A cathedral then a mosque now a museum i also fear is at the heart of a legal battle to convert its stumbles emblematic monument back into a mosque but why now what purpose would it and how political is the decision this is inside story. And welcome to the program im laura its an ancient monument revered by different ideologies the centuries i also fear in turkey one of the worlds most contested buildings is creating controversy once again it was the longest christian cathedral in the east and roman empire for a 1000 years now one of the busiest Tourist Attractions in istanbul is a museum but not for much longer if techies government gets the go ahead to convert it back into the mosque it was during the Ottoman Empire there was also opposed by some secular groups as well as the heads of the Eastern Orthodox Church the greek government and the u. S. Tuckeys highest consultative body met on thursday and says it will announce its ruling within 15 days. Once a church later a mosque and now
Michael is the director of the soldier shakespeare library. And on april 23, saturday joined book tv live from the theater, we will be here covering their program on the 400th anniversary of William Shakespeares death. Well also be taking your call and shakespeare, that shakespeare, that is saturday, april 23. Ael , hello and welcome to the wonder i am michael director of the library, today you are joining us on a very specialorie day. We are broadcasting here from the historic pastor reading room for the past 80 years scholars from around the globe have come to use the largest shakespeare collection in the world. I would like to extend a warm welcome today to all of you who are joining us on cspan two, those those of you joining us on the live feed, thanks to book tv and see spend two for making it possible for shakespeare fans everywhere to enjoy the special day with us. Shakespeares influence extends beyond the written world which your arrival today was accompanied by music of the c
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Newsroo newsroom starts right now. 4 00 a. M. Here in atlanta. Thank you so much per joining us. We want to bring you the latest on the coronavirus as the pandemic surges around the world still. The mantra from Public Health officials is loud and clear stay home. One day after california ordered its residents not to go out, new york, connecticut, and illinois have followed suit, affecting some 75 million americans. For now the rest of the country does not face such restrictions, but people everywhere are urged to stay home as much as possible. And the reason, of course, is simple. Testing shows the virus is spreading quickly everywhere. The number of confirmed cases in the u. S. Is now approaching 19,000. More than 250 people have died. The Global Pandemic shows no signs of showing. Johns Hopkins University has logged more than a quarter million cases and well over 11,000 deaths. In europe, italy bearing the brunt of the yooutbreak. It has the highest number of fatalities in a single d
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