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

Mukkram, Muslim festival, India, Asia

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

Muslim at prayer, Sallanches, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

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

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

Woman praying in a mosque, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

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

Muslim scouts at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

Young Muslim boys, Stone Town, Zanzibar, Tanzania, Africa

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

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

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

Koran reading, Geneva, Switzerland, Europe

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

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

Muslim boy, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

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

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

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

French Muslim girl scout and war veterans at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

French Muslim scouts and war veteran at the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

Muslim couple and tourists at the Topkapi Palace (Topkapi Sarayi), UNESCO World Heritage Site, part of the Ottoman Empire, in Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

Two women walking past King Hussein Mosque, downtown area, Amman, Jordan, Middle East

Moslems, Georgetown, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Muslim demonstration in Paris, France, Europe

Muslim prayer, Sallanches, Haute Savoie, France, Europe

Jumeirah Mosque, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

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

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

Veiled women at U.O.I.F. annual meeting, Paris, France, Europe

Muslim praying, Geneva. Switzerland, Europe

Muslim protection symbol, France, Europe

Koran reading, Paris, France, Europe

Interior of the Hagia Sophia Museum, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe, Eurasia

French Muslims carrying a torch to the Arc de Triomphe, Paris, France, Europe

Morning prayers, Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Muslim boy, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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

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

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

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

Muslim family, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

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

Muslim scouts praying, Paris, France, Europe

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

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

Veiled Muslim woman and child, France, Europe

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

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

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

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

Muslim prayer, Kathmandu, Nepal, Asia

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

Prayer, Istanbul, Turkey, Europe

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

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

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

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

Koran reading, Penang, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

Koran reading, Cairo, Egypt, North Africa

Muslim and Christian, St. Julian, Malta, Europe

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

Muslim couple, Dubai, United Arab Emirates, Middle East

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

Muslim woman, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim girl, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Koran reading, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

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

Muslim and Christian, St. Julian, Malta, Europe

Bible and Koran, Paris, France, Europe

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

Muslim prayer, Bordeaux, Gironde, France, Europe

Muslim schoolchildren, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

Muslim prayer, Lome, Togo, West Africa, Africa

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

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

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

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

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

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

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

Thailand burmese muslim refugee school at mae sot

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 education, somalia. 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

Indonesia growth monitoring (baby weighing) at a posyandu, or mother-child temporary health post in village of paya lumpat. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Thailand our school muslim school for burmese refugees, mae sot

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

Indonesia growth monitoring (baby weighing) at a posyandu, or mother-child temporary health post in village of paya lumpat. Photograph taken in meulaboh, aceh province -december 2006, 2 years after tsunami of december 26th 2004 devastated much of coastal region. Taken to illustrate reconstruction work projects of (catholic relief services) of sponsored photo tour

Family grandmother and child. Muslim country