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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  Indigent people who die in Maricopa County are buried in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  Deacon Charles Shaw (CQ), Sts. Simon and Jude Cathedral, officiates at the funerals for indigent people in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: Inmates on the "Chain Gang" pull a casket out of the funeral home panel van during the interment of indigent county residents in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: Inmates on the "Chain Gang" pull a casket out of the funeral home panel van during the interment of indigent county residents in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  Indigent people who die in Maricopa County are buried in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: County inmate Payne (LAST NAME ONLY) and other inmates on the "Chain Gang" pull a casket out of the funeral home panel van during the interment of indigent county residents in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  Deacon Charles Shaw (CQ), Sts. Simon and Jude Cathedral, officiates at the funerals for indigent people in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: Tom Lanphear (CQ) from Phoenix, places flowers and dirt in the shape of a cross on the caskets, including the casket of an unknown man, during burials in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field."  About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: Sister Mary Ruth Dittman (CQ) sprinkles holy water on a casket in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  Members of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Dept "Chain Gang" work to bury people in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: Tom Lanphear (CQ) from Phoenix, places flowers and dirt in the shape of a cross on the caskets during burials in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  County inmate Robert Henderson straightens coffins after they've been lowered into the graves in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  A casket in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.      PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: Tom Lanphear (CQ) LEFT from Phoenix, places flowers and dirt in the shape of a cross on the caskets during burials in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. County Detention Officer Halucha (CQ) watches the inmates while Sister Mary Ruth Dittman (CQ) and Deacon Charles Shaw (CQ) officiate. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: County inmate Robert Henderson watches Sister Mary Ruth Dittman (CQ) sprinkle holy water on a casket in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: Tom Lanphear (CQ) from Phoenix, places flowers and dirt in the shape of a cross on the caskets during burials in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.        PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  Members of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Dept "Chain Gang" work to bury people in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  Maricopa County Detention Officer Halucha (CQ) helps inmates bury a person in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field."  About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  Members of the Maricopa County Sheriff's Dept "Chain Gang" work to bury people in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: Tom Lanphear (CQ) from Phoenix, places flowers and dirt in the shape of a cross on the caskets during burials in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ:  County inmate Robert Henderson straightens coffins after they've been lowered into the graves in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray and burn slips of paper after "making merit" by buying coffins for the indigent at the "coffin temple" of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation next to Wat Hua Lamphong. The Ruamkatanyu Foundation provides coffins for Bangkok's indigent and emergency medical services for accident victims in Bangkok. Wat Hua Lamphong is a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Rama IV Road, approximately 1 km from the city's main Hua Lamphong railway station. An entrance to Sam Yan Station on the Bangkok metro (subway) is located outside the main entrance to the temple compound on Rama IV. Wat Hua Lamphong was renovated in 1996 to mark the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 1996. The royal seal of what became known as the Kanchanapisek, or Golden Jubilee, year, showing two elephants flanking a multi-tiered umbrella, are featured in the temple's remodeling.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray and burn slips of paper after "making merit" by buying coffins for the indigent at the "coffin temple" of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation next to Wat Hua Lamphong. The Ruamkatanyu Foundation provides coffins for Bangkok's indigent and emergency medical services for accident victims in Bangkok. Wat Hua Lamphong is a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Rama IV Road, approximately 1 km from the city's main Hua Lamphong railway station. An entrance to Sam Yan Station on the Bangkok metro (subway) is located outside the main entrance to the temple compound on Rama IV. Wat Hua Lamphong was renovated in 1996 to mark the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 1996. The royal seal of what became known as the Kanchanapisek, or Golden Jubilee, year, showing two elephants flanking a multi-tiered umbrella, are featured in the temple's remodeling.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    WatHuaLamphong0224017.jpg
  • 18 MARCH 2010 - SURPRISE, AZ: Sister Mary Ruth Dittman (CQ) sprinkles holy water on a casket in White Tanks Cemetery on Camelback Rd. in an unincorporated part of the county near Surprise. The county spent about $2.5 million to inter indigent people in what is Maricopa County's "potters field." About 3,000 people, children and adults, are buried in the dusty field west of Phoenix.       PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2001 -- PHOENIX, AZ:  Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, bury a homeless person in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2001 -- PHOENIX, AZ:  Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, line up in the jail before starting their job of burying people in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2001 -- PHOENIX, AZ:  Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, bury a homeless person in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2001 -- PHOENIX, AZ:  A member of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, stands at the head of a casket while they bury a homeless person in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 NOVEMBER 1999  - PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA: Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, bury a homeless person in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents.   © Jack Kurtz  WOMEN   PRISON   CIVIL RIGHTS  SOCIAL ISSUES    POVERTY
