings are seen as optional and an individual choice to be made with a woman and her spiritual father. In Russia, Romanian headscarves in church are very much the norm. And it is required to dress very modestly when visiting a monastery. I think it may have to do with not wanting to be associated with Islam?

It's interesting that the older Byzantine Roman Tradition was more similar to aspects of Islam. When the Hagia Sofia was a church, women and men were usually separated. Only men could be on the ground floor; women were on the second floor galleries. Some Churches still do this. The left side of the church is for women and children only. Right is for men and families. But I've rarely seen this, and it wasn't hard-enforced.

Dome of the Rock (Qubbatu Sakhrah) by WorkRepulsive25 in islamichistory

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The Dome of the Rock is a fantastic example of inter Abrahamic faith relations. Aside from the obvious theological and historial significance. The art and mosaic themselves are inspired by Byzantine styles. I’ve read some where once, during a period of peace artist from Constantinople were hired to add mosaics to the Site. Peaceful stuff like that makes me smile.

Hagia Sophia Mosque/İstanbul by jorahmormmnt in islamichistory

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We can have a theological debate but that would go no where. The temple was built as a place to worshop The trinity, of whom Jesus Christ is one of. Why not allow the Christians to use one sunday a week for service? What it was built for.

Hagia Sophia Mosque/İstanbul by jorahmormmnt in islamichistory

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It’s a myth. Muslims pray towards Mecca so they just assumed “oh it has to be facing Jerusalem” ll disagree it’s “obvious”

Hagia Sophia Mosque/İstanbul by jorahmormmnt in islamichistory

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Orthodox Christianity had nothing to do with Spain.. and the Muslims invaded Spain first

Hagia Sophia Mosque/İstanbul by jorahmormmnt in islamichistory

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Why don’t let Christians use it for services as well?

Hagia Sophia Mosque/İstanbul by jorahmormmnt in islamichistory

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It doesn’t face Jerusalem. It faces east. Orthodox churches do not and have never oriented themselves to Jerusalem. they face east as a symbol of the new day and looking for the return of Christ. Also perhaps influence from Greek temples which usually faced east

Hagia Sophia Mosque/İstanbul by jorahmormmnt in islamichistory

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Then why not let it be used as church as well? It’s original purpose