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  • Muslims children are attending class in Angwan Rogo government school, an institution open to pupils of any religion, but today only attended by Muslims, as it is located inside a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood where no Christian live anymore.
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  • A Muslim boy is writing on the blackboard while being supervised by his teacher in Angwan Rogo government school, an institution open to pupils of any religion, but today only attended by Muslims, as it is located inside a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood where no Christian live anymore.
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  • A lone Muslim woman is walking by a series of destroyed homes in Dutse Uku, pop. 40.000, a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Residents of Dutse Uku clashed and were attacked by a neighbouring Christian community after local government elections in 2008. 380 houses were destroyed, and around 20 people were killed. All Christians have since then left their homes within the community, in order to resettle in Christian-dominated areas of the city.
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  • Cataclysm, 27, (left) and Iron Braydz, 26, (centre) are chatting with other artists in a Hip Hop music store in central London on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Young spectators are taking part to the final moments on stage of the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, is pointing to a gas mask graffiti painted on the wall of his living room in Willesden, London, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, (right) and his partner, Cataclysm, 27, (left) are working on their music in a studio in Angel, London, England, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, (right) is taking part to a demonstration against the US-led invasion of Iraq, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, in central London, England. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Cataclysm, 27, (left) and Iron Braydz, 26, (right) are taking part to a demonstration against the US-led invasion of Iraq, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, in central London, England. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Eslam Jawaad, 29, an Islamic Hip Hop artist, is performing during the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Muslim children are playing football next to a series of destroyed homes in Dutse Uku, pop. 40.000, a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Residents of Dutse Uku clashed and were attacked by a neighbouring Christian community after local government elections in 2008. 380 houses were destroyed, and around 20 people were killed. All Christians have since then left their homes within the community, in order to resettle in Christian-dominated areas of the city.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, (right) is having honey before leaving home to perform while Cataclysm, 27, (left) is waiting to leave with him, in Willesden, London, on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Cataclysm, 27, (left) is chatting with other artists in a Hip Hop music store in central London on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, while Iron Braydz, 26, (right) is watching videos on television. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, is talking to a passer by about Blind Alphabetz's new album on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, in London, England. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Cataclysm, 27, (left) and Iron Braydz, 26, (right) are waiting for people in the street to present Blind Alphabetz?s new album on Wednesday, Feb. 7, 2007, in London, England. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, is awaiting his time to record for Blind Alphabetz's new album in a studio in Angel, London, England, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Sukina, (left) and Muneera (right) from the Islamic Hip Hop duo 'Poetic Pilgrimage', are performing at SOAS University in London, England, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Poetic Pilgrimage', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Young spectators are taking part to the final moments on stage of the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Artists are praying on stage during the final moments on stage of the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Cataclysm, 27, is recording for Blind Alphabetz's new album in a studio in Angel, London, England, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Cataclysm, (left), form the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', and Abdur Raheem, (right) another Hip Hop artist, are performing together at SOAS University in London, England, on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • DVDs and CDs are on sale at the launch of the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Cataclysm, 27, (centre) is taking part to a demonstration against the US-led invasion of Iraq, on Saturday, Jan. 20, 2007, in central London, England. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Spectators are taking part to the final moments on stage of the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Cataclysm, 27, is singing during the final moments on stage of the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Eslam Jawaad, 29, an Islamic Hip Hop artist, is performing during the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Quest Rah, (left) and Scarab, (right) two Islamic Hip Hop artist, are performing during the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Young spectators are taking part to the final moments on stage of the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Artists and spectators are taking part together to the final moments on stage of the 'Palestine - The Album', a music collection recorded by many different artists in the Islamic Hip Hop scene in London, England, on Saturday, Jan. 6, 2007.  Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Muslims children are attending class in Angwan Rogo government school, an institution open to pupils of any religion, but today only attended by Muslims, as it is located inside a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood where no Christian live anymore.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, (centre) is relaxing before performing on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, in London, England. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, (left) and his partner, Cataclysm, 27, (right) are performing on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, in London, England. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, is performing on Thursday, Feb. 15, 2007, in London, England. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, (right) and his partner, Cataclysm, 27, (left) are working on their music in a studio in Angel, London, England, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, is recording for Blind Alphabetz's new album in a studio in Angel, London, England, on Monday, Feb. 12, 2007. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • A Muslim woman and her child are walking by a pile of garbage next to a series of destroyed homes in Dutse Uku, pop. 40.000, a Muslim-dominated neighbourhood in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Residents of Dutse Uku clashed and were attacked by a neighbouring Christian community after local government elections in 2008. 380 houses were destroyed, and around 20 people were killed. All Christians have since then left their homes within the community, in order to resettle in Christian-dominated areas of the city.
