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  • Cathédrale Saint-Maurice de Mirepoix, roman catholic, Mirepoix, Ariege, Midi-Pyrenees, France.
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  • Cloister of the church of Saint-Lizier, Pays Couserans, Ariege, Pyrenees, France.
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  • Palais des Eveques, Saint-Lizier, Pays Couserans, Ariege, Pyrenees, France.
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  • Cross near the summit of Mount Cagire, Haute-Garonne, Midi-Pyrenees, France.
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  • Cloister of the church of Saint-Lizier, Pays Couserans, Ariege, Pyrenees, France.
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  • Cloister of the church of Saint-Lizier, Pays Couserans, Ariege, Pyrenees, France.
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  • A crucifix hangs on the wall in the waiting room of the NDA health center in Dimbokro, Cote d'Ivoire on Friday June 19, 2009.
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  • Church of Saint-Lizier, Pays Couserans, Ariege, Pyrenees, France.
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  • Wall painting portraying a white nun and black children at the NDA health center in Dimbokro, Cote d'Ivoire on Friday June 19, 2009.
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  • San Juan Batista church in Remedios, Cuba on Friday July 18, 2008.
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  • Colonial church in Old Havana, Cuba, on Sunday June 29, 2008.
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  • Colonial church in Old Havana, Cuba, on Sunday June 29, 2008.
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  • Wreaths of flowers lay on one of several identical tombs at the Necropolis Cristobal Colon cemetery in Havana, Cuba on Saturday June 28, 2008.
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  • Boys walk down a street near the basilica of El Cobre, Cuba on Wednesday July 9, 2008.
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  • Tombstones at the Necropolis Cristobal Colon cemetery in Havana, Cuba on Saturday June 28, 2008.
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  • A girl holds spoon next to her face outside the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007. Through a partnership between parents and Christian Relief Services (CRS) children a provided with a meal every day. According to one of the teachers, this alone is responsible for a 40 percent increase in attendance.
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  • A girl holding a spoon sits outside the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007. Through a partnership between parents and Christian Relief Services (CRS) children a provided with a meal every day. According to one of the teachers, this alone is responsible for a 40 percent increase in attendance.
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  • A girl holding a spoon sits outside the Ying Anglican Primary School in the Savelugu-Nanton district, northern Ghana on Monday June 4, 2007. Through a partnership between parents and Christian Relief Services (CRS) children a provided with a meal every day. According to one of the teachers, this alone is responsible for a 40 percent increase in attendance.
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  • Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies on the operation table after undergoing c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Dr. Kamson Kamara performs a c-section operation on Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • An electronic monitor tracks the vital signs of Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needs to be removed from her womb through surgery..
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  • Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies on a stretcher after undergoing c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • The lifeless child of Aminata Sisay is wrapped in a piece of cloth, waiting for family to come and collect it, at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies on the operation table after undergoing c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Dr. Kamson Kamara cleans up Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, after performing a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Instruments used during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • Blood stains the shoes of Dr. Kamson Kamara as he performs a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • The lifeless child of Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, lies in a metal bin after it was removed from her womb during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needed to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • Dr. Kamson Kamara struggles to extirpate the lifeless baby from the womb of Aminata Sisay, who says she's 15, during a c-section operation at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. Aminata waited too long before coming to the hospital, and lost her child, who needs to be removed from her womb through surgery.
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  • A newborn baby sleeps at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • A nurse stands next to the bed of Nafisatu Bah, 19, who recovers aftera c-section surgery at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010. It was Nafisatu's first pregnancy.
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  • A nurse pushes a craddle with a sleeping newborn baby through hallways at the Princess Christian Maternity Hospital in Freetown, Sierra Leone on Monday April 26, 2010.
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  • A priestess possessed by spirits chants over past and current shrine servants during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Offering of gin made during "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Women chanting during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest spitting gin on shrine servant to purify her during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants have their wrists bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants being beaten to purify their sins during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Current and past shrine servants bound with rope during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Dead chicken sacrificed during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Both chickens lay on their left side, indicating that the shrine servant is free to go. One or both of the chickens laying on their right side would mean the servant needs to spend another three months at the shrine. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Shrine servant possessed by spirits during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Ankle bracelet and offering of gin at a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Traditional rituals take place during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Beads worn by members of a local shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Head priest about to sacrifice a chicken during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Priestess receiving a gin offering during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Shrine servant kneeling during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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  • Arm bracelets worn by the head priest during a "coming out" ceremony at a fetish shrine in Aflao, Volta Region, Eastern Ghana. A woman was released after spending three months in a small, dark room, hoping that she'd then be able to find a husband. Despite most Ghanaians being adamant followers of christianism or islam, many of them still maintain traditional beliefs. When facing a problem of any nature, some people will visit a local fetish shrine, looking for help. The main priest will consult the oracles and tell the person in need what has to be done for the problem to go away. People will typically be asked to "serve" the shrine for weeks, sometimes months, as their families pay the priest for their upkeep.
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