Hamda and her sister Mariam are the subjects of one of a series of 14, three-minute Hakawi profiles – short films celebrating pockets of Arab society – produced and broadcast by Quest Arabiya.
The 24-hour, free-to-air Arabic factual entertainment channel was launched in December and is a partnership between Image Nation and Discovery Networks International. The full three-minute episodes can be seen every other day at 9.25pm and 11.20pm, and 60 and 90-second versions are screened round-the-clock.
• To watch full Hakawi episodes that have already been screened, go to questarabiya.com.
How to wear a kandura
Dos
- Wear the right fabric for the right season and occasion
- Always ask for the dress code if you don’t know
- Wear a white kandura, white ghutra / shemagh (headwear) and black shoes for work
- Wear 100 per cent cotton under the kandura as most fabrics are polyester
Don’ts
- Wear hamdania for work, always wear a ghutra and agal
- Buy a kandura only based on how it feels; ask questions about the fabric and understand what you are buying
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