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  • Ahmed Ahmed Swaid, a qat merchant, sits on a rooftop in the old Yemeni city of Sanaa with his typical day's worth of food. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) The caloric value of his typical day's worth of food in the month of April was 3300 kcals. He is 50 years of age; 5 feet, 7 inches tall; and 148 pounds. Ahmed, who wears a jambiya dagger as many Yemeni men do, has been a qat dealer in the old city souk for eight years. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Saada Haidar, a housewife, with her typical day's worth of food at her home in the city of Sanaa, Yemen. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) The caloric value of her day's worth of food in the month of April was 2700 kcals. She is 27 years of age; 4 feet, 11 inches tall; and 98 pounds. In public, Saada and most Yemeni women cover themselves for modesty, in accordance with tradition. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Ahmed Ahmed Swaid, a qat merchant, sits at a market in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, and sells qat leaves in plastic bags.  (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) Ahmed, who wears a jambiya dagger as many Yemeni men do, has been a qat dealer in the old city souk for eight years. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports.  MODEL RELEASED.
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  • The view from the roof of a 8 story hotel in old Sanaa, the capital city of Yemen. Sanaa is one of the oldest continuously inhabited cities in the world.
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  • A traditional Thursday afternoon qat-chewing and tobacco-smoking session among friends in Sanaa, Yemen, can last five or six hours. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) The men pick through the bag selecting leaves to chew until the masticated mass in their cheek is the size of a golf ball. Qat is harvested year-round.  Its leaves lose their potency within a day, so they must be picked, sorted, washed, and rushed to market daily.
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  • Vendors sell sweets and pastries on the narrow streets of the old souk in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.
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  • Qat leaves in a bag for sale on the streets of Sanaa, Yemen. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports.
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  • Vendors display bushels of beans for sale at a market in Sanaa, Yemen as a merchant walks by with a glass of tea.
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  • A boy sits with women wearing burqas in a snack and juice bar restaurant in Sanaa, Yemen, adjacent to a shopping mall. Most Yemeni women cover themselves for modesty, in accordance with tradition. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)
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  • Men use a network of ladders to pick qat from tall qat trees in an orchard outside Sanaa, Yemen. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)
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  • Three women dressed in black abayas and shielded from the hot desert sun in wide-brimmed straw hats called nakhls, and even gloves, tend goats near Shibam, on the edge of the Arabian Peninsula's Rub al Khali, or Empty Quarter. (From the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets) This section of the Arabian Desert holds the world's largest stretch of sand. Further north into Saudi Arabia, this desert contains some of the world's richest oil and gas fields. Though modestly dressed, the women aren't adverse to throwing stones to keep their goats close by?or to keep strangers with cameras away.
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  • Ahmed Ahmed Swaid, a qat merchant, sits at a market in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen, and sells qat leaves in plastic bags.  (Ahmed Ahmed Swaid is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) Ahmed, who wears a jambiya dagger as many Yemeni men do, has been a qat dealer in the old city souk for eight years. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports.  MODEL RELEASED.
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  • The view from the roof of an 8 story hotel in old Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.
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  • A close up of Ahmed Ahmed Swaid, a qat merchant in the old Yemeni city of Sanaa. (Ahmed Ahmed Swaid is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) The caloric value of his typical day's worth of food in the month of April was 3300 kcals. He is 50 years of age; 5 feet, 7 inches tall; and 148 pounds. Ahmed, who wears a jambiya dagger as many Yemeni men do, has been a qat dealer in the old city souk for eight years. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • A dry goods seller chews qat while wearing a traditional dagger at his market stall in Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • The view from the roof of an 8 story hotel in old Sanaa, Yemen's capital, is a rough blend of the old and the new, with satellite dishes perched on the roofs of ancient buildings.
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  • Qat sellers wait for customers after dark on a street in Sanaa, Yemen. Qat chewing is a popular pastime in Yemen.
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  • A boy with a bag of qat leaves from  street vendors in Sanaa, Yemen in the old city souk. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports.
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  • Ahmed Ahmed Swaid, a qat merchant, sits on a rooftop in the old Yemeni city of Sanaa. (Ahmed Ahmed Swaid is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) The caloric value of his typical day's worth of food in the month of April was 3300 kcals. He is 50 years of age; 5 feet, 7 inches tall; and 148 pounds. Ahmed, who wears a jambiya dagger as many Yemeni men do, has been a qat dealer in the old city souk for eight years. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports. MODEL RELEASED.
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  • A man chews qat at an afternoon qat chewing session at Karim's house in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. Qat chewing is a popular diversion for many Yemenis.
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  • Yemeni men relax at a qat chewing session in a private home in Sanaa, Yemen. They also smoke tobacco in a hookah, eat sweets, and drink water while they chew and talk for hours.
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  • Yemeni men relax at a qat chewing session in a private home in Sanaa, Yemen. They also smoke tobacco in a hookah, eat sweets, and drink water while they chew and talk for hours.
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  • Fresh leaves of the much sought after qat at a house in Sanaa, Yemen. The men in the background were gathered for a Thursday afternoon qat chewing session.   Qat chewing is a favorite pastime among many Yemenis.
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  • At dusk, the skyline of Sanaa, Yemen's capital, is a rough blend of the old and the new, with satellite dishes perched on the roofs of ancient buildings.
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  • A traditional dagger seller brandishes one of the jambiyas (daggers) in his broad inventory at his market stall in the souk of Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • Bashir Sabana, a traditional dagger seller, sits at his market stall in Sanaa, Yemen. (Bashir Sabana is among the people interviewed for the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.) MODEL RELEASED.
