Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. The Indian Hospice, serving as a guest house for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. The Indian Hospice, serving as a guest house for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. NAZEER HUSSAIN ANSARI, son of Indian Hospice Administrator, 86 year old, Muhammad Munir Ansari, points to the entrance to the mosque located on the guesthouse grounds. The Indian Hospice, serving as a lodge for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. An original print of The Palestine Post from May 7th, 1945, announcing Germany's surrender ending WWII, is framed and exhibited inside the Indian Hospice library. The Indian Hospice, serving as a lodge for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. An eastward view of Jerusalem from a rooftop just inside the Old City's Herod's Gate depicts the Rockefeller Museum in the mid ground and the Mount Scopus Hebrew University Campus in the background.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. Muslim Arabs at Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. The UNRWA Jerusalem Health Clinic just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. UNRWA is under grave financial threat as the Trump administration has ceased financial aid to the Palestinian refugee agency and Jerusalem Mayor Barkat has announced his plan to expel the organization from the city.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. A portrait of Baba Farid stands inside the Chilla Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar, a shrine for the Sufi saint. The Indian Hospice, serving as a guest house for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. NAZEER HUSSAIN ANSARI, son of Indian Hospice Administrator, 86 year old, Muhammad Munir Ansari, points to historic documents exhibited inside the library. The Indian Hospice, serving as a lodge for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. A Muslim Arab woman walks past the entrance to a home decorated to welcome those returning from a haj to Mecca in Jerusalem's Old City Muslim Quarter.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. A Muslim woman wears a burqa and sun glasses covering her body and face as she walks in Jerusalem's Old City just inside Herod's Gate.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. The Indian Hospice, serving as a guest house for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. NAZEER HUSSAIN ANSARI, son of Indian Hospice Administrator, 86 year old, Muhammad Munir Ansari, stands inside the Chilla Hazrat Baba Fariduddin Ganjshakar, a shrine for the Sufi saint. The Indian Hospice, serving as a guest house for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. The Indian Hospice, serving as a guest house for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. A young boy runs past the entrance to a tailor's shop in Jerusalem's Old City Muslim Quarter.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. A Muslim woman wears a burqa and sun glasses covering her body and face as she walks in Jerusalem's Old City just inside Herod's Gate.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. The shoes of visitors are left outside the Indian Hospice mosque, located on the guesthouse grounds. The Indian Hospice, serving as a lodge for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. NAZEER HUSSAIN ANSARI, son of Indian Hospice Administrator, 86 year old, Muhammad Munir Ansari, points to a historic photo inside the library. The Indian Hospice, serving as a lodge for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. NAZEER HUSSAIN ANSARI, son of Indian Hospice Administrator, 86 year old, Muhammad Munir Ansari, holds the novel Slumdog Millionaire signed by the author Vikas Swarup who stayed in the guesthouse. The Indian Hospice, serving as a lodge for devote Indian Muslims passing through Jerusalem on their way to and from Haj in Mecca, is located just inside the Herod's Gate in Jerusalem's Old City. Established some 800 years ago following the a visit by Hazrat Farid ud-Din Ganj Shakar, or Baba Farid, from the Chisti order of Sufis, has been managed by the Indian Muslim Ansari family for close to 100 years.

Muslim Quarter Old City Jerusalem, Israel

Jerusalem, Israel. 11th October, 2018. Muslim Arab women take part in a soap making workshop in the African Community Society center. The African Community Society is a non profitable Muslim NGO established by the African community members originally from Chad, Nigeria, Sudan and Suriname in Jerusalem in 1983. The society promotes culture in the Old City and empowers women and youth.