Brass Hand of Fatima door knocker, a popular symbol in Southern Morocco, Merzouga, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Open Holy Quran with Hamsa (Hand of Fatima) symbols of Muslim faith and religion, France, Europe

Woman wearing a Muslim hamsa amulet (the Hand of Fatima) (the Hand of Mary), Vietnam, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Open Holy Quran with Hamsa (Hand of Fatima) symbols of Muslim faith and religion, France, Europe

Detail of old door with hand of Fatima doorknockers, Ronda, Andalucia, Spain, Europe

Muslim protection symbol, France, Europe

A 'hand of Fatima' door knocker on a door in the kasbah of Ait Ben Haddou near Ouarzazate in Morocco

A 'hand of Fatima' door knocker on a door in the medina in Marrakech, Morocco

Young man bouldering, Hand of Fatima under blue sky in the background, Hombori, Mali, Africa

Empty road in the sunlight in front of Hand of Fatima, Mali, Africa

Hamsa, Eye of Fatima, Hand of Fatima amulets to guard against the evil eye, Anatolia, Turkey

Doorknob, Fatima's hand, Arcos de la Frontera, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Mexico, Bajio, San Miguel de Allende, Hand of Fatima door knocker.