Erdogan’s conversion of Hagia Sophia to a mosque has encouraged and emboldened Islamic supremacists and jihadists around the world.
#AfghanTaliban flag was raised in #HagiaSophia, #Turkey by pro #Taliban activists.
The conversion of Hagia Sophia was a motivational message of #MuslimBrotherhood to the world’s Islamist #extremists and #terrorists.
Soon, pro #ISIS activists will raise their flag too. #CHIIS pic.twitter.com/B6ArvLmSfe— Noor Dahri – نور ڈاہری 🇬🇧 (@dahrinoor2) August 3, 2020
“Taliban Flag Unfurled Inside Hagia Sophia Mosque,” South Front, August 4, 2020:
On August 3rd, a Taliban flag was unfurled inside Turkey’s newly re-opened Hagia Sophia mosque….
In the footage, you can see a group of men with the group’s flag unfurled. This is a white cloth that depicts the Shahadah (evidence of faith in Islam).
The unidentified individuals changed their location several times, they stood with the flag first at the entrance to the Mosque, and then in the center of the prayer hall.
They were shouting “Allahu Akbar” with their right index finger raised, a gesture that has been identified with Islamic extremism.
Immediately after, Afghanistan called on Turkey to take action against the propaganda of the Taliban group after the unfurling of the flag, Afghan Foreign Ministry spokesman Gran Hewad said.
“The peace process is supported by the Afghan government and the Afghan people, [They] should support it too and get rid of movements that can harm this process and that appear in these countries,” Hewad said….