Yes, I learned this after reading the BBC article and it came as a surprise to me but knowing the shared history and geographic proximity, I was not too surprised. But initially you become surprised of course.
Do they only wear it in Bandar Abbas in Southern Iran? BTW it is mostly worn in Oman and UAE in the Arabian Peninsula.
Yes, this is what I wrote. Even the comments said it and you could hear it easily as an Arab, lol. Also the Peugeot gave it away.
I think it is actually quite cute and another word that I better not mention here.
I do not understand why. Most do not have big noses at all but aquiline noses. What is next? Making their eyes smaller when they are famous for their big beautiful eyes (IMO)?
Also I do not like coloring fake hair colors (blonde etc.). It looks so stupid IMO. Each to her own though who am I to touch? Women have more rights in the world today than what the once had after all.
LOL, that would make sense since the Portuguese had a significant presence in Oman and UAE. It indeed looks like that. But are you sure it is Portuguese and where there Portuguese women in the region back then? Was it not mostly men? Or you meant locals. That would make sense back then. Do you have a source of this my friend either in English, Arabic or Farsi? Anything will do.
I was guilty myself of heavily trolling that thread. I am down with a flue and really wanted to pass the time (can't concentrate on doing any serious long-term reading or watching anything seriously, so I am all over the place online). I was looking for a ban to take me out of my current misery.
If I read that conversation tomorrow or a few days latter I will probably cringe.
Yes, some of these are genuine (maybe not sure), while I trolled a bit and replied in a similar manner but that does of course not mean that I have a problem with Serbs of all people (LOL) or Russians. However what I wrote about Russia's role in her neighborhood and what her regimes have been doing, I stand by with. Those are simple historical facts. Like it or dislike it. Same with my opinion about the Al-Assad regime and Israel. I am not a fan of both due to their politics. Nothing else. It's not like I hate all Israelis personally or Al-Assad supporters. I might like everything about them BUT their politics. Sometimes it is better not to be outspoken and don't say anything.
Being way too kind. Heard it before, admittedly a few times as well, but as long as I am sucked into troll discussions, I am nowhere near you
@The SC @Frogman @Bubblegum Crisis etc. My age is an excuse but soon it will no longer be. I shall control myself better in particular if I turn pink.
Yes, I agree. Although disagreeing with
@HannibalBarca on certain fronts, I do respect him and I am happy that he has joined and that more Tunisian brothers have joined such as
@Hamilcar (newest one) and others.
Yes, what had occurred in KSA since the early 1990's and until recently, was a disgrace (quite frankly) and that idiotic 25 year old ban was never supported by the majority. It was a burden economically, culturally and religiously (gave a bad picture as every progress was answered with "but women in KSA can still not drive" and then you thought, "for God's sake, they are right!").
They will from June this year, lol. Once again. After a too long break. Before that most did not drive either due to different times. Nowadays it is expect that at least 80% will drive regularly. After all you cannot force all women to drive either just like you should not force them not to drive.
There has been a lot of nonsense trolling lately, including from my part (in particular, 90% of which is not serious) so I lost track of it all. Basically what I was trying to say to our Pakistanis brothers is that reality and forums often are two very different things. As an example I mentioned Arab-Iranian relations in the GCC an Iraq (the neighboring Arab areas) and for instance the fact that the largest Iranian diaspora in the world outside of the US is based in the GCC (even during the proxy war and that nobody is attacked) while at he same time mentioning the close ties between Arabia and Southern Iran next door.