Jerusalem
A Muslim at his prayers facing the Dome on the Rock
Church of the Holy Sepulchre, where Christians believe the death and resurrection of Jesus took place.
The Wailing Wall, sacred to Jews, with the Dome on the Rock, sacred to Muslims, behind.
West Bank
Yasser Arafat mausoleum, Ramallah
Nablus in the West Bank, Palestine. Liam and the Red Crescent volunteer walking through
the vaulted stone alleys of this ancient biblical town, nowadays a centre of resistance against
Israel and under the control of the Fatah organisation.
Shrine in Nablus
"Bwaiyan!!"
The coffee roaster at work.
These vendors are seen in every town, selling cups of tamarind juice.
Damascus
The Great Mosque
Sign for 'Putting on Special Clothes Room' before
entering the Great Mosque.
Streets of Old Damascus
Fresh tamarind juice vendor, below cafe with lamps and mannequins hanging outside,
next to a Roman column.
This little girl was sitting all day on a busy pedestrian bridge selling confectionery.
She is engrossed in her colouring book
Aleppo
Inside a khan, or caravanserai, where merchants and their wares would stay
after sometimes lengthy journeys across Asia Minor, Persia or Babylon.
The Citadel