constant servant

He did not know it, but I noticed this man walk below my pension window every early morning toward the Blue Mosque for Fajr prayer (before sunrise). And for every prayer I attended, I had the pleasure to witness this gentleman's devotion, as he was there... for every prayer, at the front right hand corner of the mosque. Ignored the tourist trade and focused instead on his journey, five times daily, to worship, and focus. A servant to self-betterment. I was and am charmed by him.

Sultanahmet
The Blue Mosque
-Istanbul, Turkey-

a crowd for prayer

Masjid Sultan Ayub
Sultan Eyup Camii
-Istanbul, Turkey-

the ugly duckling

Swimming with their less attractive plastic sister: Jellyfish in the Bosphorous.

-Istanbul, Turkey-

the cleansing

Engaged in wudu, the age old Muslim tradition of cleansing before prayer; before standing witness before God.
Masjid Sultan Ayub
Sultan Eyup Camii
-Istanbul, Turkey-

The Divorce

The Night Prayer

The night comes to Dar es Salaam like a light switch flicked off. Well after sunset, after Isha prayer, it's easy to become contemplative.
- Msassani Mosque. Dar es Salaam, Tanzania -

The Fall of the Moors

Struck by contrast between the Moorish masjids in places such as Cordoba and Granada and this current day mosque in the flourishing city of Barcelona, one wonders about the process that lead to two such different manifestations.

The Afternoon Nap

Stonetown, Zanzibar.

Chalked Charm

Learning to read and write. Stuck between English and Arabic, the child has writes the arabic alphabet in the direction of the english/latin language. Stonetown, Zanzibar.