Palestinians want to pray at al-Aqsa and they want the world to know

Palestinians want to pray at al-Aqsa and they want the world to know
Mesmerising photos of al-Aqsa were shared as tweeters expressed their nostalgia for the landmark that some of them have never even seen.
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The New Arab Staff

The New Arab

04 Aug, 2017
After weeks of unrest inside Jerusalem, sentimental value for al-Aqsa mosque has grown [Getty]
Palestinians want to pray at al-Aqsa mosque and they made sure the whole of Twitter knows it.

A Twitter storm for a hashtag translating to "We want to pray at al-Aqsa" started on Thursday night, organised by the Palestinian Social Media Cafe. 

After weeks of unrest inside Jerusalem, the sentimental value for al-Aqsa mosque has increased within the Palestinian community as they see themselves having to deal with the fact that at the time, the future of Islam's third holiest site was, and to an extent still is unknown.

It wasn't only Muslim Palestinians who were upset, the Palestinian Christian community stood with Muslims too. The religious unity was not something that was forgotten in the Twitter storm.

Mesmerising photos of al-Aqsa were shared as tweeters expressed their nostalgia for the landmark that some of them have never even seen.

Translation: Fantastic aerial image showing huge numbers of Jerusalemites in Jerusalem and al-Aqsa mosque
Jerusalemite resilience was remembered after weeks of using civil disobedience to protest against Israel's heightened security measures at al-Aqsa.
            Translation: on the third week of the struggle, Palestinians flocked to pray at al-Aqsa
Usually, when someone visits al-Aqsa, they remember their friends and family by writing their name on a piece of card and take a photo of it with the mosque in the background.
It's also a place where Jerusalemites choose to get married.
 
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