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Inner courtyard of Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Two Middle Eastern men traditionally dressed walking in the courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
A Swahili man in traditional attire blows the Siwa on the battlements of the Lamu Museum. This unique and hugely heavy ritual horn was used before the 19th century in Pate
Sheikh Zayed Mosque reflected in the pool water, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Mosque in Agadez, Niger
The eyes of a Lamu woman wearing a traditional black Islamic dress and face veil (known locally as buibui). Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
Abdul Malik Bilali recites the Holy Koran in his beautiful stone-built house in Lamus old town. The house has fine example of decorative Lamu plasterwork gracing the interior walls
A fine example of the interior of a traditional Swahili house in Lamu Town. The extraordinary skill of the local craftsmen is an important legacy of Afro-Arab architecture in the Swahili style
A fine example of decorative Lamu plasterwork gracing the interior wall of an old stone house. The extraordinary skill of these craftsmen is an important legacy of Afro-Arab architecture in
A group of Swahili women clad in black to signify their Islamic culture pause to chat outside an old mosque along the waterfront of Lamu Island
This finely decorated brick minaret is a part of Shibam sThis finely decorated brick minaret is a part of Shibams most impressive mosque. Shibam is an ancient town in the governorate of Al-Mahwit
Twilight view of the inner courtyard of Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Sunset view of Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Two Middle Eastern women traditionally dressed walking in the courtyard of the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Interior decorated glass inside the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Traditionally Middle Eastern dressed woman walking in the Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Night view of the inner courtyard of Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Night view of Sheikh Zayed Mosque reflected in the pool, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
Sheikh Zayed Mosque, Abu Dhabi, United Arab Emirates
A Nubian man displays his sword at an oasis in the Nubian Desert north of Old Dongola
A Nubian man wearing a white turban smiles broadly at his friend
Traditional Nubian architecture at a gate in the village of Qubbat Selim, traditional Nubian architecture and plasterwork of a fine archway to a house and its courtyard at Qubbat Selim
A Nubian woman, her face covered by her headscarf to denote her Muslim belief, stands outside the verandah of her home. The style of verandah arch is typical of the Nubian people
Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces
A man ploughs his fields with oxen. Situated close to the River Nile, his land is irrigated through a series of ditches and furrows
An old man rides his donkey along a path beside farmland irrigated by the River Nile
During the heat of the day, men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat, situated in desert country south of Shendi
A group of men ride their camels up a main street in Khartoum
A Lamu man strings the back of a traditional Lamu-style chair embellished with marquetry. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
A Lamu woman demonstrates the use of the shiraa, a tent-like cloth held up with two sticks, which obscured the face and body of a woman when she ventured outside her home one hundred years ago
A skilled craftsman puts the finishes touches to a replica of a Pate Island chair. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of artisans
One of the narrow shopping streets in Lamu town. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
The waterfront of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island. Situated 150 miles north-northeast of Mombasa, Lamu town dates from the 15th century AD
A Pate farmer tends his tobacco crop among the coral ruins of old Pate town. His Arabian origins are unmistakable. Pate was established by Arabs from Arabia in the 13th century, or possibly earlier
The 17th century tomb of Mwenya Bunu among ruins on the outskirts of modern Pate Village. All the buildings in Pate were constructed of coral rag
On a late Friday afternoon, Lamu men and boys in traditional Islamic dress sing before joining a procession to celebrate Maulidi, the Prophet Mohameds birthday
Lamu women are expert in intricate hand and body designs using henna and other dyes. Here, a woman with finely decorated hands
A skilled craftsman with traditional tools carves a wooden door from hardwood in Lamu town. Wood carving is the most important craft in Lamu and sustains the greatest number of skilled craftsmen
A man embroiders Swahili hats, which are popular with Muslims on Lamu Island and elsewhere. It takes hours of patience and great skill to make a really fine hat
A view over makuti thatched roofs to the estuary that divides Lamu Island from uninhabited Manda Island, which has no permanent source of sweet groundwater
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
A mashua sails out of the sheltered, natural harbour of Lamu Island. Dhow is the colloquial word used by most visitors for the wooden sailing ships of the East African coast although in reality a
A Yemeni trader at his market stall in the old Suq. Surrounded by a massive 20 to 30-foot high wall, old Sana a is one of the worlds oldest inhabited cities
Yemeni trader sells traditional daggers at his stall in old Sana a. Every male Yemeni wears a jambiya (a curved dagger) on a finely decorated belt
