Israel - Visit basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabber

(11 Jul 1997) T/I 11:20:22 Legendary US basketball star Kareem Abdul-Jabbar on Friday (11/7) joined Moslem worshippers to pray at Jerusalem's Al-Aqsa Mosque complex. The seven foot two inch (2.15-metre) former Los Angeles Lakers player, who converted to Islam more than 15 years ago, wore a traditional long Moslem robe. SHOWS EAST JERUSALEM 11/07 0.00 WS ext of the Al Aqsa Mosque; 0.05 Man walks past the mosque; 0.08 Group of people sitting outside the mosque; 0.13 Jabbar arriving with two men; 0.19 Cutaway people watching; 0.21 SOT Jabbar in English saying: "I think this is a place of worship that the Moslems should continue to control and use as they have used it traditionally throughtout time." 0.32 Cutaway people outside mosque; 0.36 Jabbar entaring the mosque; 0.44 Jabbar walking through congregation; 0.48 VS Jabbar praying; 1.02 VISION ENDS Find out more about AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/HowWeWork Twitter:   / ap_archive   Facebook:   / aparchives   ​​ Instagram:   / apnews   You can license this story through AP Archive: http://www.aparchive.com/metadata/you...