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832-269838 - Goetzberg Mill, historic windmill, dutch style with venetian blind style wings and a wind rose, Goetzberg, Henstedt-Ulzburg, Segeberg district, Schleswig-Holstein, Germany, Europe
857-30782 - Bayamo Municipal Center, Little Havana section of Miami, Florida. Dade County, Florida and the city of Miami are a melting pot for Haitian, Cuban and Hispanic immigrants in general.
857-33993 - Striking Mongol features distinguish the face of a woman and her child (who is blind) living in the ruins of the Qala-i-Dokthar (Daughter's Castle), outside of the town of Bamiyan, August 30, 2002. Most of the old town was destroyed and up to 20,000 people of the region might have perished when Bamiyan fell to the Taliban in 2001. Bamiyan Valley is located in the Hazarajat at the edge of the Koh-i-Baba range , the end of the Hindu Kush. Bamiyan was a prosperous Buddhist kingdom on the ancient Silk Road until the 10th century, when the region was converted to Islam; in the 12th century, it was destroyed by Ghengis Khan. Most of the people of this region are of the Hazara tribe, and are Shi'a Moslems who have been persecuted for centuries by many of the Pashtun rulers of Afghanistan, who are from the Sunni sect. They most recently suffered at the hand of the Taliban, who tried for years to ethnically cleanse the region of its Shi'a people.
857-33992 - Striking Mongol features distinguish the face of Hamir Mohammed, his daughter and grandson (who is blind), all living in the ruins of the Qala-i-Dokthar (Daughter's Castle), outside of the town of Bamiyan, August 30, 2002. Most of the old town was destroyed and up to 20,000 people of the region might have perished when Bamiyan fell to the Taliban in 2001. Bamiyan Valley is located in the Hazarajat at the edge of the Koh-i-Baba range , the end of the Hindu Kush. Bamiyan was a prosperous Buddhist kingdom on the ancient Silk Road until the 10th century, when the region was converted to Islam; in the 12th century, it was destroyed by Ghengis Khan. Most of the people of this region are of the Hazara tribe, and are Shi'a Moslems who have been persecuted for centuries by many of the Pashtun rulers of Afghanistan, who are from the Sunni sect. They most recently suffered at the hand of the Taliban, who tried for years to ethnically cleanse the region of its Shi'a people
1196-239 - A solitary mask dancer appears wearing a frightening mask and silk brocade. they circle the courtyard with sprightly leaps. called protectors of faith, or dharmapdla, the origins of figures like these can be traced back to the pre-aryan peoples of india. originally known as yaksas (literally, a wondrous thing), they were tree spirits, who were accepted by the buddhists as defenders of the faith. in nepal and tibet, as in india, local deities were converted into protectors. a devotee of an alien sect devised a means to humiliate the buddha and his disciples. the buddha discovered it and succeeded in converting him to his teaching. due to lack of wisdom, the buddha remarked, some could not realize the goodness of his disciples and he compared the ignorant to the blind and the wise to those who have eyes.nobody is condemned in buddhism, for greatness is latent even in the seemingly lowliest just as lotuses spring from muddy ponds. -the dhammapada. solu khumbu, nepal
1194-2567 - Vietnam crs (catholic relief service) work with people with disabilities extends into the college system with a project of inclusive education. at the hanoi college of it, shown here, there are 25 students with disabilities and 15 visually impaired. crs provides special mobility equipment such as wheelchair ramps, and with a joint grant shared by other funding agencies, provided an elevator at the college (seen here), so that wheelchair bound students could move easily to other floors of the building
978-93 - LutherÌs Partner Goby (Cryptocentrus lutheri) Lives in partnership with the snapping shrimp Alpheus djiboutensis. One of many Goby/Shrimp partnerships, The goby always choosing to pair with the same species of shrimp. The goby keeps a watchful eye for the almost blind shrimp, in return for sanctuary in the hosts burrow. The shrimp digs constantly and maintains contact with the goby at all times via antennae. Red Sea.
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