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Imam aims to build bridges with ‘People of the Book’

Sheikh Hassen Chalghoumi: ‘I come here to encourage others to work with me to build solidarity between all people."

 Sheikh Hassen Chalghoumi (left) receiving his badge from Aharon Azoulay, head of Hamifrats
 JUSTICE MINISTER Gideon Sa’ar arrives for a cabinet meeting at the Prime Minister’s Office, in Jerusalem. He is to sign a joint declaration in Morocco, regarding cooperation between the Israeli and Moroccan legal systems.

Israel and Morocco are rooted in justice - our relationship will only grow - opinion

 HEAD OF the Tzohar rabbinical association Rabbi David Stav speaks at the Jerusalem Post 10th Annual Conference, October 12, 2021

‘Jews, Arabs, must focus on common values to foster coexistence’ says Rabbi David Stav

Ruins of a 1200 year old mosque in Rahat

1200 year-old mosque uncovered in Bedouin city in southern Israel


Beauty past and present

“45 Israeli jewelry makers have created items that engage with, and respond to, Islamic jewelry from the museum’s collection,” Fishof said.

BEAD LANGUAGE by Amit Shur feeds off old and new, comprising silver beads with delicate Muslim calligraphy and 3D printing.

The hidden meaning of Ramadan

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It’s time to show a little love

A dose of nuance

DEMONSTRATORS SHOUT slogans during a protest against the US intention to move its embassy to Jerusalem and to recognize the city of Jerusalem as the capital of Israel, in the city of Rabat, Morocco, earlier this week

Leader of Israeli Muslim group arrested on suspicion of supporting terror

"Salah spoke in a way that encourages extremism and understanding of violence and despicable murder," says internal security minister.

Leader of the northern Islamic Movement Sheikh Raed Salah gestures after leaving the district court in Jerusalem October 27, 2015.

Blame the Victim - the Middle East Gambit

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Netanyahu under pressure to remove metal detectors

After five days of mass protest prayers on the street by Muslims who refuse to walk through the machines tensions are high as Friday prayers draw near.

An Israeli soldier looks over a massive prayer session outside the Lions' Gate in Jerusalem, July 2017

IDF reinforces troops in West Bank for Friday prayers

Security services gear up for expected clashes in Jerusalem and the West Bank on Friday amid expectations a large number of Muslim worshipers will try to make their way to the Temple Mount.

IDF soldiers stand at a lookout point on the Mount of Olives, overlooking the Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City

Netanyahu: No decision made yet on Temple Mount metal detectors

Israel explaining to Arab world there is no change in Temple Mount status quo

An Israeli police officer checks the identity of a Palestinian man next to newly installed metal detectors at an entrance to the compound known to Muslims as Noble Sanctuary and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City July 16, 2017.

Israeli minister launches plan to fight polygamy among Beduin

Justice minister calls for joint effort to combat polygamy; Education Minister Naftali Bennett and Sharia Courts Chief support change.

A Beduin woman from al-Aweida tribe sits next to her tent in north Sinai

Breaking the glass ceiling in the Shari’a courts

Female qadis serve in the Shari’a courts in Indonesia, Malaysia, Egypt and Jordan, but not in Iran, said Shaked – and up till now, not in Israel.

Islamic jurist Hana Mansour-Khatib poses in her office in Tamra, in the eastern Galilee.

The West’s refusal to recognize the religious basis for the Israeli-Palestinian conflict

A future Palestinian state will have Islam as the dominant aspect of its governing system, despite Western wishful thinking to the contrary.

A man stands near a mosque opposite to a neighborhood in east Jerusalem November 13, 2016.