A notable slice of Irish dance history appears at the unveiling of Luail, the new national dance company, on Tuesday. Generations of choreographers, dancers and producers – including members of Irish ...

Does the name Chora mean anything to you? How about Hawija? Unless you are Dutch, an Afghan or an Iraqi – and that might not matter much more either – these names will not ring any bells. But if I ...

The broadcast of Gaan Bangla, a private music-focused television channel in Bangladesh, has been suspended. The channel went off-air abruptly at around 12pm on Wednesday. It has been reported that the ...

A case has been filed over the alleged illegal takeover of 'Gaan Bangla', the country’s only music-based private television channel, against its Managing Director Kaushik Hossain Taposh, his wife and ...

Kaushik Hossain Taposh, chairman of the private TV channel Gaan Bangla, has been arrested in Uttara in an attempted murder case filed with Uttara East police station. Following his arrest, the ...

The Chora Church was reopened as a mosque in May 2024 with nearly all of its Byzantine frescoes and mosaics visible. (all photos Jennifer Hattam/Hyperallergic) ISTANBUL — When the 11th-century Chora ...

Turkey has converted the ancient Chora church in Istanbul into a mosque, following a similar move with Hagia Sophia. Chora, originally a church dating back to the 4th century, became a mosque under ...

Nestled in the historic Istanbul neighbourhood of Edirnekapi, the Kariye Mosque, formerly known as the Chora Museum, and before that as the Chora Church, stands as a testament to the city’s layered ...

Erdogan converted renowned Hagia Sophia into mosque in 2020 Ancient Chora contains highly prized mosaics Visitors' views on conversion decision mixed ISTANBUL, May 10 (Reuters) - Turkey has opened the ...

ISTANBUL – Turkey has opened the ancient Chora church, one of Istanbul’s most celebrated Byzantine buildings, to Muslim worshippers after it was used as a museum for more than 70 years, making it the ...

Turkey has reconsecrated a millennium-old former church as a mosque, shrugging off criticism from abroad that ending its neutral status as a World Heritage List-inscribed museum would harm cultural ...

ISTANBUL (RNS) — Muslim worshippers at the mosque on Friday said they viewed Chora Church's rededication as an Islamic site to be a national win for Turkey. ISTANBUL (RNS) — Hundreds of worshippers ...