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Each week, we bring you a selection of the best images from around the world in Framework’s The Week in Pictures.

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The Week in Pictures | April 9 – April 15, 2012

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SEALING A DEAL: Sheikh Hamad Bin Khalifa al-Thani, the emir of Qatar, used his phone to photograph Qatar’s minister ...

Photos of the Day: April 9

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Monday’s Pictures in the News begins in Tunisia, where protesters hold Tunisian flags as they sit in front of police in Tunis, the capital. Police fired tear gas Monday to disperse a rally on a central Tunis avenue where demonstrations are banned. Hundreds of demonstrators, marking Martyrs’ Day and protesting against the ban imposed on March 28, sought shelter in neighboring streets and shops.

Jewish men wrapped in prayer shawls attend the annual Cohanim prayer, or Priest’s blessing, for the Pesach ...

Pictures in the News | April 9, 2012

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Play, Lensvik, Norway, 2010 — from the series Moving Forward, Standing Still Photo © Rona Chang April 9, 2011

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Congratulations to Iran Watson April PFRE Photographer of the Month

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Kim Kyung-Hoon / Reuters

Saudi Arabia's Wojdan Shaherkani arrives ahead of her women's +78kg elimination round of 32 judo match against Puerto Rico's Melissa Mojica at the London 2012 Olympic Games on August 3, 2012.

Mitch Goldich, NBC Olympics reports — After a week of controversy and hand-wringing — first declaring she would fight without a hijab, then saying she would withdraw if not allowed to wear one — Wojdan Shaherkani finally made history this morning, as the first Saudi Arabian woman ever ...

Wojdan Shaherkani makes history as first Saudi Arabian woman in Olympics

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A Saudi youth sits next to his sport utility vehicle lifted with stones and bricks in the tourist area of al-Habla, Saudi Arabia on July 12, 2012. Young Saudi males gather in al-Habla for a summer camp to escape the Gulf heat and spend time mounting their cars with rocks for display.

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Saudi youth escape heat and mount vehicles

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Olivia Arthur lifts the veil on Saudi Arabia

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Growing up in Bosnia during 1992-1995, photographer Ziyah Gafić could not participate in the war – only stand by on the sidelines. Having no academic background in photography, he became very interested in Muslim culture and while working on his project, “Troubled Islam”, he got a very unique opportunity to shoot and interview the women [...] [BTS Video] Life For Saudi Arabian Women

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Photographer Ziyah Gafic was born in Sarajevo, where he graduated in Comparative literature. Since 1999 he has been traveling extensively and has covered major events in more than forty countries. This video profile is from VICE’s Picture Perfect series and documents Gafic’s journey to photograph successful women in Saudi Arabia.

Saudi Arabian Women Photographed by Ziyah Gafic

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360° panorama by Cansız Hayal (360TR.COM).
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Al-Masjid al-Ḥarām (Arabic: المسجد الحرام‎, pronounced [ʔælˈmæsdʒɪd ælħɑˈrɑːm], "The Sacred Mosque") is the largest mosque in the world. Located in the city of Makkah, it surrounds the Kaaba, the place which Muslims worldwide turn towards while performing daily prayers and is Islam's holiest place. The mosque is also known as the Grand Mosquehttp://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Haruki_Murakami Saudi Arabia: Kaaba in Mecca – Al-Masjid – Al-Haram

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Ok, so i got this job, working as an architect (that's what i do), for 6 months in Saudi Arabia, al Khobar.
I can't miss the opportunity to use whatever free time i have to explore the city, surroundings, and photograph the country.
I've been making quite a fair amount of research regarding photography in S.A., which is actually not very appreciated.
The question is, since i'll be shooting mainly film, do you have any life experience in al Khobar? is it possible to buy film and develop it there? ... Saudi Arabia, advice please!

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Saudi police officers monitor screens connected to cameras, at the Command and Control Center in Mina, outisde the holy city of Mecca, on November 7, 2011, as millions of Muslim pilgrims take part in the annual hajj.

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An aerial view shows Muslim pilgrims walking around the Kaaba in the Grand Mosque in the holy city of Mecca during the annual Hajj pilgrimage rituals on November 7, 2011.

Read more about the CCTV camera system used ...

Saudi police use security cameras during Hajj in Mecca

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Rich Shulman writes

I guess that's what you would expect him to say. Full story.

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Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud, newly appointed Crown Prince speaks at an intrerview at the Riyadh Governor's Palace, October 29.

Fahad Shadeed / Reuters

Saudi men turn out in large numbers to show support and allegiance to newly appointed Crown Prince of Saudi Arabia, Prince Nayef bin Abdulaziz al-Saud at the Riyadh Governor's Palace, October 29.

New Saudi crown prince says Kingdom to remain stable

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1935 Auburn 851 Boattail Speedster (IBN MANSI Showroom - Jeddah, Saudi Arabia) by Hosam Al-Ghamdi .:|:. حسام الغامدي

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Palace of the King Abdul Aziz in Saudi Arabia

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Rich Shulman writes

This challenge to the Saudi driving ban reminds of the civil rights movement in the United States in the 1960s. Each day the women become bolder in their effort to defy the driving ban. Yesterday, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton praised the women for their bravery.

Fahad Shadeed / Reuters

Female driver Azza Al Shmasani alights from her car after driving in defiance of the ban in Riyadh June 22. Saudi Arabia has no formal ban on women driving. But as citizens must use only Saudi-issued ...

Activists: 2 Saudi women take drive in capital

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Athar Hussain / Reuters

A policeman is reflected in a window of a car shattered by bullets, currently parked in a police station, in which a Saudi diplomat was travelling in when he came under attack by gunmen, in Karachi, Pakistan on May 16. Gunmen on motorcycles attacked the car belonging to the Saudi Arabian consulate in the Pakistani city of Karachi on Monday killing a Saudi diplomat, police and the Saudi ambassador said.

KARACHI — Gunmen on a motorbike shot and killed a Saudi diplomat as he was ...

Gunmen kill Saudi diplomat in Pakistan

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RAHEB HOMAVANDI / Reuters

EDITORS' NOTE: Reuters and other foreign media are subject to Iranian restrictions on leaving the office to report, film or take pictures in Tehran.

An Iranian spectator (C) wearing a shirt with picture of founder of the Islamic Republic Ayatollah Ruhollah Khomeini shouts to oppose the presence of Saudi Arabian troops in Bahrain during the AFC Champions League soccer match between Iran's Persepolis and Saudi Arabia's Al-Ittihad at Tehran's Azadi stadium May 3, 2011.

BEHROUZ ...

Protest at Iran soccer game about Saudi involvement in Bahrain quashed by police