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At the foot of Jebel Barkal Mountain,a man leads his camel laden with dried date palm fronds to his home where they will be used as wind-breaks.
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A Nubian man displays his sword at an oasis in the Nubian Desert north of Old Dongola.
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A Nubian man squats beside an old water container at an oasis in the Nubian Desert north of Old Dongola.
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A Nubian man and his camel at an oasis in the Nubian Desert north of Old Dongola.
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Traditional Nubian architecture and plasterwork of a fine doorway into the courtyard of a house at Qubbat Selim. This village,situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan,still retains much of its traditional architecture,plasterwork and decoration.
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An attractive Nubian woman in bright clothing,the lower part of her face covered by her headscarf.
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Three women relax outside a house at Qubbat Selim. This village,situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan,still retains much of its traditional architecture,plasterwork and decoration.
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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..
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A Nubian man rides his camel down one of the main,dusty streets of Qubbat Selim. This village,situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan,still retains much of its traditional architecture,plasterwork and decoration.The curved,raised pattern on the walls is made with the serrated edge of a wood trowel or rake.
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims.
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As the sun goes down after a blistering day,an old man rides home on his donkey.
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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.
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Kenya, A teacher plays a flute during prayers attended by students of an Islamic school, or madrassa, at Shela.
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Shoppers on the busy Rue as-Siaghin,the main shopping street in the old medina of Tangier.
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Traditional Nubian architecture,plasterwork and decoration of the doorways and compounds to houses at Qubbat Selim.
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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.
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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.
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims.
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces.
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A Nubian woman stands outside her home constructed of stone with a flat earth roof.
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A man ploughs his fields with oxen. Situated close to the River Nile,his land is irrigated through a series of ditches and furrows.
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An over-crowded old Bedford bus travels along the main road from Khartoum to Shendi,a centuries old market town on the River Nile.
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The impressive Shewa Gate is one of the seven entrances to 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. Its citizens have their own language,customs and crafts.
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Wood carved door at the Zaouia Naciri in Tamegroute. Zagora region, Draa Valley. Morocco
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces. .
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Boys at a medersa (islamic school) in Djenee. A UNESCO World Heritage Site. Mali, West Africa
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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.
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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.
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Ethiopian Orthodox priests lead a procession of faithful into Abraha Atsheba Church to celebrate Timkat, the churchs most important Holy Day. Ethiopia is Africas oldest Christian nation where more than half the population follows the Ethiopian Orthodox faith. Priests wear colourful vestments while silk brocade umbrellas shade them from the sun.
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Kenya. A procession of the faithful singing and dancing through Lamu s narrow streets during the procession for Maulidi.
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Kenya. A Muslim boy from Lamu keeps rhythm with a tambourine during Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A happy young Muslim boy from Lamu during Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A Muslim boy from Lamu watches Maulidi, the celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A happy Muslim boy from Lamu during Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Kenya. A Muslim boy from Lamu with eye make-up for Maulidi, celebration of Prophet Mohammed s birthday.
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Nubian women in colourful attire walk beneath date palms at Old Dongola.
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A Nubian boatman on his felucca,a wooden sailing boat that plies the waters of the River Nile in Egypt and The Sudan.
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A Nubian boatman at the helm of his felucca,a wooden sailing boat that plies the waters of the River Nile in Egypt and The Sudan.
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Niger,Agadez. For more than 500 years Agadez has been a crossroads for Berbers and sub-Saharan Africans,Arab traders and European explorer. A place of Ghanaian gold and Makkan pilgrims,Barbary horses and Ottoman brocades. Today outsiders come to Agadez for the goods and services of a new millennium - high-grade uranium and high-end tourism.
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Families and friends enjoy an evening stroll,or paseo,under the setting sun in the courtyard of the Hassan II Mosque in Cassablanca.
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Families and friends enjoy an evening stroll,or paseo,under the setting sun in the courtyard of the Hassan II Mosque in Casablanca.
