Writings and multimedia from a journalist based in the Middle East.
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Fried food fun, by Omar Chatriwala.
Bajis, pakoras and samosa set out to entice customers just off of Musheireb Street in Doha, Qatar.
Doorway to worship, by Omar Chatriwala.
Two men walk toward the entrance of a mosque in Doha’s disappearing Musheireb area.
Post-prayer, by Omar Chatriwala.
Muslims sit in a mosque off Musheireb Street in Doha,Qatar after the Friday congretional prayer.
Attentive after prayer, by Omar Chatriwala.
Muslim men gather around the imam for a talk after Friday prayers in a mosque on Musheireb Street - Doha, Qatar.
Al Musheireb Street, by Omar Chatriwala.
What remains of the once-bustling downtown Doha area. Now most of it is cleared to make way for a new “heart” of Doha.
A Musheireb Alley, by Omar Chatriwala.
Looking down one of the many passageways of a disappearing city block in Doha, Qatar.