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File photo of tarboush hats in Cairo. (Asharq Al-Awsat)
by Moataz Abdel Moneim | Feb 28, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Cairo, Asharq Al-Awsat—Many questions spring to mind when walking through Cairo’s famous historic Al-Hussein district. One passes shopkeepers selling traditional garments or hawking rare Pharoaonic artifacts, as well as perfume shops whose aroma hangs heavily in the...
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Saudi men drink tea as they sit in a tent during a snowstorm in Alkan village, west of Saudi Arabia in this file photo of December 13, 2013 (REUTERS/Mohamed Alhwaity)
by Khaled Farhan | Jan 1, 2014 | Lifestyle & Culture
Riyadh, Asharq Al-Awsat—As soon as cold winter winds start blowing in Saudi Arabia and the Gulf countries, inhabitants rush to wear the farwa, a warm winter clothing that has accompanied the people of the Arabian Peninsula through the freezing cold for a very long...
