An Afghan Sunni Muslim man pauses his way to pray in front of a mosque

An Afghan Sunni Muslim man pauses his way to pray in front of a mosque at nightfall as the rain approaches in the old part of Kabul

People feed birds in front of the Yeni Mosque in Istanbul

People feed birds in front of the Yeni Mosque in Istanbul 

Pakistani Muslim pray at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad

Pakistani Muslim pray at the Faisal Mosque in Islamabad 

The crescent moon is seen near mosques in old Cairo

The crescent moon is seen near mosques in old Cairo on the fifth day of the Muslim holy month of Ramadan

Muslims pray in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif

Muslims pray in front of the Dome of the Rock on the compound known to Muslims as al-Haram al-Sharif 

A view for the Mosque of Mohammed al-Amin in downtown Beirut

A view for the Mosque of Mohammed al-Amin in downtown Beirut

Supporters of a Islamic cultural center and mosque planned to be built near Ground Zero

"Suuport Freedom Of Religion"
Supporters of a Islamic cultural center and mosque planned to be built near Ground Zero in lower Manhattan chant slogans and carry signs during a demonstration in New York. 

Muslim men attend a mass prayer session "Tarawih" during the holy fasting month of Ramadan

Muslim men attend a mass prayer session "Tarawih" during the holy fasting month of Ramadan at a mosque in Cairo 

Worshippers pray during the first Friday of Ramadan at Eyup Sultan mosque

Worshippers pray during the first Friday of Ramadan at Eyup Sultan mosque

A Muslim man reads the Koran

A Muslim man reads the Koran during the first day of Ramadan at a mosque in the southern Spanish town of Estepona

A muslim child runs after a mass prayer session "Tarawih"

A muslim child runs after a mass prayer session "Tarawih" which marks the beginning of the holy fasting month of Ramadan at Istiqlal mosque in Jakarta

The Ottoman era Suleymaniye mosque

Turkey - The Ottoman era Suleymaniye mosque is covered by fog as the sun sets in Istanbul.
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Photo technique: Aerial

An aerial view shows Muslims circling the Kaaba inside and outside the Grand Mosque in Mecca December 24, 2006.
Credit: REUTERS/Ali Jarekji
Whale activists gather to make the shape of a Humpback Whale on Bondi Beach in Sydney November 16, 2007.
Credit: REUTERS/Icon Images/Spectral Q/Handout
An aerial view shows cross-country skiers climbing a hill during the Engadin Ski Marathon near Sils March 9, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Christian Hartmann
Aerial view of a soy field with a tractor drawing of Argentine President Cristina Fernandez de Kirchner in a rural area outside Parana City, 495 km (307 miles) north of Buenos Aires, May 17, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Juan Pereira/Diario UNO de Entre Ríos
A balloon flies above chalets near Saanen during the International Hot Air Balloon Week in Chateau-d'Oex January 19, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Denis Balibouse
An aerial view of residences on The Palm Jumeirah are seen in Dubai December 21, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Matthias Seifert
An aerial view shows a labyrinth in the form of a cow that is cut into a corn and hemp field in Marienfelde outside Berlin September 2, 2009.
Credit: REUTERS/Thomas Peter
An aerial view shows a flood-affected village in the eastern Indian state of Bihar September 3, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/Indian Defence Ministry/Handout
The space shuttle Endeavour, mounted atop its modified Boeing 747 carrier aircraft, flies over California's Mojave Desert on its way back to the Kennedy Space Center in Florida after completing the STS-126 mission in this photo taken on December 10, 2008 and released by NASA on December 17, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/NASA-Carla Thomas/Handout
The Advanced Microwave Scanning Radiometer (AMSR-E), a high-resolution passive microwave Instrument on NASA's Aqua satellite shows the state of Arctic sea ice on September 10 in this image released September 16, 2008.
Credit: REUTERS/NASA/Goddard Space Flight Center Scientific Visualization Studio/Handout

Palestinian children attend class

Palestinian children attend class at the Koran Center in the Ali-Bakaa mosque, before the Islamic holiday of Isra and Mi'raj in the West Bank city of Hebron July 19, 2009.

REUTERS/Nayef Hashlamoun