Imam reading the Koran, Brazzaville, Congo, Africa

Girls learning Arabic in a medersa (koranic school), Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Muslim scouts carrying a torch outside the Paris Great Mosque, Paris, France, Europe

Muslim boys praying, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Man praying in the Great Mosque, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Prayer beads, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Friday prayers at Al Hussain Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Koran reading at Al Azhar mosque, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Friday prayers in Bordeaux mosque, Bordeaux, Gironde, France, Europe

Muslim demonstration in front of church, Paris, France, Europe

Praying Muslim, Jumeirah mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Muslim reading Koran, Jumeirah mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Girls learning Arabic in a medersa (koranic school), Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Muslim men at prayers at Siem Reap in Cambodia, Indochina, Southeast Asia, Asia

Mukkram, Muslim festival, India, Asia

Interior, Blue Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Koran reading, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Demonstration in France against the ban on Islamic veil in schools, Paris, France, Europe

Friday prayers at Al Hussain Mosque, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Praying muslim in Dubai harbour, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Koran reading, Paris, France, Europe

Shrine on Besh Barmaq mountain, Siyazan, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia

Woman praying in a mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Girls studying in a medersa (koranic school), Fatehpur Sikri, Uttar Pradesh, India, Asia

Young girl reading the Koran, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

African muslim, Brazzaville, Congo, Africa

Jumeirah Mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Koran reading, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Mosque sign, New York, New York, United States of America, North America

Marabout at work, Mbour, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Marabout at work, Mbour, Thies, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Koran reading, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Muslim boy, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Pilgrims touching a stone in the shrine on Besh Barmaq mountain, Siyazan, Azerbaijan, Central Asia, Asia

Koran being held during a Muslim demonstration, Paris, France, Europe

Muslim protection symbol, France, Europe

Interior, Sayyida Ruqayya mosque, Damascus, Syria, Middle East

Muslim prayer, Sallanches, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Prayer at the Lyon great mosque, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Friday prayers at the Great Mosque, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Friday prayers at Baitul Futuh mosque, London, England, Unnited Kingdom, Europe

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque, Muscat, Oman, Middle East

Koran open at the first page, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

Friday prayers. Masjid Kampung mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Muslim praying, Geneva. Switzerland, Europe

Muslim and Christian, St. Julian, Malta, Europe

Dubai Airport mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Muslim symbols and bank notes, France, Europe

Koran reading, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim and Christian, St. Julian, Malta, Europe

Prayer in Al-Sharia mosque, Jabal Lweibdeh, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Friday prayers, Masjid Kampung Mosque, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Muslim at prayer in a street, Paris, France, Europe

Koran reading, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa

Prayer, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Islamic Barbie bag, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Bible and Koran, Paris, France, Europe

Praying Muslim, Jumeirah mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Old man leaving a mosque in the old Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Muslim prayer, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

Islamic books, Touba, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Woman reading Koran in Jumeirah mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Muslim in a Lome mosque, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim prayer, Bordeaux, Gironde, France, Europe

Muslim girl, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim women in the Lyon Great Mosque, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

Muslim prayer, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim graveyard, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Ceremony of the Whirling Dervishes, founded in Konya by Mevalana Celaleddin Rumi, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Close-up of Syrian tiles dating from 1650s, Blue Mosque, Cairo, North Africa, Africa

Sultan Hassan and Rifai mosques from Citadel, Cairo, North Africa, Africa

Whirling dervish, Al-Shuri Mausoleum, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Courtyard of the Kairaouine mosque, Fes el-Bali, Medina, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Fez, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Morocco, Casablanca, The Hassan Ii Mosque Said To Have The Highest Minaret In The World (200m), Fountain In Foreground

Morocco, North, Historical City Of Fes, Overview On The Qarawiyin Mosque Roofs Covered With Green Tiles

Syria, Damascus, The Omayyad Mosque Built By Khalif Walid The First And 12 000 Workers, The Site Was Occupied By A Temple Then A Church

View towards Sulemaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey

Archways surrounding the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, Oman.

Detail of mosaic in an alcove in the Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, Oman.

Grave of Alija Izetbegovic and Muslim gravestones at Kovaci Martyrs Memorial Cemetery, Sarajevo, Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina. Eirp[e

People praying at the Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid ), Delhi, India, Asia

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

Indonesia a kindergarten in banda aceh which lost many of children to tsunami, been rebuilt. schools director halimah anwar bustam (seen here in foreground) describes horrors suffered: area kids came from completely flattened by waves. On that fateful sunday children were in their homes, or many were already on beach having. So many died that morning. It devastating. Only we getting things back together, very grateful to helping with reconstruction of damaged building. staff give up a portion of their (already) salaries to sponsor poor children from outlying villages to come to school. structure includes offices staff, a library, prayer room wheelchair accessible classroom.__ Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Uzbekistan the kalon minaret and mosque, bukhara

TURKEY Mosque of Rustem Pasha, Istanbul. Detail of Iznik tile

Uzbekistan detail of tilework at shah-i-zinda necropolis of mausolea, samarkand

Thailand muslim girl of pattani

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

Thailand burmese muslim refugee school at mae sot

Uzbekistan door of the bolo hauz mosque, bukhara

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

The Sultan Qaboos Grand Mosque in Muscat, the capital of Oman.

Indonesia muslim girls at a koranic -school in banda aceh. Photograph taken in banda aceh, -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devasted much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

Syria, Damascus, The Omayyad Mosque By Khalif Walid The First And 12 000 Workers, The Site Was Occupied By A Temple Then A Church, Pilgrims From The Whole Islamic World Visit The Mausoleum Supposed To Contain The Prophet Yaya's Head (Alias St John The Baptist) Discovered In Viii Th Cent, Iranian Shiites Believe The Prophet Mahomet's Grandson Hussein's Head (Son Of Ali) Was Also Stored Here, Copper Spacelab In The Yard

Syria, Damascus, The Omayyad Mosque Built By Khalif Walid The First And 12 000 Workers, The Site Was Occupied By A Temple Then A Church, Men At Prayer Along The Qibla Wall

Syria, Damascus, The Omayyad Mosque Built By Khalif Walid The First And 12 000 Workers, The Site Was Occupied By A Temple Then A Church, People At Prayer Along The Qibla Wall

Whirling dervish, Al-Shuri Mausoleum, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa, Africa

Thailand girl in muslim school, pattani

Syria, Damascus , Omayyad Mosque, Interior, People At Prayer, Pilgrims Come From The Whole Islamic World To Visit The Mausoleum Supposed To Contain The Prophet Yaya's Head (St John The Baptist), Iranian Shiites Believe The Prophet Mahomet Grandson Hussein's Head (Son Of Ali) Was Also Stored Here