Beautiful portraits of Muslims use humanity to fight prejudice
 

Beautiful portraits of Muslims use humanity to fight prejudice
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A photo project is hoping to destroy misconceptions about the Muslim community, by inviting the viewer to sit down and learn.

The photo ******, Faces of Islam, by Australian photographer Matt Palmer shares the stories of dozens of Muslims from all backgrounds, walks of life and careers.*

The result is a beautiful display of the humanity from a group of people who often shoulder the misdirected blame about global issues from ig**rant people.

"After the Paris attacks last year, I found there was a lot of misinformation being distributed in the media," Palmer said. "I thought to myself, 'what can I do as a photographer that can help the Muslim community and the wider community come together?'" Read more...


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