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Why Al-Aqsa remains a sensitive site in Palestine-Israel conflict

  • Written by Ken Chitwood, Senior Research Fellow, Muslim Philanthropy Initiative at IUPUI and Journalist-fellow, USC Center for Religion and Civic Culture, University of Southern California
Why Al-Aqsa remains a sensitive site in Palestine-Israel conflictA view of the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound and its Dome of the Rock in Jerusalem's Old City.Ahmad Gharabli/AFP via Getty Images

As a scholar of global Islam, I teach an introduction to Islam course and include a discussion about Al-Aqsa as part of the syllabus. That’s because Al-Aqsa has deep religious significance for Muslims around the world.

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