Synopsis
A team of volunteer paramedics help worshippers during Ramadan at the Al-Aqsa Mosque in Jerusalem.
- Programme: Sacred Wonders
- Series: 1
- Episode: 1
- Channel: BBC One
- Broadcast year: 2019
- Religious Education | Islam | Practices | Duties and festivals
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