21st Annual Smithsonian Magazine Photo Contest People
A woman prays in the ruins of a mosque in occupied Syria

This photograph shows a woman in prayer at the ruins of a mosque in Syria she went to as a child. This mosque was destroyed by the Israeli military during the war in 1967. She came with her husband and they both prayed in these ruins.

Photo Detail
Date Taken: 03.2022
Date Uploaded: 11.2023
Photo Location: Syria
Copyright: © James Piacentini