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A Satwa institution: Ravi owner on keeping restaurant afloat amid pandemic
The restaurant was founded 42 years ago by Chaudary Abdul Hameed, from Pakistan, who was working in the UAE as a labourer
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Janice Rodrigues
May 31, 2020
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