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    Qatar Passes Provide War Fighters a Needed Respite [Image 11 of 11]

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    A jewelry shop scene showing an elderly male vendor wearing traditional Gulf Arab attire (thobe and keffiyeh) working with beads or jewelry at a counter, while two female customers browse and examine merchandise. The shop is well-stocked with pearl necklaces hanging on a wooden display board, numerous small jars containing beads and jewelry components on shelves, and various jewelry items spread across the counter. One customer in a pink top appears to be handling currency, suggesting a transaction is in progress.

    DOHA, QATAR

    11.28.2009

    Photo by Dustin Senger 

    Area Support Group - Qatar

    U.S. Army Sgt. Mary Phillips (far right), from Boone, N.C., negotiates prices with a Qatari pearl diver at Souq Waqif in Doha, Qatar, Nov. 28, 2009. Phillips was enjoying a four-day pass from military commitments in Iraq, by participating in the U.S. Central Command rest and recuperation pass program in Qatar. Her fourth and final day on pass included a visit to the Museum of Islamic Art, followed by shopping at Souq Waqif, one of Qatar's oldest trading establishments. At dusk, the souq filled with patronage as Eid Al Adha celebrations commemorated the Islamic holiday.

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    Date Taken: 11.28.2009
    Date Posted: 11.29.2009 12:52
    Photo ID: 227703
    VIRIN: 091128-A-9466S-174
    Resolution: 2859x1899
    Size: 2.01 MB
    Location: DOHA, QA
    Web Views: 180
    Downloads: 15

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    A jewelry shop scene showing an elderly male vendor wearing traditional Gulf Arab attire (thobe and keffiyeh) working with beads or jewelry at a counter, while two female customers browse and examine merchandise. The shop is well-stocked with pearl necklaces hanging on a wooden display board, numerous small jars containing beads and jewelry components on shelves, and various jewelry items spread across the counter. One customer in a pink top appears to be handling currency, suggesting a transaction is in progress.

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