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Temguilcht village,with its minaret and 'zaouia' or religious school,dominates the lower reaches of the Tizerkine Canyon
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Mali,Timbuktu. A young boy copies Arabic on a wooden 'slate' in Timbuktu. Since ancient times,Timbuktu has been a place of Islamic learning. There are numerous madrasa there to this day.
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Mali,Sirimou. A domestic scene at the Bozo village of Sirimou with the beautiful mud-built Sudan-style mosque rising in the background.
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Mali,Djenne. The Great Mosque of Djenne - constructed in 1907 on the foundations of a 13th century mosque built by King Koy Konboro,the 26th ruler of Djenne. This very beautiful mosque is the largest mud structure in the world. The residents of the town turn out every year to undertake repairs.
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A woman with a bowl of fresh dates stands beside a finely carved painted door gracing the entrance to a house at Qubbat Selim. This village,situated close to the River Nile in Northern Sudan,still retains much of its traditional architecture,plasterwork and decoration.
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Traditional Nubian architecture,plasterwork and decoration of the doorways and compounds to houses at Qubbat Selim.
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A merchant plies his trade from a donkey cart in the small village of Soleb,close to the River Nile.
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A man rides his donkey in a village at the foot of Jebel Barkal Mountain carrying a load of maize stalks for cattle fodder.
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A stall in the important market town of Karima sells plastic greenery and flowers for home decoration selling to a Nubian woman
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A Nubian man squats beside earthenware water containers,which keep water cool in the heat of the day. The village where he lives on the River Nile,close to Shaallal arraabia or the 4th Cataract,will be flooded in 2008 when a huge Arab funded,Chinese-built,hydroelectric dam will be completed. Already,some villages have been relocated to irrigated land far away.
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Nubian women wear bright dresses and headscarves even though they are Muslims. Many of the older generation have tribal scars on their faces.
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In late afternoon light,a camel rider crosses a desert near the ancient pyramids of Meroe,east of the Nile.
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In late afternoon light,a camel rider crosses a desert near the ancient pyramids of Meroe,east of the Nile.
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In late afternoon light,a camel rider crosses a desert near the ancient pyramids of Meroe,east of the Nile.
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A fruit stall in the important market town of Shendi on the River Nile,northeast of Khartoum.
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During the heat of the day,men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat,situated in desert country south of Shendi. They use large leather buckets,which are raised to the surface on pulleys using donkeys and camels
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During the heat of the day,men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat,situated in desert country south of Shendi. They use large leather buckets,which are raised to the surface on pulleys using donkeys and camels
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During the heat of the day,men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat,situated in desert country south of Shendi. They use large leather buckets,which are raised to the surface on pulleys using donkeys and camels.
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During the heat of the day,men water their livestock from deep wells near Musawwarat,situated in desert country south of Shendi. They use large leather buckets,which are raised to the surface on pulleys using donkeys and camels.
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Childern play football in front of the Abu Al-Abbas Al-Mursi Mosque,Alexandria,Egypt
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A mother and son enter the Al-Hakim Mosque in Islamic Cairo. The mosque is one of the oldest in Cairo,having stood since 1010AD and was restored in 1980.
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During a dance,Muslim girls from the Sultanate of Tadjoura,dress up in all their finery and display the curved daggers of their men.
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Outdoor food stalls in Djemaa el-Fna Square, a Unesco World Heritage Site. Marrakech, Morocco
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Bujumbura, Burundi. Workers construct the minaret of a new mosque in the city.
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Bujumbura, Burundi. A gilded Mosque shines in the run down Asian quarter.
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Tripoli, Libya; The door to the Gurgi Mosque just behind the Aurelian Arch
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Tripoli, Libya; A minaret from one of the many Mosques in the old Medina of Tripoli
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Tripoli, Libya; Detail from the former Cathedral converted into a Mosque in the city centre
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Tripoli, Libya; Detail from the former Cathedral converted into a Mosque in the city centre
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Tripoli, Libya; A minaret from the former Cathedral turned into a Mosque
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