Sentences with phrase «holy sites»

In addition to visiting Jewish religious sites, the members of the delegation got to visit holy sites of their religions and and other religions.

Fearing backlash, Jordan asserts Al - Aqsa custodianship — Israel captured Jerusalem's mostly Arab eastern sector from Jordan in the 1967 Six - Day War... entrusting him with the defence of Muslim holy sites in Jerusalem.

No, you're right, it's a long - shot gamble with a 95 % chance of failure, however I think the thing that kills me is that the Dome of the Rock, although special in Islam, is by no means the most holy site around.

His trip to Israel — which included meetings with top Middle Eastern political leaders and a tour of Christian holy sites with 40 evangelical activists — has fueled growing speculation that the younger Paul is seriously considering a presidential bid of his own in 2016.

A UN agency's decision to identify a Jewish holy site in the West Bank as a mosque has prompted cries of bias and distortion from Israel.

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Both irreverent and devout, Holy Rover includes images of holy sites around the world taken by several of the nation's leading travel photographers.

Equally spectacular is Pura Besakih, the Mother Temple, Bali's holiest site on the slopes of Mount Agung.

Al - Aqsa is the third holiest site in Sunni Islam after the mosques of al - Haram in Mecca and al - Nabawi in Medina.

He visited holy sites, met Israeli officials and learned more about the Middle Eastern nation's economic and governmental structure.

(CNN)- Amid the iconic art in the Sistine Chapel on Sunday, Pope Francis told mothers that it's acceptable to breastfeed their children in public, even in holy sites like churches.

A wave of unexpected calm has blanketed India since the verdict on the disputed holy site known as Ayodhya was delivered on Thursday, with one - third of the land going to plaintiffs who represent the Hindu deity Ram, a third going to a separate Hindu group and a third to a Muslim group.

Hindu temples and shrines and traditional holy sites abound amid the mountainous rain forests.

The Palestinians would not demand full «right of return» for Palestinian refugees and their descendants, and sovereignty over holy sites in East Jerusalem would be granted to either Israel or Palestine, depending on the site.

Here you can discover rice paddies, temples and jungles, not to mention ancient holy sites, like Gunung Kawi and the Goa Gajah cave.

Israeli Jew sparks outrage by posing for pictures and displaying Hebrew words at Muslim holy sites around the world but insists he's doing it «with dignity and love»

Just steps away is Masjid Nabawi, the second holiest site in Islam and one of the largest mosques in the world, making the hotel ideal for religious travellers.

In his view, Buddhists, Jains, and Sikhs were part of a greater Hindu rashtra (Hindu polity), while those whose holy sites and loyalties lay elsewhere — i.e., the Abrahamic faiths — were foreign elements and therefore could be expunged.

If we are ever to realize this fact, it will be through pilgrimage to our domestic holy sites, and through observance of December 8, the Feast of the Immaculate Conception, as our preeminent feast.

Muslims consider Jerusalem to be their third most holiest site after Mecca and Medina.

In Najaf, displaced Christians are being housed in the most revered holy site in Shia Islam.

Kirill arrived in Jerusalem on his first visit to the Holy Land since becoming head of the powerful church in 2009, during which he will visit all the major holy sites.

A few years ago, when I made a pilgrimage to the French shrine of Lourdes, one could work towards an indulgence by visiting certain holy sites and praying there.

This decision shows the kindness of the king toward Christians and his constant concern to preserve the heritage of Christianity, including his role as guarantor of the holy places, Christian and Muslim, Jerusalem, according to the Wadi Araba agreement [an agreement between Jordan and Israel regarding Jordan's role in the preservation of holy sites].

Prior to this stop we had toured the other Christian holy site attributed...

The countryside is studded with exquisite Hindu holy sites within easy reach of your door.

Experience the beauty of the sacred Ayung River and discover historic and holy sites along the way with our guided rafting adventure.

She's also the creator of Spiritual Travels, a website featuring holy sites around the world.

Both irreverent and devout, Holy Rover explores the transformative power of travel through trips to a dozen holy sites.

The Palestinians rejected this, demanding land equivalent in size to the entirety of the West Bank, and full sovereignty over all of East Jerusalem, including Jewish holy sites like the Temple Mount and the Western Wall.

Muslim Fatimid Caliph, Al - Hakim bi-Amr-Allah had Jesus» tomb razed to the ground in 1009, along with other Christian holy sites.

More than 2,000 Saudi Red Crescent Authority personnel have been deployed in Makkah, Madinah and other holy sites to provide ambulance services for pilgrims.

Israeli photographer Garo Nalbandian has spent 50 years navigating his country's complex religious landscape, taking pictures of holy sites of the 3 monolithic religions.

A disputed holy site in India will be divided in an attempt to satisfy competing religious claims to the site, the Allahabad High Court ruled Thursday.

Normally, the security is eased during religious holidays so Gaza residents can visit traditional holy sites or visit relatives over the holidays.

Records kept by the Romans describe the macabre rituals practised by the Germanic peoples on the bodies of their vanquished enemies, but this is the first time that traces of an ancient holy site have been unearthed.

The Israelis closed the mosque after the shooting of an activist who campaigns for Jews to be able to pray at Al Aqsa, Islam's third most holy site.

Palestinian scouts parade playing music during a ceremony commemorating the birth of Prophet Mohammed, known in Arabic as «al - Mawlid al - Nabawi «outside the Dome of the Rock the Al - Aqsa mosque compound, Islam's third holiest site, in the old city of Jerusalem on January 24, 2013.

(CNN)- An Israeli man was killed and four others were wounded early Sunday morning near Joseph's Tomb, a Jewish holy site in the northern West Bank city of Nablus, an Israeli military spokesman said.

Travelers can visit this holy site to look upon the impressive statue and watch Buddhist monks pray.

The status of Jerusalem, which holds Muslim, Jewish and Christian holy sites, is one of the thorniest obstacles to a peace deal between Israel and the Palestinians, who were furious over Trump's move and have declined to meet with Pence.

To make matters worse, Pence is planning to go to the Western Wall — the holiest site in Judaism, but also one that is very important to Muslims and highly contested.

Also known as the «Mother Temple» of Bali, it is the holiest site on the island.

[78] When led to pray at the Church of the Holy Sepulchre, the holiest site for Christians, the caliph Umar refused to pray in the church so that Muslims would not request converting the church to a mosque.

As the people from Russia drove off in a rickety bus to continue their tour of the holy sites of Kiev, Zoya Gorpeniuk, the former secretary to Patriarch Volodymyr who tends the flowers brought by well - wishers, watched with disapproval as the archbishop and three other priests got into a four - door sedan.

However, it also disallowed the extremists from creating a shrine of his burial site; or their ability to relocate his remains and take them to a «holy site» of their choosing; making a martyr out of him.

The tomb is traditionally thought to be the burial place of the prophet Jonah, a holy site for Christians and many Muslims.