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Photo Essay: Windows of the Muslim Soul

July 13, 2009  |  General  |  No Comments

Photographer Alexandra Avakian compiles a personal narrative of her 20 years shooting Islam around the world.

As a young photojournalist Alexandra Avakian was fascinated with revolution and the fight for freedom—even dreaming, many times, that she worked in a strife-torn city. She has braved bullets and hostility to photograph stories of searing conflict and bring them to the world. Going far beyond the brief news reports that most of us see, Avakian shares a richer, wider view of the Muslim world through her extraordinary storytelling and photographs—all beautifully showcased in Windows of the Soul,

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