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  • 05 JULY 2001 -- PHOENIX, AZ:  Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, line up in the jail before starting their job of burying people in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 NOVEMBER 1999  - PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA: Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, bury a homeless person in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents.   © Jack Kurtz  WOMEN   PRISON   CIVIL RIGHTS  SOCIAL ISSUES    POVERTY
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  • 01 NOVEMBER 1999  - PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA: Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, bury a homeless person in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents.   © Jack Kurtz  WOMEN   PRISON   CIVIL RIGHTS  SOCIAL ISSUES    POVERTY
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  • 05 JULY 2001 -- PHOENIX, AZ:  Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, clean up the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 05 JULY 2001 -- PHOENIX, AZ:  Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, bury a homeless person in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents. PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 NOVEMBER 1999 - PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA: Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, bury a homeless person in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents.   © Jack Kurtz  WOMEN   PRISON   CIVIL RIGHTS  SOCIAL ISSUES    POVERTY
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  • 01 NOVEMBER 1999  - PHOENIX, ARIZONA, USA: Members of the women chain gang in Maricopa County, Phoenix, AZ, weep  while they bury a homeless person in the county's "Potter's Field" or cemetery for the indigent. Maricopa county sheriff Joe Arpaio claims to have the only women's chain gang in the United States. He has been criticized for the chain gang but claims to be an "equal opportunity incarcerator." He has said that if puts men on a chain gang he will also put women on a chain gang. The women are prisoners in the county jail and volunteer for duty on the chain gang because it gets them out of the jail for six hours a day. The chain gang also buries the county's homeless and indigents.   © Jack Kurtz  WOMEN   PRISON   CIVIL RIGHTS  SOCIAL ISSUES    POVERTY
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslims in Narathiwat wait in line to get rice and snacks from Royal Thai Marines during a civil affairs program in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  A Thai Muslim man prays during a civil affairs project sponsored by Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   A Thai Muslim woman hold her daughter in her lap during a Thai Marine civilian outreach program in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND: A Royal Thai Marine medic gives a Thai Muslim woman medicine at a Marine wellness clinic in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Thai Muslim school boys wait to talk to Royal Thai Marines during a civilian outreach Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  An armed Royal Thai Marine provides security at a civil affairs project in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslims wait to get into a civic affairs projected by the Royal Thai Marines. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray in the "coffin temple" of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation next to Wat Hua Lamphong. The Ruamkatanyu Foundation provides coffins for Bangkok's indigent and emergency medical services for accident victims in Bangkok. Wat Hua Lamphong is a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Rama IV Road, approximately 1 km from the city's main Hua Lamphong railway station. An entrance to Sam Yan Station on the Bangkok metro (subway) is located outside the main entrance to the temple compound on Rama IV. Wat Hua Lamphong was renovated in 1996 to mark the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 1996. The royal seal of what became known as the Kanchanapisek, or Golden Jubilee, year, showing two elephants flanking a multi-tiered umbrella, are featured in the temple's remodeling.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An attendant paints the dragons the guard the entrance to the "coffin temple" of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation next to Wat Hua Lamphong. The Ruamkatanyu Foundation provides coffins for Bangkok's indigent and emergency medical services for accident victims in Bangkok. Wat Hua Lamphong is a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Rama IV Road, approximately 1 km from the city's main Hua Lamphong railway station. An entrance to Sam Yan Station on the Bangkok metro (subway) is located outside the main entrance to the temple compound on Rama IV. Wat Hua Lamphong was renovated in 1996 to mark the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 1996. The royal seal of what became known as the Kanchanapisek, or Golden Jubilee, year, showing two elephants flanking a multi-tiered umbrella, are featured in the temple's remodeling.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: Saturday morning breakfast for the homeless at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 01 OCTOBER 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: Indigent people pick up free rice at Wat Yannawa (also spelled Yan Nawa) during the Vegetarian Festival in Bangkok. The Vegetarian Festival is celebrated throughout Thailand. It is the Thai version of the The Nine Emperor Gods Festival, a nine-day Taoist celebration beginning on the eve of 9th lunar month of the Chinese calendar. During a period of nine days, those who are participating in the festival dress all in white and abstain from eating meat, poultry, seafood, and dairy products. Vendors and proprietors of restaurants indicate that vegetarian food is for sale by putting a yellow flag out with Thai characters for meatless written on it in red.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslims in Narathiwat wait in line to get rice and snacks from Royal Thai Marines during a civil affairs program in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713039.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Royal Thai Marine officers hand out rice and snacks to Thai Muslim civilians during a civil affairs program Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713037.