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  • Iron Braydz, 26, (left) and his partner, Cataclysm, 27, (right) are performing on Wednesday, Jan. 31, 2007, at SOAS University, in London, England. Islamic Hip Hop artists like the duo 'Blind Alphabetz', from London, feel more than ever the need to say what they think aloud. In the music industry the backlash of a disputable Western foreign policy towards Islamic countries and its people is strong. The number of artists in the European Union and the US taking this into consideration and addressing the current social and political problems within their lyrics is growing rapidly and fostering awareness for Muslim and others alike.
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  • A woman is walking by a destroyed home in Kakuruk village, Gashish district, in the local government of Barkin Ladi, near Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The village, inhabited by Christians from the Berom tribe, has received various attacks by neighbouring Muslim Fulani - a nomadic cattle-herder tribe non-indigenous to Plateau - with the last one on 7th July, 2012, when more than 30 houses were demolished and 8 Christian villagers killed.
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  • Ishaya Mallan, 29, a Christian man who witnessed the murder of his 11-year-old son, is standing inside his destroyed home in Kakuruk village, Gashish district, in the local government of Barkin Ladi, near Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The village, inhabited by Christians from the Berom tribe, has received various attacks by neighbouring Muslim Fulani - a nomadic cattle-herder tribe non-indigenous to Plateau - with the last one on 7th July, 2012, when more than 30 houses were demolished and 8 Christian villagers killed. Ishaya's son was hiding in the bushes during the attack but the attackers found him, and slit his throat. The young father could only see him dying while also hiding in the bushes near his home to avoid attracting the attention of the attackers.
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  • A man is entering his destroyed home in Kakuruk village, Gashish district, in the local government of Barkin Ladi, near Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The village, inhabited by Christians from the Berom tribe, has received various attacks by neighbouring Muslim Fulani - a nomadic cattle-herder tribe non-indigenous to Plateau - with the last one on 7th July, 2012, when more than 30 houses were demolished and 8 Christian villagers killed.
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  • A father (right) and his daughter - carrying a younger sibling - are standing in their destroyed home in Kakuruk village, Gashish district, in the local government of Barkin Ladi, near Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The village, inhabited by Christians from the Berom tribe, has received various attacks by neighbouring Muslim Fulani - a nomadic cattle-herder tribe non-indigenous to Plateau - with the last one on 7th July, 2012, when more than 30 houses were demolished and 8 Christian villagers killed.
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  • Burnt shoes once belonging to a young child are left inside a destroyed home in Kakuruk village, Gashish district, in the local government of Barkin Ladi, near Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The village, inhabited by Christians from the Berom tribe, has received various attacks by neighbouring Muslim Fulani - a nomadic cattle-herder tribe non-indigenous to Plateau - with the last one on 7th July, 2012, when more than 30 houses were demolished and 8 Christian villagers killed.
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  • A man and a young boy are walking in the grass around Kakuruk village, Gashish district, in the local government of Barkin Ladi, near Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. The village, inhabited by Christians from the Berom tribe, has received various attacks by neighbouring Muslim Fulani - a nomadic cattle-herder tribe non-indigenous to Plateau - with the last one on 7th July, 2012, when more than 30 houses were demolished and 8 Christian villagers killed.
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  • Muslim children are studying the Koran, Islam's holy book, at a large Madrassa (Islamic school) in North-West Karachi, Pakistan's main economic hub.
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  • A Muslim boy is waiting for breakfast at a large Madrassa (Islamic school) in North-West Karachi, Pakistan's main economic hub.
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  • Parts of a car, once used by a suicide bomber, are left amid rubble where a Pentecostal church was once standing in the Christian-majority neighbourhood of Kabong, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Christ Chosen Church was demolished by the bomb blast on June 11th, 2012. Shortly after, iIrate Christian youth mobs went into an offensive, killing at least 7 innocent Muslims and injuring many others.
