/ World Heritage Content for swagÍâÁ÷ en /news/podcasts-and-shows/the-backdrop/episode/victoria-juharyan-destruction-ulrainian-cultural-heritage Victoria Juharyan discusses the destruction and threat of destruction of Ukraine’s cultural heritage during the Russian invasion. March 31, 2022 - 5:00pm Soterios J Johnson /news/podcasts-and-shows/the-backdrop/episode/victoria-juharyan-destruction-ulrainian-cultural-heritage /curiosity-gap/what-happens-cultural-rights-hagia-sophia-transformation <p class="clear"><em>Two University of California Davis faculty gave commentaries on the conversion of the Hagia Sophia museum into a mosque last month, both finding that the change represents the loss of an important cultural icon. One researcher is a law professor specializing in human rights. The other, an art and architecture historian.</em></p> <p class="clear"><em>Both voiced concerns regarding:</em></p> August 04, 2020 - 3:54pm Karen Michele Nikos /curiosity-gap/what-happens-cultural-rights-hagia-sophia-transformation