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  • A homeless Bangladeshi woman holds her infant child and covers herself with a plastic sheet as it rains during a general strike called by 18 opposition parties in Dhaka, Ismail Ferdous / AP Photo
    A homeless Bangladeshi woman holds her infant child and covers herself with a plastic sheet as it rains during a general strike called by 18 opposition parties in Dhaka, Ismail Ferdous / AP Photo
  • An Afghan man feeds pigeons outside the Hazrat Ali, or Blue Mosque, in Mazar-e-Sharif. Omar Sobhani / Reuters
    An Afghan man feeds pigeons outside the Hazrat Ali, or Blue Mosque, in Mazar-e-Sharif. Omar Sobhani / Reuters
  • An Islamist protester sprays the words, 'The state security are dogs of the country' at the main entrance of the state security headquarters in Cairo. Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
    An Islamist protester sprays the words, 'The state security are dogs of the country' at the main entrance of the state security headquarters in Cairo. Amr Abdallah Dalsh / Reuters
  • People swim in the river Nile as they celebrate the spring holiday of Sham el Nessim in Cairo. Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
    People swim in the river Nile as they celebrate the spring holiday of Sham el Nessim in Cairo. Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
  • Iraqi-Kurdish women weave at a handicraft centre in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil. Safin Hamed / AFP
    Iraqi-Kurdish women weave at a handicraft centre in the northern Iraqi city of Arbil. Safin Hamed / AFP
  • Girls swing at a make-shift fun fair as people celebrate the spring holiday of Sham el Nessim in Cairo. Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
    Girls swing at a make-shift fun fair as people celebrate the spring holiday of Sham el Nessim in Cairo. Asmaa Waguih / Reuters
  • A Pakistani girl who was displaced with her family from Pakistan's tribal areas due to fighting between militants and the army, stands at the doorway of her home, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo
    A Pakistani girl who was displaced with her family from Pakistan's tribal areas due to fighting between militants and the army, stands at the doorway of her home, in a poor neighborhood on the outskirts of Islamabad, Pakistan. Muhammed Muheisen / AP Photo
  • Syrian civilians stand near flowers petals on a market in the Bustan al-Qasr area of the northern city of Aleppo. AFP
    Syrian civilians stand near flowers petals on a market in the Bustan al-Qasr area of the northern city of Aleppo. AFP
  • A man places the head of his quail in his mouth in an effort to keep his bird cool at an impromptu arena in a timber depot where enthusiasts gather every Friday to participate in quail fighting in Mazar-e Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
    A man places the head of his quail in his mouth in an effort to keep his bird cool at an impromptu arena in a timber depot where enthusiasts gather every Friday to participate in quail fighting in Mazar-e Sharif. Farshad Usyan / AFP
  • A man walks behind piles of garlic cloves in a popular market in the al-Maadi neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. AFP
    A man walks behind piles of garlic cloves in a popular market in the al-Maadi neighbourhood of Aleppo, Syria. AFP
  • Afghan women at the Hazrat-e Ali shrine in Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani / Reuters
    Afghan women at the Hazrat-e Ali shrine in Mazar-e-Sharif in northern Afghanistan. Omar Sobhani / Reuters
  • A young boy sells fruits from a barrow stationed in front of a destroyed public transport bus, used to block the view of snipers, in the Inshaat area of the city of Aleppo. AFP
    A young boy sells fruits from a barrow stationed in front of a destroyed public transport bus, used to block the view of snipers, in the Inshaat area of the city of Aleppo. AFP

The best photography from around the region this week: May 9, 2013

Mark Asquith

May 09, 2013

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The best images from the last seven days from around the Gulf and across the Middle East.

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