A Mhamadan [Mohammadan] Mullah, N.W.F.P.
![A Mhamadan [Mohammadan] Mullah, N.W.F.P.](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/mullah-2-3.jpg?itok=h_I8TBnC "A Mhamadan [Mohammadan] Mullah, N.W.F.P.")
The word Mullah owes its origin to the Arabic "mawla", or "guardian." A mullah is the Muslim equivalent of a priest or religious authority and guide.
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Mahajrins going to Kabul
Muslims assembling for flight to Kabul during the Khilafat Movement.
This rare image, probably taken in the summer of 1920, was taken during the height of the Khilafat Movement against British rule.
Christmas Greetings and All good Wishes From N.W.F. [North West Frontier] India
![Christmas Greetings and All good Wishes From N.W.F. [North West Frontier] India](https://www.paperjewels.org/sites/default/files/styles/square_thumbnail/public/slides/frontier-greetings_0.jpg?itok=y_ypVSo2 "Christmas Greetings and All good Wishes From N.W.F. [North West Frontier] India")
Ali Musjid was a mosque on a hill overlooking the Khyber Pass that was the scene of major battles for British control of the region during the 2nd Afghan War (1878-1880); Landikotal Fort was where British troops guarding the border with Afghanistan
A Frontier Raider Shot Near Nowshera N.W.F.P.
This kind of postcard, showing the corpses of "raiders" who were said to have come to settled and cantonment areas in search of loot and were often also called "loosewalas" are found only in significant numbers in what was the former North West
Hanging of Rioters, Peshawar
The Kiss Khani [Storyteller's] Bazaar massacre on May 4th 1930 became an all-India scandal and helped launch Gandhi's Second Non-Cooperation Movement, a serious challenge to British rule that led to long prison sentences for Gandhi and the Frontier
Congress Weavers
"Congress Weavers" as handwritten on the back is a rare postcard of the Indian National Congress party's national convention in Karachi held at the end of March 1931, a few days after the execution of Bhaghat Singh.
Gandhi Garden Karachi
Karachi Zoo, originally the site of a factory founded by the East India company in 1799, was renamed Gandhi Garden in 1934 in honor of a visit to the city by Mahatma Gandhi.
The Frontier Loosewala or Religious Fanatic
[Original caption] Shot Near West Ridge Barracks, Rawalpindi 1/4/21 [end]
The Peshawar firm of P.D.
A Mad Mulla (Religious Fanatic) with his Followers, N.W. Frontier
Religious groups in opposition to the British found refuge in tribal areas bordering Afghanistan throughout the colonial period
The British fought a nearly continuous series of campaigns against various tribes and groups led by Muslim religious
Indian Crew of the Enemy Steamer sunk by S.M.S. Mowe
World War I Indian merchant sailors on ships sunk by the German ship S.M.S.
