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رمضان کی سوغاتیں

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ June 07, 2016

In Pakistan, almost everybody stops to rejoice for a few minutes following the iftar sirens and adhan (call to prayer). Preparations for iftar co…

Ramadan (calendar month)

Bangladeshi travellers try to get home for Eid

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ July 16, 2015

Bangladeshi travelers cram onto a train as they try to get home to their respective villages to be with their families ahead of the Muslim festi…

World's most vulnerable people

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ July 12, 2015

A Syrian refugee reacts as he waits behind border fences to cross into Turkey at Akcakale border gate in Sanliurfa province, Turkey. An injured …

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A Kashmiri offers prayers at the shrine of Mir Syed Ali Hamdani

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ July 09, 2015

A Kashmiri Muslim man offers prayers at the shrine of Mir Syed Ali Hamdani, a Sufi saint, during the holy month of Ramadan in Srinagar.

Ramadan (calendar month)

The ruins of the Feroz Shah Kotla mosque in New Delhi

KHAWAJA UMER FAROOQ June 30, 2015

A Muslim man calls for the evening prayer after having his iftar (breaking of fast) meal during the holy month of Ramadan at the ruins of the Fero…