Ramazan: Mosques and markets
We look at contrasting aspects of night life in Karachi during the month of Ramazan
Sakina Masjid after the rush hour.
KARACHI:
Karachi’s buzzing nightlife is no secret but the metropolis popularly known as Pakistan’s ‘city of lights’ has something more powerful to offer as Eid approaches.
While many spend their nights in mosques offering Taraweeh prayers and Itikaaf seeking repentance, others throng shops to prepare for Eid and the contrast is hard to miss.
Being a photographer and having spent Ramazan on both opposing tangents in the past, I was inspired to study the contrasting nightlife in my city.
Through my lens:
Early birds at Masjid-e-Saheem in Defence offer prayers in air conditioned halls.
A young shopper in action in Tariq Road.
Karachi’s buzzing nightlife is no secret but the metropolis popularly known as Pakistan’s ‘city of lights’ has something more powerful to offer as Eid approaches.
While many spend their nights in mosques offering Taraweeh prayers and Itikaaf seeking repentance, others throng shops to prepare for Eid and the contrast is hard to miss.
Being a photographer and having spent Ramazan on both opposing tangents in the past, I was inspired to study the contrasting nightlife in my city.
Through my lens:
Early birds at Masjid-e-Saheem in Defence offer prayers in air conditioned halls.
A young shopper in action in Tariq Road.