Portrait of a veiled Muslim woman in northern Pakistan, Asia

Portrait of a woman in burka in Afghanistan, Asia

Pilgrims at the shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

Family feeding the famous white pigeons, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

Lady wearing a blue burqua outside the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Displaced families in old soviet Embassy, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Ladies wearing blue burqas outside the Friday Mosque (Masjet-e Jam), Herat, Afghanistan, Asia

Women in burkas, Kabul, Afghanistan, Asia

Veiled Muslim woman, Sunday Market, Kashi, China, Asia

Street boy who sells necklaces for living and ladies in burquas, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia

A Rajasthani woman with a burqua (veil) covering her face walks toard the village well with her young son on her hip. In Rajasthani tradition she carries her ceramic water pot balanced on her head.