![DUBAI, UNITED ARAB EMIRATES - August 19, 2012 - A man donates to a man begging at Eid Al Fitr outside the Eid prayer Musallah in the Al Baraha section of Deira, Dubai, August 19, 2012. (Photo by Jeff Topping/The National)](https://thenational-the-national-prod.cdn.arcpublishing.com/resizer/v2/EPYAZJJOWP5R2IRTXPYUJ273XI.jpg?smart=true&auth=f104346bed65181ae12e35ec6296ff61bd96bef36a31bc4a557545c91e15b124&width=400&height=225)
A man donates to a beggar during Eid Al Fitr outside a mosque in Dubai's Deira district. Jeff Topping / The National
A man donates to a beggar during Eid Al Fitr outside a mosque in Dubai's Deira district. Jeff Topping / The National
New law targets beggars and organised gangs with stiff fines and jail time
Legislation follows arrest of suspects accused of using vulnerable disabled people to bring in cash