Visitors walk by as employees of the Jordanian Waqf, or Islamic trust, that oversees the area, build a structure during preparations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 6, 2017.Show moreShow less
Muslim women walk in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 9, 2017. Show moreShow less
People are silhouetted as they stand behind a structure containing glass panels in the Dome of the Rock located on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 4, 2017. Show moreShow less
An employee of the Jordanian Waqf, or Islamic trust, that oversees the area, constructs a shade during preparations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 6, 2017. Show moreShow less
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The Dome of the Rock is seen during sunset on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount in Jerusalem's Old City, May 17, 2017.Show moreShow less
Issam Zughaiar, 67, a Palestinian vendor arranges lamp shades at his shop in a market in Jerusalem's Old City, May 10, 2017.Show moreShow less
Firas Kazaz, a Palestinian muezzin, dressed in traditional clothing, prepares before he begins to call Muslims to prayer, inside al-Aqsa Mosque, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 17, 2017. Show moreShow less
A Palestinian man prays inside al-Aqsa Mosque, the third holiest shrine in Islam, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 10, 2017. Show moreShow less
An employee of the Jordanian Waqf, or Islamic trust, that oversees the area, fixes mist cooler fans during preparations for the Muslim holy month of Ramadan on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City May, 10, 2017.Show moreShow less
A Palestinian vendor touches Muslim prayer beads displayed on sale at his shop in a market in Jerusalem's Old City, May 10, 2017.Show moreShow less
An employee of Jordanian Waqf, or Islamic trust, stands on a crane as he cleans ceiling during preparations ahead of Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in Dome of the Rock located on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 19, 2017.Show moreShow less
Firas Kazaz, a Palestinian muezzin, dressed in traditional clothing, calls Muslims to prayer, inside al-Aqsa Mosque, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 17, 2017.Show moreShow less
An employee of the Jordanian Waqf, or Islamic trust, that oversees the area, cleans during preparations ahead of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, in the Dome of the Rock located on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, April 19, 2017. Show moreShow less
Visitors walk past al-Aqsa Mosque at night on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 9, 2017. Show moreShow less
People are silhouetted as they stand behind a structure containing glass panels in the Dome of the Rock located on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 4, 2017.Show moreShow less
A Palestinian Sheikh teaches children to read the Koran inside al-Aqsa Mosque, on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif and to Jews as Temple Mount, in Jerusalem's Old City, May 17, 2017. Show moreShow less
Lights, Korans as Jerusalem holy site meets Ramadan
Jerusalem buzzes with renewed energy in the days before the start of Ramadan, Islam's holy month, when the faithful abstain from eating and drinking during daylight hours.