Typically, thousands of pilgrims gather in the city for processions and prayers, but this year’s observances have been scaled back dramatically or canceled altogether.
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Claire Carter,
The Washington Examiner,
29 Mar. 2026
Fayez Dakkak, a third-generation Muslim storeowner in the Old City whose shop has catered to Christian pilgrims since 1942, said he was heartbroken over Al Aqsa's closure during the Islamic holy month.
The aiyi have sent an emissary to Scythia, who will determine whether the colonists deserve to survive.
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Stephanie Burt,
New Yorker,
1 Apr. 2026
The early colonists were very much anti-idol worshippers and even modern Catholics, as Vice President Vance surely knows, have long been criticized by their Protestant counterparts for a love of statuary, reliquaries and other iconography that some have argued fall into idolatry.
That night, Joost wanted to dine at a real restaurant like rich foreigners.
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Cassandra Neyenesch,
New Yorker,
29 Mar. 2026
Indeed, few foreigners leave without being enraptured by a fascinating cultural tapestry which lives on in old-world architectural landmarks and century-spanning festivals.
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Condé Nast Traveler,
Condé Nast Traveler,
28 Mar. 2026
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