RAMALLAH: Friday prayer took place at Al-Aqsa in Jerusalem amid strict Israeli security measures and police obstacles that limited the number of worshippers able to reach the mosque. And as tensions remained high and violence continued, two Israeli women were shot dead when their car was attacked in the occupied West Bank. The Islamic Awqaf Department in Jerusalem reported
RAMALLAH: Ramadan will end in just a few days, and Palestinians share their rituals of how they spend the last 10 days of the holy month. During the last 10 days of Ramadan, Duha Asous, a sexagenarian from Burin village near Nablus, makes cakes with dates, walnuts and cinnamon to distribute to neighbors and the poor. “Now, if you walk in the streets of Burin, you can smell the
RAMALLAH: Ramadan in the Palestinian Territories is characterized by its distinctive rituals and atmosphere. Three million Palestinians live in the West Bank and East Jerusalem, and activities during Ramadan include performing prayers in mosques especially the Al-Aqsa mosque visits and family meetings, performing semi-pilgrimages to Makkah in Saudi Arabia and giving