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The eyes of a Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Momba...
The eyes of a Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.





Kenya. A Lamu woman in fashionable Muslim dress watches the procession to mark Maulidi, from an elevated archway.





Procession of Malay Muslim Women for Festival of the Prophet´s Birthday Georgetown Penang Malaysia





Interior of the Umayyad Mosque at Damascus, Unesco World Heritage Site, Syria, Middle East, West Asia





Elderly tourists ignoring a crippled woman begging as they pass, Mukalla, Gulf of Aden, Yemen





A Nubian girl stand in an archway at the village of Qubbat Selim. Traditional Nubian architecture. Traditional Nubian archite...
A Nubian girl stand in an archway at the village of Qubbat Selim. Traditional Nubian architecture. Traditional Nubian architecture and plasterwork of a fine archway to a house and its courtyard at Qubbat Selim.





Two Harari women chat outside an attractively decorated house in the medieval walled city of Harar. Once an independent city ...
Two Harari women chat outside an attractively decorated house in the medieval walled city of Harar. Once an independent city state dating back to the early 16th century, Harar was incorporated into the Ethiopian Empire in 1887. It is considered sacred in the Muslim world.





Government employees, India. A British couple, holding bouquets of flowers, pose at the centre of a group portrait with a num...
Government employees, India. A British couple, holding bouquets of flowers, pose at the centre of a group portrait with a number of Indian government workers dressed in Western-style suits and 'roomi topis' (a type of fez hat worn by Indian Muslims). The British man may be Mr Caffin, a one time District Officer of the Northern Province. India, circa 1935. India, Southern Asia, Asia.





Mali, Timbuktu. The Sankore Mosque at Timbuktu which was built in the 14th century by an architect from Granada who was commi...
Mali, Timbuktu. The Sankore Mosque at Timbuktu which was built in the 14th century by an architect from Granada who was commissioned by the Malian emperor Mansa Musa to design a mosque around which Sankore University was established.





Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars...
Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces.





The Emir of Kano rides into the Residency. The new Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, rides into the Residency beneath a ceremo...
The Emir of Kano rides into the Residency. The new Emir of Kano, Alhaji Ado Bayero, rides into the Residency beneath a ceremonial umbrella during a colourful procession for Sallah, an Islamic celebration held to mark the end of Ramadan. Kano, Nigeria, 1963. Kano, Kano, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa.





Africa, Algeria, Sahara, Saoura area, Beni Abbes village. The Prophet Mohammed's Birthday Celebrations





A man ploughs his fields with oxen. Situated close to the River Nile, his land is irrigated through a series of ditches and f...
A man ploughs his fields with oxen. Situated close to the River Nile, his land is irrigated through a series of ditches and furrows.





Portrait of Osman Digna. Portrait of Osman Digna (c.1836-1900), sitting cross-legged on a mat, wearing a robe and turban. Dig...
Portrait of Osman Digna. Portrait of Osman Digna (c.1836-1900), sitting cross-legged on a mat, wearing a robe and turban. Digna was a general in the Mahdist army of Sudan from 1883 until his arrest by the British in 1900. Sudan, circa 1887. Sudan, Eastern Africa, Africa.





Uzbek women and children outside The Mausoleum of Bakhautdin Naqshband. Just east of Bukhara in the village of Kasri Orifon i...
Uzbek women and children outside The Mausoleum of Bakhautdin Naqshband. Just east of Bukhara in the village of Kasri Orifon is one of Sufism's most important shrines, the birthplace and tomb of Bakhautdin Naqshbandk, the 14th C founder of the most influential of the Sufi orders in Central Asia and Bukhara's unoffocial patron saint.





Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Atlas Region, Ouarzazate, Ait Benhaddou, Kasbah, Berber, Moroccan Man Smiling





Decoration of the Camera degli Sposi (Camera Picta), by Mantegna Andrea, 1465 - 1474, 15th Century, fresco and dry tempera. I...
Decoration of the Camera degli Sposi (Camera Picta), by Mantegna Andrea, 1465 - 1474, 15th Century, fresco and dry tempera. Italy. Lombardy. Mantua. Ducal Palace. North wall or the chimney wall. The Court. Detail of the hands of the Marquis Ludovico III Gonzaga holding a letter gold pink hands dress/robe/garment





Low angle view of an elephant handler standing on an elephant, Taj Mahal, Agra, Uttar Pradesh, India





In an Islamic country the wealthy can still shop for elements of a western lifestyle such as white wedding dresses. Women ent...
In an Islamic country the wealthy can still shop for elements of a western lifestyle such as white wedding dresses. Women enter a shop selling white western style wedding dresses.





