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225 blogger Hessam Parzivand is currently in Dubai. Here are some of his photos.
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The next pictures are a photo essay of the influence of Western brands in Middle Eastern society. All of these pictures were taken in Dubai's premier mall, The Mall of Emirates. Due to the significant population of Europeans and Americans in Dubai, this mall has more Western stores than most. This is just a taste of of the brands that I recognized while I was there. The stores that I show in the pictures are not the only ones but it goes to show the prevalence of Western brands in the region is significant.
TGI Fridays in the Emirates Mall.
The beach near KhorFakkan. It was very pretty but unfortunately when I went in I noticed tons of baby jellyfish in the water.
A view of the mountains from a farm near KhorFakkan in the United Arab Emirates.
A common scene in Dubai of new high-rise buildings being constructed.
This building known as the Burj Dubai is still under construction, but is already taller than the Sears Tower. Its builders will not release what its final height will be, but it is slated to be the tallest building in the world when it is first occupied in 2008.
A view of the sun setting on some of Dubai from the ninth story of a high rise building.
An area of Dubai that has recently flourished into some beautiful high rise buildings.
This picture was taken outside a mall near the Burj Al Arab shown in the next picture.
This is a picture of one of 9 of the world's 7 star hotels. It is known as the Burj Al Arab and is built in the shape of a boat.