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India celebrates World Childrens Day

Kashmiri Children weave Kashmiri straw rugs at the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir during World Childrens Day...

by Burhaan Kinu in India on 14/11/2011

Deaf workers in Atfaluna Society for Deaf in Gaza hand crafting mattresses and traditional embroideries. Palestine. 30th June 2011

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Workers in the Atfaluna Society for Deaf in Gaza

Deaf workers in Atfaluna Society for Deaf in Gaza hand crafting mattresses and traditional embroideries. Palestine. 30th June 2011

by mohammed zaanoun in Palestinian Territory on 30/06/2011

Prisoners talk on newly installed phone with relatives during meeting time at the Central Jail in Hyderabad. Also, prisoners have some crafts to keep busy. Pakistan. 30th June 2011

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Prisoners talk on newly installed phone with relatives - Hyderabad

Prisoners talk on newly installed phone with relatives during meeting time at the Central Jail in Hyderabad. Also, prisoners have some crafts to keep...

by PPI images in Pakistan on 30/06/2011

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14/11/2011 - India celebrates World Childrens Day - India - Kashmiri Children weave Kashmiri straw...
30/06/2011 - Workers in the Atfaluna Society for Deaf in Gaza - Palestinian Territory - Deaf workers in Atfaluna Society for...
30/06/2011 - Prisoners talk on newly installed phone with relatives - Hyderabad - Pakistan - Prisoners talk on newly installed phone...
13/04/2011 - Woven Fabrics from Flores on Display in Surabaya Showroom - Indonesia - Various kinds of fabric woven with a...
07/11/2010 - Oscar Lawalata collection at Jakarta Fashion Week - Indonesia - Designer Oscar Lawalata's...
14/10/2010 - Pakistans carpet weavers next victim of August's flooding - Pakistan - Pakistans textile industry suffers from...
24/09/2010 - The decline of the textile industry in Manchester - United Kingdom - Textile merchant Robert Chadwick feels...
12/05/2010 - Traditional Sarong Weaving in Surabaya - Indonesia - Traditional Sarong Weaving cottage...
17/11/2009 - Tibetan refugees weave traditional carpets at refugee camp in Nepal - Nepal - Tibetan refugees at the Jawalakhel camp...
31/10/2009 - Jute Weaving in Assam - India - An artisan busy weaving with jute, the...

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India celebrates World Childrens Day
Kashmiri Children weave Kashmiri straw rugs at the banks of the Dal Lake in Srinagar, the summer capital of Indian Kashmir during World Childrens Day. 14th November2011
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Prisoners talk on newly installed phone with relatives - Hyderabad
Prisoners talk on newly installed phone with relatives during meeting time at the Central Jail in Hyderabad. Also, prisoners have some crafts to keep busy. Pakistan. 30th June 2011
Workers in the Atfaluna Society for Deaf in Gaza
Deaf workers in Atfaluna Society for Deaf in Gaza hand crafting mattresses and traditional embroideries. Palestine. 30th June 2011
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