Ammama

Ammama or 'Emma (Arabic: عمامة; Egyptian Arabic: عمة IPA: [ˈʕem.mæ] or AMMĀMA, Arabic ʿEMĀMA) is a type of turban that is religiously significant to Muslims. Men in Sudan and occasionally Egypt usually wear a 'emma with the jellabiya dress. Wearing this headgear symbolizes authority, strength and honor.

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