Hidden in the heart of Jerusalem, the Dome of the Rock rises in gold above centuries of faith, conflict, and beauty. But what lies inside this world-famous landmark is even more breathtaking. Beneath ...

The Old City of Jerusalem is of great importance for the three monotheistic religions. It contains many sacred sites: the ...

Jerusalem Governorate says Jewish extremist "Temple groups" are acting with official support to destroy the al-Aqsa Mosque.

Under the hot shimmer of July in Jerusalem, a giant crane swung endlessly back and forth last week lifting new girders above an old shrine. The Dome of the Rock, at Jerusalem’s eastern edge, was to ...

Come October, monks and nuns are busy harvesting olives at the Mount of Olives and the Gethsemane garden — where the Gospel ...

https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctvggx3rh https://www.jstor.org/stable/10.3366/j.ctvggx3rh.4 ‘Edinburgh Studies in Islamic Art’ is a new venture that ...

In the chaos of Gaza, a quiet rebellion has begun. The Dughmush family—long known for its defiance of Hamas—has birthed something unexpected: Jamaat al-Fitra, a Sufi-inspired sect that is now battling ...

How did a glowing orb of light over the Dome of the Rock turn into one of the world’s most famous UFO cases? In 2011, multiple videos captured the same object hovering over Jerusalem before it ...

(The Conversation) — The Al-Aqsa mosque, a flashpoint in Hamas’ recent assault against Israel, hosts daily prayers and Friday gatherings. It lies adjacent to important Jewish and Christian religious ...

Scores of extremist Jewish settlers desecrated the Aqsa Mosque in Occupied Jerusalem on Tuesday morning and later in the ...

An American tourist allegedly went on a bizarre rampage at an Israeli museum, smashing two ancient Roman statues because he claimed they represented “idolatry” that was “contrary to the Torah,” ...