• Business at the 120 stalls in East Jerusalem is down by 80 per cent, according to Ka’id Razem, who heads a committee of stallholders.
    Business at the 120 stalls in East Jerusalem is down by 80 per cent, according to Ka’id Razem, who heads a committee of stallholders.
  • Abdul Rahim Ghazali, busy overseeing the preparation of 300 iftar meals of chicken and rice to be distributed by the Zakat Al Quds Charity Committee. The daily free meals are sponsored by donations from Emirates Red Crescent.
    Abdul Rahim Ghazali, busy overseeing the preparation of 300 iftar meals of chicken and rice to be distributed by the Zakat Al Quds Charity Committee. The daily free meals are sponsored by donations from Emirates Red Crescent.
  • A tourist taking a photo and holding a Quran in the old market during the holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem.
    A tourist taking a photo and holding a Quran in the old market during the holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem.
  • A Palestinian man, Makes Ka’aek at his bakery in the Old City of Jerusalem, during Ramadan.
    A Palestinian man, Makes Ka’aek at his bakery in the Old City of Jerusalem, during Ramadan.
  • The old market during the holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem.
    The old market during the holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem.
  • Children manning a popcorn stall in the old market.
    Children manning a popcorn stall in the old market.
  • Ka’id Razem selling bread in east Jerusalem at Damascus gate.
    Ka’id Razem selling bread in east Jerusalem at Damascus gate.
  • Muslim worshippers praying in Al Aqsa Mosque and the dome of the rock compound during the holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem.
    Muslim worshippers praying in Al Aqsa Mosque and the dome of the rock compound during the holy month of Ramadan in the Old City of Jerusalem.
  • Ka’id Razem’s bread stall in east Jerusalem at Damascus gate.
    Ka’id Razem’s bread stall in east Jerusalem at Damascus gate.

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Observing Ramadan in Jerusalem - in pictures

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Businesses in the West Bank have taken a hit after Israel suspended permits of 83,000 West Bank Palestinians – who would have visited the city this Ramadan – following an attack by two Palestinian gunmen in Tel Aviv, which left four Israelis dead. The dearth absence of the West Bankers obeserving Ramadan in Jersualem is keenly felt, both economically and emotionally. All photos by Ahed Izhiman for The National

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