UK. London. 2010. Community members leave the East London Mosque after Eid prayers in London. Combined with the adjoining London Muslim Centre, it is one of the largest mosques in the United Kingdom. © Bharat Choudhary
UK. London. 2011. Iythar, an Egyptian-British fine artist, paints at her studio. One of her paintings [top-left] is titled, "The Way Sarkozy Intended It." She said, "It is an interpretation of the burqa ban in France. It shows how the ban takes away the voice and identity of Muslim women, leaving them speechless and incomplete." © Bharat Choudhary
UK. London. 2011. Muslims, with members of Neturei-Karta, an organization of Orthodox Jews, protest outside the Israeli Embassy to mark the third anniversary of Israel's attack on Gaza. Members of Neturei-Karta refuse to recognize the State of Israel and make a point of publicly demonstrating their position, the position of the Torah and authentic, unadulterated Judaism. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2014. Mohamed Guelmani works to convert his attic into a bathroom. Guelmani is a professional social worker and a self-taught carpenter, plumber and painter. He often buys and renovates old dilapidated flats, and then resells them for a tidy profit. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2012. Abdel [right] requests his uncle to let him drive the car but his uncle refuses as Abdel is a minor without a driver's license. His uncle used to live in one of the social housing flats but has now moved to a private apartment away from the notorious northern districts of the city where Abdel and his parents still live. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2013. Drug dealers on the 11th floor of a social housing building. The right side of the wall was once a door to a flat which was later sealed by the police after an entire family was murdered there by a rival drug gang. In memory of the slain family, young men from the building chiseled their own names and heart shapes on the cement. © Bharat Choudhary
USA. Chapel Hill, NC. 2011. Zaheer Abbas said, "I’m philosophically agnostic and politically an anarchist. So I guess that makes me a 'bad' Muslim and a 'bad' liberal. My wife jokingly calls me 'Papa Bear,' but every time we fly back to the US from India, she insists that I shave my full beard so that we don’t have to wait too long at security checks at the US airports." © Bharat Choudhary
UK. Birmingham. 2011. Negar Yousafzai, a British Afghan, is an educated and well informed young woman. Here she asks, "Who wants to hear the social or political opinions of a veiled woman like me? They only want to see pictures of oppressed Afghan women." © Bharat Choudhary
UK. London. 2012. Muslim and non-Muslim members of a Sufi group perform a Zikr, a form of meditative chanting. Sufi events are one of the few gatherings that encourage people from all religions and backgrounds to come together and perform Zikrs. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2014. A young couple embraces before retiring to their separate rooms in a shelter for homeless young men and women. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2014. Sylvain Massoudi, 25, says a prayer at the Notre Dame de la Garde. Sylvain, an Iranian immigrant, lives in Marseille but had never been to the world famous basilica before. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2014. Outside a bar in Noailles. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2013. Fadila Benchouia kisses her son good night after reading a bedtime story to him. Fadila separated from her husband 2 years ago after he started drinking heavily and turned abusive. As a single parent, Fadila receives a number of social security benefits, but she still works at two different jobs in order to earn enough for her son’s education and future. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2014. Inside a café cum library, young members of EuroPalestine, a pro-Palestine association, rehearse their acts and speeches the night before organizing a protest theatre against Israel in downtown Marseille. © Bharat Choudhary
UK. London. 2010. A man walks past a poster at the Global Peace and Unity event. The British government boycotted the annual event claiming that many extremist groups were also participating and funding the event. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2014. Near the Town Hall Square. © Bharat Choudhary
UK. London. 2011. Rezia Halima Wahid [right] and her 3-year old daughter, Noorie, at Rezia's studio. Rezia is a textile artist and creates hand-woven textiles. Rezia said, "Islam is a part of me, my existence, but my spirituality is something very personal. My identity as an artist is equally important and I want to be recognized for my work." © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2014. Isa (standing) and his two daughters take a break during their first visit to the MuCem (Museum of European and Mediterranean Civilizations). © Bharat Choudhary
UK. Middlesex. 2012. Imran Hussain [center], practices classical singing with his students at a park near his home. Hussain said, "I prefer to teach my students outdoors, in a natural surrounding, because nature’s silence amplifies the melody in our music." © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2013. Omar Farhoune [right], 17, an immigrant from Spain, travels to Frioul Islands, a tourist destination located approximately 4 km from Marseille. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2013. Young men squatting and watching a football match on TV in a social housing apartment. Drug dealers use the apartment to store their stock and weapons. © Bharat Choudhary
France. Marseille. 2014. Sisters happen to meet each other outside The Grand Littoral shopping center. © Bharat Choudhary
USA. Missouri. 2010. Caitlyn Green [right], 19, and her friend in a field. Caitlyn lives in a small town and converted to Islam more than two years ago. Caitlyn said, "People ask me whether a hijab makes me feel uncomfortable. Actually, wearing the hijab is not difficult if people around you understand your religion. Since they cannot accept me with a hijab, it gets difficult for me."
France. Marseille. 2014. Leslie Diebel, with her son Adam Belaadi (left), soaks up the sun at the beach near Promenade Georges Pompidou. © Bharat Choudhary
UK. London. 2010. From left, Minhaj, Ashiq, Shofique and Abid pictured just before leaving London to attend a gathering on "Islam and Young Muslims" at Birmingham, UK. © Bharat Choudhary
UK. London. 2011. Members of a role-play team during a street act at a local community event at London, UK. The play was a fictional narration of the many problems that the present day young Muslims face [right] and how they could live a better life by following the examples of ancient Islamic leaders [left]. © Bharat Choudhary
USA. Chicago. 2010. Kaiser Aslam sketches the Chicago city skyline at the Ohio Street beach, as his art sheets fly around. Kaiser said, "It's not easy. There are a lot of temptations in this society but it's my faith in Allah, and His blessings that shield me from all wrongdoings." © Bharat Choudhary