Photo Essays
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Muslims celebrate Eid ul-Fitr as Ramadan ends
Ramadan, the Islamic holy month marked by fasting, has come to an end. Now Muslims are celebrating Eid al-Fitr despite the pandemic and violent conflicts. Here's a look at how some people are marking the festival. By Uta Steinwehr
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Muslim artist designs stained glass windows for German abbey
Afghan artist Mahbuba Maqsoodi redesigns the stained glass windows in Germany's oldest Catholic monastery, in Tholey (Saarland).
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Muslim miners in Bosnia break their fast underground
Muslim men engaged in long hours of hard labour deep underground in a coal mine in Bosnia still find the strength to fast. Kemal Softic accompanied them down the mine
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Record coronavirus wave batters India's health system
The coronavirus pandemic has hit India full force. The already creaky health care system is buckling as a record surge in COVID-19 cases puts pressure on hospitals. By Thomas Latschan
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Afghanistan's Panjshir Valley and the "Five Lions"
To Afghans, the name "Panjshir" evokes associations with the Tajik resistance against the Soviets during the 1980s. But the special charm of the province lies in its landscape. Marian Brehmer reports
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Archaeologists discover "Lost Golden City of Luxor"
Archaeologists have uncovered the remains of an ancient city in the desert outside Luxor in Egypt. They say it dates back to the golden age of the Pharaohs more than 3,000 years ago. By Dagmar Breitenbach
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A drone's eye view of the Holy Land as Christians look to Easter
Seen from the air, the fragility of humanity as it must have been in the Holy Land in centuries past is plain to see – ancient monasteries clinging to precipices, tiny fishing boats on the Sea of Galilee, deserts gnawing at the edges of towns. By Stephen Farell
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Muslims in Europe: Integrated or not?
The Muslim population in Western Europe has been growing since the 1960s. In most countries, Muslims now make up more than five percent of the total population. Despite social tensions, integration is making clear progress. By Aasim Saleem
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Baalbek Reborn: Temples
The "Baalbek Reborn: Temples" app uses the latest technology to reconstruct the ruins at Baalbek, Lebanon
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Turkish olive farmer battles to save her land from coal mine
Behind Tayyibe Demirel's olive groves in southwest Turkey lies a vast, grey expanse, stripped bare by a coal mine eating into the rolling hillside. On the horizon, heavy smoke billows from three giant chimneys of the power plant by the town of Yatagan. By Ece Toksabay