Wednesday, March 21, 2007

The Abaya


The Abaya is the general dress. It’s a dress which many Yemeni women wear whether they are married or single from different ages. It became very popular in a few years. Before that you barely see women wearing it. The Yemeni women like the Abaya because it is fashionable and important.

The abaya has many kinds and designs that are very beautiful and elegant. The designers create new ideas which make it more comfortable. The Abaya isn’t only black cover but it is a style going with modern designers not only in Yemen, but everywhere.

These days it is very important to wear it. It is important because it’s traditional clothing. The Yemeni women should wear the Abaya when they go outside. It makes the women feel safe and decent.


Written by: Noor, Sally, Suzan, Narsilya, Level 201

2 comments:

Anonymous said...

This is a very interesting article.
We didn't know that abayas are a new fashion. Did your grandmothers wear abayas? We would like to know more about the new designs, too. Thanks for writing this, and please write more!

Lynda Martin-McCormick and Pauline Martin

Samir Rodiny said...

The meaning of Abaya is (the cover)so i think the writers were talking about the new fashion of Abaya because women in the Arab world wore it thousands years ago.
The main reason of wearing the Abaya is the religion not the traditional.