During Call to Prayer on a Friday between 11.30am and 12.30pm pretty much all the shops will be closed. This means that you have to plan around these times if you want to go shopping. Quite a few shops will be open prior to these times and then will open again afterwards.
The timings for shops in Doha on a Friday are a bit hit and miss and you will need to learn through experience when shops etc are open etc.
We went to the cinema in Villaggio as it advertised a film starting at 11.30am, but this did not include Friday. However, we did not know this in advance and when we got there at 11.15am on a Friday the cinema was completely shut. It did not reopen until 1.30pm (I think).
Probably best to avoid shopping during this time and check with the shop before you leave.
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