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For centuries, Jerusalem has been holy to the three monotheistic religions. What are the realities facing those who wish to worship in this treasured holy space today?
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Jerusalemites observed Easter and Eid al-Fitr during the same week, but a deep sadness hung over the city.
This year, Ramadan prayer is being seen through a different lens.
“Everybody will be able to come to Jerusalem from anywhere they want and celebrate in Jerusalem.”
A public soup kitchen in the Old City helps any and all who arrive at its doors.
A deep sadness cloaked the city, but the Eid al-Fitr rites were observed, including visiting the dead and saying prayers for their souls.
A religious and legal scholar and nationalist who was the first Palestinian Israel exiled from Jerusalem in 1967
Izzeldin Bukhari founded Sacred Cuisine to celebrate Palestinian culinary heritage and his city, Jerusalem, and to express the essence of his Sufi religion, which views feeding others as a form of love.
A somber, muted Christmas season in the Holy Land
Religious Jews spit at and stone Christian clergy and institutions; Jerusalem’s Christians condemn the government’s tolerance for these hate crimes.
The second Friday of Ramadan passes peacefully; worshippers rejoice at finally being allowed to enter their holy site.
Israeli extremists agitate for arrest, even assassination, of a beloved al-Aqsa Mosque preacher.