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  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist woman prepares Thai Papaya Salad, called "Som Tom" at a lunch counter in front of her home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Muslim woman prepares food at the lunch stand in front of her home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua010.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A Muslim woman pushes the snack cart she sells food from through the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua005.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim man walks through the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua008.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver006.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist woman prepares Thai Papaya Salad, called "Som Tom" at a lunch counter in front of her home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua017.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Muslim woman prepares food at the lunch stand in front of her home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua012.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk007.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist and Muslim friends chat in front of a mosque in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua019.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver012.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver004.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Buddhist woman in front of her home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua014.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Muslim woman prepares food at the lunch stand in front of her home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua013.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A Muslim woman pushes the snack cart she sells food from through the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua007.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim man walks through the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua001.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Deep fried fish for sale in front of a woman's home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua011.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A bird hangs on the exterior wall of a home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua003.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim man walks through the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua002.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Buddhist woman prepares Thai Papaya Salad, called "Som Tom" at a lunch counter in front of her home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua015.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A Muslim woman pushes the snack cart she sells food from through the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua006.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Buddhist and Muslim friends chat in front of a mosque in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua018.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Muslim woman prepares food at the lunch stand in front of her home in the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua009.jpg
  • 10 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:      A Muslim woman pushes the snack cart she sells food from through the Baan Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    BaanKrua004.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk008.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver011.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver008.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk001.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver020.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver017.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver013.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk009.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Thai silk threads come out of a vat of blue dye in workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk003.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver003.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver021.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver018.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver001.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver019.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver014.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver010.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver002.jpg
  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men pray at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RamadanEve008.jpg
  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men gather in front of Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RamadanEver003.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk006.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk005.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver022.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver009.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk010.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A worker in a Thai silk weaving workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk002.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver016.jpg
  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    SilkWeaver005.jpg
  • 13 SEPTEMBER 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Blue dye goes down the drain after it was used to dye a batch of silk threads in workshop in a home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok dyes silk threads. After the threads are dyed they are woven into silk. Many of the silk making families in Ban Krua are Cham Muslims from Cambodia who settled in Bangkok in the early 19th century after Rama I, the King of Siam at the time, offered them land in exchange for their services in a war against the Khmer (Cambodia) empire. The late Jim Thompson, founder of Jim Thompson Thai Silk, first made the silk weavers famous when he bought most of his silk from them.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    DyeingThaiSilk004.jpg
  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The only woman at evening prayers in the women's prayer room at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RamadanEve018.jpg
  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man prays at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    RamadanEve016.jpg
  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men pray at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 27 SEPTEMBER 2018 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  in the Niphon Manuthas silk weaving shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. This used to be the heart of the Thai silk industry but now most Thai silk is made in large commercial factories outside of Bangkok and there only two silk factories, employing fewer than 15 people, left in Ban Krua.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The muezzin does the call to prayer at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  The only woman at evening prayers in the women's prayer room at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men pray at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman works in a silk weaving workshop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. The neighborhood was originally settled by Cambodian Chams who came to Thailand (Siam) at the invitation of the Thai (Siamese) King after they sided with Siam against the Khmer monarchy during a Siam/Khmer war in the 19th century. Most of the Chams were silk weavers.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman works in a silk weaving workshop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. The neighborhood was originally settled by Cambodian Chams who came to Thailand (Siam) at the invitation of the Thai (Siamese) King after they sided with Siam against the Khmer monarchy during a Siam/Khmer war in the 19th century. Most of the Chams were silk weavers.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men pray at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Men gather in front of Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman works in a silk weaving workshop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. The neighborhood was originally settled by Cambodian Chams who came to Thailand (Siam) at the invitation of the Thai (Siamese) King after they sided with Siam against the Khmer monarchy during a Siam/Khmer war in the 19th century. Most of the Chams were silk weavers.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men pray at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men pray at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men wait for evening prayers to start in the prayer room at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men pray at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A woman works in a silk weaving workshop in the Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok. The neighborhood was originally settled by Cambodian Chams who came to Thailand (Siam) at the invitation of the Thai (Siamese) King after they sided with Siam against the Khmer monarchy during a Siam/Khmer war in the 19th century. Most of the Chams were silk weavers.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men pray at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: The muezzin does the call to prayer at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man prays at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JUNE 2016 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Men pray at Masjid Darul Faha, a small mosque in the Muslim majority neighborhood of Ban Krua in Bangkok on the night before the start of Ramadan. Ramadan is the ninth month of the Islamic calendar, and starts on June 6 this year. It is observed by Muslims worldwide as a month of fasting to commemorate the first revelation of the Quran to Muhammad according to Islamic belief. This annual observance is regarded as one of the Five Pillars of Islam. Islam is the second largest religion in Thailand.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 22 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: A Thai university student walks through the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok during a rainstorm.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Clothing hangs out to dry in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Girls from a neighborhood Muslim school walk into a Mosque for noon prayers in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar. 19, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: Silk weavers work in their home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A Muslim man walks through the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.                 PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim woman walks through the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar 23, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  Clothes drying outside of a home in Ban Krua. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.     Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar. 19, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A dyes the threads for silk in his home in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.   Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A boy from the local Muslim school in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.                 PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   A woman weaves Thai silk in a home in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.                 PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar 23, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man and his daughter in Ban Krua. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.     Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar 23, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A Moslem woman in the small general store she works in Ban Krua. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.     Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Mar 23, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND: A seamstress works in her home in Ban Krua. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.     Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Girls from a neighborhood Muslim school walk into a Mosque for noon prayers in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Boys do exercises after being caught misbehaving on their way to Mosque for noon prayers in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.                   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man and his daughter at Jami Ul Khoy Riyah Mosque in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok. Ban Krua is the oldest Muslim section of Bangkok. It was established during the reign of Rama I, the first King of the Chakri dynasty. He enlisted Cham Muslims in what is now Cambodia to fight on the Siamese (Thai) side of war between the Khmers and Siamese. He rewarded their service with a grant of land that is now Ban Krua.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 16 JULY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People at Iftar, the Muslim meal that breaks the day long Ramadan fast, at Jami Ul Khoy Riyah Mosque in the Ban Krua section of Bangkok. Ban Krua is the oldest Muslim section of Bangkok. It was established during the reign of Rama I, the first King of the Chakri dynasty. He enlisted Cham Muslims in what is now Cambodia to fight on the Siamese (Thai) side of war between the Khmers and Siamese. He rewarded their service with a grant of land that is now Ban Krua.         PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Mar 25, 2009 -- BANGKOK, THAILAND:  A man relaxes in the mosque in Ban Krua. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.     Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    Muslim teenagers share an orange soda soft drink in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.                  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim woman walks through the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.             PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A repair shop owner in his shop in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.               PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:     A Buddhist woman and Muslim man walk through the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.                 PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim man in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.                PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A Muslim motorcycle taxi at a Mosque in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Girls from a neighborhood Muslim school walk into a Mosque for noon prayers in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   Girls from a neighborhood Muslim school walk into a Mosque for noon prayers in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 11 JANUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:    A teacher talks to a student at a Muslim school in the Ban Krua neighborhood in Bangkok. The Ban Krua neighborhood of Bangkok is the oldest Muslim community in Bangkok. Ban Krua was originally settled by Cham Muslims from Cambodia and Vietnam who fought on the side of the Thai King Rama I. They were given a royal grant of land east of what was then the Thai capitol at the end of the 18th century in return for their military service. The Cham Muslims were originally weavers and what is known as "Thai Silk" was developed by the people in Ban Krua. Several families in the neighborhood still weave in their homes.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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