In pictures: Ramadan prayers at al-Aqsa mosque


'Happy and sad'

Pictured in front of the Dome of the Rock, in the same complex as al-Aqsa, Bahgat says he is "both happy and sad".

"Despite the difficulties and obstacles, I have done my duty and prayed in one of the holiest places. But I was sad when I remembered my brother - and my wife and children - who wanted to join me.

"My son is 27 and he has never been here. He only knows al-Aqsa on the map."

Words and pictures by Heather Sharp and Fuad Abu-Ghosh

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