Yemen's Jambiya belt: on the brink of extinction

Devadatta · 14th March 2010, 09:18 PM

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?

Michael Blalock · 14th March 2010, 10:12 PM

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?

14th March 2010, 09:18 PM	#1
Devadatta Member Join Date: Oct 2009 Location: Moscow, Russia Posts: 118	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?