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Why do arab men wear eyeliner?

It would look silly on their ears?
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.
zaatar · 22-25, F
@PiecingBabyFaceTogether isn’t wearing kohl considered sunnah though bc the prophet used to wear it
@zaatar 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.
@zaatar 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?
zaatar · 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.
zaatar · 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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