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Soldiers of the Egytian army in Cairo (photo: Reuters)

The Parallel World of the Egyptian Military

An End to the Oasis for the Privileged

Maher Galal is convinced that the military government will never give up its power freely. As the son of a general, he knows the corrupt parallel system created by the Egyptian military. For years, he profited from the system himself. Now, his wish is for a just society. By Marlene SchröderMore

Interview with the Egyptian Historian Khaled Fahmy: ''The Army Lacks a Vision for the Future''Interview with Bouthaina Kamel: ''The Revolution Is Not Over as Long as the Military Rules''Interview with George Ishak: ''We Need a New Revolution''

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In 532, the Roman Emperor Justinian ordered the construction of an awe-inspiring church in his residence, Constantinople, "one that has never existed since Adam's time, and one that will never exist again." Around 10,000 workers were involved in its construction. For a millennium, the basilica on the Bosphorus remained Christendom’s biggest church.

The belle of the Bosphorus

The Hagia Sophia in Istanbul has become a bone of contention. Since it was secularised in 1935, it has been a museum. Now Turkish nationalists want to turn it back into a mosque - while the Patriarch of Constantinople wants to use it as a church again. A photo essay by Klaus Dahmann.