Prayer time

Malay children in the Dharmakabeer Jummah mosque, during evening prayers.

Malay children react as they being photographed in the mosque, during evening prayers.

Muslim children are praying at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Prayer time.

Prayer time.

Prayer time.

A Muslim devotee is praying at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Muslim devotees are praying at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

A Muslim devotee is praying at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Muslim devotees are praying at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque in Hambantota.

Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque in Hambantota.

Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque in Hambantota.

Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp

Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, which is over crowded.

Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, which is over crowded.

There are 196 families-980 persons living in the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

"I lost my house. My husband is a businessman, but not enough income.I havea son.How can we live happily" queries 37 years old Fareena Mahamood, who lives in Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

37 years old Fareena Mahamood, who lives in Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

64 years old fisherman from Hambantota with his 57 years old wife Usuf Sithy Fowzia in their tent at the Dharmakabeer Jumah Mosque welfare camp.

"I have been working as a fisherman for the past forty years. Now I am jobless. I lost my fishing boat and fishing net.I can't live like this forever" says 64 years old fiherman Abdul Samath Samsudeen, who lives in the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

At Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

34 years old Mohamed Bakeer Sithy Faiyesa and 33years old Latheef Jainudeen Shihabdeen Sithy Vazeera in the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

34 years old Mohamed Bakeer Sithy Faiyesa, who lives in Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welafer camp in Hambantota.

"Journalists, aid workers and polticians have come and gone.But nothing has changed our lives so far"says 34 years old Mohamed Bakeer Sithy Faiyesa, who lives in Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welafer camp in Hambantota.

"We have food coupons for Rupees 375/= per month for a family.We get only Rupees 175/= worth of dhal,sugar and rice for the food coupons.Rupees 200/= as cash.These are not given on time.We have not received anything for this month yet. We can't keep the rice longer, because it gets spolit very quickly.We don't get tea,kerosene or anythingelse.My husband is a labourer. I have two daughters.It's very difficult to live" says 33years old Latheef Jainudeen Shihabdeen Sithy Vazeera, who lives in Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

33 years old Latheef Jainudeen Shihabdeen Sithy Vazeera with her two years old daughter.

"Insha Allah, we will get permanent houses soon" says 33 years old Latheef Jainudeen Shihabdeen Sithy Vazeera, who is living in the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

38 years old Sithy Fathima Nazeera, who lives in the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

"The heat is unbearable. We can't stay inside the tents, we come out and stay under the trees.Children are getting prickly heat.I don't think that we are going to get the permanent houses soon. Because the wooden houses are being built her. Once all the houses are completed, we will be asked to move from the tents to the wooden houses, but not to the permanent houses.We have lived in the tents for more than four months and it's still continuing.We will have to celebrate our festival in the tents" says 38 years old Sithy Fathima Nazeera, who lives in the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

37 year old businessman Samoon Mohamed Naseen.

"I lost everything including my passport. I was fined Rupees 5,000 to get a new passport.Who to be blamed?" queries 37 years old businessman Samoon Mohamed Naseen.

"Tamils and Muslims are dicriminated in relief distribution as well" says 37 years old businessman from Hambantota Samoon Mohamed Naseem.

"We are not getting enough aid relief. More aid relief is going to the other camps.How can we live?"querries 36 years old Mohamed Bakeer Sithy Jazeema, who lives in Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

1 1/2 years old Mohamed Nasleen.

Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, which is over crowded.

A quick check on the well being of each other - Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, which is over crowded.

Children at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, which is over crowded.

Children at play at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Children at play at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosqe welfare camp in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Children at play at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Children at play at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

At the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Building materials scattered around to build wooden houses - At Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, which is over crowded.

Time for a little conversation - At the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

Children at play at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Children at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

"Take a picture of me too," - At the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

"Take a picture of me too," - At the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota.

Children at play at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.

Children at play at the Dharmakabeer Jummah Mosque welfare camp in Hambantota, South of Sri Lanka.