Word: karakuls
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SAYED HABIB SADAT, Afghan hatmaker, on President Hamid Karzai's signature karakul hat, whose measurements have increased an inch since Karzai took office...
...oath of office for his second term Thursday, Nov. 19, in a stately inauguration ceremony at the presidential palace in Kabul, finally putting an end to a drawn-out election drama mired in accusations of fraud and corruption. Dressed in his trademark violet- and green-striped cloak and karakul hat, Karzai placed his right hand on the Koran and swore to the attending chief of the Supreme Court that he would uphold the constitution of Afghanistan and lead the country into peace and stability. One can only hope he keeps that promise...
...celebration of traditional headgear. Tribesmen from the east sported vast swaths of butter-yellow silk looped into view-blocking turbans, while their southern cousins opted for the more somber black and gray. Northerners were identified by their flat-topped woolen pakols; the urban élites by their peaked karakul caps. They were outdone only by the portraits of Afghanistan's former rulers that lined the walls of the reception hall - some of those wore helmets. The first few rows were occupied by suited foreign dignitaries, including U.S. Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, special envoy Richard Holbrooke, the Aga Khan...
...Hamid Karzai might be getting mixed political reviews from his countrymen, but during the Afghan leader's recent visit to the West his fashion sense won him raves. Here's the lowdown on his layers: 1. Karakul cap: a nod to the people of northern Afghanistan. 2. Chapan: the silk robe is an aristocratic tradition. 3. Western jacket: a symbol of East-West unity. 4. Piran-tunban: a tunic-and-trousers combo worn by southern Afghans. 'With his dress,' says Akbar Ahmed, professor of Islamic studies at American University, Washington, D.C., 'he wants to revive the best of Afghan culture...
...from Muscovites exiting the Sokol metro station. A few yards away, by the gateway of All Saints Russian Orthodox Church, waved the flag of pre-revolutionary Russia. Beneath the banner stood two young men in czarist military uniforms and two older men -- a grizzled Soviet army colonel in a karakul hat who proudly displayed an icon in a gilt- and-silver frame, and a gray-bearded orator who harangued curious bystanders over a megaphone. In a rambling tirade, the speaker called for the spiritual renewal of Russia, denouncing "Jewish Marxists" for masterminding the Bolshevik Revolution of 1917, which destroyed...