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Egypt's Critical Test

The Egyptian military announced that it intends to clear protest camps established by supporters of overthrown President Mohammed Morsi. But growing crowds could put a crimp in this plan. The situation could escalate. A photo essay by Jennifer Fraczek...

Situation in Cairo heats up: Thousands of supporters of overthrown President Mohammed Morsi have gathered in protest camps in the Egyptian capital of Cairo. The protestors are refusing to yield, despite the military's announcement that it intends to clear out the camps.
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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.

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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.