• Young men from the Omani town Dank sit together talking about passages from Quran on Wednesday morning, July 6, 2011, near the Hilton Hotel in Al Ain. The excited travelers waited to join with a group of young Emirati men, who will be joining them on their hajj, pilgrimage to Mecca, which they planned to reach and pray in on the upcoming Friday, July 8, 2011. (Silvia Razgova/The National)
    Young men from the Omani town Dank sit together talking about passages from Quran on Wednesday morning, July 6, 2011, near the Hilton Hotel in Al Ain. The excited travelers waited to join with a group of young Emirati men, who will be joining them on their hajj, pilgrimage to Mecca, which they planned to reach and pray in on the upcoming Friday, July 8, 2011. (Silvia Razgova/The National)
  • Pakistani Said Gulam Murtaza, a master tailor with a 15 years experience, keeps his back straight to maintain a healthy posture as he works on early afternoon, Sunday, July 3, 2011at the Al Samayia Tailors in the Al Ain Souk in the heart of Al Ain. Murtaz???
    Pakistani Said Gulam Murtaza, a master tailor with a 15 years experience, keeps his back straight to maintain a healthy posture as he works on early afternoon, Sunday, July 3, 2011at the Al Samayia Tailors in the Al Ain Souk in the heart of Al Ain. Murtaz???
  • Six-year-old Aren Alok reaches out to cool herself in the mist stream as the visitor's train that she is riding quietly sneaks through the cobble-stoned streets at the Al Ain Zoo Tuesday evening, July 5, 2011. Sayed al Ashqer, a zoo train driver of 20 yea???
    Six-year-old Aren Alok reaches out to cool herself in the mist stream as the visitor's train that she is riding quietly sneaks through the cobble-stoned streets at the Al Ain Zoo Tuesday evening, July 5, 2011. Sayed al Ashqer, a zoo train driver of 20 yea???
  • Second from right, Naser Faham of Al Ain, hosts a picnic dinner for his family guests, left to right, Abdulah Mohammad al Gahtani, Turki Ayed al Gahtani, and Ayed al Gahtani at the Jabel Hafeet, the highest UAE mountain, on Tuesday evening, July 5, 2011. ???
    Second from right, Naser Faham of Al Ain, hosts a picnic dinner for his family guests, left to right, Abdulah Mohammad al Gahtani, Turki Ayed al Gahtani, and Ayed al Gahtani at the Jabel Hafeet, the highest UAE mountain, on Tuesday evening, July 5, 2011. ???
  • Young migrant workers patiently sit in the down-town Al Ain office of Zahrat al Sousb Services, a recruitment office for housemaids, on Tuesday night, July 5, 2011. The business, one in several in the area, hires women, mostly from the Philippines, Indone???
    Young migrant workers patiently sit in the down-town Al Ain office of Zahrat al Sousb Services, a recruitment office for housemaids, on Tuesday night, July 5, 2011. The business, one in several in the area, hires women, mostly from the Philippines, Indone???
  • 10-year-old Omani Said Kilfan mans his family's honey stand at the Vegetable and Fish Market down-town Al Ain on Tuesday early morning, July 5, 2011. The Oman/UAE border that runs along the east edge of the town is a fluid barrier as many Omani's cross it???
    10-year-old Omani Said Kilfan mans his family's honey stand at the Vegetable and Fish Market down-town Al Ain on Tuesday early morning, July 5, 2011. The Oman/UAE border that runs along the east edge of the town is a fluid barrier as many Omani's cross it???
  • Shrieking with joy, 7-year-old, Nasser al Ahbadi, takes another plunge in to the pleasant pool water during one of his regular swim practice meets at the Al Ain Swimming Team's pool in Al Ain, on Monday, July 4, 2011. Nasser is a member of the beginners' ???
    Shrieking with joy, 7-year-old, Nasser al Ahbadi, takes another plunge in to the pleasant pool water during one of his regular swim practice meets at the Al Ain Swimming Team's pool in Al Ain, on Monday, July 4, 2011. Nasser is a member of the beginners' ???
  • Al Ain resident, Binsi Joseph, looks up at Wonting Shangh while they talk in the waiting room of the women's clinic at the Oasis Hospital, on a yet another busy day for the clinic on Monday, July 4, 2011. Mrs. Joseph, already a mother of two children aged???
