• 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
  • Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, filters pods of the fruit through a strainer at his home in Damascus. AFP
    Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, filters pods of the fruit through a strainer at his home in Damascus. AFP
  • Juice seller Ishaaq Kremed receives help to dress in the traditional attire he wears to the market in Damascus, Syria. AFP
    Juice seller Ishaaq Kremed receives help to dress in the traditional attire he wears to the market in Damascus, Syria. AFP
  • Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, calls to customers in the covered Hamidiyah Souq in the old part of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
    Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, calls to customers in the covered Hamidiyah Souq in the old part of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
  • Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, pours a drink to a customer in the covered Hamidiyah Souq in the old part of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
    Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, pours a drink to a customer in the covered Hamidiyah Souq in the old part of the Syrian capital Damascus. AFP
  • Ishaaq Kremed pours tamarind juice for a customer in Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus. AFP
    Ishaaq Kremed pours tamarind juice for a customer in Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus. AFP
  • Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, calls on customers in the covered Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus. AFP
    Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, calls on customers in the covered Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus. AFP
  • Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, poses for a picture with a customer in Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus. AFP
    Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, poses for a picture with a customer in Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus. AFP
  • Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, calls to customers in Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus. AFP
    Ishaaq Kremed, a tamarind juice seller, calls to customers in Hamidiyah Souq, Damascus. AFP

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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

The National

April 11, 2021

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