Kuwait- Late Amir Sheikh Ahmad Al Jaber banned al bisht
Date
1/14/2016 6:56:53 AM
(MENAFN- Kuwait News Agency (KUNA)) Photo feature KUWAIT Jan 14 (KUNA) -- On January 14th 1931 the late Amir Sheikh Ahmad Al-Jaber Al-Sabah banned wearing "al-bisht" (the cloak) because it was costly and the poor could not afford buying it. That year was metaphorically labeled "the year of al-beshoot." (end) ysa.rk
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