    Al Ain resident, Binsi Joseph, looks up at Wonting Shangh while they talk in the waiting room of the women's clinic at the Oasis Hospital, on a yet another busy day for the clinic on Monday, July 4, 2011. Mrs. Joseph, already a mother of two children aged???
  • The Bakir family, left to right, mother Jasmin, daughter Sahana, 16, father Sadick, and sons Sabeer Hassan, 13, and Samir, 8, check out the ancient irrigation canals while they visit the Al Ain National Museum and the Al Ain Oasis on Sunday, July 3, 2011.???
    The Bakir family, left to right, mother Jasmin, daughter Sahana, 16, father Sadick, and sons Sabeer Hassan, 13, and Samir, 8, check out the ancient irrigation canals while they visit the Al Ain National Museum and the Al Ain Oasis on Sunday, July 3, 2011.???
  • Young Emirati boys, Center left to right, Samer al Sbeai, 16, Mustafa Ali, 17, Abdulah al Zaiby, 18, and Tamer al Sbeai, 16, hang out and watch videos online to pass the time while hiding out from the mid-day heat on Sunday, July 3, 2011, near the Khawar???
    Young Emirati boys, Center left to right, Samer al Sbeai, 16, Mustafa Ali, 17, Abdulah al Zaiby, 18, and Tamer al Sbeai, 16, hang out and watch videos online to pass the time while hiding out from the mid-day heat on Sunday, July 3, 2011, near the Khawar???
  • Indian Mehak Ahmed, 8, and her brother Aiyan, 2, play around in front of the Hafeet Mountain Restaurant and Cafe at the Jabel Hafeet, the highest UAE mountain, on Tuesday evening, July 5, 2011. Mehak's family, who live in Abu Dhabi, came to the mountain???
    Indian Mehak Ahmed, 8, and her brother Aiyan, 2, play around in front of the Hafeet Mountain Restaurant and Cafe at the Jabel Hafeet, the highest UAE mountain, on Tuesday evening, July 5, 2011. Mehak's family, who live in Abu Dhabi, came to the mountain???
  • Pakistani carpet salesman Taza Khan, right, poses for a portrait with a fellow carpet salesma and a friend, Mouladad Khan, while they work away the breezy Monday night, July 4, 2011, at the Bawadi Furniture store in the Bawadi Souk near Al Ain.
    Pakistani carpet salesman Taza Khan, right, poses for a portrait with a fellow carpet salesma and a friend, Mouladad Khan, while they work away the breezy Monday night, July 4, 2011, at the Bawadi Furniture store in the Bawadi Souk near Al Ain.
  • Emirati Mouza Abdulah Shamsi of Al Ain looks up as she negotiates with one of her customers on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, amidst "business as usual" kind of the day at the Vegetable and Fish Market in down-town Al Ain. Having shared 30 years of the market's 3???
    Emirati Mouza Abdulah Shamsi of Al Ain looks up as she negotiates with one of her customers on Tuesday, July 5, 2011, amidst "business as usual" kind of the day at the Vegetable and Fish Market in down-town Al Ain. Having shared 30 years of the market's 3???
  • Ibrahim al Wadhi leans in for a better picture at the lizards' pen at the Al Ain Zoo Tuesday evening, July 5, 2011. The al Wadhi family took a special trip to Al Ain from their home town Izki in Oman. The Oman/UAE border that runs along the east edge of t???
    Ibrahim al Wadhi leans in for a better picture at the lizards' pen at the Al Ain Zoo Tuesday evening, July 5, 2011. The al Wadhi family took a special trip to Al Ain from their home town Izki in Oman. The Oman/UAE border that runs along the east edge of t???
  • Pakistani visitor, Rahmatulah Bukhari, waits for a bus on an early Wednesday morning, July 6, 2011, at the Al Ain main Bus and Taxi Stand down-town Al Ain. Folks who can, wait patiently for the bus to arrive and finally, open its doors to them; others, li???
    Pakistani visitor, Rahmatulah Bukhari, waits for a bus on an early Wednesday morning, July 6, 2011, at the Al Ain main Bus and Taxi Stand down-town Al Ain. Folks who can, wait patiently for the bus to arrive and finally, open its doors to them; others, li???

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