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Friendly Lebanese Woman

Creator
Cobb, John Candler, II, 1919-2016
Creation Date
1943/02
Who
WWII driver
When
WWII
Where
Middle East
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Photo: John C. Cobb, courtesy AFS Archives, NY.

In those days, both Muslim and Christian women could be seen on the street without a veil. I’m told that the practice of women wearing the veil started in the early Christian culture of this region, and was later taken up by the Muslims.

Location: Baalbek, Lebanon.