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Why do arab men wear eyeliner?

It would look silly on their ears?
NickiHijab · F
Kohl?
It's not common but it seems to be more than just Arabs. It was supposed to be seen as a practical thing. Much like niqabs because it prevented sand from blowing in your eyes and then it slowly became a cultural norm.
hotarabgirl · 22-25, F
@PiecingBabyFaceTogether isn’t wearing kohl considered sunnah though bc the prophet used to wear it
@hotarabgirl True. I honestly don't know why my family never heard of such thing. The first time I heard of it was when I was 17 from a British muslim girl I used to date.
NickiHijab · F
@hotarabgirl that's what I thought, I guess it's a more widespread tradiion in some places over others.
TurtlePink · 22-25, F
Isn’t that what they did back in Cleopatra days?
hotarabgirl · 22-25, F
kohl is more of a muslim thing but has also spread into arab, desi, other cultures in that area. i know it was worn to protect your eyes from the sun
MntoNc · 36-40, M
I'm arab and never heard such a thing
because it tastes awful?
Only a tiny percentage of them do that. I'm from the Middle East and I never knew anyone personally who does that.
hotarabgirl · 22-25, F
@PiecingBabyFaceTogether ive mainly seen iraqis and palestinians wear it
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Its not eyeliner its GUYliner! Get the difference right, chump.
Lilymoon · F
arab men have long eyelashes
JohnOinger · 41-45, M
basilfawlty89 · 31-35, M
Not Arab, but it's traditional among Bedouin Arabs because it protects against the sun. Besides that, I do wear eyeliner occasionally.
I do not know, nor did I notice 😂
SkeetSkeet · 100+, F
Blocks the sun
empanadas · 31-35, M
they don't. every few do, if any
@empanadas That's correct I can confirm that.
empanadas · 31-35, M
@PiecingBabyFaceTogether yeah, my family that is Lebanese, i never seen the men use eyeliner. they just have really thick eyelashes
@empanadas Oh ahlan same for my family we're Egyptians. My mom says she never heard of such thing when I asked her about it a few months ago.
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