When thinking about Jerusalem, one will inevitably imagine the shiny golden dome of the Dome of the Rock, the ancient Old City with centuries-old churches, ... read more
The Supreme Court Building in Jerusalem, designed by Ram Karmi and Ada Karmi-Melamede, references not only all of the preceding eras of the city’s architecture with elements taken from Herodian, Crusader, Greek, and British buildings in the old city, but it also illustrates several passages in the bible relating to justice. read more
Since 1967 Al-Ḥaram al-Sharīf and the Muslim waqfs (religious endowments) have been administered by a Muslim council that does not recognize the sovereignty of Israel over east Jerusalem. The council also assumed responsibility for the Sharīʿah courts and other Muslim religious institutions that had previously been under the jurisdiction of the Council of Waqf and Muslim Affairs in Amman, Jordan. read more