Jerusalem's al-Aqsa Mosque is the third-holiest site in Islam, drawing tens of thousands of pilgrims from across Palestine and the wider Muslim world each year.

Al-Aqsa is the name of the silver-domed mosque inside a 35-acre compound referred to as al-Haram al-Sharif, or the Noble Sanctuary, by Muslims, and as the Temple Mount by Jews.

How the Al-Aqsa Mosque became a flashpoint in the Israeli-Palestinian conflict. ... Yousef Munayyer is the head of the Palestine/Israel Program and senior fellow at the Arab Center Washington DC.

(THE CONVERSATION) As a scholar of global Islam, I teach an introduction to Islam course and include a discussion about Al-Aqsa as part of the syllabus. That’s because Al-Aqsa has deep religious ...

AN ATTACK on a Palestine mosque located in East Jerusalem led to the worst violence seen in the area for several years and more than 100 deaths according to the latest reports, ...

Israeli forces raided the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in occupied East Jerusalem with medics reporting at least 158 Palestinians injured in the ensuing violence as hundreds were detained.

Why the Al-Aqsa Mosque has often been a site of conflict between Israel and Palestine The Masjid al-Aqsa of Jerusalem is linked in the Quran to the story of the night journey of Prophet Muhammad ...

Al-Aqsa mosque: Israeli police fire rubber bullets at Jerusalem holy site in second night of violence. Israel’s police claim ‘dozens of law-breaking juveniles’ fomented chaos.

Explained: Al-Aqsa Mosque And A History Of Israel-Palestine Tensions Al-Aqsa mosque is considered as the third holiest by the Muslims, after Mecca and Medina.

Palestine mosque news: Why did Israeli police storm the Al-Aqsa Mosque? AN ATTACK on a Palestine mosque located in East Jerusalem led to the worst violence seen in the area for several years and ...

(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 ...