Abbas Attar in Indonesia
Abbas Attar is an Iranian photojournalist whose major body of work has examined - quite sceptically - the rise of Islamisation across the world. Here are some of his pictures from his 2004 trip to Indonesia.
Yogyakarta:
Mlangi:
Both shots are from pesantren (traditional religious boarding schools)
Kudus:
Mostly features pilgrims to the mausoleum of Sunan Kudus, who brought Islam to Java (whose religion had been predominantly Hinduism). One shot is of Muslim newlyweds
Surabaya:
Solo:
Girls in a pesantren run by Muhammadiyah, one of the largest Islamic organisations in Indonesia
And one miscellaneous one:
