About

Sophie Paine lived three years in Hong Kong (2005-2007) and a year in Shanghai (2011-12) and embraced Islam in Hong Kong. With some Mandarin, and the support of Muslim friends in Hong Kong, she travelled extensively in Mainland China during these years, documenting the mosques she visited. As a Muslim, she could venture inside prayer halls, discuss with imams, and as a woman, also discover women’s mosques – a unique feature of Chinese Islam.