A tamarind juice seller at work in Damascus - in pictures

In a busy market in Syria's capital, a vendor serenades customers and pours drinks from a brass jug ahead of Ramadan

Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind-juice seller, extracts juice from the fruit at his home in the Syrian capital Damascus. The popular street vendor says he usually has more customers during Ramadan, during which many Muslims favour the drink to break their day-long fast at sundown. AFP

Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind-juice seller, extracts juice from the fruit at his home in the Syrian capital Damascus. The popular street vendor says he usually has more customers during Ramadan, during which many Muslims favour the drink to break their day-long fast at sundown. AFP

Apr 11, 2021

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