1350-5852 - medical care to victims of the floods in pakistan

1350-5853 - medical care to victims of the floods in pakistan

1350-5854 - medical care to victims of the floods in pakistan

1350-5680 - Afghan women in a hospital waiting room

1350-5908 - Balkh university in Mazar-i-sharif (afghanistan)

1350-5934 - Afghan family living as displaced people in a slum in kabul

1350-5679 - entrance of an Afghan hospital

1350-5898 - Hazrat ali mosque in Mazar-i-sharif (afghanistan) where Ali is believed to be burried.

1350-5897 - Hazrat ali mosque in Mazar-i-sharif (afghanistan) where Ali is believed to be burried.

1350-5681 - Afghan women in a hospital waiting room

832-394239 - Woman in Burkha before the great buddhas in Bamyan, Afghanistan, Asia

1348-2898 - Students attending their open air classes at Doodhpathri in Budgam district, Kashmir, India.

1348-2899 - Students attending their open air classes at Doodhpathri in Budgam district, Kashmir, India.

1348-2901 - Students attending their open air classes at Doodhpathri in Budgam district, Kashmir, India.

1348-2900 - Students attending their open air classes at Doodhpathri in Budgam district, Kashmir, India.

1348-2902 - Students attending their open air classes at Doodhpathri in Budgam district, Kashmir, India.

450-4187 - Silhouetted woman covered in black robe passes brightly coloured houses in Bo-Kaap, the Malaysian and Muslim area, Cape Town, South Africa, Africa

1175-463 - Woman wearing burka selling perfumes in Oman

1126-1181 - The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

1126-1180 - The Dome of the Rock, Temple Mount, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Jerusalem, Israel, Middle East

816-7300 - Women shopping at the gold market at the Old Town, UNESCO World Heritage Site, Sanaa, Yemen, Middle East

1161-4337 - Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim woman in white burkha rides in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

1161-4340 - Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim women in black burkhas ride with their children in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

1161-4461 - Muslim woman with hijab burkha veil covering head and face cycles in the street in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4335 - Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4475 - Muslim girl rides past untethered bull in the street in Nandi near Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4441 - Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim women in black burkhas shopping with their children, Benares, Northern India

1161-4443 - Young Indian Muslim family ride motorcycle in street scene in city of Varanasi, Benares, Northern India

1161-4341 - Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, muslim family ride in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

1161-4336 - Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim woman in black burkha rides in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

1161-4338 - Street scene in holy city of Varanasi, young muslim woman in coloured burkha rides in rickshaw, Benares, Northern India

832-61962 - Muslim woman dressed in a burka, in traditional area of Srinagar, Jammu and Kashmir, India, Asia

1116-11083 - Afghan woman wearing a burqa holding a girl along the Kabul-Charikar Road, Parwan Province, Afghanistan

1116-10980 - Girl and child follow their mother wearing a burqa on a Kabul street, , Afghanistan

857-53460 - A young woman prepares to vote for presidential and provincial candidates in national elections, Sultan Razia Girls High School, Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan on August 20, 2009.

857-53515 - Afghan women vote in the presidential and provincial elections in Mazar-i Sharif, Afghanistan.

857-33933 - Women in burqas flock like doves to the entrance of the main mosque at the Blue Mosque complex, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province, September 23, 2002. Wednesday mornings are reserved for women to come and worship at the mosque.Elaborate tilework and decorated spires adorn the mosque, also known as the Shrine of Hazrat Ali (Hazrat Ali was the son-in-law of the prophet Mohammed), who is believed to be buried here. The shrine, of particular importance for Afghanistan's Shi'ite Muslims, was first built in the 12th century, destroyed by Genghis Khan, and rebuilt in 1481. The current mosque, considered by some to be one of the most beautiful in Central Asia, is a modern restoration.

857-33935 - Tajik women proudly pose with their children, burqa's thrown back, in front of the main entrance to the Blue Mosque, Mazar-i-Sharif, Balkh Province. Wednesday mornings are reserved for women to come and worship at the mosque. Elaborate tilework and decorated spires adorn the mosque, also known as the Shrine of Hazrat Ali (Hazrat Ali was the son-in-law of the prophet Mohammed), who is believed to be buried here. The shrine, of particular importance for Afghanistan's Shi'ite Muslims, was first built in the 12th century, destroyed by Genghis Khan, and rebuilt in 1481. The current mosque, considered by some to be one of the most beautiful in Central Asia, is a modern restoration.

312-2093 - Family feeding the famous white pigeons, Shrine of Hazrat Ali, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

911-7224 - Muslims including a women in a burkha in a playground in a Muslim area of Blackburn, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-2149 - A Pakistani women wearing a burkha on the streets in an Asian area of Burnley, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

911-2150 - Pakistani women wearing the traditional burkha crossing the road in Burnley with the help of a lollipop man, Lancashire, England, United Kingdom, Europe

794-1288 - Hassan II Mosque, the third largest mosque in the world, Casablanca, Morocco, North Africa, Africa

817-268277 - A Muslim woman wearing a Burka walks down Stoney Stanton Rd in Coventry, West Midlands, England

809-877 - Young Muslim boy and his mother, Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, Southeast Asia, Asia

809-31 - Woman wearing a black Islamic burqa, Bariali, Gazipur, Bangladesh, Asia

312-2595 - Woman pilgrim at the Shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Afghanistan, Asia

39-156 - Portrait of a woman in burka in Afghanistan, Asia

312-2071 - Pilgrims at the shrine of Hazrat Ali, who was assassinated in 661, Mazar-I-Sharif, Balkh province, Afghanistan, Asia

39-1148 - Woman in a burka, Afghanistan, Asia