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  • People are visiting the market in Bagega, pop. 9000, a large village affected by lead poisoning due to the unsafe techniques employed for extracting gold, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. It is mainly caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • Two boys, controlled by a guard, are looking for impure gold in the last step of the extraction in an artisanal processing site near Bagega, pop. 9000, a large village affected by lead poisoning due to the unsafe techniques employed for extracting gold, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. The contamination is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A worker is manually crushing raw stones containing gold, and other metals like lead, in an artisanal gold processing site near Bagega, pop. 9000, a large village affected by lead poisoning due to the unsafe techniques employed for extracting gold, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. The contamination is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • Doctors at Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) are trying to reanimate Marhazu Sa'adu, 9 days old, a child suffering from blood lead level of 49.6 micrograms per decilitre, tetanus and septicaemia, inside the MSF clinic in Anka, Zamfara State, Nigeria. Marhazu passed away within the day. The MSF facility handles serious cases of lead poisoning referred to them by local clinics in the surrounding villages. It is mainly caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities. The treatment with MSF starts when blood lead level (BLL) samples reach 45 micrograms per decilitre. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that a BLL of 5 micro-g/dL or above is a cause for concern. The cycle of medicines lasts for 20 days. After that, the child's blood is tested and a new round of treatment is provided. Treatment can last years, as lead is reduced in the blood, but it persists noticeably within the bones, especially if the patients return to the same polluted environment. Remediation of the affected villages, a campaign of awareness, and the introduction of safer mining techniques are pivotal to the long-term solution of a hazardous trend that has already killed over 460 children, and it is bound to grow in size, fostered by the ever-rising price of gold.
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  • A boy is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A boy is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A young worker is standing in the artisanal gold processing site of the village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • David Raphael, 35, is showing the scars left on his body by a bomb blast on 24th December 2010. The explosion damaged the Sacred Heart of Jesus, a Christian Catholic church located in the Christian-dominated neighbourhood of Kabong, Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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  • A young Indian girl is crossing the heavily polluted and semi-dry Yamuna River next to the Taj Mahal, in Agra.
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  • Visitors are enjoying a day at the Taj Mahal building, in Agra.
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  • Visitors are making their way up to the stairs leading to the Taj Mahal building, in Agra.
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  • A balloon vendor is pushing his cart along the streets of Agra near the Taj Mahal.
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  • A child is collecting useful items from scraps at the industrial area of Agra.
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  • Visitors are walking inside the Taj Mahal complex, in Agra.
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  • Women are adjusting their saris inside the main complex of the Taj Mahal, in Agra.
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  • Visitors are making their way up to the stairs leading to the Taj Mahal building, in Agra.
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  • Visitors are walking towards the Taj Mahal building, in Agra.
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  • A Bedouin family is spending the afternoon in front of their home in the unrecognised village of Wadi el Na'am, pop. 4000, close to Beer Sheva, the capital of the Negev, a large deserted area in the south of Israel.  Wadi el Na'am is located near a large industrial site, Ramat Hovav, and has no infrastructure or electric energy. Water is provided only via storage tanks. It has no health services as the only clinic is deemed illegal and bound to be demolished, as the rest of the structures in the area. Numbering around 200.000 in Israel, the Bedouins constitute the native ethnic group of these areas, they farm, grow wheat, olives and live in complete self sufficiency. Many of them were in these lands long before the Israeli State was created and their traditional lifestyle is now threatened by subtle Governmental policies. The seven Bedouin towns already built are all between the 10 more impoverished towns in Israel. .
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  • A Bedouin man is walking near the unrecognised village of Wadi el Na'am, pop. 4000, close to Beer Sheva, the capital of the Negev, a large deserted area in the south of Israel.  Wadi el Na'am is located near a large industrial site, Ramat Hovav, and has no infrastructure or electric energy. Water is provided only via storage tanks. It has no health services as the only clinic is deemed illegal and bound to be demolished, as the rest of the structures in the area. Numbering around 200.000 in Israel, the Bedouins constitute the native ethnic group of these areas, they farm, grow wheat, olives and live in complete self sufficiency. Many of them were in these lands long before the Israeli State was created and their traditional lifestyle is now threatened by subtle Governmental policies. The seven Bedouin towns already built are all between the 10 more impoverished towns in Israel. ..
