Omar Chatriwala
Writings and multimedia from a journalist based in the Middle East.
Learn more at omarc.me
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eL Seed in Doha, by Omar Chatriwala.
The French-Tunisian artist’s work in progress in Doha’s new Salwa Road tunnels. -
Fried food fun, by Omar Chatriwala.
Bajis, pakoras and samosa set out to entice customers just off of Musheireb Street in Doha, Qatar.
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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.
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A Musheireb Alley, by Omar Chatriwala.
Looking down one of the many passageways of a disappearing city block in Doha, Qatar.
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Serving the shoppers on Flickr.
A man dressed in traditional attire serves a Tamarind drink to shoppers at Seef Street as part of the Dubai Shopping Festival.
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Self-righteous machines watching over Dubai on Flickr.
Graffiti spray-painted in a pedestrian walkway off Shaikh Zayed Road in Dubai.
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A row of meat by Omar Chatriwala.
A butcher peeks through the hanging lamb carcasses on display at his shop in the Musheireb area of Doha, Qatar.
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My precious by Omar Chatriwala.
A shopkeeper look out the window of a gold jewelry store in the Musheireb area of Doha, Qatar.
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Dr. Sameer’s Clinic by Omar Chatriwala.
Looking into the doorway of a building in Doha’s Musheireb area, a bright neon sign point the way to the clinic.
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The ‘cold’ store by Omar Chatriwala.
Customers browse at a convenience store - often called a cold store or baqala - in the Musheireb area of Doha, Qatar.
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Ahlan wa sahlan on Flickr.
“Welcome,” reads artwork scrawled on the wall outside of an UNRWA girls school at the Jerash Palestinian Refugee Camp in Jordan.