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslims in Narathiwat wait in line to get rice and snacks from Royal Thai Marines during a civil affairs program in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713035.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Thai Muslim children play in a "bouncy house" set up by Royal Thai Marines Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713027.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  A Thai Muslim boy with a frozen treat provided by Thai Marines in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 24 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray in the "coffin temple" of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation next to Wat Hua Lamphong. The Ruamkatanyu Foundation provides coffins for Bangkok's indigent and emergency medical services for accident victims in Bangkok. Wat Hua Lamphong is a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Rama IV Road, approximately 1 km from the city's main Hua Lamphong railway station. An entrance to Sam Yan Station on the Bangkok metro (subway) is located outside the main entrance to the temple compound on Rama IV. Wat Hua Lamphong was renovated in 1996 to mark the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 1996. The royal seal of what became known as the Kanchanapisek, or Golden Jubilee, year, showing two elephants flanking a multi-tiered umbrella, are featured in the temple's remodeling.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, bows his head in prayer during breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Royal Thai Marine officers hand out rice and snacks to Thai Muslim civilians during a civil affairs program Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713038.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Thai Muslim children play in a "bouncy house" set up by Royal Thai Marines Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713028.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Thai Muslim women eat frozen snacks provided by Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713025.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslim children eat frozen snacks provided by Royal Thai Marines during a civic affairs project Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713015.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslim children eat frozen snacks provided by Royal Thai Marines during a civic affairs project Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713014.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND: A Thai Muslim girl with cotton candy handed out by Royal Thai Marines Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713008.jpg
  • 24 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: People pray in the "coffin temple" of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation next to Wat Hua Lamphong. The Ruamkatanyu Foundation provides coffins for Bangkok's indigent and emergency medical services for accident victims in Bangkok. Wat Hua Lamphong is a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Rama IV Road, approximately 1 km from the city's main Hua Lamphong railway station. An entrance to Sam Yan Station on the Bangkok metro (subway) is located outside the main entrance to the temple compound on Rama IV. Wat Hua Lamphong was renovated in 1996 to mark the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 1996. The royal seal of what became known as the Kanchanapisek, or Golden Jubilee, year, showing two elephants flanking a multi-tiered umbrella, are featured in the temple's remodeling.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: REV. DOTTIE ESCOBEDO-FRANK preaches during Saturday morning breakfast for the homeless at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, eats breakfast with his friends at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. City zoning officials have ordered the church to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: A homeless person bows his head in prayer before breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 31 JANUARY 2014 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:   People make donations to buy coffins for the indigent at the Poh Teck Tung shrine during Lunar New Year festivities, also know as Tet and Chinese New Year, in Bangkok. This year is the Year of the Horse. Ethnic Chinese make up about 14% of Thailand and Chinese holidays are widely celebrated in Thailand.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Thai Muslim women eat frozen snacks provided by Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713026.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Thai Muslim children play in a "bouncy house" set up by Royal Thai Marines Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713019.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  A Thai Army Ranger makes iced Thai milk tea during a civilian outreach her unit held with Thai Marines in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713013.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslim civilians wait to receive free health screenings from Royal Thai Marine medics in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713005.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Royal Thai Marine medics talk to Muslim civilians during a free health screening in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: Saturday morning breakfast for the homeless at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, applauds after morning prayers during breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: CYNDI, a homeless person in Phoenix, looks for clothes to keep her warm before eating breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: CYNDI, a homeless person in Phoenix, looks for clothes to keep her warm before eating breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Maj. Gen. PHISIT SITTHISAN, commander of the Narathiwat Task Force, talks to Thai Muslim youths during a Thai Marine civil affairs program. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713034.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Maj. Gen. PHISIT SITTHISAN, commander of the Narathiwat Task Force, talks to Thai Muslim youths during a Thai Marine civil affairs program. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713033.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Thai Muslim girls pray during a civil affairs project sponsored by Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713032.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Thai Muslim children play in a "bouncy house" set up by Royal Thai Marines Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713017.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  A Thai Army Ranger makes iced Thai milk tea during a civilian outreach her unit held with Thai Marines in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713012.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslim civilians wait to receive free health screenings from Royal Thai Marine medics in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713003.jpg
