The group gathers for a farewell group portrait at the Ferghana Airport. Stalls of all kinds of goods cram the vast market area.
Bargains are to be had everywhere, as Uzbek prices are extraordinary.
Nurjan Mirahmadi and Ahsan Salman discuss clothes with a bazaar vendor. Omar Kabbani haggles with a vendor, while American Muslim tourists busy themselves in the fancy jubba store. Late that night, around 12 am of the 16th, everyone boarded the busses for the last time traveling to the Tashkent Airport for the 3 am flight to Istanbul, and from there to their homes. The Naqshbandi Eastern World Tour 2001 is presented by the Islamic Supreme Council of America and its Chairman, Shaykh Muhammad Hisham Kabbani. USA Members of the media, public sector, research and interfaith groups are encouraged to contact our Washington offices for more information.