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  • Abed El Minam, 52, is sitting in his home inside the unrecognised Bedouin village of Tarrabin el Sana, close to Beer Sheva, the capital of the Negev, a large deserted area in the south of Israel. The village, bordering the wealthy Israeli settlement of Omer, is surrounded by barbed wire and bound to be demolished as it is deemed illegal by the authorities, willing to further expand Omer's borders. Numbering around 200.000 in Israel, the Bedouins constitute the native ethnic group of these areas, they farm, grow wheat, olives and live in complete self sufficiency. Many of them were in these lands long before the Israeli State was created and their traditional lifestyle is now threatened by subtle Governmental policies. The seven Bedouin towns already built are all between the 10 more impoverished towns in Israel..
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  • Rahim, a 45-year-old Bedouin man, is looking through the hole in the ceiling of his house in unrecognised village of Tarrabin el Sana, close to Beer Sheva, the capital of the Negev, a large deserted area in the south of Israel. Floods are common in unrecognised villages as Bedouins live in makeshift self-built shacks. The village, bordering the wealthy Israeli settlement of Omer, is surrounded by barbed wire and bound to be demolished as it is deemed illegal by the authorities, willing to further expand Omer's borders. Numbering around 200.000 in Israel, the Bedouins constitute the native ethnic group of these areas, they farm, grow wheat, olives and live in complete self sufficiency. Many of them were in these lands long before the Israeli State was created and their traditional lifestyle is now threatened by subtle Governmental policies. The seven Bedouin towns already built are all between the 10 more impoverished towns in Israel.
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  • Almas, 5 year-old-girl, and Bilal, 3, her brother, are portrayed while in their house in the unrecognised village of Wadi el Na'am, pop. 4000, close to Beer Sheva, the capital of the Negev, a large deserted area in the south of Israel.  Wadi el Na'am is located near a large industrial site, Ramat Hovav, and has no infrastructure nor electric energy. Water is provided only via storage tanks. It has no health services as the only clinic is deemed illegal and bound to be demolished, as the rest of the structures in the area. Numbering around 200.000 in Israel, the Bedouins constitute the native ethnic group of these areas, they farm, grow wheat, olives and live in complete self sufficiency. Many of them were in these lands long before the Israeli State was created and their traditional lifestyle is now threatened by subtle Governmental policies. The seven Bedouin towns already built are all between the 10 more impoverished towns in Israel.
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  • Members of the AVCC, (Anti-Violence Crime Cell) a special police unit mostly involved in anti-terrorism operations and kidnapping cases in the city of Karachi, are collecting their weapons from the AVCC armory in central Karachi in preparation of a night raid on the outskirts of the city searching for a kidnap suspect.
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  • Recruits of the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Elite Police Training Center, a commando and anti-terrorism academy on the outskirts of Karachi, are taking part to a raid simulation exercise involving the freeing of a hostage. The training center was founded by retired colonel Abdul Wahid Khan, a brave officer who served as a gunship helicopter pilot in the Pakistani Air Force and around the globe with the United Nations, but who's first task as a young army officer in 1979 was to train Afghan Mujahedeen to fight the Soviet Army, the very Mujahedeen that are today's Taleban.
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  • Recruits of the the Shaheed Benazir Bhutto Elite Police Training Center, a commando and anti-terrorism academy on the outskirts of Karachi, are exercising at dawn. The training center was founded by retired colonel Abdul Wahid Khan, a brave officer who served as a gunship helicopter pilot in the Pakistani Air Force and around the globe with the United Nations, but who's first task as a young army officer in 1979 was to train Afghan Mujahedeen to fight the Soviet Army, the very Mujahedeen that are today's Taleban.
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  • Two suspected kidnappers are being questioned on the spot inside a police car by members of the AVCC (Anti-Violence Crime Cell) and by the local police force in Thatta, on the outskirts of Karachi, while on his search for a hostage during a fake ransom meet up with the criminals. The AVCC is a special police unit mostly involved in anti-terrorism operations and kidnap cases.
