THE NATIONAL GEOGRAPHIC MAGAZINE 



STUDYING THE MOHAMMEDAN SCRIPTURES 

 Bokhara is one of the world's great religious centers with its 364 mosques and its more than a hundred theo- 

 logical colleges. There is no quaker rule against color in the robes of its theologues, all of whom are 

 seated. The individual standing at the right and wearing the ponderous sheepskin headgear is a Turkoman ; 

 his friend with the close-clipped cap is an Uzbeg. 



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