The theme today is consumer goods. In a country where the women are garbed in dark flowing robes from head to toe (only the faces and hands are bared), it was amazing to see the array of clothing, jewellery and shoes for sale. I was told that at home away form the public eye, the women are ruthlessly fashionable. They get their hair and nails done every week. Few go out without full makeup. And those robes that drag along the ground are often discretely crusted with jewels. I caught many glimpses of killer shoes as the women strolled along in groups of two or three, always just ahead of or behind a watchful male relative. I found it odd that Islam does not…
Categories: Modern life, Travel