Greater Middle East
- Israel - Tembel hat, Biblical sandals, Jewish religious clothing
- Kurdistan - Shalwar (pants)
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“An element of exaggeration clings to the popular judgment: great vices are made greater, great virtues greater also; interesting incidents are made more interesting, softer legends more soft.”
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“In our calling, we have to choose; we must make our fortune either in this world or in the next, there is no middle way.”
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Of Alexanders dreadful name,
And all the West likewise did fear
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