Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque is the third-holiest site in Islam, drawing tens of thousands ... as constituting ‘blatant desecration of the Holy places’. In a statement published in 1988, the ...

Police had to respond to violence that erupted at a Jerusalem landmark sacred to both Jews ... third Palestinian uprising to protect the Islamic holy places from the Jews.

“This was a time when Christian holy places could still be shared,” she says, “and their lore and beliefs carried over into Islam.” A Jewish cemetery on the Mount of Olives, a ridge ...

BIRZEIT, West Bank (AP) — For most tourists, iconic religious landmarks ... Holy Land. Now a new trail offers visitors a look at little-known spiritual sites associated with Sufism, or Islamic ...

Behind closed doors – in places where the religious police cannot ... Over the past 10 years the holiest site in Islam has undergone a huge transformation, one that has divided opinion among ...

Historic Landmarks in ... beautiful past memories in this holy mosque.” Removing the remnants of war An official reopening of the minaret is expected to take place in the coming weeks with ...

But the Saudi dynasty, which subscribes to the hard-line Wahhabi Islam, decides who can visit these holy places and who cannot. Those who are allowed to visit have to abide by the rules enforced ...