Ramadan Decorations Up In Jerusalem As Palestinians Prepare For Ramadan

Hundreds of Palestinians took part in events over the weekend to decorate the streets of the Old City for the Islamic holy month
Colourful lanterns and ornate Ramadan decorations filled the streets of Jerusalem on Monday as Palestinians prepared for a holy month freer of COVID-19 restrictions than at the height of the pandemic.
Ahead of Ramadan’s expected start on Tuesday, the mood in the Old City was far more joyful than last year when prayers were suspended at the Dome of the Rock and Al-Aqsa Mosque, Islam’s third holiest site.
Although Jerusalem is still without foreign tourists, far more people were roaming the Old City, where shops reported brisk business.
Radio Islam spoke to Ehab Jallad who is a Palestinian activist in Jerusalem

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