Nupe chiefs attend Sallah celebrations. Three Nupe chiefs dressed in ceremonial attire ride caparisoned horses during celebra...
Nupe chiefs attend Sallah celebrations. Three Nupe chiefs dressed in ceremonial attire ride caparisoned horses during celebrations for Sallah, an Islamic event held to mark the end of Ramadan. Bida, Nigeria, October 1948. Bida, Niger, Nigeria, Western Africa, Africa.





A Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town...
A Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.





Bride is made up for a Muslim wedding in Yogyakarta, Central Java, Indonesia, Southeast Asia





Tripoli, Libya, North Africa Libyan Women and Children at International Trade Fair Clothing Styles Headscarves are worn by vi...
Tripoli, Libya, North Africa Libyan Women and Children at International Trade Fair Clothing Styles Headscarves are worn by virtually all Libyan women from adolescence onward The shoulder-to-ankle-length abaya is favored by older women Denim is common. Tripoli, Libya, North Africa Libyan Women and Children at International Trade Fair Clothing Styles Headscarves are worn by virtually all Libyan women from adolescence onward The shoulder-to-ankle-length abaya is favored by older women Den





An over-crowded old Bedford bus travels along the main road from Khartoum to Shendi, a centuries old market town on the River...
An over-crowded old Bedford bus travels along the main road from Khartoum to Shendi, a centuries old market town on the River Nile.





An attractive Nubian woman in bright clothing, the lower part of her face covered by her headscarf.





A finely carved painted door graces the arched entrance to a house compound at Qubbat Selim. This village, situated close to ...
A finely carved painted door graces the arched entrance to a house compound at Qubbat Selim. This village, situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan, still retains much of its traditional architecture, plasterwork and decoration.





In late afternoon light, a camel rider crosses a desert near the ancient pyramids of Meroe, east of the Nile





Mali, Niger Inland Delta. Dwarfed by minarets, the imam of Kotaka Mosque calls the faithful to prayers from the roof of the m...
Mali, Niger Inland Delta. Dwarfed by minarets, the imam of Kotaka Mosque calls the faithful to prayers from the roof of the mosque.





Women pilgrims at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar_I_Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia





On a late Friday afternoon, Lamu men and boys in traditional Islamic dress set out in procession to celebrate Maulidi, the Pr...
On a late Friday afternoon, Lamu men and boys in traditional Islamic dress set out in procession to celebrate Maulidi, the Prophet Mohameds birthday. They dance and sing with religious fervour along the waterfront street before concluding their celebrations at the Riyadha Mosque. Maulidi is a joyous event in Lamu and attracts pilgrims from all over East Africa and sometimes farther afield.





Uzbek people dressed in traditional cloth in front of Registan Madrasah Tilla_Kari Samarkand Uzbekistan





A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island, d...
A man rides a donkey in one of the narrow streets of Lamu town. In the absence of vehicles, which are banned in the island, donkeys are the principal means of carrying heavy loads. Situated 150 miles north northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD.





Uzbek man dressed in traditional cloth tubiteka Registan Madrasah Tilla_Kari Samarkand Uzbekistan





A typical street scene in the important market town of Shendi on the River Nile, northeast of Khartoum





Mauritanian women shrouded in melafas are silhouetted against the afternoon sun at the Plage des Pecheurs (Fishermen's Beach)...
Mauritanian women shrouded in melafas are silhouetted against the afternoon sun at the Plage des Pecheurs (Fishermen's Beach) near Nouakchott.,,,





A heavily-laden bus travels across the Nubian Desert east of the River Nile in Northern Sudan.





OMAN, NIZWA, FORTRESS, 1649 A.D. BUILT BY IMAM SULTAN BIN SAIF BIN MALIK AL-YARUBIM, LOCAL MAN





venditore di hijab nella medina fes, marocco, magreb, africa. seller of hijab, medina of Fez, Morocco, Africa





Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Marrakech, Medina, Hanging Carpets, Modern Dressed Woman talking on Mobile Phone





Illustration of man steering long, narrow boat on river transporting passengers, livestock and merchandise





Africa, North Africa, Morocco, Atlas, Region, Ouarzazate, Ait Benhaddou, Kasbah, Local Woman





asia, turkey, central anatolia, ancient town of safranbolu, kaymakamlar, traditional ottoman buiding now museum, representati...
asia, turkey, central anatolia, ancient town of safranbolu, kaymakamlar, traditional ottoman buiding now museum, representation of a scene of ancient daily life





Kenya. Lamu women in fashionable Muslim dress. One lady has traditional henna hand designs





Traditional dressed man passes oriental door to Koutoubia mosque medina Marrakech Morocco





Batinah Coast, Oman, Arabian Peninsula, Middle East - Two Omani schoolgirls of Baluchi origin





Mali, Niger Inland Delta. An old man makes his way to Kotaka Mosque carrying a plastic teapot containing water for washing hi...
Mali, Niger Inland Delta. An old man makes his way to Kotaka Mosque carrying a plastic teapot containing water for washing his feet before praying.

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