Timothy Furnish, Author at The Stream

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Timothy Furnish

Timothy Furnish holds a Ph.D. in Islamic, World and African history (Ohio State, 2001). He is a former U.S. Army Arabic linguist and, later, civilian consultant to U.S. Special Operations Command. He’s author of books on the Middle East and Middle-earth; history professor; and sometime media opiner (as, for example, on Fox News Channel’s “War Stories: Fighting ISIS”). He currently writes for and consults The Stream on International Security matters.

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Architecture, Foreign Policy, History, Religion | 6 years ago

Who Can Blame Erdoğan for Going Back to the Future?

Turkish President Recep Erdoğan finally pulled the trigger last Friday. He went back to the future, declaring Hagia Sophia a mosque. Turkey’s top administrative court had already ruled in his favor. Hagia Sophia, “Holy Wisdom,” was ordered built by Eastern…