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Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa's Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya helping her daughter, Abida with her headscarf Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.

$Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya praying at home Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Hadija with two of her grandchildren Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Sumaya\'s Children praying before their meal. Kliptown, Soweto L-R Faisal, Shafiq, Amine, Imaan and Faeez. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya at home with her mother Hadija Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Women and children leaving Kliptown mosque having received their free food parcels Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Children from Soweto being taught at the Kliptown madrassa Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya shopping at the Kliptown market Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya with three of her children walking back home from the mosque through the slums of Soweto Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya washing before praying at home Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Rafiq Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya in the kitchen at her home in Kliptown Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya putting on her headscarf before heading into Kliptown Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Heading out for the night, Kliptown Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya\'s children making tea at home in Kliptown Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$ $Rachel Palmer Photography www.rachelpalmer.co.uk rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk +44 (0) 7974 398710 Africa, South Africa, Soweto South Africa\'s Township Women Turn To Islam Sumaya walking through the slum with her children. L-R Rafiq, Sumaya, Geraldine and Abida Women in the townships across South Africa are turning to Islam to empower themselves against the background of crime and poverty they find themselves trapped in. They see it as a way of providing a better future for their children. Â© Rachel Palmer, January 2003 Copyright is held by Rachel Palmer (2003) for all photography and words. Not to be used without acknowledgment to Rachel Palmer Photography. Please call 07974 398710 or email rachel@rachelpalmer.co.uk for details.$

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