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by Liang Zhun
How the Hui community of Pi county, nearby Chengdu, celebrates the Feast of the Birth of the Prophet. November 5, 2006.
(Article in Chinese with a choice of photographs).
回族圣纪节
圣纪节，是伊斯兰教三大节日之一，是纪念伊斯兰教的创始人穆罕默德的诞辰和逝世的纪念日。
43 photos | 1 article : 693 words | Author's biography
Read more: The Festival of the Birth of the Prophet in Pi county, Sichuan
As soon as I knew I would be travelling to Sabbah (the Malaysian part of Borneo), I knew I wanted to see orangutans. As a strong supporter of animal rights, it was impossible for me to miss this opportunity to rendez-vous with orangutans before they all disappear. Even if this great ape has always fascinated me, our love was not to be, for I was to fall in love with another primate: the proboscis monkey.
18 pictures | article : 818 words | Author's presentation
A tale by Filippo Brambilla
No more then 20 years ago the Jonang School was studied and described as - a now defunct Tibetan Buddhist school. The lineage was born at the end of the 13th century, when Kun spangs Thugs rje Brtson ‘grus , a Kalacakra pratictioner, settled in the valley of Jomonang. Focusing on the Kalacakratantra teachings and with a particular vision of emptiness, this man and his further disciples were the first jonangpas. The valley of Jomonang became their main centre, so that those who adhere to the practices that were preserved and transmitted in that place were later called Jonangpa.
30 pictures | article : 667 words | Author's biography
A tale by Aurélie Kernaléguen
Once upon a time… The early history of Nepal, “The Kingdom of Kings” is told in many legends, which often differ according to the people telling the story. This magical strip of land isolated in the Himalayas between the two emergent Asian Rocks China and India, is flooded with the religious beliefs and traditional values of its inhabitants.
Nepal is considered as one of the poorest country in the world, but its treasures lie into the extraordinary rich Nepali culture.
Meeting Nepalese is getting to know their background: which ethnic group they come from, which caste they belong to, which religion they believe in… In order to understand their way of living, their eating habits, which religious festivals they celebrate and their rank in the society.
18 pictures | article : 500 words | Author's biography
Nagasaki rhymes with tragedy, horror and destruction. It is one of the two cities in the world that have known what a nuclear holocaust is about. As one can expect, the recollection of the event is vivid in the minds of Nagasaki’s inhabitants. I was there on August 9, when thousands of little candles lighten up throughout the streets and when memorials are held for remembering the victims and praying for world peace. Actually, I spent four full months in Nagasaki, during the summer of 1999 and 2000, and this is the experience I share in these paintings. Strangely enough, this experience was not only about tragedy, it was also about silence, life, hope and renewal. From now on, Nagasaki for me does not rhyme only with death, but also with resurrection.
15 pictures | article : 775 words | Author's biography
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