Muslims offer their prayers during the Eid al-Adha prayer, backdropped by Hagia Sophia, July 31, 2020. Some believe the building stands on an ancient pagan site. (AP Photo/Yasin Akgul) August 11, 2020 Hagia Sophia controversy goes beyond Muslim-Christian tensions to treatment of ‘paganism’ Ehaab D. Abdou, Wilfrid Laurier University and Theodore G. Zervas, North Park University Beyond inter-religious dialogues, religions need to examine how their histories intersect with Indigenous People’s rights and spiritualities.