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| Mosque |
The
Islamic world extends over a vast portion of the globe and embraces
approximately one-fifth of the planet's population.
Despite
the presence of substantial Muslim communities in Europe and North
America, Islamic people - their faith, culture and history - remain
to many Westerners largely unknown or misunderstood.
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| Truck
driver in Karachi, Pakistan |
This
collection of beautiful photographs taken by artist Robin Laurance
depicts the Muslim people and their traditions from countries in
West Africa to South East Asia.
The
apparent resurgence of Islam, coupled with a lack of understanding
of the faith in the non-Muslim world became a core reason for attempting
to show that Islam is very different from the stereotypical image
often portrayed in the West.
Here are the Bedouin of Oman's deserts and
the stockbrokers of Kuwait; the dancers of the Turkish
State Ballet and the shadow puppeteers of Java; a group of Friday
worshipers in Kuala Lumpur and a solitary but equally faithful roadside
worshiper in Saudi Arabia.
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| A
water seller in Marrakesh, Morocco |
He
captures the privileged blue-turbaned young men of Lahore's leading
private school and the less privileged students of the Koran at
a hidden madrasa in Karachi.
Portrait
of Islam is being exhibited at the Midlands Arts Centre (MAC) in
Birmingham to celebrate Ramadhan 2003.
The
exhibition runs from Saturday 15th November until Sunday 4th January
2003 at the Midlands Arts Centre.
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