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We are going to write on the clothing of Saudis people.
CLOTHING
Headwear: Arab men often wear a three-piece head cover. The bottom piece of this head covering is a white cap that is sometimes filled with holes. This cap, called keffiya, is used to hold the hair in place. On top of it is a square cloth called a ghutra. On top of it is the agal, which is a thick, black cord woven into two rings that surrounds the top of the head and holds everything else in place. For male children, wearing the head covering is a sign of entering manhood. Inside the house, the head covering is not needed, although when a man has guests in his house he often wears it as a sign of respect. A checked ghutra is a symbol of a region. The agal cord is a holdover from the days when nomadic Saudis used the cords to tether their camels, and then wrapped the cord around their heads when riding to keep their ghutra in place. When this headwear is forcibly removed, one’s honor is tainted and blood has to be shed to remove the shame. But if the agal is removed voluntarily, the wearer is signifying allegiance. Arab women typically wear a scarf-like cover called Hejab that covers the hair but not the face.
Garments: Traditional Saudi male attire consists of a long-sleeved, one piece dress—called a dishdashah—that covers the whole body. This garment allows the air to circulate, which helps cool the body. During summer, it is usually made of white cotton; in winter, it is made from heavier fabric such as wool, and comes in darker colors. Dress is a major mark of identity in Saudi Arabia. Saudis (and other Gulf Arabs) wear a distinctive dishdashah or abaya. Foreign workers wear either their native clothing or westernstyle dress. Among male foreigners, the use of non-European style clothes is associated with low-paid, unskilled labor. South Asian women wear brightly colored saris or Western-style clothes. Saudi women in public in Saudi Arabia must be covered from head to toe in a black, anklelength, undecorated abaya and head scarf (hejab). The mutawwa, or religious police, will chase and beat women with camel whips if they spot a woman’s bare skin—occasionally an ankle or a wrist—in public. Unlike Arab women, however, South Asian women tend not to wear an abaya or hejab. Many Indian women wear a pin on their nose studded with semi-precious stones. Once a symbol of purity and marriage, the nose pin is today worn by many unmarried girls as well.
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Lifestyle
Role of Family: A Saudi sees himself in the context of his family and, to a lesser degree, the tribe. His duty is never to himself but to the group. Within the family there is a strong sense of patrilineal descent, because a man is considered to be a descendant only of his father and paternal grandfather, never of his mother and or maternal grandfather. He belongs only to his father’s group, which claims his undivided loyalty. The most sought after marriages are first cousin marriages between children of brothers because by sharing the same grandfather, group solidarity is ensured. Saudis live in large extended families, a legacy of the nomadic lifestyle of their predecessors who travelled around the desert in family and tribal groups. The extended family functions as an economic unit. There is a distinct hierarchy in the Saudi family, made up of the male members of the family in descending order of age. The oldest male member decides what is in the best interests of the family, and the other family members are expected to agree and obey. The concept and practice of the intense individualism of the West is foreign to the Saudis. The lack of independent choice, even in matters of higher education, marriage and occupation, is accepted because the family is seen as a refuge that must remain unified to defend itself against the outside world. Similar to the tribal nomadic way of life that relied on the family for defense, modern Saudi families are a support system and safety net for the individual.
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