His job as it has been for generations of his forebears is to carry the key that opens the doors to the church of the holy sepulchre this task fell to joudeh s muslim ancestors by contract as a.
Muslim locks doors to holy sepulcher.
Another of the city s oldest.
This custom of muslims and christians working together has become an example of.
Muslim family holds key to sacred sepulchre for centuries their ancestors have opened door to church where jesus believed buried every morning at 4 a m wajeeh nuseibeh walks through the.
Wajeeh nuseibeh and adeeb joudeh.
Cnn s oren liebermann reports.
Honestly it s a great honor for a muslim to hold the key to the church of the holy sepulchre which is the most important church in christendom joudeh 53 said.
The muslim representative unlocks the latch and pushes open one door then a clergyman from the roman catholic greek orthodox or armenian orthodox church who take turns on a rotating basis.
Another muslim family is charged with opening and locking the church doors.
The key to one of christianity s holiest sites is held by a muslim family and it has been for centuries.
Since 1192 when a peace agreement was brokered giving control of the front gates to muslim gatekeepers the ancestors of these two men have.
Enter two muslim men.
Church of the holy sepulchre.