Monday, May 11, 2009

Khaleef in Arab Head Gear

when in rome, do as the romans do. and when in the arab world...

i've had my share of being bitten by the arab bug - i've worn a typical all-black abaya with seeming ease and was enjoying the space and freedom it gives me in my movement! also how generous it is in hiding my extra meat!

khaleef wants a bit of the fun too - so we fashioned an arab head gear on him and voila! - our own little sheikh!

ya habibi!


The keffiyeh (Arabic: كوفية‎, kūfiyyah, plural كوفيات, kūfiyyāt), also known as a (ya)shmagh (from Turkish: yaşmak "tied thing"), ghutrah (غترة), ḥaṭṭah (حطّة), mashadah (مشدة) or shemagh is a traditional headdress typically worn by Arab men.

It is made of a square of cloth (“scarf”), usually cotton, folded and wrapped in various styles around the head. It is commonly found in arid climate areas to provide protection from direct sun exposure, as well as for occasional use in protecting the mouth and eyes from blown dust and sand.

Its distinctive woven check pattern originated in an ancient Mesopotamian representation of either fishing nets or ears of grain.

~ wikipedia


wanna try wearing one?

11 comments:

Arin said...

nih jalan2 gie mana khaleef nih?

Fairus Basir from The Juggling Queen said...

salam perkenalan.. dan ziarah

Fairus Basir from The Juggling Queen said...

by the way.. cute la your son.

Syigim said...

kak arin, khaleef jln2 kat kedai pak arab.. hihi

hallu ummi tini...welcome! slalu la jenguk my blog :)

FiDa@aMiDa said...

syiqim alahai cutenya khaleef :) dgn serban pak arab tu

ziah said...

comeynya!!!! hehehheh...

Mother of Two said...

syigim,
pakaikan kat adik dia gak...mesti encem:)

Syigim said...

fida, ziah thanks...cute like his mak le hihi

;)

sheila..adik dia kang buat balut satu badan le.. :P

diyana anwar said...

khaleef jalan kat kedai arab kat mane? and one more thing.. dlm gmbar tu die tgh nangis or baru habis nangis??

Syigim said...

haha...actually lepas pakaikan serban tu, pak arab tu kissd his cheek.. so khaleef nangis hihi..

tu baru lepas nangis le tu ;)

Anonymous said...

khaleef is written خليف

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