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Abbas A pilgrim reads the Koran on Mount Rahma, while his friend rests. Plain of Arafat, Saudi Arabia. 1991. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Pilgrims from all over the world pray on Mount Rahma. Hajj pilgrimage, Plain of Arafat, Saudi Arabia. 1992 © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A young man prays to Allah, his hands offering the Hindu sign of devotion. Many traces of Hinduism remain in Indonesian Islam. Palembang, Sumatra. Indonesia. 1989. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas An Orthodox Copt woman prays in the church of Sta Helena. Mass is said on Friday, the day off in Muslim Egypt. Deir El-Adra, Egypt. 1997. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Pilgrims from all over the world pray on Mount Rahma. Mount Rahma, in the plain of Arafat (where Muslims believe Adam met Eve). Pilgrims dressed in the Ihram (two pieces of unstitched white cloth), (...)
Abbas A Catholic priest, wearing the old-fashioned gown, prays. Gave River, flowing by the grotto. Town of Lourdes, Hautes-Pyrenees department. France. 1995. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas The name "Ahl-e-Kitab" (People of the Book, in Arabic) was given by the photographer and adopted by two American families of Christian origin who follow both the Old and the New Testament to the le (...)
Abbas Ccrucifixion of a Fidel during Good Friday, Village of Santa Lucia, Pampanga district. Philippines. 1995. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A Christian holds a crucifix made in the Dogon style. Village of Bugudunjuru, Dogon country. Mali. 1996. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas The head of Jesus is displayed in a shop window during the Semana Santa. Holy week. Sevilla, Spain. 1996. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Aglipayan National Church member, which has broken from Catholic Church in 19th century. Christianity. Town of Davao, Matina district, Philippines. 1995. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Widows of Jesus mourn Christ's crucifixion around the church of San Augustin, during the Holy Week. Manila, Philippines. 1995. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas During the World Youth Day, a way of the cross, organised by the Church of St-Eustache, crosses the Seine. Paris, France. 1997. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Every Sunday, at dawn, priests of the Zion Church, from the Khayelitsha black township, take their newly converted congregation to the sea to be baptised through immersion. Cape Town, South Africa. (...)
Abbas Uigur Muslims on streets lined with poplar trees. Kashgar was on the famed silk road. Kashgar, Xinjiang province. China. 1989. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas An impersonator of Jesus Christ. Manhattan, New York City. USA. 1999. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A Uygur about to cook handmade noodles in boiling water. In the background, noodles being handmade. Kashgar, Xinjiang province. China. 1989. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas Pilgrims pray and prostrate themselves over the tomb of Sheikh Bahauddin Zakariya Multani. Contrary to the orthodox Muslim tradition, Pakistanis regularly conduct pilgrimages to the shrines of reve (...)
Abbas Muslim cemetery in the desert, Near Timimoun. Algeria. 1981. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A father helps his daughter get out of an old American car, before her wedding. In front of the Church of the Merced. Havana, Cuba. 1997. © Abbas | Magnum Photos
Abbas A "wounded angel" in the Church of Nossa Senhora de Rosario. District of Pelhourinho, Salvador, Bahia state. Brazil. 1996. © Abbas | Magnum Photos