![ABU DHABI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES Ð March 18, 2008: Suleman Ali smokes Shisha in an Abu Dhabi Cafe. (Photo by Ryan Carter / The Nation)
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Sulieman Ali smokes shisha in an Abu Dhabi cafe. Ryan Carter / The National
Sulieman Ali smokes shisha in an Abu Dhabi cafe. Ryan Carter / The National
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