Arson was common, and sidewalk drug bazaars operated around the clock.
Behind a veil of secrecy, the United States, the European Union, Japan and other countries are forging ahead with plans to coordinate an international crackdown on illegally copied music, movies, designer bags and other goods that change hands in sidewalk souks and Internet bazaars.
PARIS — Behind a veil of secrecy, the United States, the European Union, Japan and other countries are forging ahead with plans to coordinate an international crackdown on illegally copied music, movies, designer bags and other goods that change hands in sidewalk souks and Internet bazaars.
A dusty bazaar was nearby, with sidewalk venders and truckstop teahouses.
And the wide sidewalks turned into an open-air bazaar, with enterprising vendors hawking everything from codfish cakes to pirated CD's to shaved ice.
Just a day later, on Wednesday, clashes erupted when riot police officers on motorcycles dispersed sidewalk money changers near Tehran's main bazaar.
The hubbub on the sidewalks and in the bazaars quickly became a cathartic ritual, as if mocking the Shiites' erstwhile persecutor would purge the darkness he had cast across their lives.
In addition to flea markets, he has scavenged dumpsters, sidewalk sales, thrift and antique shops, and church bazaars all over the world.
The Pettah has become a district of small shops, markets, and sidewalk stalls, with all the characteristic features of an Oriental bazaar.
The changes brought consternation, too, as groups of men turned quiet sidewalks into traffic-snarling hiring bazaars.
