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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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An utterance during a prayer leads to detention and banishment.
A long-standing clash between church and city flares up anew in Jerusalem.
The firing of the Ramadan cannon is a centuries-old tradition. How did it begin, and what meanings and memories does it evoke for the community?
The sacred traditions of Jerusalem’s Palestinians through time and faiths
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.
For Palestinian Jerusalemites, even fulfilling religious obligations is fraught with risk under Israeli occupation.
Locals, pilgrims, and tourists at the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem