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<i>Figure 1.--This postcard looks like it was done before World War II in the 1930s.  An interesting aspect of photography throughot the Arab world before World War II is how mamy images show a world that had not changed not only for centuries, but for more than a millenium.  We still see fezes before World War II.  Notice the Barnous the boy is wearing.  The girls seem to be wearing African-styled clothes.  Source: Lehnert Landrck Photo, Tunis. </I>
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<p> We note both Arab and Western clothing introduced during the French colonial era. During the French era, Western dress became very common especially in urban areas, but traditional clothing never disappeared. This was in part because much of the population remained outside of the urban francophone society. Today you continue to see both men and women weaing both styles. Tunisia is perhaps the most secular of all Arab countries. Often traditional dress is reserved for specil occassions and festivals. School children almost all wear Western dress. But in the the old quarters of Tunis and rural areas, traditional garb is more common.  Until after World War II, the fez was worn. The most common traditional male garment is the Jebba. It is made of wool, but fancy ones are done in silk. It covers just about the whole body except the forearms and the calves. The Jebba is sometimes worn with a Farmla, a kind of vest. A Sadra or Badia are also worn with the Jebba. The traditional outfit can be comoleted with a jacket that is called a Montane and some baggy trousers or Sirouel. A silk sash can be added as a sort of belt at the waist. The Jebba comes in a wide range of colors. A traditional round felt hat called the Chechia can also be seen. The Barnous is a traditional Tunisia garment worn in cold weather.  You can see the boy here wearing one.  It is basically the long woolen cloak worn by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. The Blouza and Fouta are the major traditional women's garments. Thye are not as modest as many Islamists would like. The The Hijab was once prohibited by Tunisia's secular Government.  Since the Arab Spring, however, you now see quite a mumber of women wearing them. 
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<p> During the French colonia era, Western dress became very common especially in urban areas.  At the time of independnce, Western dress was very common among Tunisians in urban areas, nit the French.  Thiswas most common for men and school children.  Some women dressed in stylish French clothes, but fewer women than men wore Western clothes even in the cities.  School children almost all wear Western dress.  Even when not in school, children often wore Western dress.  again this was more common in the cities than rural areas.  
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<p> Traditional clothing never disappeared during the colonial era.  This was in part because much of the population remained outside of the urban francophone society. Today you continue to see both men and women weaing both styles. Tunisia is perhaps the most secular of all Arab countries. Often traditional dress was reserved for special occassions and festivals.  But in the the old quarters of Tunis and rural areas, traditional garb is more common.  Until after World War II, the fez was worn. The most common traditional male garment is the Jebba. It is made of wool, but fancy ones are done in silk. It covers just about the whole body except the forearms and the calves. The Jebba is sometimes worn with a Farmla, a kind of vest. A Sadra or Badia are also worn with the Jebba. The traditional outfit can be comoleted with a jacket that is called a Montane and some baggy trousers or Sirouel. A silk sash can be added as a sort of belt at the waist. The Jebba comes in a wide range of colors. A traditional round felt hat called the Chechia can also be seen. The Barnous is a traditional Tunisia garment worn in cold weather.  You can see the boy here wearing one.  It is basically the long woolen cloak worn by Jedi Master Obi-Wan Kenobi in Star Wars. The Blouza and Fouta are the major traditional women's garments. Thye are not as modest as many Islamists would like. The The Hijab was once prohibited by Tunisia's secular Government.  Since the Arab Spring, however, you now see quite a mumber of women wearing them. 
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