  • 24 FEBRUARY 2013 - BANGKOK, THAILAND: An attendant paints the dragons the guard the entrance to the "coffin temple" of the Ruamkatanyu Foundation next to Wat Hua Lamphong. The Ruamkatanyu Foundation provides coffins for Bangkok's indigent and emergency medical services for accident victims in Bangkok. Wat Hua Lamphong is a Royal Buddhist temple, third class, in the Bang Rak District of Bangkok, Thailand. It is located on Rama IV Road, approximately 1 km from the city's main Hua Lamphong railway station. An entrance to Sam Yan Station on the Bangkok metro (subway) is located outside the main entrance to the temple compound on Rama IV. Wat Hua Lamphong was renovated in 1996 to mark the 50th anniversary of the ascension to the throne of King Bhumibol Adulyadej (Rama IX) in 1996. The royal seal of what became known as the Kanchanapisek, or Golden Jubilee, year, showing two elephants flanking a multi-tiered umbrella, are featured in the temple's remodeling.     PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: A homeless person bows his head in prayer before breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, eats breakfast with his friends at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. City zoning officials have ordered the church to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Royal Thai Marine officers hand out rice and snacks to Thai Muslim civilians during a civil affairs program Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713036.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  An armed Royal Thai Marine provides security at a civil affairs project in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
    Ramadan070713022.jpg
  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:   Thai Muslim children play in a "bouncy house" set up by Royal Thai Marines Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslim children eat frozen snacks provided by Royal Thai Marines during a civic affairs project Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND: Royal Thai Marine medics talk to Muslim civilians during a free health screening in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslims wait to get into a civic affairs projected by the Royal Thai Marines. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: RALPH, a homeless man in Phoenix, shares breakfast with his dog Buddy during breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: BILL, a homeless person in Phoenix, has a bowl of cereal for breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. Bill said he's been living on the streets of Phoenix for 22 years, he said that if the church stopped serving breakfast he and his friends would always "find a dumpster somewhere." The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • Jan 10, 2010 - PHOENIX, AZ: BILL, a homeless person in Phoenix, has a bowl of cereal for breakfast at CrossRoads United Methodist Church in Phoenix, AZ. Bill said he's been living on the streets of Phoenix for 22 years, he said that if the church stopped serving breakfast he and his friends would always "find a dumpster somewhere." The church has been ordered by city zoning officials to stop serving breakfast to the homeless and indigent on Saturday mornings. The church started serving breakfast to the homeless in Jan. 2009 and shortly after that neighbors in the upscale area of Phoenix complained to city officials that the church was in violation of zoning ordinances. The city found the church was operating a "charity kitchen" and ordered them to stop serving the breakfast. Rev. Dottie Escobedo-Frank, the pastor of the church, has said the church will file an appeal in US District Court and continue serving the breakfast until the appeals process is exhausted. About 150 people attend the Saturday breakfast each week. Some walk to the church from the alleys they live in in the neighborhood, others are bused to the breakfast by the church, which sens a bus in 1.5 mile radius from the church.         Photo by Jack Kurtz
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslims in Narathiwat wait in line to get rice and snacks from Royal Thai Marines during a civil affairs program in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  A Royal Thai Marine makes cotton candy for Muslim civilians during a civil affairs program in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND: Royal Thai Marine medics talk to Muslim civilians during a free health screening in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND: A Royal Thai Marine medic gives a Thai Muslim woman medicine at a Marine wellness clinic in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  Thai Muslim civilians wait to receive free health screenings from Royal Thai Marine medics in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  A Thai Muslim man prays during a civil affairs project sponsored by Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat Sunday. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.  PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 07 JULY 2013 - NARATHIWAT, NARATHIWAT, THAILAND:  An armed Royal Thai Marine provides security at a civil affairs project in Narathiwat. Royal Thai Marines in Narathiwat province held a special ceremony Sunday in advance of Ramadan. They presented widows, orphans and indigent people with extra rice and food as a part of the Thai government's outreach to resolve the Muslim insurgency that has wracked southern Thailand since 2004. The Holy Month of Ramadan starts on about July 9 this year. Muslims are expected to fast from dawn to dusk, engage in extra prayers, recitation of the Quran and perform extra acts of charity during Ramadan. It is the holiest month of the year for Muslims.   PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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  • 01 FEBRUARY 2017 - BANGKOK, THAILAND:  People prays and make donations into a coffin during Lunar New Year observances at the Poh Teck Tung Shrine in Bangkok. This is the Year of the Rooster in the Chinese zodiac and people pray and make merit to large statues of roosters in Chinese temples and shrines. Poh Teck Tung provides coffins for indigent people who can't afford them and donating money to Poh Teck Tung for coffins is a New Year's tradition in Bangkok.    PHOTO BY JACK KURTZ
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