Djenne
		The mud brick mosque in Djenne suffers terribly during the rainy season of central Mali. But restoring it to its former glory is a great excuse for an annual festival. The unusual wooden poles that extend from the structure are actually in-built scaffolding to enable easy access during times of repair. Infidels used to be welcome to enter the mosque but in 1996 permission was granted to a French magazine for a fashion shoot inside the building. The insensitive photographs of semi-naked women horrified the mullahs and non believers have been denied access ever since.
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