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Did you know... that the 2009 book Where Heaven and Earth Meet introduced the term "Sacred Esplanade" as a politically neutral term for the religious site known as al-Haram al-Sharif or the Temple Mount in Jerusalem?

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The result was: promoted by Theleekycauldron (talk) 19:15, 18 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

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... that the 2009 book Where Heaven and Earth Meet uses the term "Sacred Esplanade" as a politically neutral term for the religious space known as Al-Haram al-Sharif or Temple Mount in Jerusalem? Source: Kershner, Isabel (14 November 2009). "Unusual Partners Study Divisive Jerusalem Site". New York Times.
- ALT1: ... that the idea for the 2009 book Where Heaven and Earth Meet was conceived of in 2000 after Ariel Sharon's provocative visit to Al-Haram al-Sharif in Jerusalem set the stage for the Second Intifada? Source: Kershner, Isabel (14 November 2009). "Unusual Partners Study Divisive Jerusalem Site". New York Times.
- ALT2: ... that the 2009 book Where Heaven and Earth Meet saw 21 Jewish, Muslim and Christian scholars chart the history of the "Sacred Esplanade", also known as the Al-Haram al-Sharif or Temple Mount, in Jerusalem? Source: Day, John (2012). "Review: Where Heaven and Earth Meet: Jerusalem's sacred esplanade". Journal of Modern Jewish Studies. 11 (2): 293–295. doi:10.1080/14725886.2012.689206. S2CID 144286697.
- Reviewed: N/a - fewer than 5 DYK credits

5x expanded by Iskandar323 (talk). Self-nominated at 13:41, 22 May 2022 (UTC).Reply

General: Article is new enough and long enough
New enough: Long enough:

Policy: Article is sourced, neutral, and free of copyright problems
Adequate sourcing: Neutral: Free of copyright violations, plagiarism, and close paraphrasing:

Hook: Hook has been verified by provided inline citation
Cited: Interesting:

QPQ: None required.

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I've done a little copyediting of the article for readability and some minor copy vio issues other than that it's a nice little article. I have a preference for ALT0 or ALT1. Vladimir.copic (talk) 01:56, 17 June 2022 (UTC)Reply

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