• A worker prepares traditional sweets for sale during Ramadan at a shop in Iraq's capital Baghdad. Reuters
    A worker prepares traditional sweets for sale during Ramadan at a shop in Iraq's capital Baghdad. Reuters
  • Iraqi workers prepare traditional sweets for sale during the last days of Ramadan at a shop in capital Baghdad. Reuters
    Iraqi workers prepare traditional sweets for sale during the last days of Ramadan at a shop in capital Baghdad. Reuters
  • Traditional sweets are prepared for sale days before Eid Al Fitr at a shop in Baghdad. Reuters
    Traditional sweets are prepared for sale days before Eid Al Fitr at a shop in Baghdad. Reuters
  • An Iraqi worker prepares sweets for sale during the last days of Ramadan at a shop in Baghdad. Reuters
    An Iraqi worker prepares sweets for sale during the last days of Ramadan at a shop in Baghdad. Reuters
  • Sweets are prepared for sale during the last days of Ramadan at a shop in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Sweets are prepared for sale during the last days of Ramadan at a shop in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • An Iraqi worker prepares traditional sweets at a shop in Baghdad. Reuters
    An Iraqi worker prepares traditional sweets at a shop in Baghdad. Reuters
  • Traditional sweets are in great demand during the last few days of Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
    Traditional sweets are in great demand during the last few days of Ramadan, in Baghdad, Iraq. Reuters
  • Rows of traditional sweets on display at a shop in Baghdad during the last days of Ramadan. Reuters
    Rows of traditional sweets on display at a shop in Baghdad during the last days of Ramadan. Reuters
  • An Iraqi worker sorts trays of sweets during the last days of Ramadan at a shop in Baghdad. Reuters
    An Iraqi worker sorts trays of sweets during the last days of Ramadan at a shop in Baghdad. Reuters

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Inside a sweet-making shop in Baghdad - in pictures

Traditional sweets are in great demand during the last few days of Ramadan

The National

May 10, 2021

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