La Giralda, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

La Giralda, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

La Giralda, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Seville Cathedral and La Giralda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Plaza Virgen de los Reyes, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

Morning prayers, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Palestinians praying on Friday, Nazareth, Galilee, Israel, Middle East

Koran reading, Lyon, Rhone, France, Europe

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

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

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

UOIF French Muslim yearly meeting, Le Bourget, Seine-Saint-Denis, France, Europe

Muslim caps, Akepe, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim cook, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

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

Muslim mother and son, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Hala Sultan Tekkesi mosque, Larnaca, Cyprus, Europe

Great Mosque, Paris, France, Europe

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

El Jadida minaret, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Muslim women in the street, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Mosque at Tomb of Aurangzeb, Khuldabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

The Bibi ka Maqbara, built by Azam Shah in 1678 as a son's tribute to his mother, Begum Rabia Durrani, the Queen of Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Aurangabad, Maharashtra, India, Asia

Dome of the Rock, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Saadian Tombs, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

La Giralda and Seville Cathedral at night, Plaza Virgen de los Reyes, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

The Medersa mosque, Medina, Marrakesh, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Muslim prayer, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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

Veiled Muslim woman and child, France, Europe

Muslim symbols and bank notes, France, Europe

Guided tour, Jumeirah mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Muslim women wearing abayas, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Muslim family, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Mosque door, Houmt Souk, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

Ubadiah Mosque, Kuala Kangsar, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Emir Abdelkamer Mosque, Constantine, Algeria, North Africa, Africa

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

Hallal meat, Lyon, France, Europe

Koran reading, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa

Prayer, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

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

Muslim couple, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

Muslim woman, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim girl, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

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

The Koutoubia Mosque (Booksellers' Mosque), the landmark of Marrakech, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

Koran reading, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Seville Cathedral and La Giralda, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Plaza Virgen de los Reyes, Santa Cruz district, Seville, Andalusia, Spain, Europe

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

The East London Mosque in Whitechapel, London, England, United Kingdom, Europe

Islamic books, Touba, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Mouride Muslim pendants, Touba, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

Islamic Barbie bag, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

Muslim and Christian, St. Julian, Malta, Europe

Muslim and Christian, St. Julian, Malta, Europe

Bible and Koran, Paris, France, Europe

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

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

Muslim demonstration in Paris, France, Europe

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

Baye Fall Mouride Muslim, Touba, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

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

Koran reading, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Muslim prayer, Bordeaux, Gironde, France, Europe

Christian and Muslim symbols, Paris, France, Europe

Muslim prayer, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim schoolchildren, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim graveyard, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Bus with religious signs, Senegal, West Africa, Africa

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

The Suleymaniye Mosque, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Interior, Hagia Sophia (St. Sofia) (Aya Sofya), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Muslim village of Shaikhananadeh, Bumburet (Bumboret) Valley, Pakistan, Asia

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

The Hassan II Mosque, Casablanca, 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, Saladin Tomb Monument, Detail Of Faience Panels On Walls, Arabic Lantern At Fore

Syria, East Desert Or Steppe, Mosque In Background, At Fore An Old Cart Indicating The Famous Baghdad Cafe On The Road Between Damascus And Palmyra

Morocco, Marrakech, The Saadian Graves (One Of Best Islamic Architecture Examples)

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

The Islamic Cultural Center Minaret, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

The Islamic Cultural Center Minaret, Doha, Qatar, Middle East

The Emperor's Mosque (Careva Dzamija), Sarajevo, Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Ali Pasha's Mosque (Alipasina Dzamija), Sarajevo, Bosnia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Europe

Kenya,dadaab refugees camp, somalian border gtz hospital ,the camps were set up around the town of dadaab beginning in 1991 when civil wars erupted on a grand scale in somalia (16 rival factions were involved). The wars, along with a prolonged drought, forced more than 900,000 somalis to flee to neighboring countries. Approximately 400,000 of them, many of whom were in a serious state of exhaustion and starvation, took refuge in kenya. Since then, a majority have returned to their country. However, some 131,000 somalis remain in kenya, and 110,000 are in dadaab, along with some sudanese, ugandans, and about 3,000 ethiopians women waiting the receive care from gtz ngo at the local hospital

Friday Mosque (Jama Masjid), Delhi, India, Asia

Sidi Sahbi Mosque, Kairouan, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Tunisia, North Africa, Africa

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

Interior of the Suleymaniye mosque, built 1550-1557 by Sinan (Suleiman the Magnificent), Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

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

Education, somalia. Eyl is a town in somalias puntland state. The prominent clan in eyl district are yonis idiris, a sub-clan of isse mahamud, which in turn is a sub-clan of majeerteen. Eyl is near the hafun peninsula, the location of most of somalias casualties from the 2004 indian ocean tsunami., the tsunami resulted in the death of some 300 people and extensive destruction of shelters, houses and water sources as well as fishing gear. The livelihoods of many people residing in towns and small villages along the somali indian ocean coastline, particularly in the northern regions, were devastated