Those tensions go all the way back to the Crusades - when Christian armies invaded the Holy Land.

VOA: standard.2010.03.18

They want to support President Barack Obama's initiatives for peace in the Holy Land through a two-state solution.

VOA: standard.2009.12.12

He said he and his family are willing to become martyrs for the sake of a Palestinian-controlled Jerusalem and its Muslim holy sites.

VOA: standard.2009.04.09

"Fatah stands at a point where it will continue to organize the process of defending the holy sites through popular effort and grass-roots mobilization,".

VOA: standard.2009.10.05

The Intel protests pit holy tradition against high-technology and point to the dilemma of trying to apply ancient Jewish law in a modern Jewish state.

VOA: standard.2009.11.14

The narrow cobblestone alleyways of the Old City were packed with Israelis visiting for the week-long Passover holiday and Christian pilgrims who are here for Easter Holy Week.

VOA: standard.2010.04.01

accompanied by cellist Yo-Yo Ma during the sacrament of Holy Communion.

VOA: standard.2009.08.29

As Somalis prepare to observe the start of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan, al-Shabab and Hisbul Islam rebels appeared to have made good on their vow to mark the start of Ramadan with intensified attacks against the government and the African Union mission in Mogadishu known as AMISOM.

VOA: standard.2009.08.21

He is also lead author of the paper, Fast Profits: Investor Sentiment and Stock Returns During Ramadan. Reporter Cecily Hilleary asked him to explain the so-called Ramadan Effect. During the Holy Month, we find that on average, stock returns are almost nine times higher in predominantly Muslim countries than during other times of the year.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05

But the basic implication is that if the past repeats itself, if one could replicate the past, the implication is as follows: Those seeking to gain fast profits, they should try and profit from the fast, buying shares prior to the start of Ramadan and selling them at the end of the Holy Month or,preferably, immediately after Eid al-Fitr, where our results begin to decline.

VOA: standard.2010.08.05