An Afghan student from a nearby seminary passes by street vendors near the Fatima al-Masumeh Shrine in Qom, 1998. Qom is a world centre of Shi'ite Islam. (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)
An Afghan student from a nearby seminary passes by street vendors near the Fatima al-Masumeh Shrine in Qom, 1998. Qom is a world centre of Shi'ite Islam. (Photo by Kaveh Kazemi/Getty Images)