Al-Shah Bender Coffeehouse

JULY 22 2011:

People today enjoy a day at the Al-Shah Bender Coffeehouse, among the oldest tea shops in the baghdad July 21, 2011 in Baghdad, Iraq. Positioned in the book market, the Al-Shah Bender is really a legendary gathering place for Iraqi artists plus writers in which the walls a lined with black & white photos celebrating Iraqi history. Since the deadline for the departure with the outstanding American forces in Iraq methods, Iraqi people in politics are already increasingly pressured to provide any decision about giving the mandate for any small U. S. army existence beyond the end of the 2011 deadline.

Photo by Spencer Platt