In Tripoli, One Man Keeps the Tarbouche Tradition Alive
This is Beirut, 13/08 20:25 - Reading : 2 minute(s)
Clothing Tradition Tarboosh Tripoli Lebanon Culture
Nestled among shops in a bustling market in north Lebanon's Tripoli, Mohammed al-Shaar is at his workshop making traditional tarboosh hats, keeping up a family craft despite dwindling demand. With a thimble on one finger, Shaar, 38, cuts, sews and carefully assembles the pieces of the conical, flat-topped felt hat also known as a fez, attaching a ...