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  • An unlicensed miner is digging a new pit to extract ore containing gold, to be sold and processed in artisanal sites near Dareta village, Zamfara State, Nigeria. On October 28, 2011, in this very same mining site, four workers died buried under the ground when a pit suddenly collapsed. The lead contamination is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • Workers are manually crushing raw stones containing gold, and other metals like lead, in an artisanal gold processing site near Bagega, pop. 9000, a large village affected by lead poisoning due to the unsafe techniques employed for extracting gold, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. The contamination is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • Unlicensed miners are extracting ore containing gold, and other metals like lead, to be sold and processed in artisanal sites near Dareta village, Zamfara State, Nigeria. On October 28, 2011, in this very same mining site, four workers died buried under the ground when a pit suddenly collapsed. The lead contamination is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A guard, a middlemen and two young workers are inspecting the gold retrieved on behalf of a gold trader, (in green) in an artisanal gold processing site near Bagega, pop. 9000, a large village affected by lead poisoning due to the unsafe techniques employed for extracting gold, in Zamfara State, Nigeria. The contamination is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • Women with their children are sitting on the floor of the Medecins Sans Frontieres (MSF - Doctors Without Borders) clinic in Anka, Zamfara State, Nigeria, handling serious cases of lead poisoning referred to them by local clinics in the surrounding villages. It is mainly caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities. The treatment with MSF starts when blood lead level (BLL) samples reach 45 micrograms per decilitre. The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) states that a BLL of 5 micro-g/dL or above is a cause for concern. The cycle of medicines lasts for 20 days. After that, the child's blood is tested and a new round of treatment is provided. Treatment can last years, as lead is reduced in the blood, but it persists noticeably within the bones, especially if the patients return to the same polluted environment. Remediation of the affected villages, a campaign of awareness, and the introduction of safer mining techniques are pivotal to the long-term solution of a hazardous trend that has already killed over 460 children, and it is bound to grow in size, fostered by the ever-rising price of gold.
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  • Children playing on ore dust containing gold, and other metals like lead, in an artisanal processing site near Abare, a village affected by lead poisoning due to the unsafe techniques employed in Zamfara State, Nigeria. The contamination is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • An unlicensed miner is digging a new pit to extract ore containing gold, to be sold and processed in artisanal sites near Dareta village, Zamfara State, Nigeria. On October 28, 2011, in this very same mining site, four workers died buried under the ground when a pit suddenly collapsed. The lead contamination is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A boy is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A boy is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A boy is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A girl is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A girl is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A girl is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A boy is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A girl is standing inside the affected village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria, next to a large artisanal gold processing site. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of lead particles, released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A young worker is standing in the artisanal gold processing site of the village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A young worker is standing in the artisanal gold processing site of the village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • A young worker is standing in the artisanal gold processing site of the village of Bagega, pop. 9000, Zamfara State, Nigeria. The lead contamination in the area is caused by ingestion and breathing of particles released in the steps to isolate the gold from other metals. This type of lead is soluble in stomach acid and children under-5 are most affected, as they tend to ingest more through their hands by touching the ground, and are developing symptoms often leading to death or serious disabilities.
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  • The Archbishop of Jos, Ignatius Kaigama, 54, is blessing devotees before celebrating a Mass Service at the Christian Catholic Cathedral Of Our Lady Fatima in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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  • A girl is looking around while priest Norbert Gokum, 40, is celebrating a Mass Service at Saint Theresa's Christian Catholic Church in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Saint Theresa's is the first Christian Catholic Church built in Jos, in 1923.
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  • A Christian woman is walking by an armoured truck providing security for the Christian Catholic Cathedral Of Our Lady Fatima in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria.
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  • Devotees are praying while taking part to a Mass Service at Saint Theresa's Christian Catholic Church in Jos, Plateau State, Nigeria. Saint Theresa's is the first Christian Catholic Church built in Jos, in 1923.
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  • M. C. Mehta, the famous Indian environmental lawyer, is playing with his dogs in his ashram in Dehradun, a hill station in the northern state of Uttarakhand.
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  • M. C. Mehta, the famous Indian environmental lawyer, is playing with his dogs in his ashram in Dehradun, a hill station in the northern state of Uttarakhand.
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  • M. C. Mehta, the famous Indian environmental lawyer, is standing in his home in Dehradun, a hill station in the northern state of Uttarakhand where he has also opened an ashram and study centre.
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  • Two man are cycling in the mids of a busy junction in Agra. The Taj Mahal has been struggling to keep in shape also because of the high levels of pollution in the city, mainly caused by congested roads and high levels of traffic, vehicles and an increasing population, in Agra.
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  • An Indian family is taking a break inside the Agra Fort, standing next to the heavily polluted and dry Yamuna River, in Agra. From this balcony inside the Fort, Mughal emperors used to address his men.
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  • Cows and their shepherd are walking by the ruins of the controversial 'Taj Heritage Corridor', sitting between the Agra Fort and the Taj, and next to the heavily polluted and dry Yamuna River, in Agra.
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