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  • Camel statue in a park near the harbor. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • Foreign guest worker directing traffic at a construction site in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • A family in Dubai offers drinks and food to visitors in their home, United Arab Emirates. As an indigenous citizen of the United Arab Emirates this man's family is entitled to a substantial subsidy from the government and jobs for the males in the household. Their high standard of living is a far cry from his parents' life as nomadic Bedouin camel herders of the desert. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • A Muslim guest worker servant from Indonesia washes the dishes in her employers' large modern kitchen in Dubai as the master of the house looks on. (Supporting image from the project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats). As an indigenous citizen of the United Arab Emirates this family is entitled to a substantial subsidy from the government and jobs for the males in the household. Their high standard of living is a far cry from his parents' life as nomadic Bedouin camel herders of the desert. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • Boats and small ships docked in Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • Small wooden passenger ferry in Dubai Creek, Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • Downtown shopping district in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. A man in shorts, polo shirt and sunglasses walks with his wife who is covered from head to toe in black with only her eyes visible.
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  • Portrait of young Palestinian woman in Dubai, United Arab Emirates..
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  • Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Portrait of a housewife at home. Her hands are adorned with henna in honor of the wedding she will attend this afternoon. She is covered from head to toe in her home today, as she is when out in public, because she is entertaining guests from outside her family.
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  • Jet skis on Jumeirah beach with the Burj-al-Arab luxery hotel in the background.  The Burj-al-Arab, built on an artificial island extending from the beach, is the world's tallest hotel. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • A mother in Dubai cooks her family's lunch in their new kitchen building that is separate from the rest of the house. Her hands are adorned with henna in honor of the wedding she will attend this afternoon. She is covered from head to toe in her home today, as she is when out in public because she is entertaining guests from outside her family. As an indigenous citizen of the United Arab Emirates her family is entitled to a substantial subsidy from the government and jobs for the males in the household. Their high standard of living is a far cry from her parents' life as nomadic Bedouin camel herders of the desert. Dubai, United Arab Emirates. (From a photographic gallery of images of kitchen images, in Hungry Planet: What the World Eats, p. 54) (MODEL RELEASED IMAGE).
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  • A family in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has a typical lunch of rice, chicken, olives, and salad on the floor of the dining room of their new house just outside the city in a subdivision of large homes. (Supporting image from the project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.).
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  • A family in Dubai, United Arab Emirates, has a typical lunch of rice, chicken, olives, and salad on the floor of the dining room of their new house just outside the city in a subdivision of large homes. (Supporting image from the project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats.).
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  • One of the many shopping centers in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • Boats and small ships docked in Dubai creek, with skyline.  Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • Early morning training workout for camels at the racetrack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • Riders take camels to an early morning training workout for camels at the racetrack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • Riders take camels to an early morning training workout for camels at the racetrack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates. Mosque tower and skyline in the background.
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  • Riders and stable boys prepare camels for an early morning training workout at the racetrack in Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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  • A young boy jockey heads out for morning camel training at the Nad Al Sheba racecourse in Dubai with his breakfast snack of soda pop, chips, and candy. Although the practice of using children has been banned and declared illegal since 2002, young children from poor countries are still being used as jockeys because of their light weight and low cost. (Supporting image from the project Hungry Planet: What the World Eats).
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  • Boats moored in Dubai creek. Dubai, United Arab Emirates.
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