EditorialJawed, 25, was shot in the neck after being tricked into joining a one-key militia, at his home in Faqir Abad, Afghanistan, on Jan. 18, 2021. (Jim Huylebroek/The New York Times)
EditorialMuslim fakir or faqir holy men: naga with stick, paramahamsa sitting under a tree, painted sannyasi, naked avadhuta, robed Baisnab Vaisnava and fakir at prayer. After illustrations by Francois Solvyns. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by And...
EditorialCalligraphy from a Ghazal of Badr al-Din Hilali Jaghata?i (Persian, active c. 1500), c. 1550; borders added c. 1700s and mounted upside down. Faqir Ali (Persian, active c. 1550?1610). Ink on paper (verso); page: 37.5 x 25.4 cm (14 3/4 x 10 in.).
EditorialMuslim fakir or faqir holy men: naga with stick, paramahamsa sitting under a tree, painted sannyasi, naked avadhuta, robed Baisnab Vaisnava and fakir at prayer. After illustrations by Francois Solvyns. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by And...
EditorialMuslim fakir or faqir penitents performing prayers and mortification. Udbahu with raised arm, and others praying standing, seated or lying down. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrario'...
EditorialMuslim fakir or faqir holy men: naga with stick, paramahamsa sitting under a tree, painted sannyasi, naked avadhuta, robed Baisnab Vaisnava and fakir at prayer. After illustrations by Francois Solvyns. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by And...
EditorialMuslim fakir or faqir penitents performing prayers and mortification. Udbahu with raised arm, and others praying standing, seated or lying down. Handcoloured copperplate drawn and engraved by Andrea Bernieri after Francois Solvyns from Giulio Ferrario'...