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Detail of dome of Tillya-Kari-Medrassah
Suleymaniye Mosque, Istanbul, Turkey
Completed in 1676 AD by the Mughal emperor Aurangzeb, Badshahi Mosque can accommodate 60, 000 worshippers in its courtyard
The Burana Minaret. The minaret once stood about 45 metres in height but lost its top section during an earthquake. The stone circles in the foreground are millstones gathered from other parts of
Iran, Shiraz. Women praying
Taj Mahal, Agra, India
Men in the prayer hall at The Great Mosque located in the Muslim Quarter, home to the citys Hui community, Xian City, Shaanxi Province, China
Men going to pray at The Great Mosque located in the Muslim Quarter, home to the citys Hui community, Xian City, Shaanxi Province, China
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, plasterwork and decoration of the doorways and compounds to houses at Qubbat Selim
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
In late afternoon light, a camel rider crosses a desert near the ancient pyramids of Meroe, east of the Nile
A fruit stall in the important market town of Shendi on the River Nile, northeast of Khartoum
During the heat of the day, men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat, situated in desert country south of Shendi
As the sun goes down after a blistering day, an old man rides home on his donkey
Women shopping in the market at Omdurman where a large variety of household goods are displayed in roadside stalls
Traders offer a large variety of beads for sale in an open-fronted market stall in Omdurman
The owner of a roadside shop waits for customers on his verandah beside neatly laid-out merchandise. Hanging up is a circular mat with a hole in the middle used by Sudanese women when sitting over
Kenya, Lamu Island, Shela. The old mosque at Shela at dawn. Kenya, Lamu Island, Shela. The old mosque at Shela at dawn
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
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
Worshippers enter the Jamia Mosque in the centre of Nairobi
The Jamia Mosque in the centre of Nairobi during Friday prayers
The minaret of the old mosque at Aysaita, a hot, dusty town, which is the administrative centre of the nomadic Afar people who live in the eastern lowlands of Ethiopia
The minbar and mirhab of Sultan Hassan Mosque, completed in 1362, one of the most impressive mosques in Cairo, Egypt. The minbar and mirhab of Sultan Hassan mosque, completed in 1362
The enormous courtyard of the Ibn Tulun Mosque, built in the 9th century, the largest and one of the oldest mosques in Cairo, Egypt, The enormous courtyard of the Ibn Tulun Mosque
The Madersa of Al-Gawli stands beside the Ibn Tulun Mosque in Islamic Cairo, Egypt The Madresa of Al-Gawli stands beside the Ibn Tulun Mosque in Islamic Cairo
Two muslim women enter the Al-Hakim Mosque in Islamic Cairo, Egypt. The mosque is one of the oldest in Cairo, having stood since 1010AD and was restored in 1980
The minarets of Sultan Hassan mosque (completed 1362) and Al Raifi mosque (1912) in Cairo, Egypt. The minarets of Sultan Hassan mosque (completed 1362) and Al Raifi mosque (1912) in Cairo, Egypt
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
The old mosque at Mahferhin, a fishing village in the southeast of Socotra Island
The minaret of Dileesa Mosque in the late afternoon. Egyptian vultures (Neophron percnopterus) perch either end of the crescent on top of the minaret
The Great Mosque in Aleppo was founded in the 8th century, although the minaret, dating from 1080, is the oldest surviving part today
The Dome of the Clocks in the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria
Feeding the pigeons in front of the remains of the Roman Western Temple Gate outside the Umayyad Mosque, Damascus, Syria
The old and infirm at the Great Mosque
Oman, Muscat, Ghala, Al Ghubrah (Grand Mosque) Mosque. The mosque, a magnificent example of modern islamic architecture, was built for the nation by Sultan Qaboos to mark the 30th year of his reign
Nizwa mosque, Nizwa, Oman. One of the oldest and most famous forts in Oman is the one at Nizwa. Built in the 17th century at a strategic location
The tall minaret of the private mosque within Sultan Qabooss palace in Salalah
