
Pakistani police officers stand guard in front of the Presidential palace to bar protesters in Islamabad, Pakistan on Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Asif Ali Zardari, widower of Pakistan's slain political leader Benazir Bhutto, will face off against two lightly regarded opponents when legislators meet Saturday to choose a president to fill the gap created when former military strongman Pervez Musharraf resigned under pressure last month.
With the Dome of the Rock Mosque seen in the background, Palestinian Muslim worshippers rest on the ground during the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. He said "thousands" of police were deployed around the city to "prevent any disturbances."
An Israeli border police officer gestures to a Palestinian Muslim family while they wait to cross at the Israeli army checkpoint at Kalandiya, between Ramallah and Jerusalem, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Around 90,000 Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. He said "thousands" of police were deployed around the city to "prevent any disturbances."
A Palestinian Muslim worshipper is backdropped by the Russian Orthodox Church as she prays during the first Friday prayers of the holy fasting month of Ramadan in the Al-Aqsa Mosque compound in Jerusalem's Old City, Friday, Sept. 5, 2008. Around 90,000 Muslims congregated in Jerusalem for the first Friday prayers of the holy month of Ramadan, police spokesman Micky Rosenfeld said. He said "thousands" of police were deployed around the city to "prevent any disturbances."