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[QUOTE]Originally posted by Mike111: [QB] [QUOTE]Originally posted by the lioness,: [qb] [QUOTE]Originally posted by Mike111: Yes, the people above are obviously Arabs, the headgear alone proves that. [/QUOTE]this is the logic of a four and half year old [/qb][/QUOTE]I answer you stupidity only because there may be others who are unaware of the conventions of Arab headgear. Wiki article: The Keffiyeh: The keffiyeh/kufiya is a traditional Middle Eastern headdress fashioned from a square, usually cotton, scarf. It is typically worn by Arab men, as well as some Kurds. The keffiyeh has been worn by Arabs residing in regions in Arabia, Jordan, and Iraq for over a century, but its prominence increased in other regions in the 1960s with the beginning of Palestinian movements. In Jordan The red-and-white keffiyeh is a symbol of Jordanian heritage, and is strongly associated with Jordan, where it is known as shemagh mhadab. The Jordanian keffiyeh has decorative cotton or wool tassels on the sides It is believed that the bigger these tassels, the more value it has and the higher a person’s status. It has been used by Bedouins and Villagers throughout the centuries and was used as a symbol of honor and tribal identification. The tasseled red and white Jordanian shemagh is much thicker than the red and white shemagh used in Persian Gulf countries (no tassels). [IMG]http://www.realhistoryww.com/world_history/ancient/Misc/True_Negros/Arab/Khan/Old_arabia_7.jpg[/IMG] In Yemen it is used extensively in both red-white and black-white pattern and some traditional Yemeni designs and colours. Multi-colored tribal shemagh were used widely before the 1950s. Nowadays these are mostly worn in Yemen and Oman only while in the Persian Gulf and Levant the black/white red/white or pure white styles succeeded. The shemagh is part of an ancient Middle Eastern headgear tradition. Yemen [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7372/8984485881_3b5aab19f7_z.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7373/8985661264_956ebd6a76_z.jpg[/IMG] Egyptians wear Turbans - as do Sudanese. [IMG]http://farm8.staticflickr.com/7366/8985707024_9f678ba30f_o.jpg[/IMG] Sometimes Yemenie are more casual. [IMG]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5342/8984518587_cb333d9431_o.jpg[/IMG] [IMG]http://farm6.staticflickr.com/5462/8984515099_a258cddf68_o.jpg[/IMG] Egypt or Sudan [IMG]http://farm4.staticflickr.com/3738/8984494603_1ea7bf9e22.jpg[/IMG] Photos on Flicker: Luxor81. (B. Barbey) [/QB][/QUOTE]
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