Madressa - a religious school where children are taught the Koran (Quran), Queen Arwa Mosque, Djibla, Yemen. These people are Shiite Muslims so girls are also educated.
Nuba stick wrestler (warrior) in matching wool twinset despite 100% humidity and high ambient temperature. South of Kadugli, Nuba Mountains, Kordofan, Sudan
Laid-back man lying down and smoking a hookah pipe beside the railway line at Kosti station, Sudan. Due to breakdowns the trains can be days late. As well as tobacco, the hookah contains bango (marijuana)
Djour woman with wooden lip pegs, Southern Sudan. These lip pegs were inserted to deter slave traders from taking the women. She is chopping wood. Near Mvolo.
Wedding party high on Qat (Kat) and smoking hookah pipes at Thulla, Yemen. The Mild Amphetamine type narcotic Qat (Catha edulis) is chewed with water in Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and Yemen. The room is called a Mafraj, the best room in the house.
