While The Dome of the Rock is a sacred place to both Islamic faith and Judaism, Muslims believe that the Dome of the Rock is built on Mount Moriah. ... Muslims found ways to represent religious concepts through the architecture of the building. ... He was fearful of losing his followers to an upcoming rival Muslim leader (Hayes). ... It is one of the holiest places to Muslims, besides Mecca. ... The Islamic Hajj is a tradition once yearly when Muslims of all different status and culture gather in Mecca and stand before the Kaaba praising Allah together ("Hajj: pilgrimage to Mecca"). ...

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The US is thus directly responsible for the resurgence of anti- Western Islamic Fundamentalism. ... Not only did it contribute directly to propagating Islamic Fundamentalism, but also by helping to defeat and crush the Left and progressive nationalism throughout the Islamic world, it freed up the space for political Islam as the only ideological and organizational expression of popular resentment. ... Although the contrary is seen as the US definite purpose was to create a monster (ME regimes) by assembling the elements produced by the decomposition of various Muslim societies to carry out th...

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The city of Jerusalem is the third holiest for the religion of Islam. ... Saladin recaptured the city for the Muslims in 1187. ( Thubron, 1987, p.56) Jerusalem being the religion of Islam's third holiest city did not mean it had no importance to them. ... In the year 619, according to Islamic tradition, Muhammad experienced one of the most remarkable events of his life. ... Muhammad considered incorporating certain Jewish practises into the rituals of Islam. ... This shows that Muslims do see the city of Jerusalem to have importan! ...

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., two thousand years before the rise of Islam. ... Jerusalem has never been the capital of any Arab or Muslim country or entity. ... The whole compound is under the control of the Muslim Mufti of Jerusalem. ... In any case Jew, Muslim or Christian all three faiths have open access to Jerusalem under Israeli control. The world should put pressure on the PLO to harness in Hamas, Islamic Jihad and Hezbollah. ...

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Around 638 AD the Muslim conquests of the area begin. When the Muslims entered the region, a time of peace and prosperity in the region was introduced by the Muslim conquerors that put an end to oppression and tyranny which had prevailed in the land for centuries. ... The Basic Law has 121 articles and is based loosely on Shari'a (Islamic law). ... Islam is the official religion in Palestine. ... The Ottoman legal system was a mixture of Islamic and French law. ...

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In Islamic culture, the word Shahid, originating from the Qur'anic Arabic word meaning "witness" and also used to denote "martyr," is used as an honorific title for Muslims who have died fighting in the way of Islam. ... Like the Islamic martyrs, Christian martyrs died for their beliefs. In addition, like Muslim martyrs, the Christian martyrs become a source of inspiration and their lives become revered. ...

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The religion that I mean is Islam, which is not terrorist religion, but the terrorists make it out to be that it is. Islamic militant groups do not like the Jewish religion, since the United States has allied itself with Israel that make the U. ... That makes the Muslims and Islam mad because they hate the Jewish faith. ... Roots of rage grievances over the U.S. policy in the Middle East combined with Islamic Triumphal make a toxic mix. ...

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Nowadays, Palestinians from West Bank require permits to visit the six specialist hospitals inside Jerusalem, the time and difficulty this entails has resulted in an up to 50% drop in the number of patients visiting these hospitals, moreover entire families have been divided by the Barrier, husbands and wives are separated from each other, their children and other relatives, in addition, Palestinian Muslims and Christians can no longer freely visit religious sites in Jerusalem, permits are needed and are increasingly difficult to obtain, furthermore, School and university students struggle ea...

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The Religions in this area is 92% Sunni Muslim and 6% Christians. ... The legal system is based on Islamic law yet it also inscribes French codes with the use of judicial review board and a high tribunal. ...

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To Arabs, East Jerusalem is the third most holy city in Islam after the cities of Mecca and Medinah. The Dome of the rock and the Al-Aqsa mosque in Jerusalem (built in 691AD) are sacred to Muslims everywhere. ...

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