Yemen's Jambiya belt: on the brink of extinction

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Yemen's Jambiya belt: on the brink of extinction

14th March 2010, 11:12 PM

Michael Blalock

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I different name for the same thing. Used through through out the arab speaking work I think.

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Originally Posted by Devadatta

Very interesting, thanks!

By the way - the author calls traditional white robe a thoba, but I also heard terms dishdash and gelebea for the same robe in Yemen. So which one would be correct?

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