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  • Bashir Sabana's father, in traditional clothing, smokes a cigarette and sits with his hookah in front of him at his market stall in Sanaa, Yemen.  (Bashir Sabana is among the people interviewed for the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)
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  • Women wearing burqas walk on a street in the newer section of Sanaa, the capital of Yemen. Most Yemeni women cover themselves for modesty, in accordance with tradition.
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  • A Yemeni man wears a jambiya (traditional dagger) on his waist in Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • A traditional dagger seller sews a belt used for fastening the jambiya around the waist at his market stall in Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • Jambiyas on display at a market stall in Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • Jambiyas on display at a market stall in Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • A vendor of kitchen wares attends to customers in the old souk market in Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • Traditional knife seller Bashir Sabana enjoys a noon day meal with family members at his home in Sanaa, Yemen. (Bashir Sabana is one of the people interviewed for the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)
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  • Traditional knife seller Bashir Sabana pours himself a glass of tea while smoking a cigarette at his home in Sanaa, Yemen.   (Bashir Sabana is one of the people interviewed for the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)
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  • Customers shop at the souk in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • Lights illuminate the narrow streets of the souk in the old city of Sanaa, Yemen at dusk.
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  • A woman dressed in a black abaya and shielded from the sun in a wide-brimmed straw hat called a nakhl, herds goats near Shibam on the edge of the Arabian Peninsula's Rub al Khali, or Empty Quarter. This section of desert holds the world's largest stretch of sand. Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A woman dressed in a black abaya and shielded from the sun in a wide-brimmed straw hat called a nakhl, herds goats near Shibam on the edge of the Arabian Peninsula's Rub al Khali, or Empty Quarter. This section of desert holds the world's largest stretch of sand. Hadhramawt, Yemen
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  • An aerial view of a Muslim cemetery in Tarim, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A view of the city of Tarim, and the Al Mihdar Mosque with its 54 meter minaret,one of the tallest in the world, in the  Hadhramawt Valley, Yemen.
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  • The Al Mihdar Mosque with a 54 meter minaret in the town of Tarim, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A woman tends to her goats before milking them in the town of Shibam, Hadhramawt, Yemen. Shibam is a World Heritage Site. The old walled city with it's talk mud brick buildings has been called 'the Manhattan of the desert".
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  • An aerial view of the city of Tarim, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A man prays at a grave in the Muslim cemetery in the city of Tarim, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A donkey at Wadi Do'an, Hadhramawt, Yemen. In the distance is the Khailah Palace Hotel.
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  • Plastic bags discarded after they were used for holding qat are blown by the wind and snagged on a desert bush near a qat market in BinAifan. Wadi Do'an, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A man sells qat leaves in the souk of BinAifan, Wadi Do'an, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A policeman examines a bag of at qat before buying from a vendor at the qat market in souk of BinAifan, Wadi Do'an, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • An aerial view of the town of Shibam, in the Hadhramawt Valley, Yemen. Shibam is a World Heritage Site. The old walled city with it's talk mud brick buildings has been called 'the Manhattan of the desert".
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  • An aerial view of the town of Shibam, in the Hadhramawt Valley, Yemen. Shibam is a World Heritage Site. The old walled city with it's talk mud brick buildings has been called 'the Manhattan of the desert".
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  • The Khailah Palace Hotel in Wadi Do'an, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A man milks a goat in a backyard in the town of Shibam, Hadhramawt, Yemen. Shibam is a World Heritage Site. The old walled city with it's talk mud brick buildings has been called 'the Manhattan of the desert".
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  • A breakfast plate of flatbread and ful (fava beans, oil, and tomatoes)  in Shibam, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • School pupils at a morning attendance meeting before school in Shibam, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • Workers make mud bricks near Al-Hawta, near Shibam, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A vendor at his vegetable and fruit market stall at Al-Hawta souk, Hadhramawt, Yemen.
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  • A goat stands outside an apartment in Shibam, Hadhramawt, Yemen. Shibam is a World Heritage Site. The old walled city with it's talk mud brick buildings has been called 'the Manhattan of the desert".
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  • Qat sellers make transactions and count money from their day's sales at a qat market near Rock Palace, near Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • Qat trees outside the city of Sanaa, Yemen. The growing of qat trees in areas surrounding Yemen's cities has led to the depletion of water resources, threatening the water supplies some cities.
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  • Children stand in a qat orchard near the Rock Palace outside Sanaa, Yemen. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports.
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  • The family of Abdul Azziz's brother picks qat outside Sanaa, Yemen. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports.
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  • The Rock Palace, near Sanaa, the capital city  of Yemen.
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  • A young woman's hands stick out of a small window opening in the wall of a house near the Rock Palace near Sanaa, Yemen.
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  • A girl leans on a qat tree in a qat orchard near the city of Sanaa, Yemen. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports.
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  • Ali, a qat grower, holds a bundle of qat leaves in a qat orchard near Sanaa, Yemen. Although qat chewing isn't as severe a health hazard as smoking tobacco, it has drastic social, economic, and environmental consequences. When chewed, the leaves release a mild stimulant related to amphetamines. Qat is chewed several times a week by a large percentage of the population: 90 percent of Yemen's men and 25 percent of its women. Because growing qat is 10 to 20 times more profitable than other crops, scarce groundwater is being depleted to irrigate it, to the detriment of food crops and agricultural exports.
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  • Saada Haidar, a housewife, with her husband, their three sons and visiting nieces at her home in Sanaa, Yemen. (Saada, 27, is featured in the book What I Eat: Around the World in 80 Diets.)
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  • Vendors make brisk business at their market stalls as shoppers pick supplies for the next day at a souk in Sanaa, the capital of Yemen.
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