8 Gates: Portraits from Jerusalem's Old City

Photographs, over a century

Elia Kahvedjian's iconic (but once forgotten) photos of Jerusalem captured the city at a different time but the art of photographing the city and its people has survived a turbulent century. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls.

The Temple Mount mission

Why do some young American Jews see going to one of Jerusalem's most important holy sites (Al-Aqsa to Muslims, the Temple Mount to Jews) as a mission? Shaina Shealy took a journey to try and explore why people with a similar background to her own get so absorbed by such a contentious topic. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls

Between two bloody Fridays

It's been a week that sums up Jerusalem. An attack and consequent changes at a holy site expose the city's cleavages. A new, non-violent movement's born but death isn't far away. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls.

The Story of Aseel

"If you just move...then bye bye" The story of a young Palestinian woman navigating friendships and checkpoints within the Old City she lives and grew up in. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls.

A Ramadan peace, shattered

A diary of Ramadan, the month that transforms Jerusalem's Old City from a tense, uneasy place into one filled with life and lights - until that all falls apart. 8 Gates is a podcast about the stories of celebration, prayer and conflict within Jerusalem's ancient white walls.