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Closing ceremony of Grand Trade Festival - Peshawar

Women take keen interest in fabrics at a stall on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Grand Trade Festival, which is organized by the Women...

by PPI images in Pakistan on 08/02/2012

Arts & Entertainment

Fam Irvoll shows off her latest collection at Oslo Fashion Week

Fam Irvoll showed off her latest collection of adult's clothing entitled 'bleeeeugh!'at the Oslo Fashion week. Irvoll is a Norwegian...

by Pål Bergstad in Norway on 07/02/2012

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Bedouin Market Day - Beersheba

Every Thursday, Bedouins and others congregate for Bedouin Market Day continuing a long tradition that has positioned Beersheba as the central place...

by Nir Alon in Israel on 26/01/2012

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08/02/2012 - Closing ceremony of Grand Trade Festival - Peshawar - Pakistan - Women take keen interest in fabrics at...
07/02/2012 - Fam Irvoll shows off her latest collection at Oslo Fashion Week - Norway - Fam Irvoll showed off her latest...
26/01/2012 - Bedouin Market Day - Beersheba - Israel - Every Thursday, Bedouins and others...
21/01/2012 - Kenya vs Nigeria under 17 women world cup qualifier - Kenya - Nigerian women's team plays the...
21/01/2012 - Women Dry Their Sarees in Rameswaram - India - Hindu women dry their sarees in...
20/01/2012 - USAID Aurat Foundation protest against Womens Rights violations - Pakistan - USAID Aurat Foundation activists hold a...
19/01/2012 - Walton Women’s Corporate Football League match - Bangladesh - Walton Women's Corporate Football...
18/01/2012 - NGOs protest rally against Women Rights violations - Pakistan - NGO activists hold a protest rally...
15/01/2012 - Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain - Pakistan - Chehlum of Hazrat Imam Hussain A.S and...
13/01/2012 - Biswa Ijtema begins in Bangladesh as people leave Dhaka - Bangladesh - The three-day Biswa Ijtema, the second...

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Italian U19 national women's team tours Jerusalem's sites
Italian women's team during their visit to the city of Jerusalem. The young women visited the Wester Wall inside the Old City. Israel. 8th February 2012
Syrian refugees protest with masks of world leaders - Yayladagi
File images: The UN failed to pass a resolution allowing the international community to protect Syria's civilian population. Refugees protest wearing masks depicting various world ...
Tehreek-e-Insaf women's wing protest – Quetta
Women supporters of Tehreek-e-Insaf, commonly called PTI, women's wing is protesting in favor of their demands during a demonstration at the Quetta Press Club. Pakistan. 8th Februa...
Closing ceremony of Grand Trade Festival - Peshawar
Women take keen interest in fabrics at a stall on the occasion of the closing ceremony of the Grand Trade Festival, which is organized by the Women's Chamber of Commerce and Indust...
Palestine vs Italy U19 female football match - Italy triumph 7-0
Palestinian and the Italian female U19 football teams play against each other with Italy winning the game 7-0 at the Dura International Stadium, Hebron, Palestine. 7th February 2012
Fam Irvoll shows off her latest collection at Oslo Fashion Week
Fam Irvoll showed off her latest collection of adult's clothing entitled 'bleeeeugh!'at the Oslo Fashion week. Irvoll is a Norwegian fashion designer who is known for her...
Fam Irvoll's children collection shown at Oslo Fashion Week
Fam Irvoll's shows oh a collection of children's clothing at the Oslo Fashion week. Irvoll is a Norwegian fashion creator who is known for her colorful and playful creations f...
Italian and Palestinian women's U19 teams hold friendly match
The Italian and Palestinian women's U19 national teams face off in Hebron. The match ended in a 7-0 win for the Italian team. Palestinian Territory. 7th February 2012
African refugees receive free dinner from charity groups - Tel Aviv
Eritrean and Sudanese refugees, who live in Israel, receive a free dinner in Southern Tel Aviv from a Christian charity and private non profit groups in the area. Israel. 7th February 2...
Hard stone worker women in the village of Moramo
For some people, breaking stones for rubble is a mans work. However, the opinion seemed indisputable in the presence of a number of women breaking stones in the village of South Konawe,...
Jean Anderson remains unbeatable in Ice Canoe Competition
Jean Anderson and his team won yet again at the Winter Carnival Ice Canoe race in Quebec City, in his 22nd victory as part of the Winter Carnival competition, and his overall 70th victo...
Palestinians protest in front of Red Cross headquarters - Gaza City
Palestinian women hold pictures and posters of their imprisoned relatives during a protest calling for the release of Palestinian prisoners from Israeli jails outside the Red Cross offi...
Ukrainians say 'Release Hunger Strikers' at embassy - London
Protesters at the Ukrainian Embassy call for the immediate release and fair treatment of Somali refugees on hunger strike in the Lutsk Detention Centre who have been beaten and intimida...
Italian National Women's U19 team in West Bank for match - Bethlehem
The Italian Women's National Team under 19 is in the West Bank city of Bethlehem for two friendly matches with the Palestinian national team. Palestinian Territory. 6th February 20...
JSQM protest against the killing of two Baloch women
Activists of Jeay Sindh Quomi Mahaz (JSQM) stage a sit-in and held protest demonstrations on Jinnah Bagh Chowk, Larkana against the brutal murder of two Baloch women in Karachi, Pakista...
Tsunami warning lifted in Cebu City after 6.9 earthquake
People fled their homes and went to the streets and high structures in Cebu City, Philippines after a false report of a potential tsunami triggered chaos in the city. Dozens have been r...
6th Annual Exhibition of Quranic Calligraphy
Faisalabad Welfare Association in collaboration with Arts Council hosted the sixth annuarl Quranic calligraphy exhibition. It was inaugurated by the Director of Information, Abid Kamalv...
Julia Mancuso wins Audi FIS Ski World Cup women's super g race
Julia Mancuso of USA wins super g race, while Austrian Anna Fenninger took second and Tina Weirather of Lichtenstein placed third. Garmisch-Partenkirchen, Germany. 5th February 2012
Provocative cinema poster objections - Paris
A provocative cinema poster with French film star, Jean du Jardin has been changed after objections were received from feminists groups, citing degrading images of women being exposed i...
A protest against government's financial policy
Women hold up banners outside the Church of the Nativity in Bethlehem against the high prices. Bethlehem, Palestinian Authority. 4th February 2012