Muslim Day Parade, New York City, 2013. Women wearing niqabs made of flags from Palestine, Syria, and other Muslim countries.

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Women carrying white flags which are sometimes identified as the "flag of the Caliphate" and the black flag dubbed the "flag of Jihad". Both flags are inscribed with the Shahada, the first of the Five Pillars of Islam. The women are also wearing the black, jihadist flag as headbands.

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Size: 4352px × 3263px
Location: Madison avenue, New York City, NY, USA
Photo credit: © Ethel Wolvovitz / Alamy / Afripics
License: Licensed
Model Released: No

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