Photos of the week: UAE wins first Paralympic gold, pilgrims complete haj, Nepali goddess ritual

Mohammed Khalaf from the UAE celebrates after winning gold in the men’s 88kg powerlifting competition at the Rio 2016 Paralympic Games. Photo credit: HH Sheikh Mohammed bin Rashid Al Maktoum on Twitter

Muslim pilgrims wave as they leave Saudi Arabia’s holy city of Mecca at the end of the haj annual Muslim pilgrimage on September 14, 2016. More than 1.8 million faithful from around the world have been attending the annual pilgrimage which officially ends on September 15. Photo credit: Getty Images

German Chancellor Angela Merkel greets Pakistani politician Asiya Nasir at the International Panel of Parliamentarians for Freedom of Religion or Belief at Bundestag on September 14, 2016 in Berlin, Germany. Bavarian Christian Democrats (CSU) head Horst Seehofer recently stated that migration of further immigrants and refugees to Germany should be restricted to Christians from western countries. Photo credit: Getty Images

A Nepalese girl dressed as a Kumari, a living goddess, looks on as she takes part in Kumari Puja rituals at the Hanuman Dhoka in Durbar Square in Kathmandu on September 14, 2016. Girls under the age of nine from across the country were brought to the temple for mass worship, protection from evil, and good luck in the future. Photo credit: Getty Images

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