But I was happy and satisfied that I embarked on this journey that was filled with amazing history and rich culture as well as friendly locals and fellow travellers I met along the way.
To kick off my series of blog entries on Syria and Jordan, take a look at this picture:
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An obituary outside St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church
This is an obituary that was on the notice board outside the St Mary's Greek Orthodox Church in the Old City of Damascus.
Take a closer look at the guy on the left. He's wearing an Arab head gear called the keffiyeh that a huge majority of us associate with Islam (think Yassir Arafat). We tend to think that all men who wear the keffiyeh are Muslims. But this guy in the obituary is a Christian.
This just goes to show that attire doesn't determine ones religion, or at least in the Middle East, that is.
2 comments:
And people think if you wear certain kinds of attire, you are pious...
Kheng Siong,
Agree with you! Like if someone wears a robe or habit, people usually think that that person is saintly. Most of the time they are, but there has been exceptions to the image :-)
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