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28 Dec 2003, Sudan --- The Khatmiyya mosque at Kassala in eastern Sudan. The ruins of lie at the foot of the distinctive hills that form the backdrop to the town. Mahdist forces destroyed it a year after its completion, in 1887. Khatmiyya authorities decreed it should not be repaired. The Khatmiyya is one of the Sufi Muslim sects in Sudan. --- Image by Michael Freeman/Corbis |
