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Damascus, Syria - January 2008: Umayyad mosque in Damascus has been for 3000 years a place of worship starting with an Aramaens temple to the god Hadad - over the years Jupiter with the Romans, then Christ and lastly in 636 AD Muslims entered Damascus. It houses a shrine of John the Baptist. (Photo by Christopher Herwig)
The memories that I have of the Umayyad Mosque in Damascus, especially the atmosphere in its courtyard, are ones that I shall always cherish. The tragic events of the past four years have only serv…
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