// Extends jQuery with a function to serialize to JSON + ' @media (max-width: 767px){ .close-signup {top:0 !important;} }' document.cookie = prefix + cname + "=" + cvalue + ";" + expires + ";path=/"; Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday, as … She said the proposed legislation could create “a very dangerous undermining of our civil liberties, our freedoms in our Constitution, and a targeting of almost half of the country.” “You start looking at obviously, have to be a white person, obviously likely male, libertarians, anyone who loves freedom, liberty, maybe has an American flag outside their house, or people who, you know, attended a Trump rally,” Gabbard said. The Deesis mosaic at Hagia Sophia, detail of the face of Jesus. They were uncovered in 1847, during the restoration of the monument by the Fossati brothers. He has been named by the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (UNODC) as the suspected leader of the Asian mega-cartel known as "Sam Gor", a major producer and supplier of methamphetamines globally. Meanwhile, the floors will be carpeted ahead of the July 24 opening. } found = false; A study by the UNODC says Southeast Asia’s crime groups are netting more than $60 billion a year. + '<\/i>' $modal.find('.newsletter-signup-thank-you').fadeIn('fast'); prefix = 'artnet_newsletter_'; }; But he did not say whether they would remain uncovered at all times. // =================================================================== Thank you for your feedback. * "It was so good to see everyone in masks," Lawrence G. from Florida said of the optics at the swearing-in. Hagia Sophia’s mosaics were covered in the last period of the Ottoman Empire and remained closed for a long time. Some of Hagia Sophias mosaics will be covered during Muslim prayers. initNewsletterSignup(); }); var $modal = $('#ouibounce-modal'); onSuccess(); The space officially opened as a museum in 1935. Is it somebody who is pro-life? "Joe Biden’s main value was to spare them four more years of Donald Trump," said Engagious president Rich Thau, who moderated the focus groups.What's next: Every member of the focus groups said they want the unity Biden called for in his speech. In a statement on Sunday, Australian authorities said a man "of significant interest" to law enforcement agencies had been detained. Hagia Sophia Mosaics Will Be Covered With Curtains During Prayers: Turkish Presidential Spokesman. setNewsletterCookie('signedUp', 1); closedSignupBar: { setTimeout(function() { + ' @media (max-width: 575px){ #ouibounce-modal {display:none !important;} }' This program has power companies furious. // Handler for close signup button } init: function (formElement, onSuccess) { The Fossatis' drawings of the Hagia Sophia mosaics are today kept in the Archive of the Canton of Ticino. Be smart: These voters aren't writing off the entire Republican Party for enabling Trump. } Hagia Sophia mosaics to be covered with curtains during prayers TAGS: Turkey , Culture , Religion Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday, as work to prepare the building for use as a mosque continues. Authorities had said last week that the mosaics would be concealed with either curtains or lasers when the first prayers are held next Friday. addCss('https://cdnjs.cloudflare.com/ajax/libs/animate.css/3.5.2/animate.min.css'); signedUp: { Reverend Mark Hodges described event as ‘joyful, positive and orderly’. + '
' slideInModal('Down'); Mosaics depicting Christian figures in Istanbul’s ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered with curtains during Muslim prayers, Turkish presidential spokesman Ibrahim Kalin said on Sunday, as work to prepare the building for use as a mosque continues, Reuters reports. addCss('https://maxcdn.bootstrapcdn.com/font-awesome/4.7.0/css/font-awesome.min.css'); }); A U.S. aircraft carrier group led by the USS Theodore Roosevelt has entered the South China Sea to promote "freedom of the seas", the U.S. military said on Sunday, at a time when tensions between China and Taiwan have raised concern in Washington. Mosaics in Istanbul's ancient Hagia Sophia will be covered by curtains or lasers during times of Muslim prayer, the spokesman for Turkey's ruling AK Party said on Monday, after President Recep Tayyip Erdogan declared the museum would again be a mosque. All Rights Reserved.var w = Math.max(document.documentElement.clientWidth, window.innerWidth || 0), var ctx = this; } They said that icons and mosaics will be covered … /** setTimeout(function() { defernl() }, 250); The Chinese-born Canadian citizen has been compared to Mexican drug lord Joaquin "El Chapo" Guzman. } At Disney, Mr Katzenberg helped make hits like Aladdin and The Lion King. Sometime later in the 18th century all of the mosaics were covered up. regex: { + '