Challenged Yourself

Journey to the world

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Documenting the Hajj Pilgrimage with Photojournalist @ahmadmousa

To see more of Ahmad’s work, follow @ahmadmousa on Instagram.

Photojournalist Ahmad Mousa (@ahmadmousa) works to tell the stories of people from different backgrounds. “My favorite subjects are people’s lives, how they are different from one community to another. What are the things that we don’t normally see or don’t know about?” he says.

Ahmad became interested in photography as a teenager, and at the age of 19 began his career as a photojournalist in his native country of Iraq. Now 26 years old, Ahmad recently traveled on assignment to document hajj in Mecca, Saudi Arabia, one of the world’s largest annual gatherings of people. Despite the usual challenges of meeting deadlines for work, he says the experience of meeting the diverse people undertaking the five-day Islamic pilgrimage was incredible. “There were so many people there from different countries around the world,” says Ahmad. “Sometimes I’d try to talk to them, or they would try to talk to me, but we’d usually end up using hand signs because we didn’t speak each other’s language.”

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Didn't plan but hey! Black thursday! #tbt

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Feeling like a princess for a day. Not driving n not wazing. #tb

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Egg benedict (at Chinoz @ BSC)

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at Chinoz @ BSC

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Not perfect picture but perfect company! After a month again we didn't hang out. #loveyoubitches #pic #bitchesforever (at Nagaba KL)

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Good Morning instagram! King of breakfast! #meatlover #chinozbangsar #longblack #breakfastatchinoz #family #foodporn #instafood (at Chinoz @ BSC)

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You will have days where you will better, and you will have days where you want to die. Both are okay. There is no magical cure. You just need to close your eyes and trust that the waves will pass and you soon you'll be able to breathe again

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Another dessert after work! Black & white waffle! Never get enough of sweet things inside mu stomach. #foodporn #foodstagram #wafflemeistermy #wafflemeisterbangsar #chocolatelover #desserrporn (at Wafflemeister Malaysia)

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at Straits Food Company

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Always been my fav. Classic New york Pizza. Onnomnomnom Hungry tummy!! #mikeysnewyorkpizzabangsar #classicnewyorkpizza #foodstagram #foodporn (at Mikey's New York Pizza)

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This time we tend to go simple. Nehhh... My little Brother is a pizza lover!! Big tummy big appetite big pizza!! #mikeysnewyorkpizza #imran20thbirthday #novemberbabyboy #1996 (at Mikey's New York Pizza)

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Happy 20th birthday to my little brother!!! 😘😘😘 Love u to the max ❤️❤️❤️ (at Mikey's New York Pizza)

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Awesome 👏🏻 👏🏻 👏🏻 . We will support u all the way!! U guys fulfilled my night! (at The Bee@Publika)

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Good morning from Squishy Squid Flash!! (at MUD:The Story Of Kuala Lumpur)