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'''Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque''' ({{lang-ar|<big>مسجد جمال عبد الناصر</big>}} ''Masjid Jamal 'Abd an-Nasser'') is the largest [[mosque]] in [[al-Bireh]], in the central [[West Bank]]. Located in the Downtown district of the city, the modern mosque is named after the late [[Egypt]]ian president and [[Arab]] leader [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]].<ref>[http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Ramallah_527/Picture_11638.html Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque] Palestine Remembered. 2007-01-17.</ref> |
'''Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque''' ({{lang-ar|<big>مسجد جمال عبد الناصر</big>}} ''Masjid Jamal 'Abd an-Nasser'') is the largest [[mosque]] in [[al-Bireh]], in the central [[West Bank]]. Located in the Downtown district of the city, the modern mosque is named after the late [[Egypt]]ian president and [[Arab]] leader [[Gamal Abdel Nasser]].<ref>[http://www.palestineremembered.com/GeoPoints/Ramallah_527/Picture_11638.html Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque] Palestine Remembered. 2007-01-17.</ref> |
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On March 14, 2002, the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Army]] (IDF) took over the mosque and used its [[minaret]] for sniping, killing four [[Palestinians]] |
On March 14, 2002, the [[Israel Defense Forces|Israeli Army]] (IDF) took over the mosque and used its [[minaret]] for sniping, killing four [[Palestinians]] <ref>Shalakany, Amr. [http://weekly.ahram.org.eg/2002/580/feature.htm Diary of an Egyptian in Ramallah] [[Al-Ahram Weekly]]. 2002-03-14.</ref> during a wave of violence in the second intifada.<ref>{{Citation|title=2002 in Israel|date=2017-08-30|url=https://en.wikipedia.org/enwiki/w/index.php?title=2002_in_Israel&oldid=798014704|work=Wikipedia|language=en|access-date=2018-08-03}}</ref> |
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On September 22, 2007, dozens of wives of [[Hamas]]-affiliated political prisoners and other female Hamas members marched from the Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque to [[Al-Manara Square]] in protest of what they saw as the politically motivated detentions of their relatives by the [[Palestinian Authority]] (PA). They were prevented from reaching the square when PA security forces used tear gas to disperse them.<ref>Matthews, Elizabeth G. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=-ubfEsbawzoC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Israel-Palestine Conflict].'' Taylor & Francis, 2011. p. 203. {{ISBN|1-136-88432-7}}.</ref> |
On September 22, 2007, dozens of wives of [[Hamas]]-affiliated political prisoners and other female Hamas members marched from the Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque to [[Al-Manara Square]] in protest of what they saw as the politically motivated detentions of their relatives by the [[Palestinian Authority]] (PA). They were prevented from reaching the square when PA security forces used tear gas to disperse them.<ref>Matthews, Elizabeth G. ''[https://books.google.com/books?id=-ubfEsbawzoC&printsec=frontcover&source=gbs_ge_summary_r&cad=0#v=onepage&q&f=false Israel-Palestine Conflict].'' Taylor & Francis, 2011. p. 203. {{ISBN|1-136-88432-7}}.</ref> |
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Revision as of 18:54, 3 August 2018
| Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque | |
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 Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque | |
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| Affiliation | Islam |
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| Location |  al-Bireh |
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| Type | Mosque |
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| Dome(s) | 6 |
| Minaret(s) | 2 |
Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque (Template:Lang-ar Masjid Jamal 'Abd an-Nasser) is the largest mosque in al-Bireh, in the central West Bank. Located in the Downtown district of the city, the modern mosque is named after the late Egyptian president and Arab leader Gamal Abdel Nasser.[1]
On March 14, 2002, the Israeli Army (IDF) took over the mosque and used its minaret for sniping, killing four Palestinians [2] during a wave of violence in the second intifada.[3]
On September 22, 2007, dozens of wives of Hamas-affiliated political prisoners and other female Hamas members marched from the Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque to Al-Manara Square in protest of what they saw as the politically motivated detentions of their relatives by the Palestinian Authority (PA). They were prevented from reaching the square when PA security forces used tear gas to disperse them.[4]
References
- ^ Jamal Abdel Nasser Mosque Palestine Remembered. 2007-01-17.
- ^ Shalakany, Amr. Diary of an Egyptian in Ramallah Al-Ahram Weekly. 2002-03-14.
- ^ "2002 in Israel", Wikipedia, 2017-08-30, retrieved 2018-08-03
- ^ Matthews, Elizabeth G. Israel-Palestine Conflict. Taylor & Francis, 2011. p. 203. ISBN 1-136-88432-7.
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