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As a scholar of global Islam, I teach an introduction to Islam course and include a discussion about Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem as part of the syllabus. That’s because Al-Aqsa has deep religious significance for Muslims around the world. But it is also important to highlight its remarkable political relevance for Palestinians. These two facts make
The Al-Aqsa mosque is situated on a hill known to Jews as Har ha-Bayit, or Temple Mount, and to Muslims internationally as al-Haram al-Sharif, or The Noble Sanctuary.
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