Aug 16, 2021 · There is a type of eyeliner called kohl that Muhammad and other Arabs both men and women used to wear in the desert to protect their eyes. It’s the same thing that the taliban …

The men (who are never seen without a mirror) wear special colors of makeup all over their faces with white graphic designs, black lips, and lots of kohl eyeliner that they each create. All the …

Mar 15, 2013 · So to sum up on this surma “timeline”, almost everyone in Afghanistan wears surma because of the health and religious benefits, BUT at around age six or seven the males …

Feb 29, 2024 · This reverence for kohl is mirrored in Saudi Arabia, where some men (such as the “Flower Men” of the Qahtan tribe) wear it to honor their tribal heritage.

Kohl is an eye cosmetic, traditionally made by crushing stibnite (antimony sulfide) for use similar to that of charcoal in mascara. It is widely used throughout the world, typically as eyeliner to …

The eyeliner was used by desert dwelling nomads to protect their eyes from the glare of the sun. It's not done anymore, really, because we no longer have desert dwelling nomads. I imagine …

Nov 29, 2023 · Eyeliner originated in ancient Egypt, and it’s been used for thousands of years across cultures. In Chad, young men from nomadic clans wear kohl eyeliner to attract wives.

An Afghan man, pictured wearing traditional eyeliner, looks on at a street in Kabul on February 24, 2013. The war-torn country, beset by a decade-long Taliban insurgency and rampant …

Jan 10, 2005 · I’m reading “Ghost Wars” a non-fiction book about the rise of the Taliban and the run up to 9-11-01. The author’s first mention of the Taliban notes them as (paraphrased) …

Mar 20, 2022 · When you see kohl or kajal used legally on the side of an eyeliner in the U.S., it is a marketing term meant to make you think of intense black pigments and creamy textures.