Cooking classes for Dubai jail inmates - in pictures

A chef at Dubai Central Jail puts the prisoners through their paces at the cookery class. All photos: Antonie Robertson / The National
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The department at Dubai Central Jail where inmates are learning to cook
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Prisoners, assisted by chefs, put together recipes at Dubai Central Jail
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One of the chefs teaching prisoners to cook
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Capt Faisal Al Ali, deputy director of Inmates Education and Training Department at Dubai Police
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Inmates present one of their dishes
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The team of chefs who are helping inmates learn how to cook up new dishes
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The visitor entrance at the prison
Show caption: The visitor entrance at the prison