/ 2008 / Photojournalism / Feature Story

Unholy Power Struggle

  • Photographer
    Andrew Duke, United Kingdom
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Images depict the centuries-old battle for the control of Christendom's holiest shrine, the Church of the Holy Sepulchre in Jerusalem. In recent years, monks have fought with fists and iron bars over the smallest incident. The gap between the haves and have-nots among the six denominations continues to widen, especially between the Ethiopian community and the Egyptian Copts.

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